Thursday, June 18, 2009

Robert Colescott (1925-2009) RIP


George Washington Carver Crossing the Delaware painted by Robert Colescott.

Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Artist, age 100, unveils new work







As they say, age is just a number.
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Here is artist Hans Enri, who was born 100 years ago, unveiling a new art work for the UN.
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If this isn't inspiring, then I don't know what is.
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Read here for the details and photo info:


http://www.boston.com/ae/theater_arts/articles/2009/06/06/100_year_old_swiss_artist_unveils_mural_at_un/?comments=all

Saturday, June 6, 2009

Taiwan's gender equality

The Venice Biennale recently opened and Taiwan has had its own pavilion since 2001. Since its inception the Taiwan Pavilion has exhibited a fair representation of female artists. But unfortunately, not this time around.
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The unintentional humorous title Foreign Affairs, a subject which the organizers are well versed in, had me chuckling.
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The four male artists representing Taiwan this year are HSIEH Ying-Chun, CHEN Chieh-Jen, Chien-Chi CHANG, and Cheng-Ta YU.
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For more info:http://www.tfam.museum/