On Sunday evening, Banksy hijacked the opening sequence of The Simpsons. Brilliant idea? OR The sad absorption of an outsider artist into the mainstream?
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Banksy @ The Simpsons
October 11, 2010
Deep Water @ Causey Contemporary
October 5, 2010
I just had to write about this exhibit of works by Ran Ortner before it closes on October 11th. If you’re in the area, I highly recommend swinging by to see it. I literally stumbled upon it, and felt it was truly remarkable. Though initially I thought it was a pretty uncomplicated photography exhibit, this was not the case at [...]
Karel Funk @ 303 Gallery
April 26, 2010
I got the cold shoulder today at 303 Gallery. Karel Funk’s (through May 15th) realist works are a sort of portraiture, but his subjects aren’t acknowledging your presence. You know that the works are of people, but in these the figures are only defined by the folds of their jacket and a few stray wisps [...]
Marina Abramovic @ MOMA
April 15, 2010
In stark contrast to the Tim Burton exhibit at the MOMA, I LOVED the Marina Abramovic exhibit, The Artist is Present (through May 31st, 2010). This is a retrospective of Abramovic’s long career of performance art. Now, how do you do a retrospective of Performance Art? And more importantly, how do you do one well? [...]
Liz Engelhardt @ 571 Projects
April 8, 2010
Yesterday I paid a visit to Sophie Brechu-West at her very own 571 Projects (http://www.571projects.com/). Sadly, I had missed the very successful opening she held last week for her latest show: Silentscapes by Liz Engelhardt, and I couldn’t resist a private viewing. One the whole, the works themselves evoke Impressionism, even being created en plein [...]
Dan Bina@Studio
April 5, 2010
I was lucky enough to go visit Dan Bina’s studio (whom I represent) this past warm Sunday evening, and, of course, it was a fabulous time. He has lovingly devoted an entire room of his Brooklyn apartment to be his studio. It’s currently overflowing with canvases—those completed and those still in progress. There is debris [...]
Burton @ MOMA
March 30, 2010
I tend to find that first impressions make all the difference, especially when it comes to exhibits. The fact that the Tim Burton exhibit at the MOMA (through April 26th) was so poorly curated struck me first and foremost. Why on earth would you line the hallway into the exhibit with TV’s showing Burton’s multiple [...]
Hello Art Lovers of the World!!
March 29, 2010
Welcome to my blog, my name is Lauren Fresco and you are currently reading my first ever entry! Let me introduce myself—I am a not-quite-thirty year old, art historian living in New York City. Having recently left an administrative position at an international auction house, I’ve finally and very happily found myself with the time [...]
