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Frieze Art Fair New York, 2014 issue #3 + FOOD: Jalapeño & Crab Quiche

ART Frieze Art Fair  New York, 2014  issue #3 coverage continues Anish Kapoor, Untitled 2014, Stainless steel, each 11.8″ x 6.3″ x 6.9″, Lisson Gallery, London Cornelia Parker, “Composition with Horns (Rorschach)” 2005, 16 silver plated instruments crushed by a 250 ton industrial press, metal wire, Frith Street Gallery   Cornelia Parker, (detail) “Composition with […]

Frieze Art Fair New York, 2014, issue #2 + FOOD: Caesar Salad

ART Frieze Art Fair New York, 2014 issue #2 coverage continues  Albert Oehlen, “O” 2009, Oil and paper on canvas, Luhring Augusine, New York   Anish Kapoor, Untitled 2014, Fiberglass and paint, 35.4″ x 35.4″ x 17.7″, Lisson Gallery   Christopher Wool, “Untitled” 2012, Silkscreen ink on linen, Luhring Augustine, NY   Christopher Wool, (detail) […]

Frieze Art Fair, New York 2014, Issue #1 – Food: Franklinwood Chicken, Tomatoes & Rice

Large Hanging Painting on Canvas at Johan Berggren Gallery, Malmo, Sweden ART: Frieze Art Fair New York, 2014 Issue #1 The “Best Art Fair in New York” is up for grabs these days. It has traditionally been “The Armory Show” at NY’s Chelsea Piers, but this British invasion of the “Frieze Art Fair”, in it’s huge serpentine […]

Jeff Koons Retrospective at The Whitney + FOOD Shrimp Rémoulade

Michael Jackson and Bubbles (1988) Koons often focuses on the kitsch, garish and sentimental objects, transforming them into aesthetic sculptures. This piece was based on a publicity photo of Michael Jackson and his pet chimpanzee, Bubbles, Koon’s hired German and Italian craftsmen (usually employed to design religious idols and objects) to create this porcelain sculpture. It […]

Dale Chihuly Exhibition at The Denver Botanic Gardens + FOOD: Chilean Seabass with Flame-Roasted Baby Gold Potatoes

Dale Chihuly’s “glass plants” brighten up Denver’s Botanic Gardens. ART Chihuly Exhibition at The Denver Botanic Gardens We are feturing a second* Chihuly show this month in ARTSnFOOD, this exhibition is at The Denver Botanic Gardens. Here Chihuly’s organic and often plant-like glass artworks interact perfectly with the horticultural flora of Denver’s centrally located public garden! […]

The Future Isn’t What It Used to Be! Advertising Artwork from the 1950’s + FOOD: Avocado with Spicy Sauce

The mom, daughter and dog (in their flying saucer), head home to be greeted by the father and son at the mid-century modern house. ART 1950’s Advertising Art visualizes what the future would be in the 1960’s!   The ads predict modern highways would not require actual driving.   The life of leisure. Press a button […]

A Dale Chihuly Exhibition at The Clinton Presidential Library & Museum + FOOD: Cajun Shrimp Fettuccine Alfredo

Dale Chihuly’s “Red Reeds” flank the entrance to the Clinton Presidential Center.   ART Dale Chihuly’s  Exhibition  at The Clinton  Presidential  Center To help celebrate the 10th anniversary of The Clinton Presidential Center, in Little Rock, Arkansas, a wonderful exhibition by America’s premier glass artist, Dale Chihuly, is currently being presented. It is being shown in rooms […]

The Big Easy – New Orleans – a Photo Essay

Jackson Square is the spiritual center of the French Quarter in New Orleans, Louisiana. The square was designed after the famous 17th-century Place des Vosges in Paris, France, by the landscape architect Louis H. Pilié and is roughly the size of a city block ART New Orleans  A Photo Essay By Jack A. Atkinson It’s time for summer vacation! In the US, New […]

Restoration of Gustave Caillebotte’s “Paris Street; Rainy Day” + FOOD “Turkey” Frito Pie

Gustave Caillebotte’s Paris Street; Rainy Day (Image courtesy Chicago Art Institute) (This article is shared from “The Chicagoist” – direct link http://chicagoist.com/2014/06/22/caillebotte_uncovered_art_institute.php ) ART  Gustave Caillebotte’s  “Paris Street; Rainy Day” Restoration reveals hidden secrets of this masterwork at The Chicago Art Institute. The art world is replete with mysteries, many hidden in plain sight. In what was supposed to […]

Affordable Art Fair – NYC, Spring 2014 (Issue 2) + Avocado Strawberry Spinach Salad

  Daan Oude Elferink, “Red” Photograph (shown cropped)Ronen Art Gallery, Amsterdam, Netherlands ART Affordable Art Fair NYC Spring 2014 (Issue #2) The Affordable Art Fair always shows both interesting and reasonably priced artworks. Most of the foreign galleries are from the UK and in New York City and London the art world defines reasonably priced […]