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America's Most Wanted Painting At least according...
2007-07-01 18:07:00
America's Most Wanted Paint ing At least according to the decade old Dia project undertaken by the zany art team of Russian artists Komar and Melamid (who hung around DC for a while in the 90s, although I can't recall where they exhibited).In the project (which also covers "Least Wanted Painting" and it is specific to various countries), a professional survey team questioned people with questions such as "what is your favorite color?" (blue was the overwhelming US favorite by 44% with green coming in at a 12% second; both the Chinese and the Russians also went blue, green but not in such huge numbers, and even the usually difficult French went blue at 39%).The survey was conducted in 14 countries, and some remarkable similarities in taste are clearly evident once you see the various favorites and least favorites. It appears that with the exception of the Italians and the Dutch, nearly everyone else aligned behind a somewhat pastoral scene a-la-Hudson River School.Least wanted painti...
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Bethesda Painting Awards Next week is the last we...
2007-06-30 15:41:00
Bethesda Painting Awards Next week is the last week to see the Bethesda Painting Awards finalists and prizewinners at the Fraser Gallery in Bethesda. The show closes July 7.This year's exhibition stirred quite a bit of controversy, which is always good for any art competition.The Washington Post's Michael O'Sullivan was surprised at the award choices and raised a controversy about three sumi-ink drawings on Japanese paper by Richmond artist Fiona Ross. Read his review here.The Gazette's Claudia Rousseau really liked the Best in Show prizewinner, but disliked the work of the other two award-winners. Read her review here.DCist's Lynne Venart at first didn't like the Best in Show prizewinner, but when she looked a little closer, she discovered interesting nuances in Matthew Klos' works. Read her review here.G.P. and Thinking About Art both jumped on the O'Sullivan controversy bandwagon and opined on the issue. Read Kriston here and J.T. here.Go see the show before it closes.
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Art in Heat Art in Heat opens Saturday, June 30...
2007-06-29 18:01:00
Art in Heat Art in Heat opens Saturday , June 30, 2007 from 7pm?11pm at the Warehouse Gallery and Theatre complex in DC. Lobsterboy will be on hand at 8pm and 11pm with his ?Tiki Party from Hell.? DJ Adam will be keeping the party going in the upstairs gallery.The exhibiting artists represent the best of DC?s Outsider, Lowbrow, and Pop Surrealist artists. They?re notable for creating work that?s fun, twisted, sexy, and just plain wrong. Featuring: Ed Bisese, Chris Bishop, Scott G. Brooks, Lisa Brotman, Anna U. Davis, Jared Davis, Alan Defibaugh, Margaret Dowell, Dana Ellyn, Gregory Ferrand, Linas Garsys, Laurel Hausler, Candace Keegan, John Lancaster, Emily Greene Liddle, Albert Schweitzer, Matt Sesow, and Ben Tolman.Buy Ben Tolman now, as he's soon to leave DC and head out onto the graduate program at the Art Institute of Chicago.

In Summer The Song Sings Itself In Summer The Son...
2007-06-29 12:43:00
In Summer The Song Sings ItselfIn Summer The Song Sings Itself is the title of a summer group show presented by Pentimenti Gallery in Philly. The show introduces a group of new artists who bring variety, energy and important contemporary voices to the summer. The exhibition includes paintings, photographs and sculptures.The exhibition includes work by Gabe Brown, Sarah Daub, Thomas Doyle, Cara Enteles, Matthew Fisher, Deborah Hamon, Kirk McCarthy and Scot Wittman. The opening reception is next Friday, July 6 from 6 - 8:30 PM.The River Movers by Matthew Fisher

Academy 2007 at Conner Contemporary Next Friday, ...
2007-06-29 12:29:00
Academy 2007 at Conner Contemporary Next Frida y , July 6, Conner Contemporary Art in DC opens Academy 2007, the seventh year of their annual invitational survey dedicated to outstanding work by recent fine art graduates of the Washington - Baltimore area college art programs. The exhibition opens Friday, July 6th with a reception for the artists from 6:00 - 8:00 pm.The following artists were invited to exhibit by curators Jamie Smith and former gallery director, Karyn Miller:PAUL CHAPMAN (George Washington University)GRAHAM CHILDS (American University)RUSSELL KELBAUGH (Corcoran College of Art + Design)MAGNOLIA LAURIE (Maryland Institute College of Art)JODI LIEBURN (Maryland Institute College of Art)ISAAC MAISELMAN (Corcoran College of Art + Design)TIFFANY MIELCAREK (Maryland Institute College of Art)CHRISTINA MOST (Maryland Institute College of Art)NATALIA PANFILE (Maryland Institute College of Art)SANDRA PARRA (Maryland Institute College of Art)DEBORAH ROCK (Catholic University)NATHA...
