Robert Todd - Creation Myth (2007, 39.3MB, 5:46) Robert Todd is a master of 16mm. With an enormous catalog behind him and no sign of his work ceasing in the near future, Todd is slowly migrating his work onto his personal website. What a treat for us. This piece, Creation Myth, is one of several I will repost here over time, to show respect for these subtle, moving visions. Todd says: “Love of sky, love of earth and air, with water helping us along form the backdrop to this reflection of life-... [more]

That's the Indianapolis Museum of Art's Maxwell Anderson on the news that a federal court has ruled unconstitutional an Indiana law requiring bookstores and other retailers to register with the state if they sell "sexually explicit" material. Stories here and here. Previous post here.... [more]

Yes, the video is two years old, but I still love it. I think that might be Rufus Wainright playing a shoe salesman at one point. Click here if you don't see the video above. ... [more]

I found out about Propay, where you can use your phone or computer to take your art buyer's credit card information. The funds are deposited to your Propay account and then spend it or transfer it to your US bank account (Propay is a Canadian company). You can watch a demostration on their website. The price seems very reasonable and i will consider it when Open Studios happens in October. I felt somewhat swindled when i had my show in Chicago as a significant chunk was taken out of every s... [more]

FotoWeekI know nothing!I haven't received a single bit of news or anything even remotely reading like a press release about FotoWeek DC; in fact I'm only hearing about FotoWeek from photographers asking me about it.DCist has all the details here - I know nothing about it other than it has a really good website and it is a splendid idea!... [more]

by Tamara Warren Independence Day extravaganzas, election hoopla and Olympic action—'tis the season for Americana and celebration. Joining designers from Milan to Middle America who are touting the red, white and blue as the aesthetic of the moment on and off the runway, Pommery's Pop America Champagne in pint-size packaging makes for a perfect pour and party favor. Designed with stars streaming across a blue background and red and white stripes leading up to the silver bottleneck, the b... [more]

"Did you hear the cops finally busted Madam Marie for tellin' fortunes better than they do...""Back in the day when I was a fixture on the Asbury Park boardwalk, I'd often stop and talk to Madam Marie as she sat on her folding chair outside the Temple of Knowledge. I'd sit across from her on the metal guard rail bordering the beach, and watched as she led the day trippers into the small back room where she would unlock a few of the mysteries of their future. She always told me mine looked prett... [more]

Patssi Valdez's The Magic Room Upstairs at SAAM you can visit the exhibition The Honor of Your Company Is Requested: President Lincoln's Inaugural Ball and you can see how well you waltz, thanks to handy dance diagrams that are right on the floor. And when you've perfected your waltz, come downstairs and try some moves that would have turned heads during the Lincoln ball. Summer at SAAM is bound to heat up this week as we kick off Carnaval del Corazón, or Carnival of the Heart. This Thu... [more]

"Lipstick" Variegated Yarn - Gull Lace StitchLast night I did a practice swatch for my Lipstick February Lady Sweater in the gull lace pattern. I'm almost done with the yoke portion of the sweater. I thought that the lace pattern might be too busy with the variegation of the yarn. I was right. Too much goin' on for my taste. I will probably continue the body of the sweater in garter stitch with a slipped stitch every inch or so to elongate the look....much like I used for my Mom's taupe sweater.I've received SO m... [more]

We are in full-production with the development of our installation, September Sweetness, for the Singapore Biennale. The past months have been mainly logistical challenges, but Yangon-based artist Aung Ko is now safely with us in Vietnam and fully engaged in the work. As I've said before, this blog, as the digital counterpart to my sketchbook, is record of ideas and processes. An architecture that has been constructed for hundreds of years becomes a formidable challenge when the material is a... [more]

One of my pet issues surfaces in the LAT: Christopher Knight criticizes LACMA for fluffing Cheech Marin.The Indianapolis Museum of Art will not have to register as a pornographer after all, a judge rules.How Aperture books get made.I recently noted how much I enjoyed an early Carroll Dunham at MoMA. The Addison Gallery has launched a print retro.... [more]

06.12.08-07.20.08 The Drawing Room, , review written by Chris Fite-Wassilak [more]

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Social Media Marketing is obviously a common way for bloggers to generate some exposure for their own work. But at the same time, if the time that you spend using social media is not limited, it’s possible to spend all of your time doing things that will not directly bring results to your blog. Before I get into this post, it should be noted that I’m approaching this subject from the perspective of a blogger who is primarily using social media as a means to generate traffic and make connections with... [more]

Submit online from July 3rd, to August 18, 2008 Every year, thirtysome teams of artists are welcomed at the 104 dynamic arts center. Calls for entry take place twice a year and require a general project that would be developped during the time of stay. The 104 center will provide the technical, financial, and moral support for the selected artists, who will have access to its different spaces according to their chosen mediums. Each residency starts with an introductory 15 days of discovering the center's environ... [more]

