9.09.2008

I guess it's time to have kids now that I can't be an artist

Totally Wack: What happened to the feminist surge? By Laura McLean-Ferris
"...A quick count of male to female shows in major to medium-sized commercial galleries in London during October reveals a ratio of 38 male to five female. That means just 11.6 per cent of galleries will have solo shows by women..." artreview.com

9.04.2008

Obama and the arts

please read (click page)


obama home

McCain and the arts: yikes

thought this was definitely worth posting from winkleman's site (good reporting):

List of budgetary spending priorities

    McCain would “maintain status” on spending for:
  • AIDS programs
  • Environmental programs
  • Foreign aid
  • Housing projects
  • Job training programs
  • Medicaid & Medicare
  • Student loan programs
    McCain would “slightly increase” spending for:
  • Education (K-12)
  • Law enforcement
  • Military & Veterans Benefits
  • Border Control
    McCain would “slightly decrease” spending for:
  • NASA
  • Welfare
    McCain would eliminate spending for:
  • Arts funding

artist of 11:07 PM (or my current mood): Achim Lippoth

Rage Attack #06, 2005

website

Public Art, Eyesore to Eye Candy - ny times by roberta smith

But over the past 15 years public sculpture — that is, static, often figurative objects of varying sizes in outdoor public spaces — has become one of contemporary art’s more exciting areas of endeavor and certainly its most dramatically improved one.

LACMA's new acquisition

LACMA lands Ed Kienholz's 'The Illegal Operation'
"This is such a hot topic for most women," she said. "Our members were absolutely adamant: We have to have this, whatever it costs." sounds good to me, I respect the right to acquire a kienholz.


new fall Art Review out

and if you can't swing the print copy you can read it all here online. what a wonderful world. now you have no excuses to be uninformed.

GLAMFA ARTISTS: this sunday


info here

8.29.2008

artist of 11:42 PM: Joel Kyack



joel kyack

artist of 6:57PM: Lisa Williamson



Lisa Williamson

artist of 6:46 PM: Patrick Jackson

patrick jackson blog
usc

artist of 6:42 PM: Justin Beal


justin beal
usc

artist of 2:29 PM: Nicholas Fraser


read this from artist website (he tricked me. awesome) :

For Immediate Release:

Nicholas Fraser

In an ongoing project
Nicholas Fraser plants altered press releases in galleries throughout New York. Each press release is identical to those currently available in the respective galleries with several critical alterations: Fraser replaces the artist's name and any website information with his own name and website.

Each release is meticulously manipulated, using digital means or old-fashioned cut-and-paste methods. All biographical information, exhibition history or copy about the show itself is left intact, although the occasional typo is corrected. Placement of the bogus releases is done en masse and confined within a small geographical area in order to maximize the possibility that a gallery visitor will encounter several at different venues within a short period.

For more information or to see samples of the press releases, visit www.NicholasFraser.com