Watteau to Degas at the Frick

Until January 10, 2010, the Frick Museum in NYC will have a program called, “Watteau to Degas: French Drawings from the Frits Lugt Collection” Included in the exhibit are drawings by Degas, Watteau, Fragonard, Boucher, Delacroix and more. French Drawings – until 1/10/10 The Frick Collection 1...

An African Contemporary Journey

The Herzliya Museum of Contemporary Art opening reception January 9th of “A Collective Diary: An African Contemporary Journey”, featuring the work of 12 African contemporary artists. Art always captures the truth, as it is witnessed by the artist. There is no attempt to conceal. This exhibit is...

Avatar vs. Alien

An entertaining movie, especially on the giant IMAX screen and a theater filled with kids impressed with 3D.  and trying to touch everything. A couple of times I confused people walking in the isle as being in the movie. I had not seen a 3D movie in years and was surprised how much better the viewing was...

Furniture at the Dallas Museum

One of the exhibits at the Dallas Museum of Art is “The Artistic Furniture of Charles Rohlfs”. “Charles Rohlfs (1853–1936) called his unprecedented designs “artistic furniture.” His unusually inventive forms and imaginative carving combined many different influences, from the abstract naturalism...

Relating to Giacometti

There is elegance in simplicity and the meaning of the words may be the same. I’ve always wanted to and have struggled as an artist to keep  it simple. Alberto Giacometti is an artist that I admire because he never made it complicated. His work speaks powerfully and quietly. I aspire to speak with...