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Stendahl Gallery accused of ripping off artists

On July 18, 2010, in Miami Art Articles 2010, by Steven Kaplan
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Harry Stendahl and Jonas Mekas in happier days from the July 13, 2010 NY Post: The owner of Chelsea’s Stendhal Gallery swindled two famed artists to fund his extravagant lifestyle – including paying off a $90,000 bill at Cipriani Downtown, court papers claim. The artists, “godfather of avant-garde cinema” Jonas Mekas and designer Paula Scher, [...]

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Economies – Claire Fontaine

On July 14, 2010, in Miami Art Articles 2010, by Onajide Shabaka
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Named after a common brand of French stationary, Claire Fontaine is a “ready-made artist,” exemplifying an empty, standardized identity produced by contemporary capitalism. Her works include neon signs, sculptures, videos, light-boxes, and texts, and while her message is often militant and radical, she more closely resembles subjectivity-on-strike, compromising our ability to define it and institutionalize [...]

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“The Next Great Artist” a Failed Project?

On July 12, 2010, in Miami Art Articles 2010, by Onajide Shabaka
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Onajide Shabaka Anyone who has seen “The Next Great Artist,” has it been as big a disappointment as suspected when it was announced? View Feedback (18)Hide Feedback (18) · @onajide on Twitter July 1 at 8:11pm via Twitter Friends and Networks · Comment · Rui Carvalho Da Silva Onajide, I am sorry to let you [...]

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Interview with Conceptual Artist Luis Camnitzer at Daros Exhibitions Zürich

On July 9, 2010, in MAEX Art Blog, Podcasts, Videocasts, by Onajide Shabaka
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Interview with Conceptual Artist Luis Camnitzer at Daros Exhibitions Zürich: “Luis Camnitzer is a conceptual artist who has been until very recently an insider’s tip. The solo exhibition at Daros Exhibitions in Zürich, Switzerland, offers visitors a close look at his work. The exhibition is drawn from the Daros Latinamerica Collection that possesses the world’s [...]

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A Quicky Tour Around Design Miami/Basel

On July 6, 2010, in Events, MAEX Art Blog, by Onajide Shabaka
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A Quicky Tour Around Design Miami/Basel: “Just when I thought I’d exhausted my supply of Basel related photos, here’s a few from the Design Miami/Basel fair which was located on the back side of the main convention fair. The fair is a blend of old and new and is always a bit of an aesthetic [...]

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Contemporary art: Global frameworks

On July 4, 2010, in MAEX Art Blog, Visual Art, by Onajide Shabaka
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Contemporary art: Global frameworks: “Art-fair musical chairs CONTEMPORARY art is a futures market in which ‘derivative’ is a bad word. Art Basel, which ended on June 20th, heard a lot of phrases adapted from the financial markets. To be a good bet against near-zero interest rates and unpredictable currency fluctuations, art needs the potential of [...]

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