buzz words.

Posted on May 9, 2013 by Jacque

For the past month I have been working with a group on curating a hypothetical exhibition as part of a project for my grad program. Here are two artists (out of nine) from our exhibition, Consume THIS! Excess, Infatuation and the Entertainment Industry.

Dawn Mellow, Scarlett Johansson 2010

Dawn Mellor, Natalie Portman 2010

Dawn Mellor, Meryl Streep 2010

Dawn Mellor’s Artist Website Here.

Andrea Mary Marshall, Toxic Woman Installation 2011

Andrea Mary Marshall, The Twins Issue 2011

Andrea Mary Marshall, Untitled 2011

Andrea Mary Marshall, The French Frys Issue 2011

Andrea Mary Marshall, Jennifer Anniston Issue 2011

Andrea Mary Marshall, The Kardashian Nurse Issue 2011

Andrea Mary Marshall’s Artist Website Here.

spotted around town.

Posted on May 3, 2013 by Jacque

seen up around town.

Ryan McGinley, Blue Falling 2013 @ the High Line Billboard.

JR inside out project spotted on SoHo building.

JR Inside Out Project + Photo Booth in Times Square until May 10.

Orly Gender, Red, Yellow and Blue 2013, installation @ Madison Square Park.

Man sketching @ the MET.

El Anatsui, Broken Bridge II 2013 @ the HighLine between 21st and 22nd.

El Anatsui, Broken Bridge II 2013 @ the HighLine

layers of paint on the wall of the subway.
A Mural for the MET getting painted on the HighLine.

Arson.

Posted on May 2, 2013 by Jacque

The Shortlist for the Turner Prize has just been announced and I was pleased to see David Shrigley’s name on it. I am particularly fond of his nature-interventions but be sure to check out more of his work on his website below.

David Shrigley, Fallen Tree 1996.

David Shrigley, H Is for Hello 1999.

David Shrigley, Lost 1996.

David Shrigley, Diana 1998. David Shrigley, One Day A Big Wind Will Come 1997.

David Shrigley’s Artist Website Here.

any given day

Posted on April 29, 2013 by Jacque

Street by James Nares is currently on view at The Met. This clip only provides a small glimpse of the magic, intrigue and personality that the artwork possesses. I never thought watching a stranger do something as mundane as typing a text or carrying groceries could ever be so captivating or nuanced, but Nares in a span of a week in 2011, manages to perfectly encapsulate the diverse fabric of people that make up New York City, and makes every moment just as dramatic as the next. In his own words, “I wanted the film to be about people. All it needed were magical moments, and there are enough of those happening every moment of any given day.” This piece is a must see.

James Nares Artist Website HERE.

Another clip of Street HERE.

Looking Up.

Posted on April 18, 2013 by Jacque

More Mexico City adventures, this time focusing on the sculptural works I encountered.

Looking up at the Ancient School of San Ildefonso.

A work in the “Rutal de la Amistad” – A sculpture park originally created for the 1968 Mexico City Cultural Olympia.

Learn more about this sculptural monuments Here.

Grimanesa Amoros, Huanchaco 2012 (inside a concrete sculpture complex for the “Rutal de la Amistad”)

Grimanesa Amoros, Huanchaco 2012. Learn more & watch a video of installation HERE.

Aerial view of Courtyard Installation @ Ancient School of San Ildefonso.

Laura Lima, 2/4 2013 @ MUAC

Laura Lima, 2/4 2013 @ MUAC.

Yona Friedman, Architectura sin Construccion 2013 @ MUAC.

(shadow) Yona Friedman, Architectura sin Construccion 2013 @ MUAC.

Sculpture park @ MUAC.

I believe the same artist did all of these works, but I can’t be positive as I couldn’t find labels.

But they were wonderful to explore and were hidden enough that it was a surprise when the rugged path we were following led to one.

work in front of the Jumex Collection Space.

@ the Muac.

detail of light installation.

