Here’s some of the latest goings on in the art world.
- I’ll just leave this link here. I really can’t tell you what I think of this.
- Neanderthals made art before humans did!
- Stanley Spencer is an amazing painter I’ve always admired. He was also, sadly, a broken man.
- I randomly ran across this sketch by Turner in London’s Tate Museum of a version of one of my favorite Titian paintings I’ve ever seen in person. (Here’s the version I saw in Munich, here’s the version that I think Turner drew from)
- I really hate crass, stupid, mindless political art. Especially if it’s poorly done by a celebrity.
- I hate it when Arts and Entertainment budgets get overrun by Sports. They’re pretty separate industries in every way, and only one of them is a handout for billionaires. Good luck Austin! I’m sure development won’t run every artist out of town!
- After teaching both children and adults to paint and draw for the past 14 years, one of the worst things I can ever hear is some ignoramus standing in front of some modern art in a museum and commenting, “My kid can do this.”. The ignorance drives me absolutely insane. But this is probably one of the times I can honestly say, “I know so many kids that would be offended if they did that.” Keep your scribblings on your refrigerator and stick to your performance art, thank you very much.
- Security in museums is laughable. And sadly, stupid people do stupid things.
- Hyperallergic checks in with an interesting look at the segregation of women in the 19th century art world.
- Saving Eastern Europe’s concrete monoliths.
- Even indoor lacrosse players are getting into the art racket. Everybody knows where the dollars are! (Um, tennis balls aren’t normally used to make too much art)