art + non - art

Art in the white house

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 08:33:50 -0700

if you aren’t excited by Where the Wild Things Are yet,...

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 17:13:55 -0700

if you aren’t excited by Where the Wild Things Are yet, you are now. Karen O, “Capsize,” Where the Wild Things Are soundtrack

Round II

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 17:10:53 -0700

Back to Tumblr, for now.

for good times, from good times. pulp, disco 2000

Fri, 12 Dec 2008 18:25:11 -0800

for good times, from good times. pulp, disco 2000

today’s best use of kazoo: Dion & The Belmonts,...

Fri, 05 Dec 2008 15:02:06 -0800

today’s best use of kazoo: Dion & The Belmonts, “Little Diane”

New post on artlog

Sun, 21 Sep 2008 20:42:50 -0700

New post on artlog

"Hirst’s career always threatens to amount to a core of genuine invention surrounded by a vast..."

Sun, 14 Sep 2008 20:51:23 -0700

““Hirst’s career always threatens to amount to a core of genuine invention surrounded by a vast penumbra of middling merchandise.””

- Modern Art Notes

Art market readies for Damien Hirst auction - MarketWatch

Fri, 12 Sep 2008 10:46:19 -0700

Art market readies for Damien Hirst auction - MarketWatch:

A prediction and a comment:

Prediction - the sale will do OK but not great - between the high and low estimates, and will be driven largely (60%+ of total buyers) by interests from Russia and the Middle East. For two reasons: 1. they have the money. 2. the younger the money, the more the focus on the social/status value of an object rather than on it’s artistic value.

Comment - this does represent a significant new channel for the market, similar to Christie’s partnership with Haunch of Venison, for example. I believe in 10-15 years the landscapes of “brokers” in the art world will look singificantly different than it does today.

Underground art galleries serve a special niche

Fri, 12 Sep 2008 09:56:23 -0700

Underground art galleries serve a special niche:

nice article about an interesting trend in SF. reference to my friend Brian Nuda Rosch’s Hallway Bathroom Gallery.

via http://www.obamaartreport.com/ i’m trying to get a...

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 22:57:34 -0700

via http://www.obamaartreport.com/

i’m trying to get a pair

Little-known S.F. gem may be lost

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 22:41:18 -0700

Little-known S.F. gem may be lost:

just purchased and saved

Finally: A Diebenkorn ‘Ocean Park’ survey - Modern...

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 22:38:08 -0700

Finally: A Diebenkorn ‘Ocean Park’ survey - Modern Art Notes I will be going to this.

Video

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 22:36:02 -0700

"Famous art is either offered for ransom (such as the Munch paintings stolen in 2004) or traded on a..."

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 16:31:25 -0700

“Famous art is either offered for ransom (such as the Munch paintings stolen in 2004) or traded on a closed black-market system among organized criminals for an equivalent value of another illicit good, such as drugs or arms. Within this system, a work’s value is generally marked at seven to ten percent of its legitimate auction value”

- Buyer Beware - ARTINFO.com

"But since the Second World War, art crime has evolved into the third-highest–grossing annual..."

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 16:28:04 -0700

“But since the Second World War, art crime has evolved into the third-highest–grossing annual criminal trade worldwide, behind only the drug and arms trades.”

- Buyer Beware - ARTINFO.com

(via paperbackgirl)

Thu, 14 Aug 2008 19:29:37 -0700

(via paperbackgirl)

Thu, 14 Aug 2008 19:29:19 -0700

(via paperbackgirl)

"He wants everything he writes to contain the full complexity of human thought."

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 19:05:01 -0700

“He wants everything he writes to contain the full complexity of human thought.”

- a friend, talking about her dad.

"Mr. Zhang faked not only the song; organizers also have admitted that one early sequence of the..."

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 12:43:50 -0700

“Mr. Zhang faked not only the song; organizers also have admitted that one early sequence of the stunning fireworks shown to television viewers was actually created using digitally enhanced computer graphics for “theatrical effect.””

- Olympic Balladeer’s Voice Was Dubbed - NYTimes.com

"Miaoke, a third grader, was judged cute and appealing but “not suitable” as a singer. Another girl,..."

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 12:43:25 -0700

“Miaoke, a third grader, was judged cute and appealing but “not suitable” as a singer. Another girl, Yang Peiyi, 7, was judged the best singer but not as cute. So when Miaoke opened her mouth to sing, the voice that was actually heard was a recording of Peiyi. And it is unclear if Miaoke even knew. “The reason was for the national interest,” explained Chen Qigang, general music designer of the opening ceremonies”

- Olympic Balladeer’s Voice Was Dubbed - NYTimes.com