& because it is just too great not to share.. some of my classmates and I having a moment. [[Photographs taken by Tara Westermann]]

Death Star and the Mayans.

Posted on April 17, 2013 by Jacque

I saw this piece by Ulises Figueroa at the Monterrey Biennial and although it’s not the most serious or deeply thought-provoking work, it was probably the most entertaining and engaging piece at the exhibition. We all crowded around it for a solid ten minutes pointing out the various figurines and pop-culture references, laughing at the newly acquired knowledge that when we see Jabba the Hut.. the end is probably near. Hope you enjoy it as much as I do.

Ulises Figueroa, The History of the Universe 2011

detail of the beginning

ariel view of the middle.. pirate ships, mayans, coca-cola and refrigerators.

detail of the beginning of the end, rock-n-roll, communism and the death star.

many pictures being taken. (The end will be well documented).

Ulises Figueroa, The History of the Universe 2011

Learn More Here.

Classic Tuesdays

Posted on April 16, 2013 by Jacque

I went to the Jonas Mekas exhibition at MUAC in Mexico City. The films, photographs and poetry were so mesmerizing I had to share. His films are stunning, his words- moving.

“These are not memories. These are real – every detail you see in the films is real – memories are gone but the images are here and they are real, right there in front of your eyes – and I like it! I like what I see!’ - Jonas Mekas, Artist Website Here.

Jonas Mekas
Holy Fools (Allen Ginsberg, Norman Mailer) 2012

Jonas Mekas
Holy Fools (Andy Warhol) 2012

Jonas Mekas, The Beauty of Friends Being Together Quartet 2007

Jonas Mekas, Walden: Diaries, Notes and Sketches 1969

Jonas Mekas, This Side of Paradise 1999, Kennedy family holiday in Montauk, New York, 1972

Jonas Mekas, Walden: Diaries, Notes and Sketches 1969

Jonas Mekas, excerpt from A Requiem for the XXth Century 2000. Read the entire poem HERE.

ALSO BE SURE TO ENTER BY APRIL 19 TO WIN MY APRIL GIVEAWAY BY TELLING ME YOUR FAVORITE ARTIST OR PHOTOGRAPHER IN THE COMMENT SECTION HERE!

Emersed

Posted on April 15, 2013 by Jacque

My site was actually on auto-pilot last week as I was in Mexico City visiting ZONA MACO Art Fair. It was an amazing trip full of art, culture and mangos. There will be a couple more posts of all the art I saw, but for now here is a taste of my adventures down south.

Museum Frida Kahlo. (Her house and studio)

Outside the house & studio of Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo

Mexican artifacts inside Museo Diego Rivera-Anahuacalli. (The entire building is made out of volcanic rock)

A Diego Rivera mural sketch inside the Museo Diego Rivera-Anahuacalli

Gabriel Orozco’s exhibition @ Kurimanzutto Gallery. (Learn more here.)

courtyard at Kurimanzutto gallery.

Mexico City Kitty.

picture of people taking pictures during an impromptu stop at a design gallery.

Gorgeous Jose Clemente Orozco fresco’s at the Ancient School of San Ildefonso, where the Monterray FEMSA Biennial is being held.

Courtyard installation @ the Ancient School of San Ildefonso

Jumex Collection installation of The Hunter and the Factory exhibition. Learn More Here.

LABOR gallery Etienne Chambaud installation’s The Naked Parrot.

Museo Soumaya building.

Frida Kahlo Street Art.

Sandra Valenzuela Sandrasan @ Zona Maco Art Fair, Artist Website Here.

Neon @ Zona Maco Art Fair.

Carefully Observe Your Surroundings. [Zona Maco Art Fair)

Jonas Mekas exhibition @ MUAC.

El Eco courtyard installation.

