Welcome back to ArtCafé!
What a great start to 2013 at the Westport Arts Center-- with William Wegman: The Traveler. Experience William Wegman's postcard paintings, on view through March 24. I hope you may join us on Friday at 10am for ArtCafé on February 8 and 15 and March 1 and 15.
Here's to a happy and healthy 2013!
Best wishes,
Helen Klisser During
Director of Visual Arts
Westport Arts Center
HIGHLIGHTED ARTICLES & EXHIBITIONS
Feeling Right at Home on the Fringe:
Outsider Art Fair Opens at 547 West 22nd Street
by Roberta Smith, The New York Times
The Armory Week Guide
ARTLOG
SHOWS THAT MATTER: El Anatsui's Byzantine Bottle Cap Art at the Brooklyn Museum
by Alanna Martinez, Blouin ARTINFO
See 10 Outstanding Attractions From This Weekend's Palm Springs Fine Art Fair
by Shana Nys Dembrot, Blouin ARTINFO
'Armory Show' That Shocked American in 1913, Celebrates 100
by Tom Vitale, NPR
VIDEO: Naked Men Get Private View of Vienna Exhibition
The Guardian
A subversive 'Disneyland' at the end of the world
by Cristina Ruiz, The Art Newspaper
Mona Market
through March 30
Art Dubai Announces Projects 2013
A Tribute to Sex and Death: David Walsh and Mona
by Elissa Curtis, The New Yorker
VIDEO: Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child (2010)
Tasmanian Devil: A master gambler and his high-stakes museum
by Richard Flanagan, The New Yorker
Saltz: The Met's Matisse is Intoxicating, Possibly Dangerous
by Jerry Saltz, vulture.com
VIDEO: Fabio Viale's Radically Modern Marble at Sperone Westwater
by Dion Tan, Blouin ARTINFO
Unfashionable Yet Visionary: A.R. Penck at Leo Koenig and Michale Werner
by Roberta Smith, The New York Times
Brice Marden: Red Yellow Blue
Gagosian Gallery, Madison Avenue, New York
Through February 23
Ragnar Kjartansson: The Visitors
Luhring Augustine Gallery
through March 16
20 Must-Watch Artist Documentaries, From Basquiat to Bas Jan Ader
Blouin ARTINFO
VIDEO: Wolfgang Laib on Bringing his "Pollen From Hazelnut" to the MoMA
by Dion Tan, Blouin ARTINFO
VIDEO: Francis Alÿs: Reel-Unreel
David Zwirner Gallery, New York
through February 9
Chef Who Refuses to Be Defined by His Work
by Joshua David Stein, The New York Times
How Parisian Museums are Coping with the Boom in Blockbuster Shows
by Benjamin Sutton, Blouin ARTINFO
Borough Searches for Missing Boy, Last Seen on Wall
by Sarah Lyall, The New York Times
Robin Rhode Turns a Gallery Into a Coloring Book
Vulture.com
Recommended Reading:
Stalking a Most Prolific Phantom: 'Banksy: Man Behind the Wall' by Will Ellsworth Jones
by Michiko Kakutani
Museums Grapple With the Strings Attached to Gifts
by Patricia Cohen, The New York Times
International Sculpture Symposium
Gow Langsford Gallery, Lorne Street
New Zealand
Olafur Eliasson Hits Davos, Corporate Tower Threatens Cloisters View, and More
Blouin ARTINFO
Where Las Vegas Stardust Rests in Peace
The Neon Museum in Las Vegas
by Edward Rothstein, The New York Times
25 Questions for YBA Sculptor Marc Quinn
by Sonia Kolesnikov-Jessop, Blouin ARTINFO
An Infinity of Lights: Photos From the New Yayoi Kusama Exhibit
by Amy Kellner, The New York Times
Reveling in the Multicultural Possibilities of Paper
"Zarina: Paper Like Skin," at the Guggenheim Museum
by Karen Rosenberg, The New York Times
From Homespun to Hallucinogenic in Two Fairs:
Metro Show and Editions/Artists' Book Fair
by Ken Johnson, The New York Times
Collateral Damage in an Adult World
by Ken Johnson, The New York Times
The Life and Art of Horace Pippin
GWARLiNGO
Tracey Emin's Broadway Debut, Musée d'Orsay Puts Out the Poor, and More
Blouin ARTINFO
Nuria Fuster: When Someone Melts a Menhir
Hamish Morrison Galerie, Berlin
through March 9
Classroom Meets Gallery
by Randy Kennedy, The New York Times
Recommended Reading:
Vitamin P2: New Perspectives in Painting
by Phaidon Press, Peio Aguirre, Negar Azimi
The 20 Best Spots to See Street Art in New York City
by Terri Ciccone and Ben Sutton, Blouin ARTINFO
Curator, Tear Down These Walls
by Roberta Smith, The New York Times
From Warhol to Miró: The Top-Selling Artists of 2012
Flavorwire.com
Ten art installations you should see
by Howard Halle, TimeOut New York
Art Basel Releases 2013 Exhibitor List-- So What's Different?
