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Two exhibition catalogs: ‘The Making of Art’ and ‘Painting Under Attack’
The Making of Art (Buchhandlung Walther Koenig: Cologne, 2009) ISBN 978-3-86560-586-3 Target Practice; Painting Under Attack 1949-78 (Seattle Art Museum, 2009) ISBN 978-0-932216-64-9 Those of us involved in the art world never seem to tire of looking critically at the way that world works. Self reflection has been the basis of a number of exhibitions in recent years; I saw two devoted to artists’ studios: The Studio at the Dublin City Gallery The Hugh Lane (discussed on Jan. 3, 2007) and Picturing the Studio at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (2009-10). The Making of Art, at the ... More » »
Art in Dublin: two generations challenging national identity and Terry Winters at the Irish Museum of Modern Art
It’s rare, but much more interesting, to find serious museums who are willing to take a focused look at art of particularly local interest rather than seeing yet again the same handful of artists who are fashionable at the moment throughout international art circles. I saw fascinating exhibits in July at The Dublin City Gallery The Hugh Lane and Project Arts Centre of two generations of artists whose themes are Irish national identity (not individual identity, as was of interest to Americans since the 1980s) during periods of change.
Report from Dublin: Museum Studies 2
Andrea Kirsh reports:[This is part 2 of Andrea's report from Dublin. Here's part 1]. Francis Bacon’s studio, recreated at The Hugh Lane The other ambitious exhibition that beaconed with work by John Baldessari, Daniel Buren, Bruce Nauman, Martha Rosler, Andy Warhol and others was at Dublin City Gallery The Hugh Lane [ed.: that is the correct name of the place!]. The Studio, organized by the museum’s curator, Christina Kennedy and Jens Hoffman was inspired by the studio of Francis Bacon, which is on permanent view, and predicated on the idea that the concept of the artist’s studio has long captivated ... More » »
