the qi peng dynasty (we are duchampions)

June 22, 2009 In qi peng's ironic yet poignant show at a certain Lower East Side gallery lasting in less time than a single workday of Jack Bauer within a season of the TV show "24," envoy enterprises is proud to present a fresh piece of conceptual art entitled "the qi peng dynasty (we are duchampions)" to the public. This complex installation art features a hybrid fusion between traditional works on paper and painting and cutting-edge new media art, particularly based on the idea of autob.. read more...

Picture Dreams. Ulla and Heiner Pietzsch Collection at the New National Gallery; Berlin

June 22, 2009 The Pietzsch Collection ranks as one of the internationally most significant collections of Surrealist art, with principle works by Andre Breton, Salvador Dali, Paul Delvaux, Max Ernst, Rene Magritte, Joan Miro, Andre Masson and Yves Tanguy, as well as numerous works by other artists more broadly connected to the Surrealist movement. A second important core aspect to the collection lies in works by the Abstract Expressionists in America, whose art movement rose directly fr.. read more...

Duchamp Reloaded

June 19, 2009

"In 1913, Marcel Duchamp took found objects from the streets and placed them in museums. 96 years later, if Duchamp were alive, he may want to do the very opposite." – Ji Lee.

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Leslie Holt: Hello Masterpiece

June 17, 2009 I recently came across Leslie Holt's "Hello Masterpiece (art appreciation)" series, having already posted one of her paintings as yesterday's image of the day. I felt it was necessary to follow up with a little more background about her work. Artist Statement: In my most recent “Hello Masterpiece (art appreciation)” series, I juxtapose the character, Hello Kitty, with famous images from art history. The paintings are postcard size, similar to those fo.. read more...

Duchamp Highlights Upcoming Christie’s Auction, London

June 16, 2009 Duchamp's drawing 2 nus: un fort et un vite (Two nudes: one strong and one swift) will be up for auction at Christie's London Impressionist/ Modern Art evening sale, June 23, 2009. This lot is expected to sell for $1,306,400 to $1,959,600. This piece was executed in 1912 with charcoal, pencil and estompe on paper and formerly belonged to Francis Picabia's wife. "Marking a development away from the Cubo-Futurist-inspired study of motion that had characterised his previou.. read more...

The Heritage of the Holy Land: Treasures from the Israel Museum in Jerusalem

June 16, 2009 The exhibition entitled The Heritage of the Holy Land, displaying a selection from the collection of the Israel Museum in Jerusalem, might well be one of the highlights of the Museum of Fine Arts' events in 2009. Opening in the middle of June, the exhibition will span 9,000 years and will include unique exhibits such as a fragment of the Dead Sea scrolls, as well as works by Rembrandt, Chagall and Rodin. The history of the land of present-day Israel was shaped by the meeti.. read more...

The Leepa-Rattner Museum Of Art Surrealism Lecture

June 15, 2009 Salvador Dali Museum's curator of education Peter Tush, will present Surrealism in the 1930s, a multimedia look at the developments of Surrealism in the 1930s June 25 at 7 p.m. The lecture will cover the International Exposition of Surrealism in 1938 and the evolution of the Surrealist movement during the years prior to the Second World War. The cost is $5 for members; $8 for non-members and free for students. The lecture will be held in the museum auditorium. To foster.. read more...

N. Mutt, 2009: Interview with artist Nena Amsler

June 12, 2009 Artist Nena Amsler is no stranger to Duchampian puns, and likewise, exploring the boundaries of art through a combination of formal and conceptual painting. She recently had a solo show at Kristi Engle Gallery (Los Angeles, CA) entitled N. Mutt 2009, May 2 - May 30. While her primary focus is painting, her current work expands the possibilities of what constitutes a painting. "This exhibition's title, N. Mutt 2009, is an appropriation from the title of Marcel Duchamp's ic.. read more...

I’d give it to you if I could but I borrowed it

June 9, 2009 I'd Give it to you if I could but I borrowed it, Guy Ben-Ner, 2007 (video installation) In order to view Guy Ben-Ner's video installation "I'd give it to you if I could but I borrowed it," the viewer must mount and "ride" one of the two stationary bicycles installed in the gallery. The video, displayed on a monitor mounted on the handlebars, is powered by pedaling the bicycle. The video depicts Ben-Ner and his two children stealing parts from famous art.. read more...