The New Art, the New Life: The Collected Writings of Piet Mondrian (Documents of Twentieth-Century Art)
Discovering Urbanism (Free subscription) | 30/11/2009
Presuming that cities are meant to be used by people, it stands to reason that their elements ought to be scaled to human comfort, movement, and legibility. Rather than attempt to describe what architects define as human scale (or at least how I understand it), it may be quicker to pull out two photos I took in Albany, New York. These two places are a short walk from each other. Although there are...
The Independent (Free subscription) | 27/11/2009
People have tried to get computers to compose music, and with some success, especially if the music's form is relatively formulaic. You can program music "in the style of Mozart". It won't be much good, but it can yield something plausible, something Mozart might just have done on an off-day.
hamid & company (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009
slave labor, personal freedoms limited to the right to shop and the right to fornicate (with foreign-national prostitutes – women excluded of course), no elections whatsoever, and world’s new center for arts and culture? Premiere Guggenheim Exhibition Opens in Abu Dhabi under the patronage of His Highness General Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan , Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy...
Dallas Observer | Complete Issue (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Where would you expect to see an original work by the great Pablo Picasso or Henri Matisse? What about Vincent van Gogh, Claude Monet, Rembrandt van Rijn, Piet Mondrian or Paul Gauguin? Most folks would venture a museum or Christie's auction, possibly an art gallery if it were big-time. But shocking...
Retro To Go (Free subscription) | 16/11/2009
We've featured many designs in the past inspired by Dutch abstract painter Piet Mondrian, in particular, using his coloured block artwork of the 1920s. Unfortunately, most if it (like the Cappellini Homage to Mondrian cabinets for example) have come with...
A Socialite's Life (Free subscription) | 15/11/2009
It was a who's who of celebrity at last night's MOCA NEW 30th anniversary gala held at MOCA on November 14, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. It was celebrating it's new exhibit MOCA's First Thirty Years featuring more than 500 works by the likes of Piet Mondrian, Mark Rothko,... ...read full story
Art Knowledge News (Free subscription) | 15/11/2009
LOS ANGELES, CA (REUTERS).- Brought back from the brink of financial ruin by a philanthropist's $30 million gift, the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) in Los Angeles celebrates its turnaround this weekend with the most ambitious exhibition of its own iconic collection. More than 500 works by the likes of Piet Mondrian, Mark Rothko, Jackson Pollock, Jeff Koons, Frank Stella and Jean-Michel Basquiat...
Curbed (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
Our October wish of closings at Jean Nouvel's 100 Eleventh Avenue —aka Vision Machine, Shattered Glass, Prison Pal , Money Pit , etc.—actually came true! That's the tasty little crumb baked deep inside architecture critic James Gardner's review of the building, and a building rep confirms that some condos have closed . Here's the rub: Because of the freshness of the sales and the usual lag...
Art Knowledge News (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
NEW YORK, NY.- Rare and important works by Pablo Picasso, Edgar Degas, Claude Monet, Camille Pissarro, Auguste Rodin, Henri Matisse, and Piet Mondrian are among the highlights of Christie’s Evening Sale of Impressionist and Modern Art on November 3rd. Forty exceptional works will be offered, including paintings, drawings, and sculpture. "Tête de femme", 1943 by Pablo Picasso...
Martin Klasch (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
Art by Lou Loeber, 1927 Gouden vlinders / versjes door S. Franke ; plaatjes van Lou Loeber Via BibliOdyssey Lou Loeber (b Amsterdam, 3 May 1894; d Blaricum, 1 Feb 1983). Dutch painter. She trained at the Rijksacademie in Amsterdam (1915-18). She discovered Cubism, especially that of Albert Gleizes, the work of De Stijl and of Le Corbusier in 1919. During 1920-21 the form in her work became more rigid...
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greg.org: the making of (Free subscription) | 31/10/2009
Anyone with an interest in Piet Mondrian's painting technique probably already has Mondrian: The Transatlantic Paintings, published by the Harvard Art Museums in 2001. It's a fascinating, in-depth, and not-at-all boring look at a unique body of Mondrian's work,...
Goa Blog (Free subscription) | 28/10/2009
In his opening show for the Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week (WIFW), Wendell Rodricks continued his leaning towards art movements that swept the world and influenced several aspects of design, like fashion and decor. Earlier, his Fall/Winter 2009 collection centred on the Mondrian squares, becoming also a tribute to the late YSL who used Piet Mondrian’s [...]
Luxist (Free subscription) | 25/10/2009
Collectors are looking and thinking. They might take action, but it's still too soon to tell. The action at Foire Internationale d'Art Contemporain (FIAC) in Paris is deliberate: nobody's rushing to put their cash on the table. However, there are signs that some pricey and prestigious pieces may sell. Last week, a painting by Piet Mondrian was put on reserve , at a price between $30 million and $40...
Top ART News (Free subscription) | 23/10/2009
PARIS -- A rt aficionados have gathered in "The City of Light" this week for the 36th annual FIAC ("Foire internationale d'art contemporain"), the most prestigious contemporary art fair in France. Following on the heels of London's Frieze Art Fair last week, Paris' FIAC is hoping to capitalize on the momentum of this year's reported upswing in art sales achieved at the Frieze....
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conrad bo | 21/09/2009
The influence of De Stijl on Superstroke. At about 1917 first glimpses of De Stijl principals appeared in the form of a magazine published by Theo van Doesburg. De Stijl was dedicated to, "the absolute devaluation of tradition, the exposure of the whole swindle of lyricism and sentiment". Although a lot of artists was involved in this movement most well known were Theo Van Doesburg and Piet Mondrian....
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