Christo and Jeanne-Claude, The Surrounded Islands. 1980-1983, 6.5 million square feet of pink woven polypropylene fabric and eleven islands in Biscayne Bay.With my lack of posting for three months, some of you might have the notion that I have died. N…
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Kazimir Malevich
In the early twentieth century, the manifesto began to become very popular in organized art history movements. Manifestos were once the domain of philosophical and political movements, but now artists were writing ‘em too. This heralded the birth of wh…
Felicien Rops
If it weren’t for this magnificent website I might have never heard of the Belgian Symbolist Felicien Rops. (Oh, and if it’s not too late, don’t click on that unless you appreciate both tastelessness AND extreme stupidity, as I occasionally do.) The Ro…
Epic Michelangelo-Destroying Fail
A word to the wise: If you plan on doing something extremely stupid, and you want to have a good insanity case when you make it to court, just scream “I AM JESUS CHRIST!” while you’re doing it.Michelangelo Buonarroti, La Pietà. 1499, marble.Pietà is …
Grant Wood
Grant Wood, American Gothic. 1930, oil on board.My fellow art history blogger N.C. recently wrote an excellent post on Grant Wood’s ubiquitous American masterpiece. It inspired me to feature it myself.This is probably the American Mona Lisa, or at the …
Ten Years Ago This Week
You might have missed it, but this week marks the ten year anniversary of one of the most important events in the history of bad art. Even if you don’t keep up with the contemporary art world, you probably remember these events at least vaguely.What ha…
Damien Hirst Sunday #9
While not for everybody, for some the best way to celebrate a twelve year recovery from testicular cancer spreading to the brain is to cross the finish line at the Tour de France on a bike with dead things glued to it.Damien Hirst has finally officiall…
John Singer Sargent
John Singer Sargent, Self Portrait. 1906, oil on canvas.I have been writing one of my papers on John Singer Sargent, and I have grown to really like him. Possibly the best portrait painter since Velázquez (whom he modeled himself after), Sargent paint…
Jackson Pollock
It’s always cool and refreshing when a long-dead artist makes big news in the current day. This week, Jackson Pollock did just that.Jackson Pollock, Mural. 1943, oil on canvas. If you’ve seen the movie Pollock, then you probably remember this one as th…
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