by Julia Halperin, Blouin ARTINFO
As Art Values Rise, So Do Concerns About Market's Oversight
by Robin Pogrebin and Kevin Flynn, The New York Times
Pulling Back the Veil on Art Market's Legal Gray Areas
by Shane Ferro, Blouin ARTINFO
10 Contemporary Outsider Artists Everyone Should Know
by Paul Laster, Falvorwire
Jerry Saltz on the Outsider Art Fair-- And Why There's No Such Thing as "Outsider" Art
by Jerry Saltz, Vulture.com
Record Prices, and Some
by Carol Vogel, The New York Times
SLIDESHOW: Bosco Sodi's candy-colored canvases at the Pace Gallery
ARTINFO
Galerie EIGEN+ART, Berlin
Re-Opening
The Real Reason Catherine Opie Resigned From the Board of L.A. MOCA
by Julia Halperin, Blouin ARTINFO
Recommended Reading:
The Transformation of the Avant-Garde: The New York Art World, 1940 - 1985
by Diana Crane
MoNA Winery
Gravity-Defying Sculptures by Cornelia Konrads
Twisted sifter.com
"Vampire Duchess" Painter Goes Into Hiding, Met Launches Web Series, and More
Blouin ARTINFO
The New York Times Magazine
Cover image by Alec Soth
Jerry Saltz on 1993 in Art
by Jerry Saltz, New York Magazine
In Honor of Grand Central, 10 Architecturally Inspiring Train Stations Over 100
by Kelly Chan, Blouin ARTINFO
SLIDESHOW: Finger Painting: Nail Art Makes Its Way to MoMA PS1
by Ann Binlot, Blouin ARINFO
WHAT'S GOING ON AT WAC
What a great start to 2013 at the Westport Arts Center-- with William Wegman: The Traveler. Experience William Wegman's postcard paintings, on view through March 24. I hope you may join us on Friday at 10am for ArtCafé on February 8 and 15 and March 1 and 15.
Here's to a happy and healthy 2013!
Best wishes,
Helen Klisser During
Director of Visual Arts
Westport Arts Center
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| Gibbs Farm, Kaipara Harbour, New Zealand. Photo by Helen Klisser During. CLICK for link. |
HIGHLIGHTED ARTICLES & EXHIBITIONS
Feeling Right at Home on the Fringe:
Outsider Art Fair Opens at 547 West 22nd Street
by Roberta Smith, The New York Times
The Armory Week Guide
ARTLOG
SHOWS THAT MATTER: El Anatsui's Byzantine Bottle Cap Art at the Brooklyn Museum
by Alanna Martinez, Blouin ARTINFO
See 10 Outstanding Attractions From This Weekend's Palm Springs Fine Art Fair
by Shana Nys Dembrot, Blouin ARTINFO
'Armory Show' That Shocked American in 1913, Celebrates 100
by Tom Vitale, NPR
VIDEO: Naked Men Get Private View of Vienna Exhibition
The Guardian
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| Eyes wide open: Maggie Clinton Koenig looking at A.R. Penck painting at Leo Koenig Gallery in Chelsea. Photo by Helen Klisser During. |
by Cristina Ruiz, The Art Newspaper
Mona Market
through March 30
Art Dubai Announces Projects 2013
A Tribute to Sex and Death: David Walsh and Mona
by Elissa Curtis, The New Yorker
VIDEO: Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child (2010)
Tasmanian Devil: A master gambler and his high-stakes museum
by Richard Flanagan, The New Yorker
Saltz: The Met's Matisse is Intoxicating, Possibly Dangerous
by Jerry Saltz, vulture.com
VIDEO: Fabio Viale's Radically Modern Marble at Sperone Westwater
by Dion Tan, Blouin ARTINFO
Unfashionable Yet Visionary: A.R. Penck at Leo Koenig and Michale Werner
by Roberta Smith, The New York Times
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| Grand Central Terminal on Valentine's Day 2013. Click image for more information about Nick Cave's upcoming performance at GCT. Photo by Helen Klisser During. |
Brice Marden: Red Yellow Blue
Gagosian Gallery, Madison Avenue, New York
Through February 23
Ragnar Kjartansson: The Visitors
Luhring Augustine Gallery
through March 16
20 Must-Watch Artist Documentaries, From Basquiat to Bas Jan Ader
Blouin ARTINFO
VIDEO: Wolfgang Laib on Bringing his "Pollen From Hazelnut" to the MoMA
by Dion Tan, Blouin ARTINFO
VIDEO: Francis Alÿs: Reel-Unreel
David Zwirner Gallery, New York
through February 9
Chef Who Refuses to Be Defined by His Work
by Joshua David Stein, The New York Times
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| Francis Alÿs at David Zwirner Gallery. Photo by Helen Klisser During |
