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November 17, 2004 by Libby

MOMA sees the light; we see a little art

…Lichtenstein’s cartoon of a drowning woman, Tom Wesselman’s relief kitchen, and Claes Oldenburg’s droopy “Fan” (left above) which made me think of Louise Bourgeois‘s “Quarantania” upstairs, with its hanging bags…

August 19, 2004 by Roberta

Rescue at Heathrow, London 6

…Gabriel Orozco show at the gallery. We walked in and the first thing I saw was the piece that the Philadelphia Museum of Art loaned to the show–“Black Kites” (the…

August 8, 2004 by Libby

First Friday ups and downs

…with subversive commentary(left, a detail of Wylie’s piece). Others showing there included Anne Schaefer, Gabriel Boyce, Stefan Abrams and Linda Yun. As I mentioned, I missed entire swaths of this…

May 31, 2004 by Libby

Big Nothing something more

…like a thought. It’s real. But it’s incorporeal. Gabriel Orozco’s “Empty Shoe Box” and “Yogurt Caps” fit the bill, as does James Welling’s “I” (from the “Drapes” series), in which…

March 19, 2004 by Roberta

Pow! "To Smithereens" scores

…is “Marilyn Pursued by Death” 1967) That’s because while the careers of her peers, artists like Alex Katz, Claes Oldenberg, and Roy Lichtenstein, (whom you know) were taking off, Drexler,…

February 14, 2004 by Roberta

Why do people buy art?

…a law. The Clothespin sculpture in Center City by Claes Oldenberg is a prime example. (see image above) Hitler in 1933 made art purchases for buildings at three percent of…

December 21, 2003 by Libby

Theater of perfection

I guess I’m also not done with my thoughts about Gabriel Martinez’s Confidence and Faith. I agree with Roberta, that Martinez and Kwan are one identity. Like her perfect performance,…

December 17, 2003 by Libby

Callas, Streisand, and now Kwan

Tout le art monde who had made their reservation at 15-minute intervals turned out for Gabriel Martinez’ one-night “Confidence and Faith” installation/performance Saturday night at the Philadelphia Art Alliance. As…