As if the New York City art scene isn't busy enough right now, enter Frieze week. To help you cut down on research time we’ve put together a must see list of fairs happening this week to help you strategize all your art-hopping plans.
Featuring galleries from 26 countries, Frieze New York showcases an extraordinary cross-section of work, from today’s most exciting emerging artists to seminal figures of the 20th century. Building on Frieze’s history as a platform for discovery and challenging the traditional art fair format, the eighth edition introduces new curators and collaborations with leading museum directors; including two exhibitions exploring virtual reality and the significance of self-taught artists, and two new sections celebrating Latino and Latin American art and New York’s pioneering gallery community.
Wednesday Preview, May 1 (invitation only). The fair closes at 7pm.
Thursday Preview, May 2, 11am-7pm
Thursday Private View, May 2, 4pm-7pm
Friday, May 3, 11am-7pm
Saturday, May 4, 11am-6pm
Sunday, May 5, 11am-6pm
TEFAF New York Spring has established its place among the leading global destinations where supreme-quality fine art, and contemporary and modern design converge under one roof. The Fair offers discerning collectors the opportunity to view and purchase in the way many collect – across categories, eras and genres. TEFAF is renowned for creating an environment where aesthetic, historical and temporal connections and dialogues between objects are created, and where finely-curated exhibitions prevail.
As the world's most buoyant art market, New York City provides the ideal context for a TEFAF Fair as this the third edition of TEFAF New York Spring will focus on modern and contemporary art and design. The Fair will run from May 3 - May 7, 2019. The VIP opening will take place on Thursday, May 2, 2019. The historic Park Avenue Armory provides the prime Manhattan location and setting for the world’s leading art dealers to meet with curators and collectors.
THURSDAY, MAY 2: 1 - 8 PM: VIP Preview (VIP Cardholders only)
FRIDAY, MAY 3: Noon - 8 PM: General Admission
SATURDAY, MAY 4: Noon - 8 PM: General Admission
SUNDAY, MAY 5: Noon - 6 PM: General Admission
MONDAY, MAY 6: Noon - 8 PM: General Admission
TUESDAY, MAY 7: Noon - 6 PM: General Admission
Superfine! brings a new look and location to its 2019 New York fair, leaving the Meatpacking and landing at 107 Grand Street in Soho from May 1-5. A transparent, approachable player in an often stuffy and opaque art market, Superfine! believes that buying art should be a simple process and that an art fair should be an enjoyable atmosphere where anyone who wants to collect art can do so.
THU 5.2 | 2 - 6PM
FRI 5.3 | 2 - 10PM
SAT 5.4 | 12 - 10PM
SUN 5.5 | 12 - 8PM
The Other Art Fair Brooklyn runs biannually in Spring and Fall in the creative heart of New York at Greenpoint's Brooklyn Expo Center. The Fair returns for the next spectacular edition on Thursday, May 2nd - Sunday, May 5th, 2019 at the Brooklyn Expo Center.
Presented by Saatchi Art, The Other Art Fair showcases 130 talented independent and emerging artists with artworks starting from $150, each hand picked by a committee of art world experts. Art lovers can visit the fair with confidence that they are buying from the very best and most promising emerging artists in a unique and immersive experience.
Friday, May 3, 2019: 3pm-10pm
Friday Late Evening: 6pm-10pm
Saturday, May 4, 2019: 12pm-9pm
Sunday, May 5, 2019: 11am-6pm
The New York edition of the Art Fair presented by Art Miami will show off emerging and established artists working across a range of media, this year a whopping 300 artists represented by 70 galleries from 18 countries will be on display. Be sure to check out CONTEXT, a supplemental platform specifically for truly emerging artists and cutting-edge galleries.
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With construction expected to begin at the end of this year, the gallery has announced that operations at its main campus will be shut down as 2020 approaches. At the beginning of next year, a 15,000-square-foot Albright-Knox Northland campus will open and display special exhibitions and installations that don’t require museum-quality conditions.
Jive Bunny! from Kenny Schachter on Vimeo.
I used to be a toy
And meant to bring you joy
Not sure what I should call myself
Am I a girl or a boy?
Are you tempted to plant a kiss?
Looking for ever-lasting bliss?
It’s physical, it’s spiritual
But bottom line—it’s just big business.
Meant to take you to another place
Not exactly furthering the human race
But what you’ll see peering into me
A nice reflection of your face
Is it simply a matter of taste
Or a colossal financial waste?
