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Call for artists: Low Lives 4

Low Lives 4: International Festival of Live Networked Performances

A Choice Selection: John Chamberlain’s “Choices” Show at the Guggenheim

As mentioned in a previous post, I attended the John Chamberlain show “Choices” at the Guggenheim. (See the press release.) Indiana-born Chamberlain was well regarded for his bringing the movement and energy of Abstract Expressionism into three-dimensions. He brought color and texture into his works, violating some of the unwritten rules of Formalist sculpture whichContinue reading “A Choice Selection: John Chamberlain’s “Choices” Show at the Guggenheim”

Update Soon: John Chamberlain’s “Choices”

I hope to have another post ready either later today or tomorrow covering the John Chamberlain show at the Guggenheim. In the meantime, you can see the excellent exhibition website HERE.

Armoried to the Teeth: Reflections on the Armory Show 2012

If you don’t know, the Armory Show is a big, international art fair held in New York City every year. The title refers to the historic 1913 exhibition of avant-garde art in New York that really broke significant ground in bringing experimental and modern styles to American artists and audiences. Next year will be theirContinue reading “Armoried to the Teeth: Reflections on the Armory Show 2012”

Some thoughts on New York City, or the Tragic Unfairness of Life

So now that I’ve had about a week to process my trip to NYC (by “process”, of course I mean catching up on all the work I didn’t do while I was gone) I thought I should probably start posting some things on Arts Undone. So on tap for the very near future will beContinue reading “Some thoughts on New York City, or the Tragic Unfairness of Life”

Becoming Undone

So this is the very first post of this blog. Somehow I thought the mood would be….grander. Or at least more thoughtful. At any rate, let me open this blog by just trying to summarize what it is I want to do here. I’m an art lover. And frankly, the more abstract, odd, performance-based orContinue reading “Becoming Undone”