Remembering Lawrence Weiner and Art of Semiotics – Conceptual Art Series Part. 5
“Because Mr. Weiner’s words are mutable, appearing in one state and then another, they are not only continually remade but also renewed.” – New York
“Because Mr. Weiner’s words are mutable, appearing in one state and then another, they are not only continually remade but also renewed.” – New York
There are art collectors, and there are toy collectors. There was a time when those two would never be confused. However, toy designers and collectible
In a letter to French poet and journalist Max Jacob, Pablo Picasso described his then unfinished The Blind Man’s Meal (1903) to have a “dog
When it was confirmed in 2021 that Casino di Villa Boncompagni Ludovisi, best known as Villa Aurora, would be auctioned with a starting price of
“All authentic art is conceived at a sacred moment and nourished in a blessed hour; an inner impulse creates it, often without the artist being
More than two years have passed since an 18-carat gold toilet valued at $6 million was stolen from an art exhibition at Blenheim Palace in
“To be an artist you have to give up everything, including the desire to be a good artist.” – Jasper Johns Jasper Johns: Mind/Mirror 2021/2022
Captivated by The Baroness Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven’s ”principle of nonacquiescence,” an American poet and critic Ezra Pound, along with his publisher friend Jane Heap, whom
There were many influential artistic movements and events that occurred in the beginning and middle of the previous century that shifted people’s perceptions. Surrealism, which
“You can tell the truth more truthfully than with the truth itself.” – Christian Boltanski Christian Boltanski, an artist who most often incorporated concepts of
The attraction and excitement of an auction are well known, with tantalizingly enticing prices for often rare and desirable objects and collectibles. In this day
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I don’t believe in art. I believe in artists. – Marcel Duchamp Marcel Duchamp was one of the artists who challenged long-held beliefs about the