.Matthew Fisher and Jon Lutz co-organized a day of art in the park a couple Saturdays ago... called The Longest Day... it was the day after Summer Solstice.J.D. Walsh, Barrow (Fruity Pebbles), 2008, archival ink-jet print on wood.KIDS LOVE FRUITY PEBBLES!! Fruity Pebbles has won the hearts and minds of children everywhere... every kid in the park came to ogle this box of giant Fruity Pebbles... they could not believe it.. it's like they were wondering when it would be opened, how big would the Fruity Pebbles b... [more]

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Happy Canada Day to my immense Canadian readership (Hi Daniel! Hi Julie! Hi Vish!) and to Jeff Wall who doesn't read me, but he's The Artworld Famous Canadian as well as an immense artist. I have no idea what Canadians do on their national holidays - eat poutine, pour maple syrup over pancakes, drink Canadian beer, listen to Celine Dion Skinny Puppy, watch Keanu Reeves Pamela Anderson? I know [more]

July 1, 2008:  Huntington Beach, CA – The Hoff Foundation announced today that it will award quarterly grants totaling $3,000 to the following Artists and Arts Organizations based in Orange County and Long Beach. Regina Klenjoski Dance Company: $1,000 to support the 2008 SOLA Contemporary Dance Festival. Jennifer Abod - Producer/Director: $1,000 to support post-production costs for the independent documentary The Passionate Pursuits of Angela Bowen. Andrea Dominguez: $1,000 for graduate prog... [more]

We are now official. I know this because we now have a sign, which makes it easier to receive deliveries and the odd bit of post. And the views of Regent's Canal aren't too shabby either. [more]

In conjunction with “Open for Business”, Brian and Patrica will interview René de Guzman live in public at Triple Base Gallery on Thursday, July 10th at 5:00 PM. The raw interview will then be posted to the site as that week’s show. René de Guzman is the senior curator of art at the Oakland Museum of California. Previously, he was the director of visual arts at San Francisco’s Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA). UPDATE: The interview will be held at 5:00 PM, not 6:00 PM as pre... [more]

click here and here for han hoogerbruggeand here for base alpha gallery.... [more]

Tuesday's Aside, a weekly post in which I will do my damnedest to answer your questions. In order to keep each Tuesday's thread on topic, I'll ask that you post any additional questions on the original thread (even though it will fall off the main page, I'll be emailed each time a new comment is added there and so, thus, will be monitoring continuously).______________________________Ollie wrote:Are there protocols you could suggest with regard to inviting a gallerist or curator to my studio for a studi... [more]

by Richard Gleaves ShowLael Corbin: Remodel, Luis de Jesus Seminal Projects CriticRobert PincusKevin Freitas PublicationSan Diego Union-TribuneSan Diego CityBEAT Review 26 June 2008 24 June 2008 Word count 538 329 Objects referenced toilet; washer; dryer; staircase; tools; tool kit; cabinet; door; sawhorses; sink; shelf; tub; water heater toilet; washer; dryer; stairwell; tool belt; bag of cement; floor plan; wheelbarrow; wiring diagram Materials referenced dirt; MDF; cinder block; soap; light... [more]

I note the passing of Critical Miami with a certain disappointment and wonder at what point you should really just admit that you're not merely on hiatus, but halted. Creative Capital invites me, as an alumnus of their Professional Development Program, to their Ning network. Due to some previous difficulty getting my account shut down on MySpace, which went from an interesting idea to a psychotic festival of lame design and unlettered prattling in a surprisingly short span, I reluctantly join. Then... [more]

So the Angels lost on Saturday in a historic no hit game against the Dodgers. And it was painful to watch. And as usual, I was miffed anyway that it's seemingly impossible to get to the Dodgers stadium via public transportation. Or really, just impossible, period. The day the stadium reinstates public transit access will be the day that I wholeheartedly agree that it's indeed a family friendly ... [more]

Have You Found Her from Milk Products on Vimeo. Needless to say, I heard SO MUCH from so many people about the film that Janice was working on with Milk Products for her riveting book, Have You Found Her, that we publicized together when it came out this spring. Check it out (as Janice plays every part!) and I dare you to look away. It's as jaw-dropping as the book. Have You Found Her is perfect vacation reading (paperback light and can't-lose-yellow-on-the-beach bright) and you'll see what led The Miami Herald to note, "Have You Found Her reminds us why we as a c... [more]

I’ll be posting some nearly live reports from Poland, where I’m conducting a bit of arts sightseeing and then conducting a TransAction with Dominik Lejman and Karolina Wysocka. Check it out in my member blog here.  [more]

-----Email Message-----Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2008 12:45 PMI've started replacing all of the wallpapers of my college's library computers with this image... hopefully someone else will realize they probably mean more to people than they know.PostSecret is an ongoing community art project where peoplemail in their secrets anonymously on one side of a postcard.-----Email Message-----Subject: RE : Having An Std Changed My Life For The Better Postcard I just wanted to let the person know that having HI... [more]

Catherine Opie Regen Projects, Through May 17th In the June issue of ArtReview, I invite you to read my piece on Catherine Opie's new body of work. This is a link to the article online. Thanks for reading. [more]

