SZ Cultural Calendar

[endersgame]

lacma and the getty acquire the mapplethorpe collection with the help of david geffen.

http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/02/07/lacma-and-getty-trust-acquire-huge-collection-of-mapplethorpe-works-and-letters/

not a huge fan of his work, with the exception of his flowers. too 80's and too much soft focus. nice they found a home- the storage facilities at getty are world class. both museums are planning to have shows in the next 3 years..

[syed]

On which note, Robert Mapplethorpe exhibition currently running at the Alison Jacques Gallery.

http://www.alisonjacquesgallery.com/exhibitions/62/installation_shots/

[rider]

if you have time to spare this was time well spent...
paula cooper gallery - Christian Marclay

[Servo2000]

http://www.alisonjacquesgallery.com/exhibitions/62/installation_shots/

i like the shot of the marc swanson piece where you can see the person photographing it in the reflection

[laughed]

wait....wtf
i saw "curated by scissor sisters" and closed my browser really fast.
what the hell is going on ?

[inconduit]

kai chan

if you're in toronto, go see kai chan's retrospective show at the textile museum. amazing stuff.

http://www.textilemuseum.ca/apps/ind...tail&exhId=313

[AKA*NYC]

hermann nitsch @ mike weiss gallery nyc

[thehouseofdis]

^ Wish I was there for that!

[seatbelts]

google street view will now be in major museums around the world. i can understand offering this to people who can't travel but this is just another nail in the coffin.

how will this increase attendance? these institutions have no money and they want to do this? and what a terrible way to look at art. there's no intimacy. just download everything..

How is this NOT amazing? I don't have the time or money to make world trips to museums. This allows me to view pieces in extreme definition (the zoom astounds me) and promotes art in general (think about how many people saw that Art announcement). "What a terrible way to look at art". What other is there besides buying a book or going to the actual gallery. Buying a book is a fine way to go about it, but having an online cataloge of art pieces, in the highest quality and lighting (ever notice how varied the lighting is when you google a piece?), is a handy tool you can't bash.


Don't get me wrong, this is no substitue. I've been to most major art museums on the Eastern coast of the US, but west coast, Asian, or European trips are expensive and time consuming.

[BECOMING-INTENSE]

Egon Schiele - Women. May 19 - June 30, 2011.

Exhibition at Richard Nagy's Gallery, London.

[thehouseofdis]

RYOJI IKEDA @ Park Avenue Armory, NYC. May 20 - June 11

[Vanna]

hermann nitsch @ mike weiss gallery nyc

This looks so Polyphonic Spree.

[thehouseofdis]

The Ikeda exhibit at the Armory is a must for anyone with eyes or ears.

[kbi]

I saw a few huma bhaba pieces at Peter Blum Gallery and later at MoMa earlier this year. I loved all the pieces and was wondering what other people here think of the artist and her work.

[DRRRK]