by Claudine Isé | Jun 10, 2009 | Blog
Here’s hoping Meg’s sister “Peanut” Manuel kicks some ass at the US Boxing Championships!! *Bruce Nauman’s Topological Gardens wins Golden Lion for best Pavillion at Venice Biennale (Art 21). *John Baldessari and Yoko Ono receive Golden...
by Claudine Isé | Jun 10, 2009 | Blog
Painter Robert Colescott has died at the age of 83. From his New York Times obituary, by Roberta Smith: “Mr. Colescott represented the United States at the Venice Biennale in 1997, the first African-American to do so. By then he was well known for pitting the...
by Claudine Isé | Jun 8, 2009 | Blog
Hey all, BaS’s own Kathryn Born’s new blog for Chicago Now is up and running! Called Art Talk Chicago, it features reviews, gallery spotlights, friendly commentary on art in Chicago and guest posts by great Chicago arts writers like Paul Klein, who’s...
by Claudine Isé | Jun 8, 2009 | Blog
How much does gender equality matter when it comes to museum permanent collections? How much is ‘good enough’? I’ve been mulling these and other questions over the past week while following the discussion that’s been taking place on Jerry...
by Claudine Isé | Jun 8, 2009 | Blog
Looks like Francis Bacon is getting singed by the art press. The recently-opened Francis Bacon retrospective at the Metropolitan Museum of Art has critics seriously reconsidering this painter’s legacy. Some excerpts, and links: Jerry Saltz, New York Magazine:...
