The Full Banksy
I have an ambivalent relationship to "Street Art." I hope to decide what I think about street art before I die, but I can't make any promises.
One artist I know I like and admire and enjoy thinking about it Banksy. We'll talk about him in class this spring when we watch Exit Through the Gift Shop.
But this quick little note from Nicholas Barber reminds us of the problem with dealing with street art second-hand. It also hints at a broader question of art appreciation and criticism: how do we respond to art, even "great" art, before we have confirmation that it is generally accepted as art?
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Apples and Bananas
Apple, as in the computer company, fought with Apple, as in the Beatles' record label, for decades over the name Apple, and just recently settled (that's why all of a sudden you can get The Beatles on iTunes).
And now the Velvet Underground is feuding with the Warhol foundation over their Banana logo, and whether it can be displayed on iPad covers.
I think there are two lessons here:
1. Don't get into a contract or contract dispute with Andy. Even a quarter century after his death, he'll still probably win. That guy was a business genius, and don't forget it.
2. Simple fruit as an identity may not be as simple as it seems. Sorry, Apple Martin.
It's impossible not to love George Clooney, isn't it?
His next project is a movie about art historians. And Hitler. And I hear it's a love story? No, but really. It's about the team of art experts who went to Europe--sometimes in battle conditions--to find and save art.
Almost everything you ever wanted to know about Damien Hirst, and more
The news essay itself is brief, but make sure you click through the timeline at the bottom. While we're at it, we should probably go back and read everything Jerry Saltz has written. He's the critic of our times, &etc.
Got millions to invest?
You might think about investing in art instead of stocks.
If you've got 150 bucks, neither will do you much good.
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Another art attack!
A woman attacked a Clyfford Still painting by "punching and scratching it, then removing her pants and sliding down the artwork."
Any of you out there documentary filmmakers? Journalists? Who's with me to go on a quest to figure out why people do this to art? Any philanthropists out there who want to fund the project? I think I'm on the brink of an obsession. I want to write crime stories about violence toward art. Fictional or not.
Cindy Sherman at MoMA
Depressed that you can't make it Fort Worth for the amazing Caravaggio exhibit? Erase those blues by going to New York to see a Cindy Sherman retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art. It runs from February 26 to June 11. Over 180 photos, almost all of them of the same person!
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