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Tomorrow at the Katzen At the Katzen Arts Center ...
2007-06-29 12:21:00
Tomorrow at the Katzen At the Katzen Arts Center in DC, in honor of its 50th anniversary, the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists (AAEC) presents this rare collection of current political cartoons about George W. Bush and his most trusted advisers. More than 80 cartoonists from newspapers across the country, including several Pulitzer Prize winners, have contributed their best cartoons, depicting the president, Dick Cheney, Karl Rove, Donald Rumsfeld, Condoleezza Rice, Alberto Gonzales and more. The challenge will be to figure out how many are pro and how many are con!Also opening is "True Dutterer: The Work of William S. Dutterer." Bill Dutterer was an important and beloved Washington artist and teacher who moved to New York City in 1979 and continued to make powerful and innovative paintings until his death this past January. The opening for both exhibitions is Saturday, June 30, 2007, 6 p.m. - 9 p.m. Free and open to the public.
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Opportunity for Galleries for Portrait Paintings ...
2007-06-29 12:08:00
Opportunity for Galleries for Portrait Paintings The Department of Housing and Urban Development is interested in procuring the services of a contractor to provide corporate or official type standing oil painting portraits on canvas of the current and past Secretaries of HUD. This solicitation is a 100% small business set-aside. Details here.Since this is a small business set-aside, this would be a great opportunity for a gallery to respond as a "contractor" and submit a proposal.If you have any questions regarding this procurement, please email Karen Thomas at Karen.V.Thomas@hud.gov, Contracting Officer. You may also telephone Ms. Thomas at 202-402-2806. Please be sure to refer to Solicitation #R-OPC-23169 when requesting additional information.
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Old Drawing Below is one of my early 1990s charco...
2007-06-28 18:05:00
Old Draw ing Below is one of my early 1990s charcoal and conte drawings of Mantonica Wilson, who was Wifredo Lam's formidable godmother and the woman who was probably the most direct influence for Lam ever becoming one of the best-known artists of the Surrealist movement, and perhaps of the 20th century, despite his later subservient, lackey attitude to Castro's repressive regime.During the latter half of the 19th century, many immigrants arrived in Cuba, mostly from Europe, but also huge numbers from China. One such immigrant was a Cantonese man by the name of Lam Yam, who settled in Sagua La Grande in the province of Las Villas. There Lam Yam married a much younger Cuban woman of African, European and Native American ancestry, and eight children were born from this marriage. In 1902, when Lam Yam was 84 years old, his eighth child was born: Wifredo Oscar de la Concepcion Lam y Castillo. My drawing of Mantonica is derived from a 1900 photograph that shows a gigantic, strong woman, ...
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Philadelphia's First Friday Video Project A new g...
2007-06-28 12:24:00
Philadelphia's First Frida y Video Project A new growing website (complete with videos) provides fascinating insights about Philadelphia's First Friday art scene -- and about how artists and galleries revitalized an urban neighborhood. You can check it out at www.firstfridaytv.com.

Wanna go to a DC art event tonight? The WPAC?s E...
2007-06-27 18:28:00
Wanna go to a DC art event tonight?The WPAC?s Experimental Media Series - ColorField.remix, Night #3, challenged artists to create experimental video, sound and performance pieces reinterpreting or inspired by Color-Field artists. Jurors, Richard Chartier and Brandon Morse, awarded the $1000 Kraft Media Prize to Erika Suderburg and Linda Besemer, and the $500 Honorable Mention to Alan Callander, based on the overall quality and innovation of the work, as it relates to Color-Field influences.Toni ght , from 7-9PM at The Armand Hammer Auditorium in the Corcoran, and free and open to the public, you can view the work created by Christina Battle, Gregg Biermann, Alan Callander, Rebecca Carter, John Davis, Eric Fleischauer, Kerry Laitala, Oliver Lyons, Tony Myatt, Kamran Sadeghi, Semiconductor, Erika Suderburg and Linda Besemer, Champneys Taylor and TeZ.
