100 SEXES D’ARTISTES

May 27, 2009 Starting in 1973 artist Jacques Charlier, began his series of caricaturing "artists' genitalia." For the next three decades he created 100 imaginary portraits of the "procreative organs" of artists he considers to have been major figures in 20th century contemporary art since, and including, Marcel Duchamp. These caricatures are based on "conceptual analysis and personal interpretations of the artistic attributes of major representatives of modern and contemporary art, thus .. read more...

Press Release: Futurism at Tate Modern

May 26, 2009 This exhibition will be the first large-scale showing of Futurism in Britain in thirty years. The movement set out to modernise Italian art and social attitudes and its influence spread across Europe and beyond, revolutionising the response to the dynamism of modern life. Its master of ceremonies was the poet Filippo Tommaso Marinetti and this exhibition celebrates the centenary of his publication of The Founding and First Manifesto of Futurism in 1909. A core group of art.. read more...

Interview with Artist Rafael Rozendaal

May 26, 2009 "Art history is a nice story. Some cave man starts to look at bulls and paints them on his wall. Then the next caveman looks at his painting and he is jealous, so he makes a better one. And the story continues. If the 2nd caveman would look at bulls, he wouldnt get any where. The smartest guy knows to look at the painting of his competitor and to upgrade it. It is good to learn from recorded history, otherwise mankind would still be drawing bulls on cavewalls. So i make .. read more...

Hypermodern dadist in the livery of a trebuchet, even

May 26, 2009 Imagine for a moment that the "Bachelors" or "Nine Malic Molds" of Marcel Duchamp's Large Glass, represent the eight pawns material to a chess player, that they connote the eight files or eight paths which a pawn is compelled to take toward the eighth and final rank, or what is for the pawn its long sought place and moment of gratification, union, and transition. Imagine that the Ninth Malic Mold, the Stationmaster of Duchamp’s notes, represents Duchamp, the artist as gu.. read more...

53rd Venice Biennale; and coinciding Europe exhibitions

May 21, 2009 Opening June 7 and lasting until November 22, this will be the 53rd Venice Biennale since it was founded in 1895. Including national and international exhibitors and artists, the event spans the entire city of Venice expanding into the lagoon. Highlighted artists include Bruce Nauman, Tracey Emin, and Steve McQueen. Coinciding with the Biennale are outstanding exhibitions at the Royal Academy, Tate Britain, and Tate Modern. Tate Modern will be exhibiting a survey devoted .. read more...

Jeu d’echecs avec Marcel Duchamp (1963) on UbuWeb

May 20, 2009 "This film records an in-depth interview with Duchamp which took place five years before his death, at the time of his first ever one-man show (at the Pasadena Art Museum). It records for posterity Duchamp talking about his life, his ideas on art, why he chose to continue living in America after fleeing France in 1915, and why he virtually abandoned his work as an artist in 1923. An engaging dialogue takes place between Duchamp and film-maker Jean-Marie Drot as they go around.. read more...

The stuff that dreams are made of; Exhibition at Galerie Moderna, Prague

May 19, 2009 "Decades after its demise, Surrealism still flourishes in Prague Surrealism came belatedly to the Czech lands, but when it arrived, it came to stay. The Czech Surrealist movement was an outgrowth of the Poetism practiced by the avant-garde Devětsil group, two of whose founding members, Toyen and Jindřich Štyrský, moved to Paris in 1926 and formed close ties with the leader of the French Surrealist movement, André Breton. Another Devětsil member, Josef Š�.. read more...

Putting on the dog: William Wegman at Akron Art Museum

May 18, 2009 Akron Art Museum in Ohio currently showcases 56 photographs, in addition to 13 videos by William Wegman, "a conceptual artist who works in a variety of attitudes and approaches, not only in film and photography, but also drawing and painting, moving easily between the various mediums." Using his Weimaraner dogs as vehicles for inspirations and characters in his photographs and videos, Wegman made his work accessible to a larger audience, "For beyond his fame and respect in.. read more...

Philips Contemporary Auction Falls Short of Estimate; Homage to Duchamp livens auction room

May 15, 2009 After this weeks contemporary art auctions held throughout New York City, Philips de Pury & Company fell over $4 million short of their $12.1 million low estimate. 12 works out of the 43 offered failed to sell. Carol Vogel of the New York Times states "the salesroom did come alive occasionally, however. One of the more spirited moments was when “Fountain (Buddha),” a 1996 cast bronze urinal by Sherrie Levine, sold for $446,500, above its $200,000 high estimate. Four b.. read more...