My drawing Eve, Agonizing Over the Sin, has appeared at auction! This is a 1998 charcoal on paper and one from my "obsessive" series of images.
See the lot and other photos here.
See the lot and other photos here.
Tuesday, December 04, 2018
Monday, December 03, 2018
Art Basel week in Miami: Big day minus 1
Since we've done so much so far, and installations for Context Art Miami is moving forward well, today is a lazy start, and everyone hit the beach across from the hotel (Hollywood Beach) for a few hours in the sun.
By two o'clock, we're all back at work, installing work, labeling work, etc. Artists J. Jordan Bruns, jet-lagged and bleary-eyed, but smiling, arrives from Japan and begins to hang his work. A little later, New York painter Matthew Langley also arrives and begins the process - and it is a process which Langley has developed - to hang his grid of paintings - and the second booth begins to look good!
Across the aisle, LBK begins to unpack the pedestals and her work that goes on it.
Meanwhile Audrey Wilson is up on the ladder, laboriously adding the tedious and precise task of adding the artists' names to the walls.
A bit later, the fair director walks by, and let's me know that the names need to be removed, as the fair does not allow them.
Puzzled, I remind him that I had sent an email several weeks ago, asking if it was allowed, and had an email from the fair management telling me that it was OK to put artist names on the wall. It is his turn for him to look puzzled, and I tell him that I will find the email and send it to him.
I do this, and find him again - I let him know that I am willing to take the names down, if it is such a big deal, but I need to know now - rather than later, as Audrey is still up on a ladder putting names up.
A little later, Audrey finishes putting the names up.
Just after that we get the official notice that the names have to come down.
Audrey goes back up the ladder and names begin to come down and about $200 is wasted in the process.
Years ago I learned that one shouldn't waste time fuming over things which cannot be changed or controlled, so we move on.
But this isn't the biggest set back of the day.
Later that night, the box containing two of Wilson's three pieces at the fair, which she shipped from her school (Kent State) have arrived at the hotel, and Audrey unpacks them in her room, to get them ready to be hung on Tuesday.
To everyone's dismay, the pieces have been seriously damaged during the shipping process.
Like the professional that she is, Audrey hits the road looking for replacement parts for her complex piece, which marries electricity, found objects, cast glass, neon gas and blown glass.
She returns disappointed ("the hot shop sucks", she notes), but armed with some supplies and soon her and LBK and furiously working on repairing one of the two pieces.
The two work late into the night, and the morning of Tuesday, to rebuild one of the two damaged works - the other will have to wait for a visit to a lighting warehouse in Miami on Tuesday.
Tomorrow DMV area painter Tim Vermeulen arrives, sets up his wall, and we should be ready for the VIP opening at 4:30 PM.
By two o'clock, we're all back at work, installing work, labeling work, etc. Artists J. Jordan Bruns, jet-lagged and bleary-eyed, but smiling, arrives from Japan and begins to hang his work. A little later, New York painter Matthew Langley also arrives and begins the process - and it is a process which Langley has developed - to hang his grid of paintings - and the second booth begins to look good!
Across the aisle, LBK begins to unpack the pedestals and her work that goes on it.
Meanwhile Audrey Wilson is up on the ladder, laboriously adding the tedious and precise task of adding the artists' names to the walls.
A bit later, the fair director walks by, and let's me know that the names need to be removed, as the fair does not allow them.
Puzzled, I remind him that I had sent an email several weeks ago, asking if it was allowed, and had an email from the fair management telling me that it was OK to put artist names on the wall. It is his turn for him to look puzzled, and I tell him that I will find the email and send it to him.
I do this, and find him again - I let him know that I am willing to take the names down, if it is such a big deal, but I need to know now - rather than later, as Audrey is still up on a ladder putting names up.
A little later, Audrey finishes putting the names up.
Just after that we get the official notice that the names have to come down.
Audrey goes back up the ladder and names begin to come down and about $200 is wasted in the process.
Years ago I learned that one shouldn't waste time fuming over things which cannot be changed or controlled, so we move on.
