Archive for January, 2010

Chris Ofili, Tate Britain, LondonAfro Modern: Journeys Through the Black … – Independent

Saturday, January 30th, 2010

Chris Ofili, Tate Britain, LondonAfro Modern: Journeys Through the Black ...
Independent
It is a complex and haunting image, touched with the same oneiric feel as Ofili's fellow Trinidad painter, Peter Doig. Its blue depth and slightly ...

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Sculptor with big ideas, Anish Kapoor, joins the high rollers – Times Online

Saturday, January 30th, 2010

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Sculptor with big ideas, Anish Kapoor, joins the high rollers
Times Online
... Sunday Times Rich List when the 2010 edition comes out, the first specialist sculptor to appear, joining artists such as Damien Hirst and Lucian Freud. ...
Indian-born artist sculpts his way to Britain rich listThaindian.com

Indian Sculptor Anish Kapoor joins UKs super-rich artistsLittle About (blog)

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Flippin’ through Previews – February 2010 – Comic Book Resources

Saturday, January 30th, 2010

Comic Book Resources

Flippin' through Previews - February 2010
Comic Book Resources
I actually haven't read anything by Marjorie Liu, so I have no idea if this will be any good, but that cover is one strike against it. ...

Chinese Loom as Art-Sale Players – Wall Street Journal

Friday, January 29th, 2010

Chinese Loom as Art-Sale Players
Wall Street Journal
... cultural heritage, a focus that has steadily lifted prices for everything from Imperial porcelain vases to contemporary painters such as Zeng Fanzhi. ...

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Miró/Dubuffet/Basquiat Exhibition Announced at Nassau County Museum – Art Daily

Friday, January 29th, 2010

Miró/Dubuffet/Basquiat Exhibition Announced at Nassau County Museum
Art Daily
Nassau County Museum of Art (NCMA) will present works by Joan Miró, Jean Dubuffet and Jean-Michel Basquiat, shown together for the first time. ...

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Chinese Loom as Art-Sale Players – Wall Street Journal

Friday, January 29th, 2010

Chinese Loom as Art-Sale Players
Wall Street Journal
... cultural heritage, a focus that has steadily lifted prices for everything from Imperial porcelain vases to contemporary painters such as Zeng Fanzhi. ...

Guilty Conscience – Irish Times

Friday, January 29th, 2010

Irish Times

Guilty Conscience
Irish Times
In their work, Mao is deconstructed, sometimes into grotesque, balloonish shapes, such as the Miss Mao theme, which is like a nightmare by Jeff Koons, ...

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San Francisco’s 10 Muses – San Francisco Chronicle (blog)

Friday, January 29th, 2010

San Francisco Chronicle (blog)

San Francisco's 10 Muses
San Francisco Chronicle (blog)
"I was hoping to be paired with the Jeff Koons piece, it has that really religious/iconic style- pop culture icon as a religious deity. ...

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Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child – Variety

Friday, January 29th, 2010

Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child
Variety
Tamra Davis labor of love, "Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child," is a tender ode from one friend to another, but it's also another wheel in the hype ...

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Well hung: There’s nothing cosy about this wallpaper – Independent

Friday, January 29th, 2010

Well hung: There's nothing cosy about this wallpaper
Independent
The playful and provocative designs from more than 30 international artists include works by Damien Hirst, Michael Craig-Martin and David Shrigley. ...