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Eiko Ishioka
by Paddy Johnson and Michael Anthony Farley on July 13, 2017
- A sign that really rich people are getting richer: the public spaces in their new condos are decorated with art by the latest up and comers. These are the kind of stories that make me want to poke my eyes out. (Who cares if rich people buy things and why do they always have to buy the same things?) [Artsy]
- A round-up of the nation’s “best” glamping opportunities. I had no idea Glamping was so expensive. Keep in mind you’re basically sleeping in a tent but one that rents for as much as $1500 a night. In New York, that price comes with an increased chance of getting lyme disease. [Curbed]
- The Tate Modern has put together a show of black American art made in 70’s, 80’s and 90’s and it’s now making waves. [Reuters]
- Something about this Joel Mesler confessions column reminds me of The Awl’s “The 40-Year Old Reversion” a story about privileged Park Slope mothers who do drugs, drink too much and cheat on their husbands. Mesler is looking back at a life riddled with anxiety, compulsive spending and regular blackout drunk binges, but then, as now, he does so through the lens of an upper middle classer. His problems are and were real, but are also clearly cushioned by cash, and it’s hard not to begrudge that. (It’s worth noting that the Reversion story is infinitely better, because it attempts to get beyond the experience of one person.) [ARTnews]
- Amazon has filed a patent for underwater storage and fulfillment facilities. I’m a little skeptical that this plan is anything more than a PR stunt. They claim the facilities would help counteract “inefficient use of space”, because, um, what? It seems like management of an underwater space involves far more logistics in terms of getting stuff in and out of the depot. We’d like a Jeremy Bailey response to this please. [Dezeen]
- Google’s doodle today honors Eiko Ishioka, on what would’ve been her birthday. The late Japanese visual artist has won a Grammy and an Oscar in her career as an art director and costume designer. [Al Jazeera]
- Las Vegas is still waiting for its much-delayed art museum. In the meantime, galleries have taken to staging large-scale exhibitions as pop-ups in warehouse spaces. Now, the team behind the city’s forthcoming Art Museum at Symphony Park are trying to make some permanent gallery spaces out of old warehouses. [Las Vegas Weekly].
- As galleries continue to drop like flies in New York and London, gallerists are looking to alternate models. Some are doing nomadic programming in other galleries and splitting costs/proceeds, some are doing pop-ups, online businesses, house shows, and even using a boat as an exhibition space. [The Art Newspaper]
- Someone beheaded a statue of the Hawaiian sea goddess on the grounds of the Pacific Tsunami Museum in Hilo. The sculpture by Fred Soriano is valued at $15,000 and the artist says it can be restored if the head is recovered from the thieves. [Ledger Enquirer]
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