The Alexander Calder (Dissonant Harmony) exhibit at the SF Museum of Modern Art was being shown the day we went to the SFMoMA. Who doesn’t like Alexander Calder’s work? It never grows old, and Calder’s work is always playful and fun to be around. .
Category Archives: SWIMMING IN ART
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Mar
Mar
Adam Weinberg at an exhibition opening at the Whitney Museum. (Photograph by Jack Atkinson.) The Visionary and the Building That Changed Everything Adam Weinberg’s 20-year reign at the Whitney Museum was, in true New York fashion, nothing short of a spectacle. A performance piece that mixed old-school curatorial chops with a new-age understanding that museums […]
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Jan
Jan
Philippe de Montebello was the world-famous and amazing director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York for 31 years). When I was about 24, I visited the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC for the first time. (There are 7 million works of art in The Met.) I put on my acoustic guide, […]
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Jan
Jan
Henri Matisse’s Jazz is a limited-edition art book containing prints of colorful cut-paper collages accompanied by the artist’s thoughts. It was first issued on September 30, 1947, by art publisher Tériade. The portfolio, characterized by vibrant colors, poetic texts, and circus and theater themes, marks Matisse’s transition to a new medium. Jazz by Henri Matisse comprises a set of 20 color […]
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Oct
Oct
Detail of a mural by artist Diego Rivera at the museum (Museo Anahuacalli). Unveiling this Cultural Oasis By our traveling correspondent – Crichton Atkinson Diego Rivera, a towering figure in the annals of Mexican art, was more than just a painter–he was a cultural iconoclast whose bold strokes reshaped the […]
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Sep
Sep
Isn’t art supposed to be weird? Something that the majority of people would hate at first? Many people feel that way – they want to be shocked, uncomfortable, or even upset that “THAT” could be called “ART,” and then later, they somehow appreciate it ! ? ! I am Jack A. Atkinson (artist), and 99.9 […]
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Sep
Sep
The Painting Girl with a Pearl Earring At the Frick Museum in New York City, an exhibition of fifteen paintings included the beloved Girl with a Pearl Earring (c. 1665) by Johannes Vermeer. This exhibition continued the Frick’s tradition of presenting masterpieces from acclaimed museums not easily accessible to the New York public. Girl with a […]
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Sep
Sep
(From now through Jan. 2025, there is a retrospective of Sendak’s life and work at The Denver Art Museum.) A Day in the Life of an Artist – by Jack Atkinson While writing my thesis for my Master’s Degree, I went to interview Maurice Sendak at his home in Connecticut. A friend said […]
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Sep
Sep
HIGH-END ART FAIRS are basically conventions for the art world, where galleries set up booths to display a selection of the art in their gallery and to meet new collectors. Sometimes prices are shown, sometimes not. When I ask the price the answer is often cryptic… “1.3”? Is that thousands or millions? I guess, if […]
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Sep
Oldest photos & old portraits of famous people.