Model Studies: Thomas Demand with Fernand Léger, Francis Bruguiere, Thomas Sceibitz, and the VKhUTEMAS School is a beautiful show.

The link between Demand and architecture is a natural one. Demand, a photographer who builds life-sized architectural models of familiar scenes from the news out of paper then photographs and destroys the original model. The photograph is [...]

Always amazing, this trip to the DF was no exception. Not only was there great work on view at the fair, but the galleries and institutions had some terrific works on view as well.

Private Collection Visit

I love to see the way people live with their art. The rooftop artwork [...]

One of my favorite places to go to sip on tequila post-fair.
It is the ten year anniversary of Zona Maco and the fair pulled out all the stops to celebrate. The opening night dinner was not only in a beautiful historic location, but the food was delicious!
The fair itself had some terrific art on view. [...]

If you are at the Guggenheim checking out the Gutai exhibition which you must do, you need to pop into the small exhibition of works by Zarina Hashmi organized by the Hammer Museum (no wonder I loved it). Born in 1937 in India, in 1947 she was forced to leave and settle in Pakistan and is now [...]

I had no idea what to expect as I walked into the space way up in the Ravenswood neighborhood in Chicago. I know that the artist is based in Chicago and that he is represented by a gallery in Mexico City. Other than that, I was in for a surprise. This live drawing took place over [...]

I loved “Life Gem,” a contract and an empty stone setting that will be used to contain a diamond forged from the ashes of artist Jill Magid after she dies. And the presentation in this niche in the wall with the spotlight was great.
Hard to tell but these works by Christina Mackie are [...]

Well, As usual, The Art Dealer’s Association of America’s Art Show was a classy affair. There were some great solo booths that really were showstoppers. And due to the fact that chatter about The Armory was fairly negative, The Art Show only stood to benefit from its small size and the quality of the work.
Highlights [...]

Reina Sofia
No visit to Madrid is complete without a visit to the Reina Sofia. And right now there is a fantastic exhibition of works from Patricia Phelps de Cisneros’ collection on view called “Concrete Invention.” All the works are South American geometric abstractions from the 1930s-1970s. As the wall text explains, in cities such as [...]

ARCO madrid
This was my second year at ARCO, a very enjoyable fair to attend. Not only is there interesting art on view but their collector’s program is top notch as well. Some highlights from my visit.
The fair has a special “focus” section that included galleries from Turkey. This booth by Galeri Mana caught my attention [...]

The best show by far during my visit to Los Angeles was The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, the first solo show of Hugh Scott-Douglas’s work in Los Angeles and his first show at Blum & Poe. The work in the exhibition is inspired by the 1920 silent film of the same name. The installation takes [...]