Am I a liar, or object of desire,
Unique or just cut and paste?
Imbuing me with meaning may seem a little reckless
If you don’t believe then you can buy me as a necklace
Christie’s called me “earth-shattering”
and boy, that’s awfully flattering
With rampant prejudice and poverty
Am I anything more than a novelty?
$50, $60, $70 million or more
Listening to my maker is really a bore
He’s on the cover of Vanity Fair, exposed to the max
His worshipers duped by art-critic hacks
Its kitsch! It’s bling! Aesthetics been kinked!
Let’s be real and reveal we’ve all been hoodwinked
I’m just a shiny inflatable bunny
Who thinks the art market is all a bit funny
And if you really want to own me
I’m gonna set you back a whole lot of money
Will You Be Bidding?
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Michael Jordan Spiegel, an LA based contemporary artist will be showcasing his works at the 2019 Los Angeles edition of The Other Art Fair Presented by Saatchi Art. The fair known for displaying independent emerging artists, will kick of in Los Angeles from March 28-31 in The Magic Box at The Reef.
Spiegel is known for his signature style of blending custom cut-outs with quirky text. His art reflects his attitude of excitement in pushing boundaries. Drawing inspiration from his travels and time spent working with visionary contemporaries. Michael Jordan Spiegel is looking to highlight his “Custom Club” Concept. The idea of creating custom edition pieces through a collaborative effort between artist and commissioner to yield a truly one of a kind masterpiece.
Spiegels pieces on view will include:
Canal Street Dreams. Mixed Media, 36” x 48” Canvas, 2017
3am Over Sunset Boulevard, Mixed Media, 30” x 40” Canvas, 2017
Surfing Japan Eating Croissants, Acrylic, Paper, Pencil, Gold, 24” x 36” Canvas, 2017
This will be his first time exhibiting with The Other Art Fair. Recently Spiegel’s work was featured at The Chocolate and Art show in February.
Where
Magic Box @ The REEF
1933 S. Broadway
Los Angeles, CA 90007
When
Friday March 29, 2019: 3pm-10pm
Friday Late Evening: 6pm-10pm
Saturday March 30, 2019: 11am-8pm
Sunday March 31, 2019: 11am-6pm
About Art Standard Time
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About The Other Art Fair
The Other Art Fair, a leading artist fair for discovering emerging artists, provides a platform for artists to present and sell their work directly to art buyers. Each fair presents more than 90 artists chosen by a selection committee of art experts, enabling both collectors and first-time buyers to buy directly from emerging artists. Since 2011, The Other Art Fair has hosted 32 fairs working with over 3,000 artists from more than 20 countries.
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Miami’s marquee event of the week is its largest, with over 250 of the world's leading international Modern and contemporary art galleries display artworks by over 4,000 artists, including paintings, sculptures, installations, photography, film, video, and digital art. Visitors can find works ranging from editioned pieces by young artists to museum-caliber masterpieces.
For More Information: https://www.artbasel.com/miami-beach
Scope Miami Beach
The 18th edition of SCOPE Miami Beach returns to Ocean Drive and 8th Street in its bespoke pavilion on the sand. Honored by the City of Miami Beach Mayor’s Office and Commission for its extraordinary cultural impact, SCOPE Miami Beach features 140 International Exhibitors from 25 countries and 60 cities, and welcomes 60,000 visitors over the course of 6 days. Amidst an unprecedented outpouring of critical acclaim from press, curators and collectors, and a digital and social media outreach campaign garnering over 450 million impressions, SCOPE Miami Beach is once again poised to lead the charge for the emerging contemporary art market.
For More Information: https://scope-art.com/
Superfine!
45 booths of independent solo artists and galleries hailing from Miami and around the globe call the historic Art Deco Welcome Center home. Built on the ethos of accessibility and transparency (read: you will find artwork you love, and you can afford it!), Superfine! has made its mark on the Miami and global art scene over the past four years, adding fairs in New York, Washington DC, and Los Angeles to its roster along with its annual Miami fair.
For More Information: https://superfine.world/miami-beach/
Art Miami
In its 29th edition, Art Miami maintains a preeminent position in America's modern and contemporary art fair market and is globally recognized as a primary destination for the acquisition of the most important works from the 20th and 21st centuries. Art Miami will showcase an array of iconic and important art works, dynamic projects and special installations from more than 160 international galleries from nearly 30 countries representing 68 cities.
