January 14, 2004 by Roberta

…“creative class” is moving overseas to places a little more amenable to their kind than our shores at the moment. (Creative class refers broadly to workers in the arts, technology…

January 10, 2004 by Roberta

Independence online

…local art coverage in the publication. He and Aaron Levy of Slought Foundation will be debuting a new art page soon. (Did I mention that the newspaper’s offices are at…

January 6, 2004 by Roberta

Downtown ancestors and expanded ladies

…bell will be working. (If you’ve heard it let me know.) The piece, the third installment of the “Art on the Plaza” program, sponsored by Creative Time in partnership with…

November 30, 2003 by Roberta

R-E-S-P-E-C-T yourself

I want to recommend two shows now at the end of their runs, the group photography show, “Self-Centered,” at Creative Artists Network (up through Dec. 4) and Jessica Doyle’s installation…

November 20, 2003 by Libby

Art history and memory, or death by Photoshop

…the ink was. Anyway, I prefer to remember Molloy for her spark of life, not for the remnants of her creative process. This makes me sad, especially because with my…

November 9, 2003 by Libby

First Friday best

…the Works web page, and Deb Fleck-Stabley’s clay statue with its face mug ancestry (shown left). And upstairs at Snyderman, toward the back amongst the assortment of works from artists…

November 6, 2003 by Libby and Roberta

Political art, alive and well

…right wing radio has galvanized the Republican base. A short list of powerful and political artworks: Guernica –Picasso October 1977 –Richter Third of May –Goya Philip at Fraga –Velasquez Charles…

October 31, 2003 by Libby and Roberta

"Marcellus Wallace" digs artblog

…all the “fucks” and other ahem stuff on the site, he said: “Awesome Site. Artblog. I doubt if they will link back but who cares. Beautiful site.” (Shown, Samuel L….