Friday, February 29, 2008 Source Artcyclopedia

A Bigger (Better?) Whitney Biennial "This 74th incarnation promises to be more than the usual love-it-or-hate-it survey of contemporary art. Occupying all but one floor of the Whitney Museum of American Art's Madison Avenue home, the show will also spill over into the Park Avenue Armory on 67th Street for several weeks." The New York Times 02/29/08

Sizing Up Candidates To Run The Guggenheim "We are honestly thinking outside of the box. Let's not forget that when Tom became foundation director, he was a professor at Williams and had been involved in starting the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art. It was a big leap for him." New York Sun 02/29/08

Thursday, February 28, 2008

Paralyzed By Art "Art paralysis: It is a widespread and often crippling malady, striking everyone from the new college grad in his or her first apartment to the super-rich banker, lasting anywhere from a few months to a lifetime. How many are affected is not known, perhaps because the victims are often too embarrassed to come forth." International Herald Tribune 02/28/08

The Krens Conundrum Guggenheim director Thomas Krens has big shoes. "At times this inconsistent, even wacky, programming was a lot of fun. For one thing, it showed that Krens was not shy about taking chances. After all, you don't see many museums attempt to cram 5,000 years worth of Chinese art into one small building, as Krens did in 1998, then turn around the same year and put on a display of Harley-Davidsons." Bloomberg 02/28/08

Sotheby's Has A Record Contemporary Night "Despite rumours of a downturn in the contemporary art market, as well as disappointing results at a Christie's post-war and contemporary art auction earlier this month, the sale exceeded its £72m estimate and set a record for contemporary art auctions in Europe." The Guardian (UK) 02/28/08

London Museums Are Rotting From The Inside There is no city on earth where art is more prestigious, and yet this fizz of excitement obscures sloppy curating - curating that is addicted to short cuts, allergic to the years of research and negotiations it takes to put on a really good exhibition. The Guardian (UK) 02/28/08

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My original Photograph " They might be Giants " / Quebec City
My Original painting of Bethsaida fountain Central Park / New York City