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Monthly Archives: August 2011

Your Loss, Our Gain — The Museum of Broken Relationships

Wednesday, August 31, 2011

We all know how it feels to incur the pain of a broken heart—and perhaps artists know the feeling best, with their stereotypical hypersensitivity to emotion. (And, perhaps not—Van Gogh can remain the iconic standout in this regard, as far as I’m concerned.) But, could the leftovers from our blundered breakups be the fodder for [...]

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Interview with Abex Painter Willy Bo Richardson

Saturday, August 6, 2011

                            Consider this statement: the painter is inextricably bound to paint. Although seemingly unarresting, this statement signifies the importance of medium. Imagine the possibilities of paint—the medium’s peculiarities and idiosyncrasies. Paint is mercurial. Color becomes paramount, along with application. In accordance with [...]

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Overconsumption, Contemporary Art’s Perspective

Wednesday, August 3, 2011

In 2005 when Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s “air” reportedly sold on Ebay for $529.99, I was shocked. The latest genius of senselessness, of course, is the doomsday prophet Harold Camping. Camping botched his first apocalyptic prediction, confusing the months of May and October. Oops! He meant to say that the end of the world [...]

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