Tag: contemporary

  • Live: Damien Hirst (more likely assistants) at work

    Two years ago it was Marina Abramović at MoMA. Now you can watch another artist at work: Damien Hirst, who has set up a live feed on his website with two views into his studio. NOTE: The live feed ‘Fact’ painting has been completed.

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  • Exhibitions conclude PST with free admission

    Nineteen Southern California cultural institutions, including the Santa Barbara Museum of Art, will bid farewell to Pacific Standard Time with free admission on Saturday, March 31. (Note: The AD&A Museum at UCSB, included on the list, always offers free admission.) Click here for a flyer with links to all participating exhibitions.

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  • Getty announces Conserving Modern Architecture Initiative (CMAI)

    Among the Getty Conservation Institute‘s current projects is the Conserving Modern Architecture Initiative (CMAI), “a comprehensive, long-term, and international program…to advance the practice of conserving twentieth-century heritage, with a focus on modern architecture.” This includes the Eames House (Case Study House No. 8; photo above), but the CMAI website includes an image gallery and related…

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  • MOCA announces tribute to Mike Kelley

    The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles will open an exhibition to celebrate the work and legacy of Mike Kelley, who died this month. The exhibition will showcase Kelley’s work in the museum’s permanent collection along with other artists’ works donated by Kelley. The show, A Tribute to Mike Kelley, opens this Saturday at MOCA…

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  • Tate Guide to Modern Art Terms app available

    The Tate Gallery in Britain has an app for their Guide to Modern Art Terms. The app, designed for both iPhone and iPad, contains over 300 art terms defining and describing art movements, styles, schools, techniques and theory.  Search by keyword or browse by different categories or through the image gallery. This is the first…

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  • Mike Kelley (1954-2012)

    Contemporary artist Mike Kelley was found dead in his South Pasadena home on Wednesday. Obituaries via CalArts (where he received his MFA) and LA Times (with slideshow).

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