Frankly, I'm surprised this hasn't happened sooner.
Art criticism and the web
Yesterday Jonathan Jones, art critic for The Guardian, wrote this essay and call for suggestions about how social media have changed the way he thinks about art criticism and, to a degree, art.
As a rule, I never read the comments from readers at the end of newspaper articles or even blog posts. What am I missing? Is the really good debate and multiple viewpoints worth sifting through the inane repetition and side arguments? Are there any websites that have better comments than others? Let me know.
Put on your suit for dancing
The best thing since David Byrne's big suit in Stop Making Sense? The light-up suits on this Japanese dance crew.
Art is good, but you may want to avoid classical music
for your own safety.
This week Brahms caused a fistfight and Bach caused a fatal heart attack.
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New work from dead artists
There may or may not be a lost Leonardo masterpiece hidden behind a Vassari fresco in Italy.
Frank Lloyd Wright once designed a doghouse, which didn't get built for 10 years and then was later scrapped, and now it's built again and the star of a documentary.
"He is to art what Dubai is to architecture and Michael Bay is to movies."
I won't try to evaluate Damien Hirst's work right now--my opinion changes almost daily, and that's fine. But I don't think we'll stop talking about him and trying to evaluate his work for a long while to come, so I'll pass this along: possibly the most concise review of his art yet.
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Word of the day: petrophile
It turns out LA isn't the only place with a craving for art rocks. It's an old Chinese tradition that's gaining new momentum. Now that China is such a large and important part of the international art industry, I expect we'll be seeing much more of this influence in the coming years. And a lot more rocks.
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Rock Star
I'm having trouble getting excited about this myself, but a lot of art bloggers and news sites are following the travels of a giant rock that's being transported 105 miles to the LA County Museum of Art.
Mona Lisa and Little Satan
Nothing has been confirmed, but consensus is building that the newly restored copy of the Mona Lisa that's getting so much attention in Spain was painted by Leonardo's assistant (and supposed lover) nicknamed Salai, or "Little Satan."
Note: the photo above is not supposed to be Leonardo, his assistant, or the Mona Lisa. It's just the top hit on an image search for "Little Satan." However, it's fun to think of people going to see this picture with the same sort of enthusiasm that they visit Mona Lisa.
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