RIP Louise Bourgeois

Louise Bourgeois, world renowned artist, died on Monday May 31, 2010. Her talent was multifaceted - from her drawings and paintings to her sculptures - she was an incredible artist that worked up until her death at 98 years old. My personal favorite was her Cell series; structures composed of found objects that reflect upon her memories of home and childhood and the emotionally turbulent experiences she had. These spaces were created to symbolize her home or parts of her home and her relationships with her parents but resonates, I believe, with everyone. Although it is a tragedy that she is gone, she has given so many gifts to the art world and especially to female artists everywhere. We will miss you and your many talents Louise Bourgeois and we are thankful for all that you have given us.

Museum of Modern Art presents MoMA talks

David Levine
Image from Bauerntheater, 2007
Photo: Joe Dilworth

MoMA Talks: Audience Experiments Tuesday, May 18 - 5:30 p.m.

Cullman Education and
Research Building 4 West 54 Street New York, NY 10019



The Contemporary Art Forum is an annual platform of discussion about timely and pressing issues in contemporary art and education. This year’s forum explores ways in which contemporary theater, performance, and non-art practices are redefining the notion of spectatorship or audience. Additional topics will include the influence of pedagogical ideas in the construction of performative experiences, the relationship between author and a collaborating public, and other common concerns shared by the spheres of theater, performance art, and activism.

With artists Andrea Fraser and David Levine; RoseLee Goldberg, curator and Director of PERFORMA; Hannah Hurtzig, theater director, Berlin; Shannon Jackson, Chair and Professor, Department of Performance Studies and Theater, University of California, Berkeley; Charlie Todd, Director, Improv Everywhere, New York; Bill Wasik, Senior Editor, Harper's Magazine, and inventor of the flash mob. Organized by Pablo Helguera, Director of Adult and Academic Programs, Department of Education, MoMA.

An artist's studio onstage

Robert Smith's review of the play 'Red', about Mark Rothko discusses more than the play, she talks about the relationship between artists, assistants, and critics in the studio. Although it is obvious Smith is not a fan of the play because of the dialogue, she makes it clear that the important part for her is the studio and the silent moments in the play that accurately reflect the interactions she was a part of when she did studio visits. In describing her experience in visiting artists' studios she says:

"And for the most part they were quiet, slow, often awkward experiences, during which I started to learn the relationship between seeing and articulating what I saw, and the basic fact that art takes time."

"An artist made this place called a studio and then used it to make this thing called art that no one knew was missing or needed until it existed."

Read the full article here: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/05/arts/design/05rothko.html

Peak-Season

Find out what fresh fruits and vegetables are at its peak in your area. Browse by month and state. Check out the link below!

http://www.epicurious.com/articlesguides/seasonalcooking/farmtotable/seasonalingredientmap

Park in New York City installs contemporary art

High Line Park - stretching from New York's meatpacking district from Chelsea to the West Village - has been a site for the installation of contemporary art by curator Lauren Ross and had over 2 million visitors. Get the full story here.

http://theartnewspaper.com/articles/Taking-the-High-Line-the-art-park-that-rivals-MoMA/20396

Art @ Lunch with Jose Roca

Jose Roca - Curator of the exhibition, Philagrafika which is currently on view at more than 80 venues in Philadelphia, is speaking at MICA on Wednesday, April 7 at 12:30 in Main 110. In its first year, Philagrafika is an international festival that celebrates printmaking in contemporary art that will occur annually.

http://www.philagrafika2010.org