Chicago Gallery Review: October 08′

Chicago Gallery Review: October 08′

Carrie Schneider @ Monique Meloche; Lora Fosberg @ Linda Warren; Amy Mayfield @ threewalls Artwork copyright the original artists; text and documentation copyright Paul Germanos. Friday, October 17, 2008, Chicago: Carrie Schneider @ Monique Meloche “ognuno...
C-Monster on The 2008 California Biennial

C-Monster on The 2008 California Biennial

I’ve been a little too busy today to update . So instead of reblogging the current art news I am going to redirect you to C Monster’s list of the most “stoneriffic pieces” in The 2008 California Biennial at the Orange County Museum of Art Check...
Obituary: Ben Schaafsma

Obituary: Ben Schaafsma

via New City: Ben Schaafsma, an independent curator and art activist, passed away on Saturday, October 25. He was 26 years old. Schaafsma was an exceptionally ambitious and motivated organizer of the arts community, establishing non-profit art institutions at almost...
Jerry Saltz on Frieze

Jerry Saltz on Frieze

via New York Magazine: Two weeks ago, the Death Star that has hovered over the art world for the last two years finally fired its lasers. It was October 15, the day the stock market fell more than 700 points-again-and a month after Lehman Brothers and Merrill Lynch...
Land Art: Here Today, Gone Tomorrow?

Land Art: Here Today, Gone Tomorrow?

Michael Heizer, Double Negative, 1969 via The Art Newspaper: Green issues are now high up the political agenda, from worries about global warming to research into sustainable fuels. One related topic that is galvanising conservationists is the fate of a number of...