Marcel Duchamp

L.H.O.O.Q.: She has heat in the arse.

reddit.com     yesterday          

L.H.O.O.Q. is a work of art by Marcel Duchamp first conceived in 1919. The work is one of what Duchamp referred to as readymades. Pioneered by him, the readymade involves taking mundane, often utilitarian objects not generally...                

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Media Art Histories, Edited by Oliver Grau

sessions.edu     Jul 21, 2008          

Nothing about this book looks like an art book. The somewhat colorless cover, the MIT imprint, the marked lack of giant, colorful images. At very first glance, you know that editor Oliver Grau, an Image Science professor and...                

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Art: Call him what you

philly.com     Jul 20, 2008          

As I ambled through Garry Knox Bennett's exhibition at the Delaware Art Museum, I thought of Walt Whitman's lines from Song of Myself: "Do I contradict myself? Very well, I contradict myself. I am large, I contain multitudes."                

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Dying art form is alive and well

nwsource.com     Jul 19, 2008   2 related          

When they put a little flash in the ash, there's no limit to what boutique morticians can urn By REGINA HACKETT P-I ART CRITIC Going out in style is easy in Seattle. Thanks to Greg Lundgren, the city is the leader of what could...                

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The art of repurposing - with elegance

courierpostonline.com     Jul 19, 2008          

Alexander Calder's jewelry is on view for the first time in Philadelphia By JOANN LOVIGLIO • Associated Press • July 20, 2008 Think of Alexander Calder, and the first thing to come to mind would likely be the suspended abstract...                

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Digitally created Abe Lincoln photos seem not so honest

courier-journal.com     Jul 19, 2008          

Studio Macbeth, which does 3-D visualizations for advertiser and science illustration, has misplaced truth in history and missed the line between history and art. Macbeth of Kingston, N.Y., has produced "new" photos of Abraham...                

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Designs for living

news.com.au     Jul 18, 2008          

Art deco brought a stylish and geometric elegance to everyday life, writes John Armstrong | July 19, 2008 National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne.Until October 5. EVERY big art exhibition raises the same questions: What is art...                

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"Light Trap for Dan Flavin"-- The Leroy and Dorothy Lavine Lecture presented by independent...

mit.edu     Jul 16, 2008          

Dan Flavin's landmark Green Gallery exhibition in 1964 was a dividing point in the development of his work. Focusing on the precise nature of the fluorescent lamp (both the object and the light) as Flavin's sole medium, the...                

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Marcel Duchamp: A work that is not a work "of art"

perpetualartmachine.com     Jul 15, 2008          

Marcel Duchamp: A work that is not a work "of art" Marcel Duchamp: A work that is not a work "of art" Curator: Elena Filipovic 15 July - 21 September MAM – MUSEU DE ARTE MODERNA DE SÃO PAULO Parque do Ibirapuera – Av. Pedro...                

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Orlan in Murcia

canalblog.com     Jul 13, 2008          

ORLAN in Murcia Espacio AV. Espacio AVC/ Santa Teresa 14, bajo 30005 Murcia Suture Hybridation-recyclage curator Isabel Tejeda, Spain ORLAN in Collaboration with Davidelfin 13 june to 28 september 2008ORLAN (Saint-Etienne,...                

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