Wonder Pop

Posted on April 9, 2013 by Jacque

I was terribly sick all last week so when on Friday I finally started feeling like myself again, I headed straight to the Met for Friday Late Nights. With no agenda but to spend some time with art and civilization, I stumbled into a William Eggleston exhibition that I didn’t know about. Although I have no idea how I hadn’t heard about it sooner (seeing how he is my favorite color photographer and all), it was an incredible surprise. After days spent in bed delirious feeling so grey, Eggleston’s vibrant photographs filled my evening with color at last.

William Eggleston, Untitled 1973

William Eggleston, Untitled (Closed, Shag Carpet, Memphis) 2000

William Eggleston, Scott, Mississippi 1993

William Eggleston, Untitled from Troubled Waters 1972William Eggleston, Memphis, Tennessee 1972

William Eggleston, Untitled from Dust Bells Volume II

William Eggleston, Huntsville, Alabama 1969-70

William Eggleston, Memphis 1972

William Eggleston, Untitled (Mika on Subway) 2001

William Eggleston, Untitled 1972

William Eggleston, Memphis 1970William Eggleston, Downtown Morton, Mississippi 1969

The way I have always looked at it is the world is in color. And there’s nothing we can do about that. - William Eggleston

ALSO BE SURE TO ENTER BY APRIL 19 TO WIN MY APRIL GIVEAWAY BY TELLING ME YOUR FAVORITE ARTIST OR PHOTOGRAPHER IN THE COMMENT SECTION HERE!

Where to Focus.

Posted on April 8, 2013 by Jacque

I went to AIPAD this weekend and although I thought it was so over-hung it was hard to focus, I did discover a lot of new photographers. Here are a few that caught my eye.

David Graham, Wildwood, NY from Almost Paradise. Artist Website HERE.

Steve Fitch, Starlite Motel, Mesa , Arizona, December 20, 1980. Artist Website Here.

Karine Laval, Poolscape #1 (Dominican Republic) 2009. Artist Website Here.

Thierry Cohen, New York 40° 42′ 16” N 2010-10-9 Lst 3:40 from Darkened Cities. Artist Website Here.

Stephen Wilkes, Santa Monica Pier, CA. Artist Website HERE.

Edward McHugh, Big Ole Jet Airliner 2011. Artist Website Here.

Andy Freeberg, Metro Pictures from Gallery Desks in Chelsea. Artist Website Here.

Jody Fausett, Onion Bag from Million Years 2012. Artist Website Here. Screen shot 2013-04-07 at 6.45.15 PM

Danielle Nelson Mourning, Paten Circle I, Marks Mississippi. Artist Website HERE.

Tabitha Soren, Pratt Drive, Filmore from Uprooted 2005. Artist Website HERE.

ALSO BE SURE TO ENTER BY APRIL 19 TO WIN MY APRIL GIVEAWAY BY TELLING ME YOUR FAVORITE ARTIST OR PHOTOGRAPHER IN THE COMMENT SECTION HERE!

Only Her Eyes

Posted on April 5, 2013 by Jacque

As I mentioned, I finally saw MoMa’s Cindy Sherman Retrospective last week at the Dallas Museum of Art.

Here are some installation shots, I snuck with my camera phone.
DMA

be heard.

Posted on March 31, 2013 by Jacque

I made it back to the city just in time to see the last day of Nick Cave’s public art piece ‘Heard’ at Grand Central Station. I wasn’t in the most optimal viewing location but through the cracks of the crowd I witnessed more than a dozen colorful horses gallop and dance through the hall, transforming a location of bustling transition into a spectacle of playful wonder.

The horse costume sits on a sawhorse in between performances.
a better view of the idle horses. [Photograph by Dustin R. Bailey.]

before the performance

Detail of the horse hide. [photo by Dustin R. Bailey]

aftermath.

Read more about Nick Cave’s Heard HERE & HERE.

[Special thanks to my friend Dustin R. Bailey for providing me with a sweet video of an earlier performance and some photographs]

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buzz words.

spotted around town.

Arson.

any given day

Looking Up.

Death Star and the Mayans.

Classic Tuesdays

Emersed

Wonder Pop

Where to Focus.

Only Her Eyes

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