For More Information: https://www.artmiami.com/
Design Miami/
Design Miami/ is the global forum for design. Each fair brings together the most influential collectors, gallerists, designers, curators and critics from around the world in celebration of design culture and commerce. Occurring alongside the Art Basel fairs in Miami, USA each December and Basel, Switzerland each June, Design Miami/ has become the premier venue for collecting, exhibiting, discussing and creating collectible design.
For More Information: http://miami2018.designmiami.com/NADA Miami
The 16th edition of the fair, to be held at the Ice Palace Studios, is dedicated to showcasing new art and to celebrating the rising talents from around the globe. NADA holds a renowned art fair to vigorously pursue our goals of exploring new or underexposed art that is not typical of the “art establishment.” NADA Miami is the one of the only major American art fairs to be produced by a non-profit organization, and is recognized as a much needed alternative assembly of the world’s youngest and strongest art galleries dealing with emerging contemporary art.
For More Information: https://www.newartdealers.org/fairs/2018/miami
Red Dot Miami
a modern and contemporary art show in the heart of Miami featuring an international slate of 75+ galleries showing over 500 leading artists. Now in its 13th year, Red Dot Miami nurtures and strengths Miami’s art scene with a provocative agenda that includes Art Labs, Art Talks, and Spotlight Galleries. The curatorial theme for 2018 is illuminate. From works that inspire awe and wonder to sweeping series that reveal new trends to artists who throw light on the roots of imagination through fearless creativity, Red Dot Miami illuminates the best the contemporary art world has to offer.
For More Information: http://reddotmiami.com/
Untitled, Miami Beach
Untitled, Art is an international, curated art fair founded in 2012 that focuses on curatorial balance and integrity across all disciplines of contemporary art. Untitled, Art innovates the standard fair model by selecting a curatorial team to identify, and curate a selection of galleries, artist-run exhibition spaces, and non-profit institutions and organizations, in dialogue with an architecturally designed venue.
For More Information: https://untitledartfairs.com/miami-beach
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New York based artist Josh Sperling a will present his newest works in a solo exhibition titled “Two Purple Tigers” at Galerie Perrotin Seoul in South Korea. This is his second show with Perrotin and first in Asia. The show will feature the artists' signature geometric forms and colors in new configurations.
Josh Sperling’s work follows in the tradition of the "shaped canvas" and minimalist paintings of the 1960s and 1970s.Sperling (born in 1984 in Oneonta, New York) uses intricate and sinuous cutting to define the outline of his works, often adding three-dimensionality under the surface of the canvas.
Each shaped canvas is hand formed. Layers of plywood are built up forming the shapes over which canvas is stretched and then painted. "The visible ridges add not only texture, but a kind of diagrammatic dimensionality" By using these techniques Sperling continues the exploration of the sculptural potential of painting.
Sperling’s “Two Purple Tigers” will be on display until December 30, 2018
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During Last nights Christie's auction, Hockney's Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures) (1972) sold for $90.3 million at the post war and contemporary art in Rockefeller Center.
The work by the British artist topples Jeff Koons's Balloon Dog which sold for $58.4 million to become the most expensive work by a living artist. The sale more than tripled the British artist’s current record of $28.4 million set in May.
Hockney’s record shows a sharp escalation in his status as one of the few artists who can command prices in the upper eight figures. Just two years ago, his auction record was $11.7 million.
Bidding on the 1972 painting opened at $18 million and quickly rose. The work was brought to auction by consigner Joe Lewis. Lewis was confidant in a strong performance and listed the painting without reserve, causing bidding to open at the relatively low threshold. The whole process lasted 9 minutes.
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French artist Jean Jullien is to exhibit a show entitled “GIB,” at the Arsham Fieg Gallery. The miniature presentation features Jullien’s original works of natural landscapes and minimalist subjects. “The show is called GIB because it’s the opposite of BIG,” stated the gallery.
The French graphic designer and illustrator will be displaying his miniature paintings and sculptures alongside 3D models of Daniel Arsham and Ronnie Fieg, the galleries curators/owners.
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Original (1990):
Today (2018):
It reads: “WHO IS BEYOND THE LAW? WHO IS BOUGHT AND SOLD? WHO IS FREE TO CHOOSE? WHO DOES TIME? WHO FOLLOWS ORDERS? WHO SALUTES LONGEST? WHO PRAYS LOUDEST? WHO DIES FIRST? WHO LAUGHS LAST?”
