1/19/13

ART CRITIC~ DAVID HICKEY TELLS IT LIKE IT IS..



Retiring: Art critic Dave Hickey has grown tired of 'fame obsessed' modern art
Retiring: Art critic Dave Hickey has grown tired of the 'fame obsessed' modern art world
A famous American culture critic has announced he is quitting the world of art as he claims it has become obsessed with celebrities and money.
Dave Hickey attacks the contemporary arts scene saying anyone who has ‘read a Batman comic’ can make a career for themselves in art.
The professor and author condemns the ‘tourist mentality’ of the industry, complaining it has led to well-known artists being overestimated.
The 71-year-old arts and culture critic said it has become ‘calcified, self-reverential and a hostage to rich collectors who have no respect for what they are doing’.
‘Art editors and critics – people like me – have become a courtier class,’ he told The Observer.
‘All we do is wander around the palace and advise very rich people. It's not worth my time.’
‘If I go to London, everyone wants to talk about Damien Hirst. I'm just not interested in him. Never have been.’
Mr Hickey said the emergence of arts consultants has led to collectors buying what they have been told is great art, instead of forming their own opinion.
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RICK OWENS~ F/W~2013

BODHI ZEN CENTER~ JEMEZ SPRINGS


this is a late entry from way back on jan 9th.... you are probably too young to remember that era..... sorry~

jan 9th~ 2013

i took a walk to the BODHI ZEN CENTER today..
 i set off around 1pm with plans to get back to raymond's for tea time. bodhi is approx. 1/4mile from raymond's homestead. you need to pass the valles caldera research center, (who knows what goes on there with their group of scientists... all male. they drink a lot.) then walk pass my favorite "retreat for naughty priests"~ the mother of mary~ priest's,
 (i'm not  kidding) church & rectory, and the sisters of the sacred blood, (again i'm not kidding) nunnery. after the "sister cemetery" and the "nun walk," ~ a 1/4mile contemplative path for the nuns to reflect~
(the sister cemetery)

 (the infamous nun walk)


(wild rose hips!)

 i reach the bodi zen center~ a Buddhist retreat. 
a very special sanctuary for meditation and truly a sacred spot. depending on their moods the Buddhists can be very generous, or stingy with the natural hot springs on their property. today after clearance from a few young male Buddhists i am allowed access.

 what can i say about the fountain of youth..... the springs have healing powers and will make one feel that there truly is heaven on earth. i soak in the springs for at least two hours. at first listening to the chant of a visiting dalai lama sharing the pools with me. his chant is melodic and soothing... simply the most reassuring sound one can witness.  after his chant he introduces himself and says he is from arkansas. who knew there were Buddhists in arkansas?!
(the founder of bodhi zen center)

 later i am joined by a woman from montreal, canada. she has a heavy accent and the prerequisite short hair worn by all Buddhists. we have a peaceful chat which ends in her asking me where she can get a nice bottle of wine. turns out she made a spaghetti sauce and feels a bottle of red will be all she needs to complete the meal. she is right of course.
 i direct her to ponderosa winery which is approx. 2 miles from jemez. raymond later tells me that it's actually 20 miles away.... it is hard to tell distance in jemez springs.. one mile seems like ten. 

POSTCARDS FROM THE EDGE~ 2013

IF YOU FIND YOURSELF IN THE NYC AREA~ please check out VISUAL AIDS~ 2013 and look for my artwork.. let me know if you like it!

Jeff Koons, Kara Walker, Ed Ruscha and you

...all at Postcards From The Edge - A Benefit for Visual AIDS  
January 25-27, 2013 @ Sikkema Jenkins & Co.




The 15th Annual
POSTCARDS FROM THE EDGE 
is coming soon!

Featuring artworks by Rick CastroAnn Hamilton, Donald Baechler, Kara Walker, Dana Schutz, Bjarne Melgaard, Marilyn Minter, Burt Barr, Kiki Smith, Ed Rusha,John Baldessari, Louise Fishman, Arturo Herrera, Ida Applebroog, Ross Bleckner,Rirkrit Tiravanija, Katherine Bernhardt, Nayland Blake, L.J. Roberts, Marcel Dzama, Catherine Opie, Tony Feher, Mary Heilmann, Jim Hodges, Julie Mehretu, Jeff Koons, Robert Longo, Moyra Davey, Bill Viola, Jane Hammond, Lawrence Weiner, Kay Rosen, Jack Pierson, Louise Lawler, John Waters and over 1300 others...!!!

Click HERE for a FULL LIST of ARTISTS

Tell your friends - and be sure to join us at the Preview Party and Benefit Sale!


All events hosted at 
SIKKEMA JENKINS & CO
530 W 22nd Street, NYC

PREVIEW PARTY: FRIDAY, JANUARY 25th
The only opportunity to see the entire exhibition. 
Silent Auction & Raffle Prizes. (No postcard sales.)


* Artist Preview from 6pm-8pm
Participating artists can attend the Preview for free, starting at 6pm, one hour after VIP Preview. Additional guests $85 each. 


* VIP Preview begins at 5pm
Don't like crowds?  An $85 admission (payable at the door or online here) allows guests into the gallery one hour before the general doors open.  Beat the crowd and get an extra close look at all the amazing artwork. 


BENEFIT SALE 
SATURDAY, JANUARY 26 from 10 AM - 6 PM (Buy 4 get one more)
SUNDAY, JANUARY 27 from 12 PM - 4 PM (Buy 2 get one more)
All postcard artwork only $85 each.  Artworks displayed anonymously.  Artist's name revealed after purchase.  First-come, first-served.  $5 suggested admission.  Walk away with some art you'll love - while supporting the programs of Visual AIDS. 

See you there!

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RANDOMLY I'M THINKING TODAY....

JAN~ 2013~ 7:10AM








ADULTS ONLY~ OPENING NIGHT

opening night of ADULTS ONLY was sexy & seedy~ perfect for antebellum and hollywood location.  artists/filmmakers~ HEATH DANIELS & MICHAEL J. SAUL
 recreated the wonderful lost world of the video arcades... ohhh the memories!
check out all the opening night pics.. more to come~




"Adults Only" Antebellum Exhibit Trailer from michael saul on Vimeo.

if you missed opening night of ADLUTS ONLY, you definitely missed a great live event, 
but you can catch the art/video instillation ~
wednesdays~ 5pm till 7pm~ tea time~ $5cover
thursdays thru saturdays~ 1pm till 8pm
happy hour saturdays~ 6pm till 8pm
for more info~ antebellum@earthlink.net
photos courtesy~ miguel reyes & $ex artiste~ 
 hollywood/los angeles antebellum~ correspondents