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Beckman on Anonymous III The WaPo's Rachel Beckma...
2007-06-27 18:02:00
Beckman on Anon ymous IIIThe WaPo's Rachel Beckman has a really good article on the recent "Anonymous III," annual exhibition by the Washington Project for the ArtsCorcoran, with a very readable story on ubercollector Fred Ognibene.

Wanna go to a DC opening this Saturday? Irvine Co...
2007-06-27 12:50:00
Wanna go to a DC opening this Saturday ?Irvine Contemporary has an exhibition of new and recent photographs by internationally acclaimed artists Kerry Skarbakka and Marla Rutherford. Opening Reception: Saturday June 30, 6-8 PM.Marla Rutherford, Abandoned Housewife, 2006. C-Print

Right on target! Via and thanks to www.comics.com...
2007-06-27 02:38:00
Right on target!Via and thanks to www.comics.com
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Cooper Carry hosts Art Show Fundraiser in Alexandr...
2007-06-26 12:24:00
Cooper Carry hosts Art Show Fundraiser in Alexandria, VADeadline: Friday, July 27, 2007Cooper Carry, a national architecture and design firm, is hosting its first biannual fundraiser and art exhibition in its award-winning Alexandria office. Cooper Carry is seeking artists from the Baltimore/Washington Metro area to display their work at the event. Sales will benefit the artists (60%) and the HSC Pediatric Center (40%). The HSC Pediatric Center is a pediatric health care facility in Washington, D.C., that provides transitional care to children from infancy to age 21. For the entry form and prospectus, please visit this website. Phone: 202-492-7228; Email: liani.foster@gmail.com.
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Opportunity for Artists Deadline: August 17, 2007...
2007-06-26 12:21:00
Opportunity for Artists Deadline : August 17, 2007The Curfman Gallery at Colorado State University announces a national call to artists for the 2009-2010 exhibition season. No entry fee. All work/exhibition proposals will be considered. Please send a SASE along with slides and or CD of high res. images of your work, as well as an artist CV and formal exhibition proposal to: Curfman Gallery8033 Campus DeliveryFort Collins, CO 80523-8033For more information contact Stanley Scott at lscarts2@lamar.colostate.edu or 970-491-2810.
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And the Cane controversy begins A few days ago I ...
2007-06-25 18:22:00
And the Cane controversy beginsA few days ago I wrote my opinions on the new CBS series "Cane," which is sort of a new Sopranos-themed series with a powerful Cuban-American family running a sugar empire in Florida. I also told you that it appeared to me that the series was loosely based upon the powerful Fanjul Family billion dollar empire.The Palm Beach Post seems to think so as well, and the Fanjuls are pissed. Read the story here.
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Opportunity for Art Students The Regional Museum ...
2007-06-25 12:47:00
Opportunity for Art Students The Regional Museum in Stalowa Wola, Poland has a call for art students for the "International Competition Self-Portrait for Art Students." It is open to art students from universities, academies and colleges.Additional information as well as complete instructions, forms that need filled out or to contact the exhibition coordinator directly visit this website, or the contact person is Ms. Monika Kuras, at mkuras@stalowawola.pl.
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The Lorton Arts Foundation Lorton Arts Foundation...
2007-06-25 12:28:00
The Lorton Arts Foundation Lorton Arts Foundation, Inc. (LAF) is leading an innovative ?adaptive reuse? of the former Washington D.C. Lorton Correctional Complex. With the creation of the Workhouse Arts Center at Lorton, Virginia, this extraordinary 55-acre cultural arts center is designed to promote, facilitate and provide life-long arts education opportunities. They have a plan that will celebrate the architectural significance and convey the fascinating story of this historic landmark, while creating an inspirational center for artistic expression. Plans include: 68 artist studios in seven studio buildings, art galleries, exhibition spaces, a 500 seat events center, a 300 seat theater, an outdoor music barn, classes and workshops for art education, a museum, restaurants, residences for artists, gardens and a visitors center. They are on track to open all of the artists?s studio buildings as well as the main gallery building in early 2008Opportunity for ArtistsDeadline: Postmarked...
