Said Marcel Duchamp, "Everyday objects, signed by an artist and presented within a museum, will transform into art." How do you spell "Jeff Koons?" The caption of the YouTube video above: "In Kruishoutem, Belgium, a new museum opened in 2009....
This is my last non-scheduled post for a week or so. Tomorrow morning my mom and I head to my dream destination: Tokyo !!!!!!!!!!!! I am in complete and utter disbelief still and will not get completely excited until I'm actually there and am sure it's all happening. But oh my GOD guys, I can't wait. Well, I kind of can, because I still have to pack, but OH MY GOD!!!!! I would love to hear of any places...
Andy Warhol was fascinated by boredom for two perfectly good reasons: It allowed him to see things he otherwise would have missed, and it meant that, overall, things were going pretty well if life's daily dramas were not overwhelming, debilitating...
The Hell of those who trusted you. The ball of the gardens people built into you. The cliff where the starlings show off for the sky, as they veer past your name. The people you invite into you. The doctors who walk around carrying batteries, just in case. Famous liberators grandstanding. The poets following the starlings with their eyes. The fractals of the starlings. The fractals of the poet eyes....
I popped into the Royal Academy courtyard last week to see the Anish Kapoor sculpture, though I haven't been in to see the full show. Anyway, I took some photos ( more here ) and it got me thinking about all the lovely shiny reflective stuff that has been around this year such as this year's pavilion at the Serpentine Gallery and that Jeff Koons pink thing that was in St James' Square. So here's a...
It would be so easy to just poke fun , or dismiss this as a publicity stunt . But you know what? The sun's shining, I'm feeling generous, and I'm going to say that maybe Shaquille O'Neale has a genuine interest in art and his co-curation of a show for the Flag Art Foundation is a mutually enjoyable and beneficial enterprise. Titled 'Size Does Matter' , the show has a line up of artists who I wouldn't...
Jeff Koons' next installation will not be in a museum or gallery but rather in a Hospital! RxArt, a New York nonprofit group headed by Diane Brown, will install several pieces by Jeff Koons in the pediatric CAT Scan room of Advocate Hope Children's Hospital in Oak Lawn, Illinois, as part of an initiative to bring contemporary art into health care facilities. Koons has created a work of four of his...
Tuesday evening at Skylight Studios , the 15th Annual ARTWALK NY brought artists and art lovers together to benefit Coalition For the Homeless , while celebrating the most important artists of our time. This year, ARTWALK NY honored artist Pat Steir for her contribution to the contemporary art community. The evening's silent auction featured over 125 artists curated by Craig Hensala and Simon Watson...
A headline-grabber at every turn, Jeff Koons’ most recent exhibition recently debuted at the Gagosian Gallery in Los Angeles. One of the most prolific pop and contemporary artists of our generation, his previous works have largely been the subject of profound interest and controversy. His latest show includes a departure from his usual large-scale sculptures, [...]
It was a who's who of celebrities at the gala last night MOCA NEW 30th anniversary was held at MOCA November 14, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. It will hold its first new exhibition MOCA Thirty Years with more than 500 works by artists like Piet Mondrian, Mark Rothko, Jackson Pollock, Jeff Koons and Jean-Michel Basquiat.Lady Gaga performed at the event and Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie made