MetaFilter posts tagged with contemporaryart

"I am feminist, neo-feminist, post-feminist and alter-feminist."

nonmerci — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 10:14:09 -0800

"If you were to describe me without anyone being able to see me, they would think I am a monster (Guardian video + article), that I am not fuckable. But if they see me, that could perhaps change." While French artist ORLAN's work spans decades and mediums (FR, may be NSFW), she is perhaps best known for her 1990s performance series "The Reincarnation of Saint-ORLAN" wherein ORLAN filmed herself receiving seven different plastic surgeries (NSFW) while entirely conscious. ORLAN's exhibit caused quite a stir (NYT) at its inception, with art critics such as Barbara Rose grappling with "the disquieting question of whether masochism may be a legitimate component of esthetic intention, or whether we are dealing here not with art but with illustrated psychopathology." Wherever your opinion may lie, it is hard not to be fascinated by this interesting and eloquent (both FR) woman.

Even the glitter companies wonder why she places such big orders.

liketitanic — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 09:03:28 -0800

It's hard not to hear "glitter painting" and think it is as disposable an artform as the Velvet Elvis, but San Francisco artist Jamie Vasta has taken everyone's favorite craft supply to a strange and beautiful new height. Represented by Patricia Sweetow in San Francisco, Vasta recreates reference photos at large scale using only glitter and glue. Her first solo show, Musn't, was inspired by the fairytale reimaginings of Angela Carter (feral, red delicious) and in her older work glitter adds a surprising depth and dimension to what she terms the suburban sublime. Perhaps the most startling works are her recreations, in the Kills series, of girls who hunt with their shotguns and their kills. Of course, the work is best seen in person. A San Francisco show debuts this Sunday at the San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery, where Vasta's work will be seen with that of Nicholas and Sheila Pye as part of Conversation 5.

Art Museum for sale.

R. Mutt — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 19:30:01 -0800

Art Museum for sale. Rocked by a budget crisis, Brandeis University will close its Rose Art Museum and sell off a 6,000-object collection that includes work by such contemporary masters as Roy Lichtenstein, Andy Warhol, and Nam June Paik. The LA Times makes the Madoff connection.

Iranian Artists are in Demand

adamvasco — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 13:37:39 -0800

Iranian artists open a window to the world.; is an article discussing (in order) the art of Golnaz Fathi; a classically trained Caligrapher.
From her website 1; 2; 3; 4; and a video.
Tanavoli Parviz - sculpter.
Nadia Ghai-Far - abstract painter( click peintures and fusains).
Farhad Moshiri - multi - disiplinary.
and Shirana Shabazi - photographer.

Alhumdulillah

adamvasco — Wed, 17 May 2006 05:49:18 -0800

The World in Contemporary Islamic Art (via bbc) 18 May – 2 Sept; at the British Museum in London. Among the exhibitors are The Iraqi calligrapher Hassan Massoudy Iranian photographers: Shadi Ghadirian and Malekeh Nayini and artists Farhad Moshiri and Khosrow Hassanzadeh The Egyptian artist Sabah Naim The Palestinian artist Laila Shawa and the Saudi Arabian X-ray artist Fahad Mater-al-Ziad (pdf) If, like me you can’t get to see the real thing maybe these will help. Enjoy.

Sarah Sze

nobody — Wed, 30 Mar 2005 10:48:51 -0800

Sarah Sze is an incredible artist (link is to a large image). Things fall apart (jeep cherokee), slow growth sets in and paint peels off the walls. Objects stretch out toward each other. Detail persists on a large and small scale. Here's a resume. Here are a few more images and a review. Here's another short article.

project

the fire you left me — Tue, 13 Jul 2004 23:48:36 -0800

This is not pornography. Spaces filled with removed figures.

Contemporary Chinese Art From China and the US

hama7 — Fri, 09 Jul 2004 17:23:03 -0800

Regeneration: Contemporary Chinese Art From China and the US.

hijinx — Sun, 15 Jul 2001 20:59:02 -0800

Contemporary art, in general, seems to be rather risky. After seeing an example of modern architecture in the incubatory stages, I wonder why our buildings and spaces are so aesthetically traditional. [more inside]