art

hiroshi sugimoto: Light is my medium

hiroshi sugimoto lake superior cascade 1995

hiroshi sugimoto seascape ligurian sea saviore 1993

will today’s conceptual art survive another eight hundred years? this was asked of hiroshi sugimoto, and  his response was blank: “it is very optimistic to think that 2800 will be witnessed by man”. regarding the seascapes above he said: “it is very important to know the name of the sea and location where my seascapes are taken. i want the viewer to imagine the sea before it was named: what would you call it if you were the first to lay eyes on it?” sea of light… by uh

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andy warhol – secret stash

privatus in london (not really sure what it is) is showcasing a rare stash of andy warhol polaroids, i’m sure there is billions still to be discovered (and sell) but these ones are pretty cool for sure by pp.

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david lynch – behind the scene

david lynch takes us on a tour in the old print shop where he produces all of his lithographs. idem in paris is one of the latest places to print old fashioned work, and seeing the process is quite fascinating (related post on mr lynch’s artwork here).  by pp.

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tokujin yoshioka: water block

tokujin yoshioka was invited to participate in the renovation project of the musée d’orsay. for this he created this glass bench ‘water block’ which has been installed within the museum’s impressionist gallery alongside of works of art by master painters such as manet, degas, monet, cézanne and renoir. the ‘rippling water’ reflects the subjects of the paintings on display. by cp

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