Over at the New York Times they have a write up on the Yayoi Kusama and Kiki Smith’s Grand Central Madison Mosaics. They look fantastic. Very few art installations can achieve the viewing that those in subways achieve. It’s important to have really great work there, and in this case, I think the work is great. But see for yourself: check out that Times article. Better still, go to the subway in person.
Speaking of mosaics, this piece on how Chicago artist Jim Bachor fills potholes with mosaics is great.
Also great: Sheree Hovsepian’s Poetic Assemblages now showing at Rachel Uffner Gallery.
Why not take a look at the Household Surrealism art by Helga Stentzel?
Tom Phillips died recently. I’m a fan of Austin Kleon and he was influenced by Tom. I can see why. For more, see Tom Phillips obituary in The Guardian. Also this Tom Phillips – Works and Tom Phillips – A Humument.
Finally, two extremes: this, At Art Basel Miami Beach the ATM is the new banana, vs this which is “an exhibition in Berlin shines a light on class, showing how social and financial inequality affect how art gets made, sold and displayed”. I was moved by the latter.
(Images: links to the Times story on the subway art installations)
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