BoA Kwon – My friend Peter was telling me the other day that I had to check out this chick because she was like mad cute. She is. And she can dance.
Faces to Watch – Whenever I read these faces to watch things I always get really upset that I’m not on them. I mean, it makes sense, but it still sucks. Nonetheless, there they are and here I am. Every smart person keeps one eye on the competition and if these are the “faces to watch” then that’s what I’m gonna do.
This guy right here kind of bugs me though. In the same way that criticism has been leveled at guys like Stephen Cojocaru for being a sambo perpetuating tired stereotypes of the over the top flamboyant gay man, I feel there way too many artists out there trying to play the whole “I’m a wild and wacky creative genius” bit or some shit like that. That’s one thing I’ve always admired about Matisse. He kept it real.
MOCA Should Show Its Own – This is a very good article about what the struggling MOCA should do to ensure its survival. The author’s basic theory is that the MOCA has an intensely good collection of important artworks in storage and first and foremost it should use that backlog to beef up its permanent collection which, by my estimation from reading the article, sounds somewhat anemic and in need of more “plasma.”
Personally, I agree with sentiment wholeheartedly. The permanent collection is the backbone of any museum and should be made as strong as possible, but that’s kind of a no brainer and really goes without saying. The real quandary is where to take it from there. In my opinion what they need to do is pull a Peggy Guggenheim and break a superstar. They need to find the next big thing, blow him up and ride his coattails into the history books.
What they really need is Terry Kim.
Baroque from Bologna – If you are into Baroque art this should be right up your alley at the Getty.
Tes One Relaunches Site - This guy has a really cool website. I feel so inferior and janky.
Art Space Talk: Blaine Fontana – Reason number 6980 why people don’t care about art: artists are the most boring as shit people on the planet. They are a lot like athletes in that their interviews are usually just a long list of cliché’s and platitudes, but unlike athletes they don’t have the excuse of having to please sponsors and whatnot. Take this dude for example. I got to say, for a guy that’s supposed to be all from the streets, you are boring.
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