Tag Archives: Andy Warhol

Dead Blogging ‘Paris of Toulouse-Lautrec’ at Currier Museum

Well the Missus and I trundled up to the Granite State over the weekend to catch The Paris of Toulouse-Lautrec: Prints and Posters from the Museum of Modern Art (through January 7) at the Currier Museum of Art and say, it was … Continue reading

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The Arts Seen in NYC (Fabulous Picasso Sculpture Edition)

Well the Missus and I trundled down to the Big Town the other week and say, it was swell. Our artinery: Friday We started out at the Museum of Arts and Design and – yes – we were MAD about the … Continue reading

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The Arts Seen in Western Mass. (Summer of Whistler Edition)

Well the Missus and I trundled out to the Berkshires for a couple of days last week to catch this & that and, say, it was . . . swelling with people. Upon our arrival in Williamstown we headed right to … Continue reading

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The Arts Seen in NYC (The Divine Patti LuPone Edition)

Well the Missus and I trundled down to the Big Town last weekend to catch one thing and another and say, it was swell. First, of course, there was crosstown traffic, which takes roughly 30 minutes to navigate. Official Campaign … Continue reading

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Whistler Past the Graveyard: America’s Most Artistic Artist

Ever since reading the novel I, James McNeill Whistler by Lawrence Williams in 1972, the hardworking staff has been a fanboy of James Abbott MacNeill Whistler, the 19th century American expatriate artist who embodied “art for art’s (and my) sake.” (Just for the … Continue reading

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Auction House Bakeoff in NYT!

It’s art auction season in the Big Town, and the Big Houses are having a swell donnybrook in the ad pages of the New York Times. What follows is a representative sample from Sunday’s Grey Lady. Start with Southeby’s.       … Continue reading

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The War of Art in NYC’s Auction Houses

It’s auction season for the arterati, and yesterday’s New York Times was the Antietam of tony gavel houses in the Big Town. There was, for instance, this Christie’s ad in the A section:     Which sends us to this video presented by Loic … Continue reading

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Dead Blogging Andy Warhol At The Rose Art Museum

Well the Missus and I trundled out to the Rose Art Museum at Brandeis University the other day to catch Image Machine: Andy Warhol and Photography (through December 15) and, say, it was . . . interesting. From the Rose website: … Continue reading

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The Art Seen In NYC

Well the Missus and I trundled down to The Big Town last weekend and here’s some of what we caught. Munch/Warhol and the Multiple Image We saw this exhibit at Scandinavia House the day before it closed. Via Norway.org: Organized … Continue reading

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Kanye West’s Double Life: Icon/Conman

Taylor Swift tormenter Kanye West is very much in the news right now, thanks to Sunday’s New York Times interview and last weekend’s Kim Kardashian delivery of his daughter. But previous to that, there was this (via Radar Online): Kim Kardashian has … Continue reading

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