June 2009
2 posts
The London Art Scene Feels a Chill →
“Torrid inflow of money from Russia and Middle East slows to trickle; remaining buyers get conservative.”
May 2009
2 posts
Avant-conservatism →
towerofsleep:
blownspeakers:
Attempting to measure the worth of a rock band by their cultural stature or “artistic worth” (or lack there of), however, is the kind of thing that betrays the sort of visceral joy that makes music worth listening to in the first place (not that I’d expect anything less from a blogger that uses the term “rockist” with a straight face). These sort of things always...
Smaller lots, lower prices seen in NY art auctions →
“On the eve of another art auction season staged against a backdrop of chaotic global financial markets, the days of the $300 million dollar sale are over, at least for now.”
April 2009
9 posts
Koons Egg Sculpture To Test Art Market Waters →
“When Sotheby’s puts a seven-foot-wide magenta and turquoise Jeff Koons sculpture of an Easter egg on the block in New York May 12, will the international auction house wind up with egg on its face?”
More Artworks Sell in Private in Slowdown →
“During good times, an auction is the obvious choice for any collector wanting to sell a work of art. But as the recession takes its toll, many have changed strategies.”
Unsold Art Piles Up as Rich Take a Break from... →
“In the first quarter, only three pieces of contemporary art sold for over $1 million each, a drop of 92% from the year-ago period, according to Artprice, a provider of art-market information and which has tracked price and confidence data since to 1998. The number of unsold contemporary works at auctions hit a high of 40% in the first quarter.”
Hey Class!
Last time, dudes. Grades are up (although experiences, as always, are king). Keep reading, doing research, asking questions, and working, working, working. Good luck and have a good summer! Take care, you all.
As Chinese art market crashes, many artists... →
“Chinese contemporary painters hope the collapse will shake out speculators, leaving true collectors.”
Banks Attacked at Art Show as London Galleries... →
Mapping the Cultural Buzz: How Cool Is That? →
“A new study that measures what it calls “the geography of buzz” in New York and Los Angeles seeks to illustrate the importance of the creative class to urban development.”
Hello Everyone!
Good work, one and all! I was really impressed with the show you produced. Thanks again for the great semester. I really got a lot out of my time with you. Hopefully, it was a productive time for you, too. Good luck in the future.
(Also, I was asked by the tech guys to tell you guys to make sure that you take all the screws and nails out of the gallery walls and patch up the holes, and so on.)
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Heads up!
Hey everyone! We have to take our show down immediately after our next class (and last critique). Seems like, despite my booking and repeated requests for confirmation, the Crit Gallery was — you guessed it — double booked! Alas…. Please pass this info on. Thanks.
March 2009
115 posts
Watchyoudonthavetopoint:
chuckjohnson:
uuuummmmm???
yuck
Amazing.
Great Job Everyone!
hanske:
Although we still have 9 pieces to talk about next week, I’d just like to say this for ourselves for putting together a great (some may call it EPIC?) show. Great job on installation, food preparation, overall presentation. Thank you.
Indeed.
'White, blue-eyed bankers have brought world... →
“Gordon Brown’s efforts to broker an £80billion bailout for world trade on a trip to Brazil hit a stumbling block tonight when the country’s president lashed out at ‘white, blue-eyed’ bankers for bringing the world economy to its knees.”
The Quiet Coup →
“The crash has laid bare many unpleasant truths about the United States. One of the most alarming, says a former chief economist of the International Monetary Fund, is that the finance industry has effectively captured our government—a state of affairs that more typically describes emerging markets, and is at the center of many emerging-market crises. If the IMF’s staff could speak freely...
The Baseline Scenario: Financial Crisis for... →
“We believe that everyone should be able to understand how the financial crisis came about, what it means for all of us, and what our options are for getting out of it. Unfortunately, the vast majority of all writing about the crisis - including this blog - assumes some familiarity with the world of mortgage-backed securities, collateralized debt obligations, credit default swaps, and so on....
are we meeting today at 830
Good luck today everyone and have a good time, too!
Hey!
bubble-wrap:
appc:
How’s it hanging, bubble-wrap?
I think I’ll be hanging myself as opposed to any artwork tomorrow, sorry… no motivation at the moment. But I’ll bring something.
Dude, don’t make me start crying over here.
Hipster Runoff Exegesis →
standardgrey:
blownspeakers:
vanmega:
An exposition of Carles’s philosophy, as expressed in his texts published at the internet weblog Hipster Runoff.
Now this is funny to me.
Everything is comedy.
Bookmarked.
Or, everything is serious.
Um, so not everyone has joined the Facebook group
hanske:
I hate to say this, especially to the ones who think Facebook takes too much out of their life, but I don’t see any activity whatsoever on the group. Sure we can talk on Tumblr, but I feel like there should be some activity there too. Who are the ones actually in charge of the promotions? If you need to send out messages, I’ll make you admin or officer or whatever. Just send me a...
Hey!
How’s it hanging, bubble-wrap?