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Letter to the Editor Theodora T. Tilton writes an...
2007-06-25 12:24:00
Letter to the Editor Theodora T. Tilt on writes an interesting Letter to the Arts Editor about Blake Gopnik, art, and the Venice Biennale reporting.
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Wanna go to a few DC area openings tonight? A few...
2007-06-23 17:52:00
Wanna go to a few DC area openings tonight?A few cool DC area openings tonight are: District Fine Arts' "Summer Solstice," a group show of contemporary art from the United States and Turkey. It includes drawings by the amazing photographer Lida Moser, who says "It was so wonderful to discover the joys of drawing after more than forty years in photography!" The opening is Saturday June 23rd, from 5 p.m. - 8 p.m. and it features an acoustic set by Brad Radish at 7pm.Up the road off Wisconsin Avenue in Bethesda, at Heineman Myers Contemporary Art, Zoe serves "Yummy," and exhibition by artists and their relationship to food and food issues. The opening is on Saturday, June 23rd with an artist talk at 4pm and a reception for the artists from 6 to 9pm.And Randall Scott Gallery has Hiroyuki Hamada opening tonight, but I'll be willing to bet that the photographer in the back gallery, Elena Volkova, will steal the show. Her ethereal photographs are simply gorgeous and she has a singular e...
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Glass Onion I told you about strawberry fields You...
2007-06-23 16:47:00
Glass OnionI told you about strawberry fieldsYou know the place where nothing is realWell here's another place you can goWhere everything flows.Looking through the bent backed tulipsTo see how the other half liveLooking through a glass onion.I told you about the walrus and me-manYou know that we're as close as can be-manWell here's another clue for you allThe walrus was Paul.Standing on the cast iron shore-yeahLady Madonna trying to make ends meet-yeahLooking through a glass onion.I told you about the fool on the hillI tell you man he living there stillWell here's another place you can beListen to me.Fixing a hole in the oceanTrying to make a dove-tail joint-yeahLooking through a glass onion.- Lennon & McCartney
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Cane on CBS I guess because I am an American of C...
2007-06-22 12:00:00
Cane on CBSI guess because I am an American of Cuban ancestry someone sent me an advance (I guess) preview copy of the new CBS show Cane. This new TV series is about a Cuban-American family running a sugar empire from Florida.Think "Sopranos" without all the cussing and better haircuts.Thank you... I am honored.And now some very pedantic and jingoist hits... The lead character is played by Jimmy Smits... great actor, but not what your typical Cuban sugar magnate would have looked liked in the racist Cuban society of the late 1950s and the Cuban-American refugee wave of the early 1960s.CBS picked Smits, a brilliant actor, I guess based on their perception of what a Cuban looks like (Smits is not of Cuban ancestry... his father, Cornelis Smits, was a Surinamese immigrant from Dutch Guiana, and his mother, Emilina, is Puerto Rican).This is what the person that Smits' character is loosely based upon really looks like... That is him and his also Cuban wife to the left...but because, lik...
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Opportunity for Artists Deadline: July 31, 2007 ...
2007-06-22 11:59:00
Opportunity for Artists Deadline : July 31, 2007Carol Lukisch, the former Director of Exhibitions/Curator at the Arlington Arts Center now plans to do some independent curatorial projects, the first of which will be "Fear and Hope" which will take place December 4, 2007 - January 19, 2008 at the Arlington Arts Center.Mid-Atlantic artists who are doing interesting work in any media that deals with the subjects of Fear and or Hope, send some materials no later than July 31 to:Carol LukitschP.O. Box 4211Alexandria, VA 22303 or online at caroluk2@aol.com.
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Corcoran Curator Leaving (Via RE) - Dr. Jonathan ...
2007-06-21 01:24:00
Corcoran Curator Leaving (Via RE) - Dr. Jonathan Binstock, whose thesis work in Philly was about DC artist Sam Gilliam, will be leaving his post as the Curator for Contemporary Art at the Corcoran in Washington, DC in order to join the corporate world at the Art Advisory Service at Citi (nee Citibank), where he will work as a senior vice president.For almost 30 years, Citi has helped some of the Citigroup's customers find and collect art (since it's investment and banks and Samolians... I guess for investment goals) and a whole lot of other art services.Their website implies "access" as a mean to penetrate the inside and outs of collecting artwork for fun and profit.As a sideline, I advise and then buy artwork for two collectors, and have a $20,000 monthly budget to buy artwork for those two folks. This is not as easy as one would have imagined, and actually quite an arduous (but still fun) process.What Citi does is a billion times harder, because they are somewhat promising inves...
