Art Basel 40 is in full swing this weekend. Enjoy this art reporting video, highlighting some of the more interesting features of this international art show. Walkthrough of the Art Unlimited sector with large-scale installations, video projections, and massive sculptures at Art 40 Basel International Art Fair in Basel, Switzerland. Art 40 Basel, Art Unlimited […]
Modern Art of Jim Dine Goes Beyond Hearts and Bathrobes – 3
March 4, 2009 by Leave a Comment
This is part 3 of the biography of modern artist Jim Dine, continuation of part 2. Motifs in the Art of Jim Dine Jim Dine has been depicting everyday household objects and his personal possessions as far ranging as hearts, hammers & other hardware tools, painting tools such brushes, palettes and canvases, bathrobes (self-portraits), as […]
Armory Show Brings Art World To New York This Week
March 3, 2009 by Leave a Comment
If Richter in Europe, or even LA is a bit far away for you, than surely you can take advantage of this week’s art happenings in New York City. It is that time of the year again: The Armory Show – The International Fair of New Art, will be held March 5-8, 2009, and take […]
Gerhard Richter ‘Abstract Paintings’ on Show in Europe
March 2, 2009 by Leave a Comment
Gerhard Richter Concurrent Art Shows 2009 The Abstract Art of Gerhard Richter (1932-, Dresden) is currently on show everywhere in Europe, it seems: * Richter en France, Musée de Grenoble, Grenoble, France March 07 2009 – June 01 2009 * Gerhard Richter. Abstract Paintings, Haus der Kunst, Munich, Germany February 27 2009 – May 17 […]
Contemporary Art Dealer’s Gift to the British
February 28, 2009 by Leave a Comment
Jackie Wullschlager at FT.com, in its section on art collecting, offers a landmark article ‘An Art Dealer’s Gift to the British’: “At a rowdy Gilbert and George opening in the mid-1970s, the two artists known as the “living sculptures” dared Anthony d’Offay, a shy, fusty dealer in English art, to kiss Anne Seymour, then one […]
50 Years of Abstract Art by Frank Stella: 90’s – Now
January 27, 2009 by Leave a Comment
The ’90s: Stella as a 3D artist In the ’90s, Frank Stella has finally reached the edge of conventional painting. We can almost sigh with relief when this bird is finally flying beyond painting’s traditional limits: Frank Stella starts to produce massive metal sculptures that do not have to be hung on the wall any […]
Frank Stella’s K-series
January 27, 2009 by 1 Comment
This video is a real treat to Frank Stella admirers. It offers real good views and close-ups of the latest works by Frank Stella. In particular, it shows the 5 sculptures of Frank Stella’s Bali Series and 3 sculptures of the K- Series (courtesy Ficher Rohr Gallery, Basel) in a Frank Stella exhibition which was […]
Frank Stella Video: Artist Interview & Metropolitan Museum Exhibitions
January 27, 2009 by 2 Comments
Further to my base article series on the 50 years of art by abstract painter and sculpture Frank Stella, this video article offers an extensive visual illustration of various stages of Stella’s work. It displays the Metropolitan Museum’s double exhibition: ‘Frank Stella; On the Roof’ & ‘Frank Stella: Painting into Architecture’. As well, this video […]
Keith Haring’s Pop Art Language – contemporary artist biography
December 11, 2008 by Leave a Comment
Click images for purchase info ‘People saw it as something that wasn’t really by one artist but was a vocabulary open to anyone.’ This is what Keith Haring himself said about his work. And this vocabulary consists of simple, almost primitive, archetypal images, strung together in complete sentences. It is this communicative quality that makes […]
When Art Broke Out of the Gallery, Keith Haring Led the Pack (Videos)
December 10, 2008 by Leave a Comment
Today I want to show you a series of Keith Haring videos that insightful, well-crafted and comprehensive. Together they form a graphic and verbal portrait, documentary, or biography if you wish, of who Keith Haring was as an artist. They highlight the many milestones in his artistic career. They touch upon many aspects of the […]
