David Hockney artist talk
David Hockney gave an excellent artist’s talk at the Getty on September 10, 2015. I was so inspired that I talked it up to everyone I saw the next day. … Continue reading David Hockney artist talk
Tag: curatorial
Predicting the future: A spectrum of irony
[ Last summer my MFA class was tasked with predicting what in five years we would describe as the quintessential art of 2014. What, with the benefit of hindsight, will … Continue reading Predicting the future: A spectrum of irony
To thine own self be true
[ Then again, consider the source. ] Selfies are easily dismissed as narcissistic or kitschy, but the urge to self-define is neither new nor unimportant. The convention of using physical … Continue reading To thine own self be true
Highlighting women as creators (via paper dolls)
My recent paintings experiment with and assess the personal impact of the artistic canon. In superimposing the art historical canon over my own paper doppelgänger, I engage in a form … Continue reading Highlighting women as creators (via paper dolls)
Exposing the male gaze (with dolls)
While the canon of art history is a monolithic force, some aspects of it are far from benign. Art history is billed as a treasure trove of virtuoso technique, stylistic … Continue reading Exposing the male gaze (with dolls)
Lessons from the Penn Museum
Here are a few thoughts from a recent visit to the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. The majority of what I noticed was curatorial. Most of the … Continue reading Lessons from the Penn Museum
