ARTINFO Op-Ed
We’ve all read media reports of internal problems at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles — exhibitions canceled, staff fired, and artist trustees resigning in protest. Reporters on the West Coast are having a field day. These problems can probably...
We were quite surprised last year when Facebook took down a photo posted by the New York Academy of Art on our page. It never occurred to us that the school, one of the world’s leading institutions teaching art studio skills and techniques, drawing, painting...
The figures are staggering. As the world's finest athletes compete in the Olympic Park, from June 21 to September 9 the London 2012 Festival will gather more than 25,000 artists from all of the 204 nations taking part in the Games. That's 12,000 events, held...
A decade ago art fairs were more intimate, with displays often exhibiting individual flair. As big business moved in, however, many of these events became generic and simply too big. Hundreds of white-walled booths now show pretty much the same kind of art,...
I participated in an audition on November 7th for performance artist Marina Abramovic’s production for the annual gala of the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles. I auditioned because I wanted to participate in the project of an artist whose work I...
