Exhibit celebrates abstract expressionist Burkhardt's art Jul 29, 2008
Artists included Paul Cadmus, John Chamberlain, Christo, Chuck Close, Helen Frankenthaler, Nancy Graves, Roy Lichtenstein, Elizabeth Murray, Martin Puryear and George Rickey. The citation, penned by painter Wayne Thiebaud, said Burkhardt's "works continue to urge us to reflect upon our deepest human concerns about ourselves and the world.". (Los Angeles Daily News)
Art Basel Miami Beach Dec 16, 2007
You could see sculptures by Franz West, Donald Judd, John Chamberlain, Marcel Duchamp (a readymade titled Bilboquet) and Lee Bontecou (a crop of small biomorphic sculptures at New York's Knoedler gallery). On the photography front, there was Rodney Graham's Three Musicians, being sold by Chicago dealer Donald Young. (Globe and Mail)
Art Market Stays Strong at Auctions Nov 16, 2007
Their presence led to runaway prices for contemporary artists long favored by U.S. buyers such as Ed Ruscha, Richard Prince and John Chamberlain. As expected, foreign buyers took home half the sales' offerings, twice as much as they carted away five years ago. (Wall Street Journal)
Art For Our Sake Aug 9, 2007
" The Fishers have purchased works from some of the world's most famous modern artists, storing it away in their homes and in two galleries at the Gap's waterfront headquarters. The hallways leading to Fisher's office look like museums in their own right. One hallway features a series of colorful Mick Jagger portraits by Warhol, a Picasso lithograph and a wall covered in Lichtenstein pop art. Whimsical Calder mobiles float from ceilings, walls and hangers. Art experts say it is not the size of... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Borrowing from her father's art with a collection of reflections Jun 28, 2007
Stone gave Wayne Thiebaud his first New York show in 1962 and found a certain genius in the demolished vehicular sculptures of John Chamberlain. In short, he was an idiosyncratic visionary. (Boston Globe)
The Mind-Bending Sculpture of Richard Serra Jun 7, 2007
The new location also had the advantage of being much closer to Puffy's Bar (and McGovern's, and the Raccoon Lodge and every other dive populated by Tribecasoho artists like Serra, John Chamberlain, Tom Woodruff, that creepy fish lady (ok, Marisol), their offspring, and their hangers on. And they were spotty tippers, too. (Slate)
It started with Schubert, led to van Gogh, then John Chamberlain began scavenging junkyards Apr 22, 2007
People seeing for the first time John Chamberlain's classic sculptures made of salvaged auto body parts almost always suspect him of commenting on American car culture. That connection "never mattered to me," Chamberlain told me when we met recently. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Scraps sprout into something new in John Chamberlain's sculpture Apr 1, 2007
John Chamberlain's sculpture has gone through many changes in his 50-odd-year career, but any knowledgeable visitor to his show at Anthony Meier's will instantly recognize the new work on view as Chamberlain's ... John Chamberlain: New Work: Sculpture and an inkjet print on canvas. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Sobeys plans Vaughan centre Nov 22, 2006
" The warehouses in Whitby and Milton have served Sobeys'5 stores across Ontario since the company purchased Oshawa Group Ltd. in 1998. Sobeys is an eastern Canadian company based in Stellarton, N.S. Oshawa Group operated such brands as IGA and Price Chopper.The Whitby warehouse serves the stores in eastern Ontario, while Milton serves stores in the western half of the province.But the market has become highly competitive since Wal-Mart announced earlier this year that it would open its first... (Toronto Star)
Depths of meaning Nov 13, 2006
In the world of visual art, dozens of major modern painters and sculptors -- including Robert Motherwell, Jackson Pollock, Richard Serra, Ellsworth Kelly, Jasper Johns, Robert Indiana, Alexander Calder, John Chamberlain and Jean-Michael Basquiat -- have also been influenced by the timeless tale of the Great White Whale. None, however, have immersed themselves in Melville's tale of the Pequod and the adventures of its crew as much as Stella, who has been one of America's most prominent and... (Albany Times Union)
Objets d'art or big Bozos Oct 11, 2006
It's a public art project guaranteed to draw some criticism in a town that prides itself on its fine arts and has been home to renowned artists like painter Syd Solomon and sculptor John Chamberlain. The 6-foot-tall clowns have names. (Herald-Tribune)
Capturing the culture of Florida Jul 25, 2006
" What started as a personal and informal project grew to become a chronicle of a passing generation. Poet James Merrill, Shakespearean scholar Philip Burton, novelist Alison Lurie, collage artist Conrad Marca-Relli, short-story writer Joy Williams, painter Syd Solomon and sculptor John Chamberlain are a few of the luminaries in the book. "They were never in Florida all at the same time, and I was in no hurry to get them all," Roberts says. "I came to see I wanted a comprehensive overview of... (Orlando Sentinel)
