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Art weekend in the magic kingdom of Jim Thorpe
Randall Sellers, artist of tiny magical kingdoms floating in the air, lives in that dreamy Pennsylvania mountain town Jim Thorpe where he’s got a bookstore/art gallery, Sleeping Bear Books & Art. Sellers wrote to say the tiny kingdom of Jim Thorpe is having an art weekend this weekend, Fri-Sun, June 18-20. He’ll have new ink and gouache drawings on view in his shop. Libby and I showed some work in Jim Thorpe in 1997-98 and the place feels like a blow up of a Lionel train set village. Very sweet and definitely and arty town worth a visit. Read more ... More » »
Monday–MoMA’s Lunchtime Pecha Kucha features Randall Sellers
One of artblog’s favorite artists, Randall Sellers, he of the magical teensy-kingdom drawings who was discovered by Shelley Spector at the Bean Cafe on South Street, is participating in a slide slam at MoMA today at 12:30 pm. The slide lecture includes 6 artists whose work is in the Judith Rothschild Foundation Collection show at the museum now through Jan. 4. In an email, Randall said that one of the drawings he’s going to show in his slide presentation (20 slides, 20 seconds each) is a pre-swine flu outbreak work that’s about pandemic bird flu!
More Notes from ABMB etc. 2008
Marcus Coates still from Dawn Chorus (2006) courtesy of Workplace Gallery. One of Coates’ volunteers who recreated bird sounds as the artist filmed him at home. NADA (the New Art Dealers Alliance) is held in one of the most congenial spaces: the Ice Palace film studios. I always enjoy the fact that its galleries include those from cities I’m unlikely to get to: Malmo, Warsaw, Bucharest and Gateshead. In fact, Workplace Gallery, Gateshead had one of my favorite works of the day: Marcus Coates‘ multi-chanel video Dawn Chorus. Shot for 14 monitors and shown here on seven, it was the ... More » »
Monday this and that
New American Paintings features Philly-area aritsts galore! Jarrett Min Davis — a painting I saw at his Penn MFA show at the Icebox in 2007. New American Paintings, Book #75, juried by ICA’s Jenelle Porter has 40 artists selected from more than 1000 entries and a large number are from our area–we know them and have written about all of them. Natasha BowdoinEmily BrownJarrett Min DavisSarah GambleAlexis GranwellIsaac LinMichelle MarcuseBabette MartinoSerena PerroneBruce PollockJosh RickardsKate StewartRobert StraightJackie TilestonJaime B. Treadwell Congratulations, all, and thanks to Alexis Granwell for the heads up! Out of TownersRandall Sellers, image from his show at Richard ... More » »
Damien Hirst at Wexler Gallery
(In) Between: Contemporary Interpretations of VanitasWexler Gallery, May 2nd-June28th While I don’t think it’s necessary to travel to The Met to see a Damien Hirst shark suspended in resin, I find it reasonable to travel the couple of blocks to 2nd street to see some some DH sculptures and a print. Damien Hirst is where he isn’t supposed to be and his artwork being down the street in a little gallery I would usually never go to has all the glitter of spotting an Olsen Twin with Chloe Sevigny at Johnny and Brendas. While I would never think to question ... More » »
How Miami did for Philly
Great gossipy Philly sale Drawing by Randall Sellers, Richard Heller Gallery’s booth at Pulse Art Fair Miami. artblog got an email blast from artist Randall Sellers with his latest news: “Takashi Murakami bought two of my drawings at the Pulse Art Fair in Miami last weekend!!! “(Richard Heller, my longtime dealer in Santa Monica, had a few drawings downthere. Miller Block, my Boston gallery, also represented me at AQUA.)” Great gossipy Philly purchase Untitled 2007 (let them eat mussels), Rirkrit TiravanijaMirrors, gas tank, mussel shells, EDITION/SET OF: 4h: 90 x w: 90 x d: 90 cm / h: 35.4 x ... More » »
Weekly Update – Naked Paper at Tower Gallery
This week’s Weekly has my review of Naked Paper at Tower Gallery. Below is the copy with some pictures. More photos at flickr.Border PatrolFrames are so last century. Until recently, buying a print or drawing meant also buying a frame that might cost as much as or more than the artwork. Today, thanks to a confluence of technology, taste and economics, frames are out. Randall Sellers, Exeunt Omnes, 2007. graphite and conte on paper 8 1/2 x 11, a work at Tower Gallery’s Naked paper show. Nowadays galleries, museums and collectors—seeking the authentic experience of living with art up close ... More » »
A good day in Chelsea
We said it before and we’ll say it again, we had a good trip to Chelsea Friday and saw a lot of great stuff. Much of it is in its last week, so run if you want to catch it. These guys are fantastic. Robert Colescott at Kravets-Wehby We loved Robert Colescott At Kravets-Wehby for his raunchy straight-ahead sex, lies and Minnie Mouse imagery. Great painter, great compositions. He takes Jim Crow and makes it his own. We are reminded of energy and transgressiveness of Jorg Immendorff and his Cafe Deutchland paintings. Nick Cave at Jack Shainman Nick Cave‘s fashion ... More » »
