Sake & Wine Update, October 27
October 27, 2009 at 2:38 pm
New post over at sake & wine.
Interesting Reads
October 26, 2009 at 10:36 pm
Lots of articles about the French and other delights
On a Mission to Loosen Up the Louvre by Carol Vogel
Henri Loyrette, the Louvre’s director is “American-izing” the museum with its masterpiece loans, construction of Louvre Abu Dhabi and Louvre Lens, allowing McDonald’s into the Carrousel du Louvre, and acquiring contemporary works from artists such as Anselm Kiefer, Cy Twombly, and Joseph Kosuth.
Paris: A Twombly Ceiling by Grant Rosenberg
The creation and planning of Cy Twombly’s ceiling, scheduled to adorn the Louvre’s Salle des Bronzes, come April 2010.
Paris Under the Nazis: Happy Days? by Bruce Crumley
Les Parisiens sous l’Occupation par Danielle Birck
Two interesting articles about an exhibition of photographs taken in Paris during the Occupation which suggest an idyllic lifestyle under the Nazis.
John Baldessari at the Tate Modern - Interview with Jessica Morgan
I wish I could be in London to see this. Great interview.
Pierre Soulages at Pompidou Center
I wanna see this show, too!
The Polanski Case: A Gallic Shrug by Michael Kimmelman
Investigates how the French have a history of defending those who they believe have significantly contributed to society, despite any moral corruption they may have.
Robots That Care - Medical Robots and Technological Therapy by Jerome Groopman
Maja Matarić, professor of Computer Science at USC, is creating robots that encourage stroke victims to rehabilitate themselves. The article also discusses how interactive robots can be used to help children with autism learn, and all the complications that can arise with having robots help humans.
France May Put Warning Labels on Airbrushed Photos by Bruce Crumley
Le débat sur les photos retouchées relancé par Flore Galaud
Should Photos Come with Warning Labels? by Randy Cohen
French Parliamentarian Valérie Boyer is pushing to have warning labels on retouched photographs, because they are fueling unhealthy concepts of unattainable Western beauty.
James Cameron and “Avatar” by Dana Goodyear
I guess those are the most interesting articles I’ve read online in the past week or so.
Oscar Santillan
October 20, 2009 at 1:04 am
Oscar Santillan is an Ecuadorian artist pursuing an MFA in Sculpture at VMA.
Failed dawn, 118 fluorescent lights, 2008
Buried sparkle, 2009
Installation, A light glowing through the wall
Buried sparkle, Photograph of a fluorescent light under the snow, 2008
Colored sperm, 2009
Photographic documentation of the result of 7 masturbations by the artist, after having vegetable pigments injected into his seminal vesicles
Memorial, The New York Times blanked throughout a chemical reaction, and a miniature molded by using the dry ink extracted from the newspaper, 2008
The lookout, 2009
Paint taken off from the gallery’s wall, and a scale model created completely by the paint scrapings
Spider Statement, Photograph, 2008
Something that happened after the assassination of JFK
sculpture (electric cable, balloon, fluorescent light, candle)
One Hundred Years
Pinhole camera set up for a 100 years exposure, 2009 - 2109
His blog can be followed here.
Rinko Kawauchi at Mountain Fold Gallery
October 20, 2009 at 12:29 am
I went to the opening of Rinko Kawauchi’s show Condensation at Mountain Fold Gallery. It’s up until November 28th, and anyone in the New York area should venture out. I bought her book “Utatane,” and there should still be other books for sale. They’re really beautiful and I don’t think you can normally find the books in America, so it’s worth a venture.
Spike Jonze GAP Advertisement, 2005
October 19, 2009 at 11:53 pm
Maison Martin Margiela
October 18, 2009 at 4:31 pm
