There is an exhibition at the Museum of Arts and Design called, "Slash: Paper Under the Knife," the third show in the museum’s Materials and Process series. Click here to read the review of the show in the New York Times. (Jin - could these be the show you were thinking of?)
Julia
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Sunday, October 18, 2009
Friday, October 16, 2009
Conceptual Art, Craftsmanship, and Beauty
I was about to post Denis Dutton's article, but Julia has done it. There's much for us to discuss, especially in light of the Hickey piece from 1989. These readings nicely prepare the visit of an important (conservative) art critic, Jed Perl, on 22 October 2009, 7 PM, RISD Auditorium.
Nell
Nell
Has Conceptual Art Jumped the Shark Tank?
Today's New York Times has an interesting Op-Ed by Denis Dutton, which dovetails nicely with our mentioning of Damien Hirst's formaldehyde-imprisoned shark in our discussion last class.
It begins:
ART’s link with money is not new, though it does continue to generate surprises. On Friday night, Christie’s in London plans to auction another of Damien Hirst’s medicine cabinets: literally a small, sliding-glass medicine cabinet containing a few dozen bottles or tubes of standard pharmaceuticals: nasal spray, penicillin tablets, vitamins and so forth. This work is not as grand as a Hirst shark, floating eerily in a giant vat of formaldehyde, one of which sold for more than $12 million a few years ago. Still, the estimate of up to $239,000 for the medicine cabinet is impressive — rather more impressive than the work itself.
Click here to read the entire article.
More writing by Denis Dutton can be accessed on his website. Interestingly, his most recent book is called “The Art Instinct: Beauty, Pleasure and Human Evolution.” Funny/odd that the Times has him writing about conceptual art!
Julia
(to see more of Denis Dutton's writing click here)
It begins:
ART’s link with money is not new, though it does continue to generate surprises. On Friday night, Christie’s in London plans to auction another of Damien Hirst’s medicine cabinets: literally a small, sliding-glass medicine cabinet containing a few dozen bottles or tubes of standard pharmaceuticals: nasal spray, penicillin tablets, vitamins and so forth. This work is not as grand as a Hirst shark, floating eerily in a giant vat of formaldehyde, one of which sold for more than $12 million a few years ago. Still, the estimate of up to $239,000 for the medicine cabinet is impressive — rather more impressive than the work itself.
Click here to read the entire article.
More writing by Denis Dutton can be accessed on his website. Interestingly, his most recent book is called “The Art Instinct: Beauty, Pleasure and Human Evolution.” Funny/odd that the Times has him writing about conceptual art!
Julia
(to see more of Denis Dutton's writing click here)
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
First assignment - Colin and Nell
Individual work, and collaborative work about Providence.
Nell Painter's rubbing of a manhole cover.
Colin Williams' highlighting the Sheriff Department and their impressive use of Microsoft Word Art. I believe the font is titled "Old west."
Combining the projects to create a new manhole cover. Vinyl on sidewalk.
Nell Painter's rubbing of a manhole cover.
Colin Williams' highlighting the Sheriff Department and their impressive use of Microsoft Word Art. I believe the font is titled "Old west."
Combining the projects to create a new manhole cover. Vinyl on sidewalk.
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