Painting by numbers Jul 2, 2008
Perhaps the best examples of this are the paintings created by Vitaly Komar and Alexander Melamid, two Russian conceptual artists who emigrated to the US in the late 1970s. In 1994, they collaborated on USA's Most Wanted, a painting created in response to a survey of 1,001 Americans that asked people what they considered to be good art. (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
A gigantic doll house Jun 17, 2008
" But she says that she felt that the result is "a bravura statement of all they have done" and worthy of being in an art gallery. The intriguing exhibition poses the question of whether Viktor & Rolf are designers or conceptual artists who work their surreal ideas in fashion. The clothes themselves are classic, but are used to make striking fashion statements, as when a collection was bathed in metallic silver; or when the word "No" was sculpted in fabric to reject "fast" fashion. Horsting and... (International Herald Tribune)
More of this story May 2, 2008
While their work may not have had a direct influence on his, McKenzie said the way those conceptual artists worked certainly has. Dave McKenzie was at REDCAT last Wednesday night for a reception for his exhibit, Screen Doors on Submarines, which continues through June 15. (Los Angeles Downtown News, CA)
Allston Skirt to close its doors after nine years Apr 2, 2008
They've done that and more; this year, two of their artists have been nominated for the Institute of Contemporary Arts' Foster Prize: conceptual artists Joe Zane and Andrew Witkin. Neither Hopkins nor Kantrowitz knows what she'll do next, but both say they intend to keep working with artists. (Boston Globe)
Britart founder Angus Fairhurst found hanged Apr 1, 2008
Fairhurst was a founding member of the Young British Artists, a group of conceptual artists, painters and sculptors who emerged from shows at the Saatchi Gallery from 1992. The group, now mostly in their 40s, included Hirst, Sarah Lucas and Tracey Emin. (Telegraph.co.uk)
Home is where the art is Mar 16, 2008
Like many conceptual artists of their generation, they appear to be fascinated by the theories of French philosopher Michel Foucault, known for his critiques of social institutions, including prison panopticons (cells radiating from a central tower from which inmates can be secretly observed at all times). In the gallery are photos in crisp white frames of 3D architectural plans of places like Pentonville prison and St Bartholomew's Hospital. (Guardian Unlimited)
Hreinn Fridfinnsson Feb 18, 2008
His art is celebrated for its lyricism and stark poetry that transcends the often commonplace subject matter and materials he uses. He often presents found objects with which he interferes as little as possible, creating new works that investigate ideas of the self and of time. (AbsoluteArts.com)
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Hreinn Fridfinnsson is one of Icelands leading conceptual artists. His art is celebrated for its lyricism and stark poetry that transcends the often commonplace subject matter and materials he uses. (AbsoluteArts.com)
Where Did All Those Gorgeous Russians Come From? Jan 31, 2008
Nowadays, stars in fields previously unsanctioned by the partycrime novelists, conceptual artists, computer whizzesfrom Russia, Hungary, or Uzbekistan have a shot at fame and fortune, too. As for talented entrepreneurs, the sky's the limit. (Slate)
Jim Dine, Tony Labat and Ruth Eckland: wrecks, lies and videotape Dec 16, 2007
Among American conceptual artists, perhaps only Vito Acconci, Dennis Oppenheim and Chris Burden have also put their bodies on the line to this extent. Labat's recent work at Paule Anglim implies no personally life-threatening commitments, but it references various extreme states: paranoia, war, poverty, religious hallucination and caffeine rush. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Painting gets a broader brush in L.A. Dec 4, 2007
"Ideas about painting," which is one strategy the inspiring first generation of Conceptual artists employed to shake-up the status quo, superseded painting itself. But the ideas were getting monotonous by the time the second- and third-generation Conceptualists came around. (Los Angeles Times)
Slideshow: Hezbollah's Museum of Hate Aug 20, 2007
The free exhibition commemorates the group's "divine victory" over Israel last summer by offering up a professional and slickly curated collection of war paraphernalia--the work of over two dozen conceptual artists, graphic designers, engineers, musicians, and lighting technicians. Since opening last month, it has become this summer's hottest tourist destination, attracting, mostly by word of mouth, over 200,000 visitors. (New Republic)
You're having a laugh - if only I was too Jul 15, 2007
This was 'a group show' at the old Opera House featuring performance by a gaggle of the world's headline conceptual artists, from the Scottish video maverick Douglas Gordon to Tate Modern's artificial sun king Olafur Eliasson. The artists are mates mostly, 15 of them, and the idea was a kind of cabaret, or to give it its full conceptual due: 'What if an exhibition was not about occupying space but about occupying time. (The Observer)
Tony Blair appears at the Royal Academy of Art - in the nude Jun 5, 2007
This year sees the space taken over by three eight-metre steel dinosaurs, created by English conceptual artists Jake and Dinos Chapman. Their installation, entitled The Meek Shall Inherit The Earth But Not The Mineral Rights, can be seen until 19 August, 2007, when the exhibition draws to a close. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
When I see an elephant...paint? Jun 2, 2007
It started off as somewhat of a joke -- in 1997, elephant expert teamed up with conceptual artists to start an elephant art academy. They would teach retired elephants to paint -- something that others had tried with success in the past -- and the resulting artwork would raise money and awareness of the plight of Asian elephants, whose numbers are declining at an alarming rate. (The Scientist)
Sydney has cause to reflect on LeWitt Apr 25, 2007