Before there was a Starbucks on every corner of New York City there were laundromats and hardware stores and Greek diners and liquor stores and Irish bars. My new neighborhood doesn't have a Starbucks (yet) but it doesn't seem to have many of the other necessities either. There are, instead, several places to have my hair braided if I ever get that drunk and lots of West Indian takeouts. read more [more]

If you're in LA go see my friend's art show opening tomorrow:Billy Reynolds at L2Kontemporaryfor those of you outside of LA there are several images on the gallery website. also billy's site is here. he's amazing... not only are his paintings demented, they are also painted as well as an old master.I wrote about him on my blog last summer.... [more]

I have been rather sluggish these past few months and as a result my video and bloggy output had stalled to a halt. This week, out of the blue, I was thrilled to receive a sort of fan submission from my friend Sean! Click to Play Sean went to visit Bangkok and brought back this nice moment walking through the Jim Thompson House Museum. "When I was in Bangkok a few weeks back, I saw the various types of ground at the famous Jim Thompson House (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Thompson_House) and shot the attached as a sort of an homage to your work... [more]

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Thematically centered around the state of the American political scene, The Art of Democracy is a national coalition of art exhibitions scheduled for the Fall of 2008. Twenty-eight galleries from San Francisco to New York are participating in the project, which leads up to the November 2008 national elections. Other galleries, arts organizations, and artists are encouraged to organize their own [more]

Negislation (n): A legal act which, by design or accident, achieves the opposite effect to that which it purportedly intends. See also negulation. Coined at Crooked Timber, which provides by way of example the Travel Promotion Act, which would levy... [more]

Current Workspace Resident Mike Estabrook will be featured in What's so funny about Peace, Love, and Understanding? at Esso Gallery, 531 W. 26th Street, New York, NY. There will be an opening reception at Esso Gallery on Thursday, June 26th from 6-8 pm. The show features work by Mike Estabrook, Daniele Galliano, Chitra Ganesh, Akira Ikezoe, Yoshio Itagaki, Anton Kannemeyer, Fabienne Lasserre, Tomokazu Matsuyama, Christopher McEvoy and William Villalongo and will be... [more]

Before New Republic art critic Jed Perl penned his latest insights, he visited a good number of recent exhibitions, including * The inaugural exhibition at the Broad Contemporary Art Museum, Los Angeles County Museum of Art * “© Murakami” at the Brooklyn Museum * Take Your Time: Olafur Eliasson, at the Museum of Modern Art * “Unmonumental: The Object in the 21st Century” at the New Museum * “Jeff Koons on the Roof” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and within his essay, he refere... [more]

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My proposal for the Daily Constitutional Summer Issue No. 6 (BY PROXY) will consist of a single page document created specifically for the issue and presented as a contest for readers. The page “site� would need to be either the interior of the front or rear cover (or the rear cover itself) as paper stock would need to be glossy finish for dry erase marker. My original text is represented in my “bisected process� so that only 50% of the text will be legible. (Examples are... [more]

We have moved to a new space NEW MAeX Artblog view it there. Don't forget to update your bookmarks and backtracks! [more]

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"This is about as exciting as looking at someone's stock portfolio."Overheard in the magnificent elevator between floors at of the new Broad* Contemporary Art Museum at the L.A. County Museum of Art, which according to Christopher Knight's thoughtful review at the LA Times, featured 80% works by Gagosian-represented artists and only 3 women (out out of 28 artists, and frankly, we were only able to spot Barbara Kruger and Cindy Sherman, so maybe the third was installed in the restroom).*no relatio... [more]

I apologize for my lackadaisical approach to the blog, working many many hours a day, will be back in Los Angeles in a week and will resume daily blogging from there. In the mean time, enjoy this peculiar animation by BLU called Muto. I don't normally go for this stuff, but there's something particularly brilliant about this one.... [more]

The previously unnamed Vija Celmins painting destroyed by a museum guard at the Carnegie museum in Pittsburgh has sadly turned out be the one owned by The Art Institute of Chicago.Art or Idiocy? received the tip earlier today and is now confirmed by the Chicago Tribune. Vija Celmins • American, born Latvia, 1938 • Night Sky #2 • 1991 • oil on canvas, mounted on aluminum • 18 x 21.5in • Ada S. Garrett Fund, 1995.240Its future is unknown. Reports have contradicted... [more]

1000 Joyce Walks international participatory art project has a call for proposals open through June 16. [more]

Center in Galerija P74The P.A.R.A.S.I.T.E. Institute – Ljubljana is pleased to announce the launch of the project The Renaming Machine with the opening of the exhibition on 12 June, at the Jakopi� Gallery in Ljubljana, to be followed by one-day conference.These events announce the forthcoming series of curated exhibitions and conferences, individual research based art projects, public discussions and workshops that until mid 2009 will be organised in Skopje, Prishtina, Zagreb and Ljubl... [more]

An elegy to the makeready — those sheets of paper, re-fed into a press to get the ink balances up to speed, leaving a series of often random, palimpsest-like, multiple impressions on a single surface — in the digital age. [more]

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