reviews, features & interviews
Smith loves Marden, pass it on
By roberta
October 27, 2006 · 5 Comments
Brice Marden. A detail from “The Propitious Garden of Plane Image, Third Version,” 2000-2006. Private Collection/Artists Right Society, New York. Photo courtesy, NY Times.
OK, so maybe you have to see them in person. Roberta Smith raves about Brice Marden‘s paintings and about his steady course working towards abstract-representation. He’s the Jesus Christ of painting? I’m reserving judgment until I see the works up close.
But, here’s news: Did you see that Smith’s review was on the front page of the NY Times online edition last night?? Well, it was a refer actually, as all the stories are, but they ran a large Marden image smack dab in the middle of the page and a link to Smith’s review. An art review, front page — not bad!!
“Brice Marden: A Retrospective of Paintings and Drawings” continues through Jan. 15 at the Museum of Modern Art, 11 West 53rd Street; (212) 708-9400.
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It’s an amazing show! Loved it.
That was a crazy online photo diary of Brice Marden: Real Estate Mogul as well. I hope you got to see that. When asked why he owned houses all over the place, he said, “What else am I going to do with all this money?” C’mon down to Philly, I can help you get rid of some of it. If you’re in a benevolent do-goodery mood, you can help me out with my mortgage.
I am looking forward to seeing the show though. I dig ol Brice.
Hmmm, missed that real estate mogul part, where was that? Takes some kind of special brain (combined with lots of money, of course) to share your candy.
Use this web address:
http://www.nytimes.com/pages/multimedia/
Scroll down about halfway and you’ll see:
AUDIO SLIDE SHOW: Travels With Brice Marden
Around the world with Brice Marden in four shockingly nice pieces of real estate.
thanks, Rob! that was crazy…conspicuous consumption of real estate can’t be healthy can it?