Hanging
laleaksu:
Hey sorry i could not come to class this week, but I wasn’t feeling very well. So I have some question.When are we going to hang our stuff with the group of hangers?????? and when do we have to send our little artiststatement. and is there other stuff to take care off. Also my project is a an images of many friges that are open. I want to show the idea of abandance. Its what we have in...
China calls for new reserve currency →
“China’s central bank on Monday proposed replacing the US dollar as the international reserve currency with a new global system controlled by the International Monetary Fund.”
Hey Bubble-Wrap
bubble-wrap:
appc:
You really need to edit more than add new ideas (especially so close to the show!). It seems like you’re still not clear with your intention. What are you trying to do? Try reducing your work to the simplest version possible, and be clear and direct. It’s in there somewhere.
I agree. :/ Thanks for the response, at least.
What do you mean, bubble-wrap? I’m trying to be...
Hey Bubble-Wrap
You really need to edit more than add new ideas (especially so close to the show!). It seems like you’re still not clear with your intention. What are you trying to do? Try reducing your work to the simplest version possible, and be clear and direct. It’s in there somewhere.
Dubai: The World →
Wow. That’s fucked. Read this essay by Mike Davis from 2006 which talks about that project at an earlier stage as well as about the weirdness of Dubai in general: Fear and Money in Dubai.
Thanks, pussywagon.
Class Links
Santiago Sierra: one and two.
Francis Alÿs: one and two and three.
Documenta: one and two.
Antagonism and Relational Aesthetics →
Claire Bishop’s critical response to Nicolas Bourriaud’s notion of Relational Aesthetics.
Our Show
azy-willer:
So, the more I search, the more I think, the more my attitude turns to a productive positive one, with an odd turn of, “Smoke ‘em if you got ‘em” attitude, which doesn’t actually benefit anything in the long run, the Dream …What is wrong? what is right? where do we draw the line, i have my own answers, but they are not agreed upon all. Machine’s, Dwellings, time savours, destruction,...
Question:
bubble-wrap:
appc:
bubble-wrap:
Is there such thing as inappropriate subject matter for this show? (I already did it… hehe)
Answer: Yes.
Makes sense. My new one (series of paintings) is about a sperm donor, touching on the “artificial insemination” buisness. A man and a woman don’t need to have sex to create a child! Gay people can have their own children! Shit, dude, we’re living the...
five-am:
I just thought I’d let everyone (who actually checks the blog) know that I’m feeling much better about this project and the show. Thanks for your input, Amy and Brady. My idea is now coming along nicely.
Good, good. And in the meantime: here.
But Enough About You: What is narcissistic... →
Diagnosing generational (i.e. postmodern) psychopathology?
Question:
bubble-wrap:
Is there such thing as inappropriate subject matter for this show? (I already did it… hehe)
Answer: Yes.
The Big Takeover →
“The global economic crisis isn’t about money - it’s about power. How Wall Street insiders are using the bailout to stage a revolution.”
By Matt Taibbi in Rolling Stone Magazine.
Idea for a piece, what do you think?
azy-willer:
A clean-cartoon-ish forest scene so, nice level green forest floor with tree trunks poking out spaced apart, but dense enought to get the idea of a forest, with a characters back to us peeking around a tree at a smiley face like we see on msn, also peeking around a tree at the character with appliance’s hidden, but ingrained into the tree’s and ground, so like, microwave doors, and...
talk to me.
pheoughna:
Ok, so I’ve been wrestling with our theme for days now. I’ve been asking everyone and anyone I know what they think of when they hear “living the dream” to get inspired. And some very interesting dialogues have ensued… a general feeling of confusion is evident. People seem to not relate to “the dream” but have their own defintion. SO. My project is this- to record these conversations...
Idea #2
cybil:
The New Is Nothing But A Restatement Of The Old.——Jenny Holzer.
According to what I read form Jenny’s book, I am thinking to use Photoshop to do some images with fun view and put it in old flames.
What is “fun view” and what do you mean by “old flames”? Are those typos? I think I need to hear a more detailed and clear description of your materials and intention....
Project
lokra:
cybil:
lokra:
I will be recreating Annie Leibovitz’s photo, the one I posted here recently that I titled “living the dream”. It”ll show my own take and twist on the subject.
So? Are you going to take your photo own? I think you should try some “glass art” since you are so good at it, and glass is somehow connect to the idea of dream as well to me!!
Yes!, exactly, you’ve seen my...
at the last minute.....2 more ideas.
magicarpet:
so I recently purchased 5 nesting dolls (ukranian stacking cup people) that are bare without any paint, just wood. They are interesting in the sense that one fits into next and their size plays a large role as well. here are a couple of ideas. still trying to think of something that would really convey the theme of the show.
1: the ideal family . dad,mom,brother,sister,dog(objects...
MY IDEA FOR THE EXHIBITION
pussywagon:
Hello Everyone,
For the project I am thinking of a contemporary spin on our devices/appliances that we use today and how convenient, or sometimes inconvenient, they can be.
When the fax machine was new to household consumers it was very helpful and many people started having them in their homes. No we rely primarily on Email and electronic information transferring rather than...