Wish I could go to this year's ArtCRUSH. On August 4-6, more than 350 of the world’s top art collectors, wine connoisseurs, artists, gallery owners, curators, celebrities, and global business leaders come together in Aspen for three days to celebrate the Aspen Art Museum’s annual gala.
Importantly, Marilyn Minter is the featured artist. If you go, report back. Thanks!
Last weekend I visited Houston's DiverseWorks. DiverseWorks is an art space dedicated to delivering new visual and literary arts. That may be the understatement of the year. Not only is there a full roster of programming year-round, but they are incredibly active throughout town creating unique art experiences in one form or another.
How do they raise money you ask? Certainly through donations, but they also host two amazing fund raisers per year. One is through a raffle (more like an art scramble) at the Center. Attendees receive a raffle ticket. If your number is called, you have :15 to scramble and pull a piece of art (that's been donated by local artists) off the wall that's yours to keep. Their second fundraiser is a gala event. This year, it's called Debutantes Run Wild! It will be a playfully irreverent ball. Fun!
This week will likely feature a range of Houston-inspired posts as I
just returned from a great trip there with an awesome group of people. Among my many 2010 goals, I want to buy a fluorescent glowing piece of art. So, that made our visit to the Menil Collection's Dan Flavin exhibit that much more exciting. Richmond Hall's space features three great rooms of Flavin's work including this one with a rainbow of bright lights. Something I could easily live with. Bottom line: Get to Houston, ASAP!
Off to Houston today for a weekend trip with the team at the Atlanta Contemporary Art Center. I don't know too much about the art scene there, but from the look of our packed schedule, Houston seems like a great art community.
My Moleskin notebook is as important to my daily life as my Mac. Owning one is an experience in an of itself. So, it's great to see that the brand is creating a tour out of the notebook experience, called Detour. The international program is dedicated to culture, creativity, worldwide featuring artists, architects, film directors and writers among others. Great idea!
Previews for the international contemporary art biennial are set for November 11-12, 2010. Exhibition to run through February 13, 2011.
The dates for Prospect.2, which will again be the largest biennial of international contemporary art in the United States, have been announced. Already one of the most important arts events on the international calendar, Prospect.2 will present more than 60 artists in individual and group exhibitions, which will showcase seven historic New Orleans neighborhoods. Dan Cameron, who founded Prospect New Orleans, is once again curating the programs, while Barbara Motley, a New Orleans arts and cultural leader and the new Executive Director, will work with Cameron locally to achieve the ambitious goals set for the biennial in 2010 and subsequent years.
Prospect.2 will present the work of local, national and international artists from more than 20 countries and from diverse cultural, generational and artistic backgrounds. Each artist in the exhibition will be provided with a dedicated space or venue located in sites throughout the New Orleans metropolitan area. Many of the world's most promising and/or recognized artists will be invited to develop major new projects to be premiered in New Orleans during the biennial. The full list of artists and venues will be announced in the spring of 2010.
A trip to London's Royal Academy of Arts became one of the biggest mind boggling (art) experiences of my life. Anish Kapoor is no stranger to creating unusual pieces and this exhibit is no exception. From a cannon shooting wax across a room to a conveyor belt that sends a 15' piece of wax through 4 gallery halls, the show is one of the best I've ever seen.
The French capital stayed up until the wee hours of Sunday as Parisians marked “Nuit Blanche” – literally “sleepless night” – an annual nocturnal celebration of contemporary art. While public viewings of art installations across the city began Saturday around 7pm, most visitors on this special night opt to view the installations toward midnight.
The highlight of the eighth annual Nuit Blanche was a giant green laser beam launched by composer Jean Michel Jarre from the 14th arondissement in southern Paris, which was visible for around 5.5 kilometres right up to the heights of the Montmartre area in northern Paris.
Every year, the all-night art party winds down at around 7am on Sunday.
I just went to see London's Tate Modern exhibit about Pop Art and was completely over stimulated (in a great way). One of the exhibits re-lived Keith Harings' groundbreaking SoHo pop up retail store has been lovingly rebuilt as an exhibit. Did Haring invent the pop up retail store that is commonplace for brands of all sizes?
