Los Angeles Fine Art buyer, Clint Arthur, is suing Louis Vuitton for fraud. The case stems from a pair of Murakami prints that Mr. Arthur purchased for $12,000 at the groundbreaking Takashi Murakami exhibition at the L.A. Musuem of Contemporary Art in 2007. Clints main beef is that Murakami used repurposed material from Louis Vuitton bags for the prints without Louis Vuitton explicitly declaring that was being done. In my humble estimation, this suit is absurd to say the least. First of all, no one forced Mr. Arthur to purchase the prints for the ridiculous sum of $12,000 and secondly, Murakami is a master of merging art and commerce and the medium he chooses is completely up to him. That is why it is called art – nuff said.
Now thru May 16th, the Ricco Maresca Gallery in NYC is exhibiting the works of Royal Robertson, Ike Morgan, Judith Scott and Hawkins Bolden. What make this show so interesting is that all the artists involved have what some might call a disability but can also be considered gifts that add substance and texture to their work. Judith Scott, for example, was born with severe Down syndrome and Mr. Bolden has been blind since a child. Both Ike Morgan and Royal Robertson have battled mental illness for most of their lives. The gallery is also screening MAKE, a documentary on the lives of these artists every Saturday at 6 PM (RSVP Required).
Towering at nearly 23 feet, this three-ton European megalith of technological refuse, the WEEE Man, is literally a monument to the machinery of our recent past. Designed to be almost too human, this marvel stands as a politico-ecological statement against improper disposal of our most ubiquitous everyday appliances. His teeth are computer-mice. His brain-pan is filled with ancient computer hardware, and most striking of all, his eyes, old washing machine doors.
Cash Rules Everything Around Warhol...Dollar, Dollar Bill Yaaaall!!!
Date: 2009-04-21
In keeping with the recessionary news, anyone looking to pawn any Warhol pieces they may have laying around now have an online vehicle for getting some quick cash. www.cashforyourwarhol.com is the brainchild of Boston raconteur Geoff Hargadon who is most famous for his miniature parody of Christo and Jean-Claudes THE GATES exhibition. Hargadon describes 'Cash for Your Warhol' as 'part parody, part experiment, part commentary, part visual gag.'
Its not just the average investor who has been losing his shirt in the stock market these days. It turns out that many of the most revered museums in the country are also in a world of hurt. Quite a few of the endowments of these institutions have generated mind-blowing losses. For example, 'The Metropolitan Museums endowment, which generated a third of the institutions $220m budget last year, shrunk from $2.9bn to less than $2.1bn.' These staggering deficits will most probably lead to higher admissions, layoffs and even the postponing and canceling of planned exhibitions.
Critically Acclaimed Director, Michel Gondry, (you know from Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind, Be Kind Rewind, Beck videos, ect.) Yeah, him. He will personally draw and place his John Hancock on your portrait and send it to you. All you have to do is email him a pic, along with 20 bucks and he'll work his magic from there.
It's not exactly a religious-art brouhaha of "Piss Christ" proportions, but a painting that uses popular cartoon characters to parody Leonardo da Vinci's "The Last Supper" is causing a bit of a stir in Old Town San Diego.
And just in time for Easter weekend.
"The Gathering," a new painting by artist Glen Tarnowski, uses Looney Tunes characters such as Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Marvin the Martian and Road Runner to stand in for Jesus and his disciples in da Vinci's famous 15th century fresco.
A well-received art exhibit at Duke University is being censored by the North Carolina state government.
Duke University has been happy with Robert Mihalys art exhibit at Dukes Louise Jones Brown Gallery. The University even pre-approved the artists use of controversial elements such as human bones and depleted uranium, but a few days into the exhibits ENCORE second month the state government has decided to interfere.
The States excuse is the radiation issue. However, two of Dukes prominent radiation experts have been quoted in newspapers saying there IS NO safety issue with the radiation.
A month before the shows opening artist Mihaly met with Ben Edwards, Duke Radiation Safety Health Physicist at Dukes Radiation Safety offices. Edwards and two colleagues measured Mihalys tiny depleted uranium sample with two separate instruments. Even before the show, Edwards told Raleigh News & Observer reporter Elizabeth Shestak the material was safe.
The kings crown, scepter, ice cream cart and life-size Lego model of Darth Vader are for sale.
WOW! you all should check out all the stuff that Michael Jackson has at his neverland ranch, and what is being auctioned off.
He's the King of Pop, there is none Crazier... to burn his ranch you must use Lasers...does that even rhyme?!...no matter check out this Legendary Looneys Garage Sale...
