Out of Bounds: Japanese Women Artists in Fluxus
A review of a Fluxus retrospective from the New York Times. Through Jan. 21 at Japan Society, 333 East 47th Street, Manhattan https://www.japansociety.org/arts-and-culture/exhibitions/kazuko-miyamoto
Arts
Video tape wrapped bamboo pole installed – 10/01/2023
I have had this very long bamboo pole for almost two years, I’d estimate it at just under 30 feet. Today, I wrapped it in video tape and attached two long streamers. The video tape was from one of the old style 8 hour video cassettes and there was still about 1/4 of the reel … [Read more…]
The Art of Hamad Butt
In The Guardian is an obituary of artist Hamad Butt and a review of his work. Fascinating and dangerous, Butt was one of the Young Brits who, having died in 1994 of AIDS, didn’t receive as much exposure as his peers. So why haven’t we heard of Butt before? His lack of visibility is … [Read more…]
Books in 2023
Last half of “Bleeding Edge” by Thomas Pynchon 01/06/2023 – Done – enjoyable. Checked out “Rising” by Elizabeth Rush from the library – good account the present impact of rising seas on a few areas in the world and a cautionary tale about the future. She’s an excellent writer, enjoyed it vary much. Started “White … [Read more…]
Michael Snow, Prolific and Playful Artistic Polymath, Is Dead at 94
He was a painter, a musician, a photographer and a sculptor. But he was best known for experimental (and often contentious) films like “Wavelength.” New York Times, Jan. 6, 2023 “I am not a professional,” he declared in a statement written for a group show catalog in 1967. “My paintings are done by a filmmaker, … [Read more…]