Krugers bold-face text message is plastered across a nearly three-story-tall wall on the side of the MOCA building.
The MOCA LA posted on their Instagram:
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As revealed by the artist on instagram, this year Takashi Murakami will dress up in a custom made outfit inspired by the Kanye West and Lil Pump "I Love It” music video. The exaggerated look is made up of a smiling flower print button-up, traditional Japanese camoflage pant, a gold “Hiropon” necklace and a pair of YEEZY slides.
“Hiropon” is the name of Murakami’s lauded sculpture from 2001 that serves as a physical representation of Japanese “Otaku” culture and its distinct representation of female sexuality.
The Artists wrote on his Instagram: "I found the music video of Kanye West (and Lil Pump )’s "I Love It” incredibly shocking. Its like you’re being served a raw, contemporary human being, delivered straight to you via YouTube, iTunes and Spotify. I felt as though I was served a fresh platter of ego sashimi. Even though the video steps out of the human ego’s safety zone, the ego is still somehow maintained... I don’t even know what I’m talking about, but all I can do is to bow down to it! And so I did this cosplay in my studio."
Spike Jonze produced the music video.
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After sponsoring the conservation of Andy Warhols "Shadows", Calvin Klein's NYC Headquarters will be hosting an exhibit featuring the newly restored works. In partnership with the Dia Art Foundation, the show will display the late artist’s iconic Shadows, silkscreen paintings that boast dynamic blurs of dark and light colors such as yellow, violet, coral, and aqua.
All panels displayed at the space went under a 9-month restoration process that took place at Dia:Beacon in New York. “Shadows” was first presented in New York City by Dia in 1979.
Andy Warhol’s precise instructions to installing Shadows (1978-79) have always been tricky. The monumental 102 silk-screened and painted canvases must also hang in the round, lined edge to edge. The intent is to reflect the continuity of a filmstrip, and reference Warhol’s filmmaking practice as well as create an immersive experience for viewers.
The timing will overlap with the upcoming exhibition “Andy Warhol — From A to B and Back Again” at the Whitney Museum of American Art. At the end of 2019 Shadows will be reinstalled at Dia: Beacon in Upstate New York.
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A fire at Dia:Beacon broke out on Saturday caused by an overheated electrical component of an artwork ignited on the first floor of the museum. No injuries were reported as the fire was put out within 30 minutes. A work by Mary Corse that contained the source of the fire was damaged.
Since the mid-1960s, Corse has experimented with different ways to physically imbue her paintings with light. Her techniques have included the use of materials that project, reflect, and refract, such as electric light, glazed ceramic tiles, and retroreflective glass beads. These materials, which respond to their environmental conditions, are applied in simple configurations, using the logic of the grid as an organizing principle. Corse is known for her work within the Light and Space Movement. Centered largely in California, the movement emerged in the 1960s as an offshoot of conceptual art, one that attempted to understand artwork as a function of sensory perception.
Hannah Gompertz, director of communications and marketing for the Dia Art Foundation, said:
"A small, contained fire broke out in one of our galleries at Dia:Beacon at the end of the day on Saturday, October 20. The fire appears to have been caused by an electrical element attached to a work of art by Mary Corse that overheated. The building was immediately evacuated, and no one was injured. The Corse galleries will be reopened tomorrow with the work in question deinstalled. All other Corse works in these galleries will remain on view."
Nina Chanel Abney’s life-size monoprints will be featured at Pace Prints in NYC starting this week. This is Abney’s first exhibition with the gallery and the artist’s first body of work in the print medium.
Abney is a leading up and comer in the contemporary art industry today.The Chicago-born artist creates vivid paintings that touch upon themes of race, gender, pop culture, and politics. Her signature visual language of symbols and stylized figures, her prints draw both subject and message from current events and society. In her words, “As I am creating a piece, everything that is happening in the moment may find its way in the work.” With their alluring color palette, Abney’s monoprints beckon the viewer closer, only to find themselves confronted with messages that can leave them unnerved. From the pernicious effects of housing discrimination to the racist rhetoric found in today’s politics, Abney’s prints invite the viewer to participate in timely conversation.
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The Art Institute of Chicago has opened their image archives to the public. They are allowing unrestricted access to thousands of high resolution images from its digital archive (44,313 to be exact). As part of the museums "digital evolution" they are looking to change the way people interact with art.
