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critique quote of the week

big bubble — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:17:06 +0000

I’m troubled by how the iconicity of the biomorphic forms visually and conceptually activates a participation in the critical dialogue of the 90s.

Artist Wafaa Bilal …and Counting, a performance piece.

big bubble — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:31:37 +0000

By tonight Bilal’s back will be tattooed with the names of Iraqi cities, 5,000 red dots representing dead American soldiers and 100,000 dots in invisible ink representing the official death toll for Iraqis. The dots representing the Iraqi death toll will only be visible under ultraviolet light. from an interview with Wafaa Bilal And Counting is a [...]

Twyla Tharp on art

big bubble — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:42:16 +0000

Art is the only way to run away without leaving home. — Twyla Tharp

Kukuli Velarde Patrimonio at Barry Friedman

big bubble — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 13:47:15 +0000

Barry Friedman. 515 West 26th street New York, NY 212 2398600 Barry Friedman Ltd. is pleased to present contemporary Peruvian artist Kukuli Velarde in her first solo show since joining the gallery. Recently awarded the prestigious USA Knight Fellowship by the Knight Foundation and the United States Artists organization, Velarde will exhibit an installation of ceramic sculptures from her [...]

critique phrase of the week

big bubble — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:12:20 +0000

I’m troubled by how the aura of the biomorphic forms visually and conceptually activates the larger carcass.

Susan Sontag on art.

big bubble — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 05:31:18 +0000

Real art has the capacity to make us nervous. – Susan Sontag

Being an artist, a sweet gig. explained by Father Guido Sarducci

big bubble — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 01:05:40 +0000

Father Guido Sarducci use to be a regular on Saturday Night Live. If you’ve never seen him explain what a sweet gig it is being an artist, here’s your chance, Need we say more?

Artist-in-Residence Opportunity : Alaska wilderness

big bubble — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 14:16:35 +0000

Interested in a residency in the wilderness of Alaska? Have dreams of an outdoor adventure hiking the backcountry with a Park Ranger? Well the National Park Service has a residency opportunity for you. Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve is accepting proposals for 2011. You have to be fit for this one and supply [...]

Call for proposals : Eastern State Penitentiary Installations

big bubble — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 02:49:02 +0000

Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site seeks proposals for its 2011 tour season. The historic site will fund a maximum $7,500.00 per project. This funding includes approval to exhibit during the next exhibition cycle. All projects that are approved will be installed for one full tour season (March through November), unless the artist proposal states otherwise. Proposals due: [...]

Photography Portfolio Competition

big bubble — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 13:46:34 +0000

The Women’s Committee of the Philadelphia Museum of Art is pleased to announce its first Photography Portfolio Competition. The application deadline for the competition is May 15, 2010. All applications must be submitted online. The competition is open to everyone over the age of eighteen, regardless of nationality. Jurors will include noted photographer Tina Barney; Melissa [...]

2009 National Medal of Arts awarded to Frank Stella

big bubble — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 03:09:35 +0000

The 2009 National Medal of Arts was awarded to Frank Stella, for his accomplishments as one of the world’s most innovative painters and sculptors. His sophisticated visual experiments — often transcending boundaries between painting, printmaking, and sculpture — are modern masterpieces. more about Frank Stella >

critique phrase of the week

big bubble — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 20:10:01 +0000

With regard to the issue of content, the metaphorical resonance of the sexual signifier verges on codifying the remarkable handling of light.

Smears and Secrecy in Philadelphia

big bubble — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 21:03:30 +0000

Today we had an disturbingly obnoxious encounter with people ‘behind’ a fake artblog. They seem to think their grade school humor is funny. Fake names, paranoia, threats, delusions of grandeur. Seems like everything they throw at you is a reflection of them. Here’s the e-mail exchange. 1. The initial approach From the form at heavybubble.com came an inquiry [...]

Robert Rauschenberg, a giant in American art

big bubble — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 21:44:12 +0000

Painting relates to both art and life. Neither can be made. (I try to act in that gap between the two.) – Robert Rauschenberg, 1959 from the New York Times Robert Rauschenberg, the irrepressibly prolific American artist who time and again reshaped art in the 20th century, died on Monday night at his home on Captiva Island, Fla. [...]

Hurry! Resident Artists Apply : Philadelphia Art Hotel

big bubble — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 15:31:43 +0000

The Philadelphia Art Hotel is pleased to announce an open call for 2010 Resident Artist Applications! PAH is an urban artist residency where local, national, and international [...]

Talking about his work. MacArthur Fellow 2009, Mark Bradford

big bubble — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 20:31:43 +0000

Mixed media artist Mark Bradford was named a MacArthur Fellow in 2009. The Fellowship is a $500,000, no-strings-attached grant for individuals who have shown exceptional creativity in their work and the promise to do more. Don’t miss his Philagraphika contribution at: PAFA : Samuel M. V. Hamilton Building 128 N. Broad Street Philadelphia, PA 19102 215–972-7600 http://www.pafa.org from Philagraphika : Mark Bradford [...]

knitting is pretty crazy : john krynick

big bubble — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:37:06 +0000

starring lauren weedman and john krynick We follow John Krynick on twitter. Not exactly sure how it happened but that is one of the joys of twitter. Must have been something he said. That lead us to his blog and then this video. An amusing art moment or two. We love fiber arts. But more seriously here [...]

call for entries : PooL Art Fair

big bubble — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:02:09 +0000

The PooL Art Fair is different from all other art fairs in the US. Although there is a tradition in France of independent art fairs, starting from the famous Courbet’s Salon des Independents, PooL is the premiere fair in the US dedicated to artists that do not have representation in galleries. Deadline extended through February 5th. For [...]