But this isn't the biggest set back of the day.
Later that night, the box containing two of Wilson's three pieces at the fair, which she shipped from her school (Kent State) have arrived at the hotel, and Audrey unpacks them in her room, to get them ready to be hung on Tuesday.
To everyone's dismay, the pieces have been seriously damaged during the shipping process.
Like the professional that she is, Audrey hits the road looking for replacement parts for her complex piece, which marries electricity, found objects, cast glass, neon gas and blown glass.
She returns disappointed ("the hot shop sucks", she notes), but armed with some supplies and soon her and LBK and furiously working on repairing one of the two pieces.
The two work late into the night, and the morning of Tuesday, to rebuild one of the two damaged works - the other will have to wait for a visit to a lighting warehouse in Miami on Tuesday.
Tomorrow DMV area painter Tim Vermeulen arrives, sets up his wall, and we should be ready for the VIP opening at 4:30 PM.
Goodbye sir!
Bush was the last US President to serve in combat... fair winds and following seas Sir!
Sunday, December 02, 2018
Art Basel week in Miami: Big day minus 2
Today LBK and Audrey Wilson, the key elements of the Alida Anderson Art Projects team in Miami's "big dance" of the art world, woke up early and by 8AM were at the marshaling yard for the Art Miami and Context Art Miami fairs.
By the time I got there around 10AM, the artwork had been unloaded and delivered to our two spaces at C321 and C322.
Soon the unpacking and hanging of the work begins, and the two begin the time consuming task of installation!
A few, exhausting hours later - the booth (this is C322) is beginning to look quite a bit, almost ready...
Next is the art of putting the labels up. It wasn't that many years ago that foofy galleries would not put up any labels for artwork, as the idea being pushed was that true art was too special to be addressed or commodified by something as crass as a label that gives you the basic information of the piece (title, artist, media and price).
That has essentially become a thing of the past.
We headed back to the hotel room, except for LBK, who still had a lot of work to do with the artists from the Scope Art Fair, which she's assisting as well!
By the time I got there around 10AM, the artwork had been unloaded and delivered to our two spaces at C321 and C322.
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| Booth C321 at Context Art Fair - the beginning |
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| Konopinski and Wilson installing Erwin Timmers' latest piece |
A few, exhausting hours later - the booth (this is C322) is beginning to look quite a bit, almost ready...
Next is the art of putting the labels up. It wasn't that many years ago that foofy galleries would not put up any labels for artwork, as the idea being pushed was that true art was too special to be addressed or commodified by something as crass as a label that gives you the basic information of the piece (title, artist, media and price).
That has essentially become a thing of the past.
We headed back to the hotel room, except for LBK, who still had a lot of work to do with the artists from the Scope Art Fair, which she's assisting as well!
Saturday, December 01, 2018
Art Basel week in Miami: Big day minus 3
The art fair opens on Tuesday for the VIP preview and then on Wednesday to the public...'
Arrived today and relax ops for the day as the work starts tomorrow...
Arrived today and relax ops for the day as the work starts tomorrow...
Friday, November 30, 2018
Heading to Miami tomorrow
We will be at Context Art Miami next week... so flying to Florida tomorrow for the "big dance" of the art world.
These gorgeous works by Amy Lin will be featured at the fair!
These gorgeous works by Amy Lin will be featured at the fair!
Artist Opportunities
Bethesda Fine Arts Festival
Apply by December 21, 2018
The 16th annual Bethesda Fine Arts Festival will be held on May 11 & 12, 2019 in downtown Bethesda, Maryland. The festival features 130 booth spaces and they'd love for YOU to apply for your chance to showcase and sell your work alongside some of the best artists from across the country.
Important Dates:
Deadline to Apply:
Friday, December 21, 2018
Notifications Mailed:
January 25, 2019
Festival Dates & Hours:
May 11, 2019, 10am - 6pm
May 12, 2019, 10am - 5pm
TO APPLY:
Submit 6 images (a booth shot is required). $35 entry fee.
Applications are due Friday, December 21, 2018.
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