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What’s it Worth? Works on Paper at Arcadia–the show

This is part 2 of a 2 part post. Part 1 is about the talk delivered by show juror Joao Ribas. Ribas’ choices for the Arcadia Works on Paper exhibit raise issues of sharing, reproducibility and loss of copyright control. They raise disturbing questions about the value of all art at a time when works on paper have never been more highly valued.

The last possible minute–Quentin Morris in San Francisco

Oh, well, I was just a few blocks away from George Lawson Gallery in San Francisco. Little did I know that Quentin Morris had some of his drawings up there. And they are due to come down the 29th! If you’re around the area, you might want to check out his work. Morris is a dyed in the wool Philadelphian who has against all odds made only black drawings during his career. The blackness can be taken as a political statement–Morris is African-American–or as a purely artistic one.

Weekly Update – Quentin Morris at Larry Becker

This week’s Weekly has my editor’s choice review of Quentin Morris‘s show at Larry Becker Contemporary Art. Below is the copy with a few pictures. Untitled (October 2005), 2005 Black gesso and acrylic painting mediums on canvas; ca. 72” diameter and through the doorway is Untitled (July 2006), 2006 Black gesso and acrylic painting mediums on canvas; ca. 72” diameter. Photo courtesy of the gallery. Quentin Morris’ all-black circle paintings look like portals into another dimension. Spaced at regular intervals, the unframed 72-inch canvases are pinned to the walls, and their regularity and blackness evoke the night sky seen through ...