Andrea Kirsh writes about the 2009 symposium at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, at which, during the breaks, art world insiders lined up single file to see through the peep hole into “Étant donnés.” Andrea comments that Duchamp would be amused.
Read MoreLibby sees Tristin Lowe’s gallery-gobbling, white whale, Mocha Dick, at the Fabric Workshop and Museum and says it’s a wow. The piece causes her to think of nature and its vulnerability in a world increasingly altered by humans.
Read MoreContributor Andrea Kirsh writes about a portrait exhibition focused on the enigmatic and much photographed Marcel Duchamp.
Read MoreRoberta reports on two amazing exhibits of work by outsider artists. Both are at the Philadelphia Museum of Art and both are must-sees.
Read MoreThe amazing Gees Bend quilters broke into song as they gave us a tour of their powerful show at the PMA. Give a listen – we caught the singing on a short YouTube video.
Read MoreLibby and Roberta visit the Museum of Modern Art to see the architectural show, Home Delivery, which displayed a group of pre-fab houses that relate to the current need to conserve space, materials and time. The “Cellophane House,” by Philadelphia architectural firm Kieran Timberlake was a particular favorite.
Read MoreVirgil Marti, one of artblog’s favorite and most stalked artists, collaborated with Pae White on a new Hirshhorn Museum installation that turns the museum’s lobby into a proto-domestic interior. Sounds like a kick. The installation is up to July 29.
Read MoreRoberta says Andrew Wyeth’s 100 paintings in his massive 2006 retrospective at the PMA are worth the visit, even though she has mixed feelings about the artist’s Ralph-Lauren-esque presentation of the world as cool, fashionable and color-coordinated.
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