Art World in Review (10/28-11/3)
+ On Friday gallerist Edward Winkleman woke up on the wrong side of the bed and wrote The Top Ten Most Useless Art World Lists on his blog, poking …
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Walking Wild: The Life and Death of Lou Reed
By John Held, Jr. Lou Reed died at the Long Island, New York, home he shared with his wife, Laurie Anderson, Sunday, October …
My Ruth Asawa (1926-2013)
By John Held, Jr. When I first arrived in San Francisco in 1995, one of the first calls I made was to …
“Orange Grid” by Channa Horwitz at François Ghebaly, Los Angeles
The Channa Horwitz installation begins with a bird’s eye view of a brightly painted orange grid, enterable by way of a small set of …
LSD & Me: Contemplating the Passing and Passages of Albert Hofmann (1906-2008)
By John Held, Jr. The guy who made me (and a lot of other people) an artist died on Tuesday, April 29th, 2008 at …
Vladislav Mamyshev-Monroe: A sudden loss for the Russian art community
Recently the Russian art community was shaken by news about the sudden death of Vladislav Mamyshev-Monroe, an eccentric and outstanding figure of the Russian …
Mike Kelley recently on view at the Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam
Recently on view at the Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam was “Mike Kelley” and exhibition that consisted of almost 200 works spanning the 35 years of …
Carlos Villa 1936-2013
Today, March 24th, is an extremely sad day for the Bay Area. We are sorry to inform you that Carlos Villa passed away this morning …
The Passing of a Gutai Master: Shozo Shimamoto (1928-2013)
By John Held, Jr. On August 10, 1988, I found myself laid out in a wetsuit atop a plank of wood in …
Remy Charlip: The Art of Being an Artist
By John Held, Jr. Remy Charlip was born (1929) and raised in Brooklyn, New York, studied textile design in high school, …