"We expanded our scope to encompass the interconnected nature of the web, knowing that how our content displays on other platforms is just as important as the look and feel of our own site. With this redesign, we’ve gone from creating a singular website to becoming a more dynamic presence on the web. So no matter how you digitally encounter our content—through email subscriptions, keyword searches on search engines, or stories on social media—we want to help you find the artworks that inspire you."
The release has been made available under the Creative Commons Zero (CC0) license.
In February 2017, The Metropolitan Museum of Art made all of the public domain works in its collection available online. Within 6 months, the museum saw drastic change in how people were interacting with their site. The Met’s website had a 17 percent spike in traffic and saw a 64 percent increase in image downloads. Users who downloaded photographs were reportedly spending five times as long on the site.
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Alongside "CLEAN SLATE" Phillips will also be auctioning "UNTITLED (FATAL GROUP)". A piece that portrays the characters from The Fat Albert Show with their heads embellished with the signature KAWS XX motif. It is expected that these pieces will bring the highest auction estimate for a painting by the world-renowned artist.
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Ten Bullets was written as a guide to to Sachs's studio for any past, current, or future studio assistants. Paradox Bullets follows the story of a man who loses his keys in the Mojave Desert.
Paradox Bullets is a head scratcher. After the truly inspirational Ten Bullets, Paradox Bullets is almost unwatchable.
A Paradox Created = ART
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Prince has established an infamous reputation as an “appropriation artist” known for taking images from mass media, advertising and entertainment and adding his spin to it, to create his own "unique" pieces. Since the late 1970s, Richard Prince has redefined the concepts of authorship and ownership.
Alan Neider prepares for his 1st solo show at Gallery L in Montclair, NJ.
On September 29th Alan Neider will debut his latest series of works named “Paint & Tar.” True to his style the latest series blends fabrics, paints and wood into multi dimensional wall sculptures. He will be creating a site specific art installation that will take over the Gallery L storefront in Montclair, NJ. Show goers will be immersed into Alan's work as they walk in and feel as if they are inside of Alan’s mind.
Neider's recent work has included sewing together textured fabrics and painting onto them. His last series "The Blanket Paintings" were his first encounter with blankets as a substrate to paint. They hang, folded and draped on walls, exposing some or parts of the painted surface. His current work involves coffees sacks, fabric, paint and tar. These paintings are free hanging with paint being handled in an expressive and gestural manner.
“Paint & Tar” will kick off with an opening reception on Saturday September 29th from 7-10pm. Alan will be back at Gallery L on Saturday October 13th for an Artist Talk. The exhibit runs from September 29th thru October 21st. Fitting in perfectly with the Montclair Art Walk held on October 19th from 6-9pm.
543 Bloomfield Ave, Montclair NJ 07042
Alan Neider Paint & Tar Solo Show
September 29th thru October 21st
Opening Reception: September 29th 7-10pm
Artist Talk: October 13th
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Lucy Sparrow’s felt is reimagining the LA supermarket. Stocked with verything from ramen and sushi to siracha and champagne, they have it all.
British artist Lucy Sparrow follows up her New York City bodega show with an all-felt supermarket in Los Angeles. Boasting over 31,000 handmade and painted sculptures, the project took Sparrow and 5 assistants a year to complete.
Every single one of Lucy’s 31,000 unique felt artworks is available to buy in store, so Angeleno’s can browse the California rolls at the fully stocked sushi bar and bag up some fresh felt fish, fruit and vegetables.
On View:
THE PADDLE ROOM, THE STANDARD DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES
550 S FLOWER ST, LOS ANGELES, CA 90071
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Art has the power to change the way we view the world. It has the ability to bring us together and reflect our humanity on a grand scale. With his global art project, artist and TED Prize winner JR is turning the world inside out, in a big way. He’s using photography as a vehicle for change by, quite literally, putting a face to an issue. His team travels the world taking portraits of people and printing them on large-scale paper to then post in public spaces. His “Inside Out” public art project works with communities online and around the world to print and display their photos and stories along the streets where they live. His soaring installations shine a light on the unsung and give everyone the dignity they deserve.
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Chi-Tien Lui is an electrical engineer and technician whose craft has evolved to the realm of high art. Born in China, he trained as a technician in Taiwan before moving to the U.S. and setting up his own shop in downtown Manhattan in 1968. During this time, televisions began to evolve and video became an important part of the experimental art scene, especially for big players like Andy Warhol and John Lennon. But, over time, wear and tear and years sitting in museums can cause machinery to fail, which means the potential of losing priceless art forever. That’s where Chi-Tien Lui comes in. He’s become the go-to guy for institutions like the Smithsonian and MoMA to preserve these legendary electronics.