Like Sleeping Beauty, he then encircled his glass coffin with a scratchy thorn belt of aphorisms, justifying the lot by murmuring that "conceptual artists are mystics rather than rationalists. They lead to conclusions that logic cannot reach.". It was a stance much favoured by the great men of modernism. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Remembering Sol LeWitt Apr 13, 2007
APPRECIATION / Sol LeWitt's breakthrough works set standards for conceptual art. I'm afraid I'm a dead end. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
APPRECIATION Apr 13, 2007
I'm afraid I'm a dead end. " LeWitt's name registers with the Bay Area public because in 2000 the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art staged a retrospective of his work that traveled later to New York and Chicago. Bright remnants of that event still adorn the walls that overlook the museum's lobby atrium: "Wall Drawing #935: Color bands in four directions" and "Wall Drawing #936: Color arcs in four directions. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Sol LeWitt, 78, sculptor and muralist Apr 10, 2007
His first two sentences on Conceptual art contend, "Conceptual artists are mystics rather than rationalists. They leap to conclusions that logic cannot reach.". The objective clarity of rational thought in LeWitt's modular sculptures and systematic wall drawings arose in opposition to two primary developments, one artistic and the other social. (Los Angeles Times)
‘Joseph’ promises to dazzle audience Feb 10, 2007
Each of this admired and respected team of conceptual artists and musicians is well known for extravagant costuming, production numbers with large casts and capturing and holding the attention of theater-goers. Pop, rock and country musical styles make for a varied and balanced backdrop for the performance. (Texarkana Gazette, TX)
Folk art takes to the road Dec 13, 2006
And the Spoon Man of Newberry, S.C., has riveted his blue Chevy truck with 1,480 spoons and sings the Spoon Man" rap. Welcome to the world of art cars, a pastime in which aficionados personalize their vehicles in wacky ways as symbols of personal freedom or fantasies made into reality. There are more than 538 car artists in the United States, and they showcase their cars through their everyday travels as well as at car shows, according to Harrod Blank, founder of Art Car World, an association... (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Turner Prize judges opt for painter over conceptual artists Dec 6, 2006
from The Independent & The Independent on Sunday. By Louise Jury, Arts Correspondent. (Independent)
Exhibition transcends boundaries, collisions Nov 30, 2006
Joo, who is currently touted as one of the leading contemporary conceptual artists, switched to art only after working for a science company in Europe where art was such a natural part of everyday life. Upon realizing that art was viable even for him (when and where I grew up, art was not part of a culture and it was less than not viable to me, he recalled), Joo returned to the United States and majored in sculpture. (Korea Herald, Korea)
Where John met Yoko: The gallery that broke the mould Nov 21, 2006
They found cheap premises and decided to have a bookshop on the ground floor, stocking rare books, alternative and radical literature and the gallery in the basement, showing works by the new conceptual artists. The Mayfair location was a good one: Gered Mankowitz, the Stones' photographer and son of the playwright Wolf, had his studio next door and William Burroughs, heroin addict and author of the beat generation classic, The Naked Lunch, lived close by. (Independent)
More confusion than fusion at PEM Nov 19, 2006
A few artists work more like sculptors and conceptual artists than traditional craftsmen. Three of these, all Chinese, have created poetic meetings of old and new. (Boston Globe -- Living)
Visual Blend of Two Cultures Aug 10, 2006
To convey a sense of how both cultures reflect a strong presence within the local art scene, Mas-Gallegos invited taggers, manga illustrators, conceptual artists and painters to join the show. One of them is Charles "Chaz" Bojorquez, 57, referred to by many street artists as the godfather of West Coast graffiti art. (Los Angeles Times)
Pittsburgh Nude Project gives artists' new business unique way to be seen Jun 21, 2006
The freelance graphic designers, conceptual artists and photographers -- Mr. Isaac also does filmmaking and has captured images of jazz musician (and "Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood'' handyman) Joe Negri and worked in productions for filmmaker Tony Buba -- toyed with photographing people as if they were shapes and not actual bodies. They asked two college friends to participate in the project to see if it would actually work, and it did. "We started thinking about the idea of identity and if identity... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Basel Art Fair May Sell More Than $300 Million Jun 15, 2006
Robins, a real-estate developer, said he will seek works by young conceptual artists. Very often a dealer will let me know what they'll be bringing, and I'll reserve it or see it in advance,'' he said. (Yahoo News -- Art and Museums)
Full Story from The Pitt News May 25, 2006
Perhaps what separates the Starn twins from so many other contemporary conceptual artists is that all of their work seems to stand on its own outside the concepts they are built upon. "Absorption + Transmission" without any of its metaphorical interpretations would still stand out as simple, elegant and eerie abstract art. (U-Wire.com)
Memorial memo: keep it simple Mar 25, 2006
Likewise we don t need half-baked conceptual artists with zero plumbing skills to orchestrate our grief, to tell us what we should be thinking or feeling and where. The 1 million for the 7/7 memorial could be given back to the living, those who survived the attacks, still struggling with terrible injuries or to provide for the children of the dead. (TimesOnline)
Touching the void Mar 16, 2006
Artworld joke: Why are conceptual artists painting again ... "Why are conceptual artists painting again? Hmmm ... " He links his hands behind his head and stares hard at a piece of corner architectural detailing that he had informed me earlier was called a "squince". (Guardian Unlimited)
Vandal takes hammer to ?2m toilet Jan 7, 2006
Duchamp, who died in 1968, is considered the spiritual father of today's postmodern conceptual artists. Related topic. (Scotsman.com)
