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More than 100 years ago, Marcel Duchamp started an artistic revolution when he signed a urinal with “R. Mutt 1917,” gave it the title Fountain, and entered it in an exhibition of the Society of Independent Artist in New York. It … Continue reading
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It is hard to believe, but it’s true: a NFT (non-fungible token) digital artwork by Beeple entitled, Everydays – The First 5000 Days sold at Christie’s yesterday for $69.3 million. It is a collage of all of the artwork Beeple created for … Continue reading
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Conspiracy theories have long been used as fodder for artists even before the dismissive term was coined by the CIA in 1967 in response to widespread skepticism about the Warren Commission report on the assassination of JFK. In Dr. Strangelove from 1964, … Continue reading
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My New Year’s resolution is to post regularly on The Art Minute, and I can find no better subject to write about than the upcoming exhibition of work by the very smart, funny, and brilliantly talented Deborah Roberts that will open … Continue reading
Robert Therrien, Untitled (Folding Chairs and Table), 2008, Paint and metal, Table: 96” x 120” x 120”, Chairs: 104” x 64” x 72”, Image via Artsy.com.
The American artist Robert Therrien died earlier this week. He was 71 years old. Therrien is best known for his amusing sculptures of functional, mass-produced objects from everyday life that are enlarged to a scale that fills a room. Surely, … Continue reading
Mark Bradford, Constitution IV, 2013, Mixed Media on Canvas, 132
Mark Bradford employs a décollage technique using layers of found printed materials to build up the surfaces of his canvases before manipulating them by alternately sanding them and building them back up again with more paper. The texts or images … Continue reading
Nan Goldin, Pain/Sackler, Royal College of Art, London, 2017, and Oxy Script, 2017.
Corporations and art museums have become more closely connected in recent decades because each benefit greatly from the alliance. The businesses and their owners enjoy good PR and tax write-offs, and the museums get the financial support that is so … Continue reading
Njideka Akunyili Crosby, Mama, Mummy and Mamma (Predecessors #2), 2014, Photo by the New Church Museum, Cape Town, South Africa.
The artist Njideka Akunyili Crosby was one of three artists who won the 2017 MacArthur “Genius” Fellowship. This generous grant is awarded to “talented individuals who have shown extraordinary originality and dedication in their creative pursuits and a marked capacity … Continue reading
Carl Frederik Reuterswärd, Non Violence, 1985, bronze, Plaza at the United Nations, New York.
When you visit the United Nations headquarters in New York City, the first thing you will see is a large bronze sculpture entitled Non-Violence created by Carl Frederik Reuterswärd. The Swedish artist sculpted the work of art at the request … Continue reading
Ai Weiwei, Forever Bicycles, 2015, Waller Creek Delta on Lady Bird Lake, Austin, TX, Photo by Rachel Zein for The Daily Texan.
Next time you are out on Butler Trail in Austin, TX, make your way over to the Waller Creek Delta to see Chinese political activist artist Ai Weiwei’s public art installation, Forever Bicycles. The dramatic assemblage of over 1,200 bicycles … Continue reading
Sharin Neshat, Video still from Rapture, 1999, Photo via Gladstone Gallery, New York, NY.
Born in Qazvin in Iran and educated in Berkeley, CA, Sharin Neshat creates images of the strong contrasts between Western and Islamic society as an invitation to open a dialog between the cultures. Neshat left Iran in 1975 to attend school and didn’t return … Continue reading
Nina Katchadourian, Photograph from “Lavatory Self-Portraits in the Flemish Style,” from Seat Assignments, 2010 and ongoing, Photo by Sally Coleman.
If you are in Austin, TX anytime before June 11th, I highly recommend you visit the exhibition, Nina Katchadourian: Curiouser at the Blanton Museum of Art. Expertly curated by Veronica Roberts, the show allows you to view the world as … Continue reading