Posts Tagged ‘Jeffrey Deitch’
Friday, September 3rd, 2010
© Anita Kunz From “Where is My Vote? Posters for the Green Movement in Iran.”
By Kiša Lala
American artists may have the luxury of distancing themselves from politics but in some countries one’s freedom to express is held in check by a knife at one’s throat.
The arrest of Iranian film-maker Jafar Panahi earlier this year generated media attention and his release was petitioned by many Hollywood signatories. But the repression of Iranian artists in general came into focus again when he was denied the right to attend this year’s Venice international film festival – despite being a former recipient of the Golden Lion.
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Tags: Iran, Jafar Panahi, Jeffrey Deitch, Juliet Binoche, Kisa Lala, Milton Glaser, Mir-Hossein Mousavi, Shirazeh Houshiary., Shirin Neshat, Shoja Azari, SVA
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Wednesday, March 17th, 2010
By JRS
Gavin Brown's Enterprise transformed
On Saturday night, Gavin Brown’s West Village Enterprise played host to the launch of Rob Pruitt’s first collective monograph, Pop Touched Me. A Barbour-clad Pruitt sat perched behind a table, taking up to five minutes to personalize each patron’s book (while an annoyed Brown shouted at him to “hurry it along”). A pack of gum was an essential prop, as he chewed a new piece for each book, spitting it into the title page and, folding it over so as not to stick, inscribed, “My DNA” above. (more…)
Tags: Gavin Brown, Jeff Koons, Jeffrey Deitch, MOCA, Rob Pruitt
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Wednesday, March 10th, 2010
By JRS
Sunday marked the closing of another successful Armory Week in New York. Following the trend of Art Basel in Miami, the aisles were teeming with enthusiasts, artists, collectors, and dealers who seemed not to be aware in the least about our turbulent economic climate. Damien Hirst prints had five and six stickers next to them, denoting sales. It truly was a collector’s fair. (more…)
Tags: Andy Warhol, Armory Week, Art Basel, Barry McGee, Damien Hirst, David LaChapelle, Dennis Hopper, Ed Ruscha, Fountain, James Casabere, James Nares, Jasper Johns, Jean Michel Basquiat, Jeffrey Deitch, Keith Haring, Larry Gagosian, Mike Bevilacqua, Picasso, Richard Prince, SCOPE, Tony Shafrazi
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Monday, January 11th, 2010
By JRS
MOCA's new director, Jeffrey Deitch
Los Angeles’ Museum of Contemporary Art has officially ended its worldwide search for a new museum director today, announcing that renowned New York gallery owner/art dealer Jeffrey Deitch would take the reins effective June 1, 2010. Deitch stated publicly, “MOCA has an extraordinary history, and it’s my goal to position MOCA as the most innovative and influential contemporary art museum in the world. I am excited by the opportunity to play a role in making MOCA and Los Angeles the leading contemporary art destination.” (more…)
Tags: Jean Michel Basquiat, Jeffrey Deitch, Keith Haring, Los Angeles, Maria Bell, MOCA, Museum of Contemporary Art, Ryan McGuinness
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Monday, December 7th, 2009
By JRS
Nothing could stop Art Basel from having another successful year in Miami. Not a recession, not adverse conditions—though heavy rain and flooding destroyed a few works of art—could keep the droves of people from returning to south Florida and jamming the aisles of all participating spaces and the streets of the Design District.
What felt like most of Miami—and New York, LA, and Europe’s art communities—flocked mostly to the Miami Convention Center in search of fine art and design. The more adventurous patrons made their way across the causeway and back to the mainland.
Comparing SCOPE to Art Basel at the Convention Center is like comparing the Uptown and Downtown scenes in New York; they’re total opposites. For those who have never been, Art Basel is made up of several different parts: Art Basel, SCOPE, Pulse, Art Asia, and the bevy of neighborhood galleries that fling open their doors during the week and curate exhibitions of their own. Truth be told, these are often the most interesting shows to experience, as they have no preconceptions and are akin to Dash’s old shows at Deitch circa 2005: completely uninhibited.
New York Street Artist Judith Supine's Newest Work
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Tags: Art Asia, Art Basel, Art Whino, Barry McGee, Basquiat, Charcoal Gallery, Deitch, Gagosian, Jeff Koons, Jeffrey Deitch, Judith Supine, Larry Gagosian, Liao Yibai, Miami, Mike Weiss, Pulse, Richard Prince, SCOPE, Shepard Fairey, Warhol
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Friday, October 30th, 2009
By JRS
The Pruitt Award Is an empty champagne bottle surrounded by plastic ice, which is also a fully functioning lamp.
Was the art world ready for its Oscar moment? Regardless of that answer, the first annual Art Awards presented by Rob Pruitt took place last night in the Guggenheim’s rotunda. (more…)
Tags: Connie Butler, Cynthia Plaster Caster, Delusional Downtown Divas, Guggenheim, James Franco, Jeff Koons, Jeffrey Deitch, Jerry Saltz, Joan Jonas, Jonath, Julianne Moore, Kanye West, Kasper König, Kylie Minogue, Manzoni, Martin Kippenberger, Mary Heilmann, Museum of Modern Art, Picasso, Rob Pruitt, Ryan Trecartin
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