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June Artist of the Month: Joan Snyder
Joan Snyder Joan Snyder was born in Highland Park, NJ and currently lives in Brooklyn & Woodstock, NY. Her career began with a series of “Stroke” paintings which were shown in her first solo exhibitions in NY and San Francisco in the 70s. She was then selected for the Whitney Annual (1972), Whitney Biennial (1973)…
@Large: Ai Weiwei on Alcatraz – Part 2
@ Large: Ai Weiwei on Alcatraz – Part 2 After climbing up the hill, the Book Club entered the Cell House. There, adding to the air of claustrophobia, an over-lapping sound installation played in multiple cells and was composed of poems, songs and spoken word by people who have been punished for their creative expression,…
@Large: Ai Weiwei on Alcatraz Part1
Periodically, I will be posting blog content by the artists I represent. Here is the first by Rose Kelly. @ Large: Ai Weiwei on Alcatraz – Part 1 One fine fall day, seven members of the Book Club, a group of Bay Area artists who meet weekly in Oakland, boarded the ferry to Alcatraz. The…
You don’t have to be a Rockefeller to collect art
I saw this subtitle of a documentary film by Megumi Sasaki entitled “Herb & Dorothy” and was very interested as it refers to a couple of unconventional art collectors that I had the pleasure to meet numerous times in New York in the 80s and 90s. Herb Vogel was a postal clerk and Dorothy Vogel…
Artful Placement and Installation Of Art
As I have had many questions on this subject, I would like to explore the topic of The Artful Placement and Installation of Art. Correct placement is an important part of how art looks and functions within an environment. The arrangement of art complements your space. In this scenario, I am assuming that the artworks…
Charles Luce – A Slice Of Time
On a recent trip to New York to visit the artists I represent and see the Matisse exhibition, I was fortunate to be able to see “A Slice of Time 1988-2014,” an exhibit of the work of Charles Luce. The exhibition was curated by Elena Sisto and is at Techonomy Media, which is located at…