More Contemporary Art

Conceptual to Renaissance Art

I configured a new arts news feed on my computer. Oh so many new things to read… one click away.

The sixth British Art Show is on. Tate rehangs it’s collection so it’s no longer insufferable. I don’t care that people think it’s a good "idea," some thought putting art together by weight was a good "idea" as well. Once the point was made documentia doesn’t last a few years at a time.

LA’s Raid showcase Five Emerging Japanese Artists. They also did one for Young Italian Artists. (not so good)

Cool Mints Sposors some Cool Art in NYC

When I designed my mural I was still thinking that painting was dead but kinda not. But I just realized I am about nine months late for my attempt to be cool by picking up the brush again, Saatchi Gallery in London put on "The Triumph of Painting." Of all the painters. I like Marlene Dumas best and think Luc Tuyman’s subjects and what he tries to convey fascinating, but the images are a bit dull, although I think that’s what he’s trying to do, to juxta position dull with lethal. No one Likes Stella Vines.. but Saatchi and me. What I find completely weird is people felt the portrait of Rachel Whitear was somewhat disturbing while the photo that inspired the headlines was of her dead (warning, it’s graphic)  from a heroine overdose, which her parents released as an anti drug warning.

I am totally dissapointed really because I wanted to go to the gallery for ages to see the more well known stuff. Hirst, Emin, Lucas. but they have all been shelved. Argh…

Transition Gallery Jumps on the act with Fuck Art, Let’s Paint to celebrate the "Grotesque love of painting" I think some of the stuff is cool.

Painted Lines that don’t exist except under plaster has the value of 30000 pounds. Funny..