Diango Hernández, If (page 45), 2011, oil on paper mounted on board and linen, 16.5 x 13.5 in / 42 x 34.5 cm // photo: Anne Pöhlmann // Source: Alexander and Bonin, alexanderandbonin.com
Love this series, especially as I’m thinking about a project on the disassembled self. See these at Alexander and Bonin, starting June 3.*
[*Full disclosure, I helped out with the changeover.]
Mirror hanger in rotary cutter. Locks blade cover in place for transport.
Michele Bock. // Source: https://michelebock.wordpress.com. // Share freely.
Anna Gray + Ryan Wilson Paulsen. 100 Posterworks, 2009-2013; printed poster; 11 x 17 in. Courtesy of the Artists. // Source: ArtPractical.com
Bob and Roberta Smith, Art Does Real and Permanent Good, 2011, enamel on found material, 8.5 x 12 x 1 inches // Source: Pierogi2000.com.
Christine Wong Yap, project in progress: flag representing Creativity, in the category of Wisdom (yellow), featuring stripes of purple (transcendence), pink (courage), and blue (temperance). From a series of semaphores representing 24 character strengths and virtues identified by psychologists Chris Peterson and Martin Seligman. 2014. Linen, twill tape, letterpress-printed ribbon, rope, wooden toggle. 12.5″ x 12″. Edition of three.
Ben Sadler‘s funny flow chart, on Emily Speed’s Work Makes Work Tumblr. Ostensibly, the charts encourage young artists to keep working. But Sadler jump-cuts from receipt to the end of an opportunity, showing how the application process can seem circularly Sisyphean…. // Source: workmakesworks.tumblr.com
I received four rejection letters in as many weeks. Applying to opportunities means fielding rejections, but it can feel pretty harsh—as illustrated above—when they come in quick succession.
Carlos Cruz-Diez, Transcromía, 1981, in the “Cruz-Diez” exhibition, Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Caracas, Venezuela // Source: Cruz-Diez.com
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