How Parisian Museums are Coping with the Boom in Blockbuster Shows
by Benjamin Sutton, Blouin ARTINFO
Borough Searches for Missing Boy, Last Seen on Wall
by Sarah Lyall, The New York Times
Robin Rhode Turns a Gallery Into a Coloring Book
Vulture.com
Recommended Reading:
Stalking a Most Prolific Phantom: 'Banksy: Man Behind the Wall' by Will Ellsworth Jones
by Michiko Kakutani
Museums Grapple With the Strings Attached to Gifts
by Patricia Cohen, The New York Times
International Sculpture Symposium
Gow Langsford Gallery, Lorne Street
New Zealand
Olafur Eliasson Hits Davos, Corporate Tower Threatens Cloisters View, and More
Blouin ARTINFO
 |
| Graffiti Truck, Chelsea. Photo by Helen Klisser During |
Where Las Vegas Stardust Rests in Peace
The Neon Museum in Las Vegas
by Edward Rothstein, The New York Times
25 Questions for YBA Sculptor Marc Quinn
by Sonia Kolesnikov-Jessop, Blouin ARTINFO
An Infinity of Lights: Photos From the New Yayoi Kusama Exhibit
by Amy Kellner, The New York Times
Reveling in the Multicultural Possibilities of Paper
"Zarina: Paper Like Skin," at the Guggenheim Museum
by Karen Rosenberg, The New York Times
From Homespun to Hallucinogenic in Two Fairs:
Metro Show and Editions/Artists' Book Fair
by Ken Johnson, The New York Times
Collateral Damage in an Adult World
by Ken Johnson, The New York Times
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| Fabio Viale's Souvenir (Pietà) III at Sperone Westwater, New York. Photo by Helen Klisser During |
The Life and Art of Horace Pippin
GWARLiNGO
Tracey Emin's Broadway Debut, Musée d'Orsay Puts Out the Poor, and More
Blouin ARTINFO
Nuria Fuster: When Someone Melts a Menhir
Hamish Morrison Galerie, Berlin
through March 9
Classroom Meets Gallery
by Randy Kennedy, The New York Times
Recommended Reading:
Vitamin P2: New Perspectives in Painting
by Phaidon Press, Peio Aguirre, Negar Azimi
 |
| Bikes in Chelsea. Photo by Helen Klisser During |
by Terri Ciccone and Ben Sutton, Blouin ARTINFO
Curator, Tear Down These Walls
by Roberta Smith, The New York Times
From Warhol to Miró: The Top-Selling Artists of 2012
Flavorwire.com
Ten art installations you should see
by Howard Halle, TimeOut New York
Art Basel Releases 2013 Exhibitor List-- So What's Different?
by Julia Halperin, Blouin ARTINFO
As Art Values Rise, So Do Concerns About Market's Oversight
by Robin Pogrebin and Kevin Flynn, The New York Times
Pulling Back the Veil on Art Market's Legal Gray Areas
by Shane Ferro, Blouin ARTINFO
 |
| Luc Tuymans: The Summer is Over at David Zwirner Gallery. Photo by Helen Klisser During |
10 Contemporary Outsider Artists Everyone Should Know
by Paul Laster, Falvorwire
Jerry Saltz on the Outsider Art Fair-- And Why There's No Such Thing as "Outsider" Art
by Jerry Saltz, Vulture.com
Record Prices, and Some
by Carol Vogel, The New York Times
SLIDESHOW: Bosco Sodi's candy-colored canvases at the Pace Gallery
ARTINFO
Galerie EIGEN+ART, Berlin
Re-Opening
The Real Reason Catherine Opie Resigned From the Board of L.A. MOCA
by Julia Halperin, Blouin ARTINFO
 |
| Andy Warhol featured in Phillips Contemporary Art: London Evening Sale, February 2013 |
The Transformation of the Avant-Garde: The New York Art World, 1940 - 1985
by Diana Crane
MoNA Winery
Gravity-Defying Sculptures by Cornelia Konrads
Twisted sifter.com
"Vampire Duchess" Painter Goes Into Hiding, Met Launches Web Series, and More
Blouin ARTINFO
The New York Times Magazine
Cover image by Alec Soth
Jerry Saltz on 1993 in Art
by Jerry Saltz, New York Magazine
In Honor of Grand Central, 10 Architecturally Inspiring Train Stations Over 100
by Kelly Chan, Blouin ARTINFO
 |
| Luncheon in the Countryside by Francesco Celebrano at Sperone Westwater, New York. Photo by Helen Klisser During |
by Ann Binlot, Blouin ARINFO
WHAT'S GOING ON AT WAC
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| William Wegman: The Traveler. Now through March 24, 2013. Curated by Helen Klisser During. Image: Placed Places (detail), 2009. Courtesy the Artist and Sperone Westwater, New York. |
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