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Art
Contemporary Art We Like at Bonhams
There are works that stand out for me, it isn't limited to a style, a genre, or perhaps it is, The genre of Zoot. Bonhams is auctioning in New York this fall: FRANCESCO CLEMENTE "I believe there is such a thing as an imagination shared by the different contemplative...
Beakerhead Has Returned!
Beakerhead 2015 is now officially underway here in Calgary, with four full days of intersecting art and engineering. We’ve highlighted some of our top picks for the festival, so get out there and experience it!
Katie Ohe, RCA, at Herringer Kiss Gallery
We have known Katie Ohe for many years, and we are so pleased to hear that five or her early works have just become available. Katie found these works, dating from 1958 to 1963, in her studio after another work from 1958 sold at a recent auction. Two drawings...
The Louis Bauman Auction
Louis Bauman, collected paintings, and spent much of his time hand crafting wonderful frames. His donation of his collection of paintings and frames twill make possible the continuing funding of the St. John Bosco Private School. The auction catalogue lists...
Found Footage: Who Am I?
Faith Hubley and her husband produced 21 films together, and Faith produced another 25 solo works following his death. “Who Am I?” is a later work from the second half of her career, from the Children’s Museum of Manhattan.
The Makeup of Man Ray’s Tears
Man Ray's Tears was photographed c. 1930-1932 using a fashion mannequin as his model instead of a real woman. ...that's a mannequin? Are you sure? This mannequin is so realistic that I'm not convinced that it wasn't a real live model. With that in mind, let's take a...
DELUSION – An Interactive Art Installation by Ezekiel Honig (Denmark)
Ezekiel Honig, a New York City native, is a musician and label manager for Microcosm Music and Anticipate Recordings. He is a well-known figure in the electronic music community. Ezekiel Honig usually follows a strict production code on all of his songs. He uses...
No Words – Only Breathe
Quiet Riot - Contrasting phases
Kurt Schwitters – MerzBarn – Detail 5
Appearing as support for the lower left portion of the ridge are two overlapping piers which rise from the floor at an angle of approximately 105 degrees .These project at right angles from the face of the work. These piers display the same rough plaster treatment as...
Kurt Schwitters Merzbarn Detail 4
A rough texture, punctuated by a wooden insert resembling an eyebrow,painted a dark green, and accompanied by a short length of sewage pipe, broken in half and projecting at right angles from the surface of the work.These two objects are partially obscured by a...