I haven't forgotten you, Dear Reader

I am so sorry for not posting since last November. I just finished writing a novel (whew!), looking for an agent, plus focusing on writing for http://fineart.about.com. But I hope to start blogging here soon. Thanks again for being so patient.

Fine Art Guide at About.com

Hi Readers,
I just started writing about Fine Art at About dot com, the website owned by the New York Times.

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Please visit and leave a comment on the forum.
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I am writing about the business aspects of working as an arts professional in the field of fine art. So if you work or want to work professionally as an art appraiser, art auctioneer, art broker, gallery owner, museum director, curator, artist, etc., then this site will provide career info and insider tips.

Roberta Smith on Jeff Koons' art of simulated sex

Roberta Smith's biting, emasculating, but insightful take on Jeff Koons art of simulated sex with Cicciolina contains great gems such as:

"Typical of the lowest common denominator of heterosexual convention, it is Cicciolina who does most of the gussying..."

and

"The innocence of the child is replaced by the cluelessness of the man, one who confuses posing and empty exhibitionism with emotional vulnerability."

1945-1998 by Isao Hashimoto

for more info: http://www.ctbto.org/?id=1700

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Art, food and politics

Can eating the national dishes from your avowed enemies create peace, love and understanding?
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For a group of artists from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, the answer is Yes. They opened the provocative Conflict Kitchen in early June to serve the national cuisines from Iran, North Korea and Afghanistan.
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Their debut was the Kubideh Kitchen, a food stall serving Iranian kubideh, a ground beef sandwich served on flat bread with basil, mint and onion. The artists believe that if people taste food from other cultures, they may also get curious about other cultures, which could possibly lead to ..gasp, thinking.
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The sandwich wrappers were covered with the thoughts of the local Iranian community. They also held a community dinner that linked diners in Tehran with those in Pittsburgh via webcam. Over sharing a stew of chicken with pomegranate and walnuts, the diners began talking to each other.
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Read the rest here: http://www.salon.com/food/feature/2010/06/09/conflict_kitchen_restaurant/index.html?source=newsletter (photo courtesy Salon)

Louise Bourgeois RIP