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Alan Neider is serious about his art. With over five decades of art industry experience, Alan has established himself as a true multidimensional painter. His style has combined painting, collage and sculpture. Neider’s work has a theme of combining challenging surfaces, multiple textures and colorful materials in order to create 3 dimensional masterpieces.
“My work has always been about painting. I built out from the surface of my first paintings because the forms needed to come out into space. Some early paintings were free standing 3-dimensional forms. Some of the forms I have built and painted include: chairs, lamps, curtains, dresses as well as dimensional abstract paintings that hang on the wall. I create/build difficult and challenging surfaces to paint. I believe these surfaces in conjunction with the inherent textures of wood, fabric and ceramics lead to a richer, complex experience.”
Alan’s works have been the subject of multiple gallery shows as well as numerous public commissions, including a freestanding sculpture titled “Lake Dance” which was installed atop Chicago’s Navy Pier.
We recently spoke with the talented Neider about his start in the art world, his favorite NYC gallery opening and advice he'd give to new artists.
I have a BA in Ceramics from Long Beach State, CA. I started selling the pottery I was making in school which really helped support me. This was around 1965 onwards.
I have always been most interested in Painting. This stems from having spent my childhood with my grandparents. My grandfather painted the outside of the house in the summer, the inside in winter. I have fond memories of seeing, smelling and touching the paint and brushes. My work has evolved as I have been exposed to artists that impact and impress me. Ashley Bickerton has informed my paintings in showing me how an accomplished artist can be so loose, crazy-nuts and still have so much to say. Ibrahim Mahama is inspiring and impacting my work currently. I would not be incorporating used coffee bean bags that I stain with tar and rip and tear if I had not discovered him. I believe my style has actually remained fairly consistent throughout my career. When I look at paintings from the mid-60's I still like them and see direct similarities to my work now.
I am proud of my body of work as a total group. Work that I don't feel good about disappears. Of course, I am most interested, invested and maybe proud of the work I am currently making.
The art world has clearly become bigger, more complex. While there are more opportunities for artists there is much more competition. The internet has served to expand and engage the art world and artist.
I have been told by a dealer "Alan don't you know when to stop?" In fact the paintings do speak-to me. They let me know when they are finished. Mostly I work on ten paintings at once. I start all of them at the same time, go through each step and finish them at the same time.
I see a great deal of art, mostly in NYC, The first time I saw Ashley Bickerton’s work at Lehmann Maupin on the lower east side is one of my favorites.
Make work you believe in. If you don't know what that is I suggest stopping and go see a lot of art.
I have traded work with others artists. I don't actually collect. My wife often buys art that we have hanging.
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'10 Rules for Students and Teachers' is said to have been originally written by Sister Corita Kent, and popularized by Cage. The work engages viewers to understand the importance of constantly creating, learning and sharing.
Our golden rule: The only rule is work!
RULE ONE: Find a place you trust, and then try trusting it for awhile.
RULE TWO: General duties of a student — pull everything out of your teacher; pull everything out of your fellow students.
RULE THREE: General duties of a teacher — pull everything out of your students.
RULE FOUR: Consider everything an experiment.
RULE FIVE: Be self-disciplined — this means finding someone wise or smart and choosing to follow them. To be disciplined is to follow in a good way. To be self-disciplined is to follow in a better way.
RULE SIX: Nothing is a mistake. There’s no win and no fail, there’s only make.
RULE SEVEN: The only rule is work. If you work it will lead to something. It’s the people who do all of the work all of the time who eventually catch on to things.
RULE EIGHT: Don’t try to create and analyze at the same time. They’re different processes.
RULE NINE: Be happy whenever you can manage it. Enjoy yourself. It’s lighter than you think.
RULE TEN: “We’re breaking all the rules. Even our own rules. And how do we do that? By leaving plenty of room for X quantities.” (John Cage)
HINTS:
As we begin this year we must encourage all to work harder and work happier. We are all students in life there is always more to learn and wonder. Don't be afraid to share your work with others. Don't be afraid to fail. Nothing is a mistake!
Let us know what you think!
#TheTimeIsART
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As captured in the videos below a sneak peak into past programs at the Art Standard Time HQ.
Ian Kieffer
Hillary Capps
The Grand Mess
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