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Looking for a Curator The Arlington Arts Center, ...
2007-06-20 00:25:00
Looking for a CuratorThe A rlington Arts Center , a leading contemporary visual arts venue in the metropolitan Washington D.C. area, seeks a full-time Director of Exhibitions. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience curating and coordinating exhibitions, communicating with artists, and developing creative collaborative initiatives. Strong knowledge of contemporary art, particularly in the Mid-Atlantic region, is essential. Candidate will also have experience drafting contracts and exhibition agreements, coordinating installation and catalogue production, writing exhibition materials, and using contemporary marketing tools. Technical knowledge of new media and software applications are key assets. This person works closely with the Exhibitions Committee, and experience working with Boards will be helpful. Superior grant-writing skills are also extremely desirable. BA required, MA or MFA preferred. The AAC is a fast-paced environment with a small staff that values flex...
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Bailey Flushes Gopnik
2007-06-20 00:04:00
Bailey Flushes Gopnik
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Nude Removed from Pennsylvania show Now it's time...
2007-06-18 18:09:00
Nude Removed from Penn sylvania showNow it's time for Pittsburgh to be embarrassed.From the AP:An artist's nude depiction of bathing with milk and honey has been removed from a popular Pittsburgh arts festival due to complaints by one of the city's largest businesses.The video installation by Chilean artist Carolina Loyola-Garcia, titled "The need to wash the self with milk and honey," was covered up and unplugged over the weekend by PPG, which owns the plaza where the multimedia display was exhibited.The controversial footage portrayed the naked artist bathing with milk and honey in the forest. It was part of the "Best of Pittsburgh 2007" exhibit. PPG found the display inappropriate.This is within its "rights as a corporate partner to ask us to abide by guidelines they have," said Elizabeth Reiss, executive director of the Three Rivers Arts Festival, currently on display in downtown Pittsburgh.Reiss told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette she had not seen the video herself, but was told...
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Congrats To Bailey, whose work "The Disintegratio...
2007-06-18 12:39:00
CongratsTo Bailey , whose work "The D isintegration of the American Empire, A Disillusioned Triptych: In Memory of President Thomas Jefferson, In Memory of President Abraham Lincoln, In Memory of President John Fitzgerald Kennedy Kennedy", was just awarded Best in Photography at artReston 2007.See all the award winners here.Who says political art is dead?
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Public Art Projects for the Nation's Capital The ...
2007-06-18 11:43:00
Public Art Projects for the Nation's Capital The Public Art Building Communities grant program offers funds to eligible artists and nonprofit organizations for the creation and installation of permanent public art projects with a life span of at least five (5) years.Projects must be installed in the District of Columbia and should encourage the growth of quality public art throughout the city, support local artists and nonprofit organizations, and make public art accessible to District residents. Projects must provide exposure of public art to the broader community or to persons traditionally underserved or separated from the cultural mainstream due to geographic location, economic constraints, or disability. Eligible, projects include, but are not limited to: sculpture, mosaics, murals, paving patterns, custom benches, stained glass windows, artistic gates and railing, etc. Funding is available for all fees associated with the design, fabrication and installation of the artwork(s) ...
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Opportunity for Artists Deadline: September 20, 2...
2007-06-17 02:27:00
Opportunity for Artists Deadline : September 20, 2007Montgomery College ? Rockville Art Department is accepting entries for the national juried exhibition: Rhythm & Blue. Artwork can be any medium that incorporates rhythm (visual or otherwise) and/or blue (color or feeling). The entry deadline is September 20, 2007. The exhibition will run November 14 ? December 12, 2007. No entry fee. Download prospectus here.Questions may be directed to Michael Sellmeyer, 240-567-7653, or email him at michael.sellmeyer@montgomerycollege.edu - The jurors are Professor Michael Sellmeyer and Professor Kay McCrohan of the Montgomery College-Rockville Art Department. The Montgomery College ? Rockville Campus is located in Rockville Maryland, just north of Washington, D.C.
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