Artists
Monday March 26, 2012
Highlights from New York
A full week of art fairs, galleries, and exhibitions in New York turned up all kinds of interesting work. Following are a few highlights…
Thursday February 23, 2012
The Memory is in the Materials
It’s both entertaining and eye opening to listen to Mark Bradford talk about his life and work. At a small gathering at the home of a San Francisco collector, Mark Bradford talked about this experience as an artist, what shapes his thinking, and how he works. Having grown up in South Central LA, the son of [...]
Tuesday October 25, 2011
Thoughts about Innovation in Bay Area Art
A private wealth advisor reached out to us as he was searching for a resource to bring to his select list of private clients. Once a year, he plans an event that brings his clients knowledge and ideas on subjects that they might not have experience with. He asked us to speak about Bay [...]
Wednesday September 28, 2011
September Gallery Shows In New York
Some highlights for me were: Nick Cave at Mary Boone Cave bases these “soundsuits” on his body, each suit is so imaginative and exuberant, but is also embedded with social relevance and a kind of poignancy. There is a concurrent show at Jack Shainman Gallery. Tabaimo at James Cohen is a great show. From Cohen’s press [...]
Thursday September 22, 2011
Thoughtful Sculpture in the UK
Having just returned from the UK, I thought I’d share a few things that have stuck with me. The Elgin Marbles: I haven’t seen them in years; their majestic nature is still profound and their presence here in England, complex. Standing in the British Museum among the throngs of visitors, one has to shut out [...]
Wednesday June 22, 2011
Spiders on Drugs
Artist Gail Wight uses scientific research as the basis for her art-making practice. Six new works on view at Patricia Sweetow Gallery in San Francisco are stunning examples of her genious and skill. Solar Burn; LSD, 2011, burned vellum, 18″ x 15″ Solar Burn; Chloral Hydrate, 2011, burned vellum, 18″ x 15″ [...]
Tuesday June 14, 2011
Formality and material….
Formality and material…. I’m drawn to art with a formal presence. But when the works are made with non-traditional materials, I’m even more captivated….its something about ingenuity – the artist’s ability to see the possibility in the material and then make it work as their own, unique language. Take this Chris Duncan for example…beautifully made, [...]
Tuesday March 22, 2011
Feature in House Beautiful, April 2011
March, 2011 One of our client’s homes was featured in House Beautiful this month – the cover story focusing on the work of designer, Myra Hoefer. Here are the details and background about some of the art in the home. We began working with this client about five years ago when they lived in [...]
Tuesday February 8, 2011
Experiencing light and color in Los Angeles
On a recent visit to Los Angeles, these three shows really stood out: Suprasensorial: Experiments in Light, Color, and Space, currently on view at The Geffen Contemporary through February 27th presents Latin America as the source of new ideas about the nature and function of art through the re-creation of five important large-scale installations. This [...]
Wednesday January 5, 2011
From ArtBasel Miami: transformation, change and new beginnings
“Currently on view at the Bass Museum in Miami, Isaac Julien’s new nine-screen installation TEN THOUSAND WAVES features Maggie Cheung, Zhao Tao, Yang Fudong, and poems by Wang Ping as commissioned by Julien and was shot on location in China. The work poetically weaves together stories linking China’s ancient past and present. Through an architectural installation [...]