Tag: Guggenheim

• Zeros and Ones- Existentialism, Innovation and the ZERO Network

  “I AM NOT A NUMBER!” ~The Prisoner, 1967 It’s funny where your mind goes when you see a piece of art.  The Guggenheim featured some incredible images of “White Balloon” by the late Otto Piene. The piece is installed in the Guggenheim’s rotunda as part of “Zero: Countdown to Tomorrow”, the museum’s latest exhibition exploring the Zero movement.  When I saw White…

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  November 6, 2014

  Art/Culture, Contemporary Art, Museums

  Art, British Television, Existentialism, German Art, Guggenheim, I am not a number, minimalism, Otto Piene, The Prisoner, TV, ZERO, Zero Movement, Zero Network

• Beneath the Bronze- “Little Dancer” Comes to Life at the Kennedy Center

  Edgar Degas’ love for the ballet is prominently featured in his body of work and one of his most iconic works is “The Little Fourteen Year Old Dancer”.  This piece has been reproduced in all mediums and has served as an artistic inspiration for artists and dancers around the world. The Kennedy Center will bring the story behind Little Dancer…

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  October 5, 2014

  Modern Art, Museums

  Ballet, Belle Epoque, bronze, Edgar Degas, Guggenheim, Little Dancer, New York City Ballet, NYC Ballet, Paris, Sculpture, Susan Stroman, the Kennedy Center

• Step Into the Light: James Turrell @ LACMA

  Admittedly I am struggling with how to write about James Turrell.  Anyone adjacent to or fully immersed in the art world has either been to one of the three simultaneous exhibits happening across the country or has a strong opinion that lauds or pans Turrell’s work.  I am not in that world, but as a…

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  September 24, 2013

  Art/Culture, Contemporary Art, Museums

  Breathing Light, Ganzfeld, Guggenheim, James Turrell, LACMA, MFAH, Perceptutal Cell