Continuing on the “Better Off Dead Theme” I found these to wish all an optimistic Christmas, Holiday and Warm Wishes for the New Year.
My wife received a Christmas card this year from a colleague with the sentiment, “Have a divine 2009″. I’ll end with that. More art in 2009. Stay Tuned.
~Art
Archive for December, 2008
Warm Wishes
Posted in Uncategorized on December 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Julie Langsam: What the hell happened to Modernism
Posted in Painting, criticism, reviews, tagged cleveland artists, Painting on December 19, 2008 | 2 Comments »
During the modernist boom in the early to mid part of the twentieth century the future was the direction all minds were facing. The concept of the twenty-first century and the modern advanced evolved way of living was a product of the travesty of war. A focus of positive energy to lift the human spirit [...]
Culinary Alchemy: The art of Soup
Posted in Essay, Misc., reviews, tagged Souper Market on December 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Soup is the one of the simplest of food formula’s yet one with infinite possibilities. It is the food worlds equivalent to alchemy. With as few or as many ingredients a basic stock can be transformed into a magical journey into a labyrinth of flavor where each floor unveils a new sensation. A soup is [...]
The Fourth Wise-man
Posted in Openings, tagged Bonfoey, books, Cleveland Art Scene on December 12, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Story has it, the editors of the Bible cut out the fourth wise-man for fear that the story would lose credibility after saying there were that many people crammed into a manger. I heard too that in the original version the fourth wise-man brought art as a gift to the Christ child. It makes sense, [...]
Cleveland’s Lament
Posted in Essays, Misc., tagged David Byrne, Essays, Misc. on December 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Riding on the coat tales of the CLE- show recently and the general malaise surrounding the economy and the lack of ingenuity in leadership (Cleveland needs a bailout) I came across this blog entry by the infamous David Byrne on his website. Byrne essentially writes a blog post for every city he tours. Most are [...]
LAST CHANCE: Jorge Pardo & Sheila Pree Bright @ MOCA till Dec 28th
Posted in Photography, exhibitions, tagged Cleveland Art Scene, exhibitions, MOCA on December 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
MOCA’s important and thought provoking trio of fall exhibitions is coming to a close in a few fleeting weeks. On view and not to be missed is the challenging career survey of Jorge Pardo titled House, a more traditional leaning photographic survey of upper class suburban homes by photographer Sheila Pree Bright, and “Facing Race”, [...]
Dorothea Lange’s iconic Migrant Mother
Posted in Misc., Photography, tagged Misc., Photography on December 3, 2008 | 1 Comment »
This article is worth re-publishing here. Dorothea Lange’s famous photograph Migrant Mother, one of THE images of the WPA and the Great Depression, pictures a weathered mother and her children staying close, huddled up and visually baring the burden of the times. The expression on the mothers face to me is what the phrase “a [...]
WANTED: the “new” gallery
Posted in Misc., criticism, tagged Cleveland Art Scene, Essays, Galleries on December 2, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Usually for a cities art scene to be considered thriving its stable of galleries have to be committed to showcasing and promoting great art. Cleveland has in place the institutional framework to become a great art city. MOCA, the Cleveland Museum, and the Cleveland Institute of Art are like anchor stores. They are [...]
Dana Schutz
Posted in Painting, reviews, tagged dana schutz, Painting, reviews on December 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Dana Schutz received her Bachelor of Fine Arts at the Cleveland Institute of Art making her through association a hometown artist. Dana is a serious young art star right now. Her work is pre-sold and reserved mostly by museums and important collectors and she is well on her way to reserving her space within the [...]
