On December 11, 1980, Ettore Sottsass organized a meeting with designer friends, and in 1981 they formed a design collaborative named MEMPHIS. The name was taken after the Bob Dylan song “Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again” which had been played repeatedly throughout the evening’s meeting. The Memphis Italian Design Group drew […]
Category Archives: SWIMMING IN ART
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Dec
Dec
This year, across the USA, the fall temperatures were exceptionally mild–meaning a frost did not take the intense colors from the changing leaves, but left the bright reds, yellows, and oranges contrasting with the light and dark greens, for our visual pleasure–until they fell to the ground. What a magnificent color wheel nature has, even […]
23
Sep
Sep
Legacies of Exchange: Chinese Contemporary Art from the Yuz Foundation Featuring Ai Weiwei, Huang Yong Ping, Wang Guangyi, Xu Bing, Yue Minjun and more, Legacies of Exchange: Chinese Contemporary Art from the Yuz Foundation brings together works of Chinese contemporary art created in response to international trade, political conflict, and global artistic exchange. Pulled from the Yuz […]
23
Sep
Sep
Paintings from the seventeenth-century Dutch Golden Age have been a highlight of The Met collection since the Museum’s earliest days. This exhibition presents sixty-seven of the Museum’s greatest artworks in fresh combinations—including paintings by Rembrandt, Hals, and Vermeer—to shine a new light on this remarkable chapter of art history. Dutch paintings of the seventeenth century—the […]
23
Sep
Sep
In Praise of Painting – Dutch Masterpieces at the Met Paintings from the seventeenth-century Dutch Golden Age have been a highlight of The Met collection since the Museum’s earliest days. This exhibition presents sixty-seven of the Museum’s greatest artworks in fresh combinations—including paintings by Rembrandt, Hals, and Vermeer—to shine a new light on this remarkable […]
22
Sep
Sep
“If there is one spot of sun spilling onto the floor, a cat will find it and soak it up.” – Joan Asper McIntosh – American Writer I came across this miniature book (The Artistic Cat) published 30 years ago and I thought I would promote it. If you find one at a used book […]
22
Sep
Sep
This exhibition is the work of Annabelle Mauger and Julien Baron, who collaborated on the creation of immersive shows at Cathédrale d’Images in Les Baux-de-Provence, using the concept of Image Totale© conceived by Albert Plécy. For Imagine Van Gogh, they employed advanced techniques of multi-projection and immersive audio to add emotional depth to each image, allowing us to live and […]
07
Jul
Jul
George Condo is an artist who works in NYC. Hauser & Wirth Gallery represents George Condo in NYC. Hauser & Wirth’s bio on George Condo. Born in Concord, New Hampshire in 1957, George Condo lives and works in New York City. He studied Art History and Music Theory at the University of Massachusetts […]
07
Jul
Jul
One of the great assets of summer is the Farmer’s Market. It is such a pleasure to buy fresh produce from these local growers, who sell their products directly to us. These markets are a visual and culinary delight to attend. For now, enjoy the warm days of summer and consider buying your produce from […]
07
Jul
Jul
Tim Flach is a photographer with a unique eye! – Check out his website to see a slide show of his fabulous photos of extraordinary animals. (Link at the bottom of this page.) https://timflach.com/work/more-than-human/slideshow/#1 (Source: TimFlach.com, see the slide show.)