art and everything after

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Archive for October 2012

I think when the rules change, you SHOULD take your ball and go home….

  A lot of my friends have been emailing me about this article in the Guardian about the wonderful Dave Hickey deciding to leave the world of art. Doyen of American critics turns his back on the ‘nasty, stupid’ world of modern art. I have nothing but love and respect for Dave Hickey and I… (read more)

Just like heaven… Kerry James Marshall’s UNTITLED at the Sackler Museum

  I have a tremendous love for the work of Kerry James Marshall. So I was completely thrilled when I heard that the Harvard Museums had acquired Untitled, his 12-panel woodcut and installed it at the Sackler Museum.  The first time I saw this piece was in New York at Jack Shainman.  It seemed to big… (read more)

It’s always darkest before it turns pitch black….

So I get this phone call this past Thursday (11 October 2012) from the Boston Redevelopment Authority.  It seems that the issues related to the building I live in have become known them and they wanted to reach out to me to see what help they could offer to get the situation resolved. Keep in… (read more)