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Acey Deucey: It all comes together
Some of us knew Harrison Haynes for his music, as the drummer for the art band Les Savy Fav.
Others met him through his art. The two sides of Harrison collide in “Acey Doucey,” his new solo show at Gatewood Gallery, at the University of North Carolina, Greensboro.
Thank you for the thank you
We have all been smiling all day because of the thank-you note (above) from visiting school children.
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By Wendy It’s no secret that Durham is a 90-minute flight from LaGuardia. Is that a good thing, or a bad thing? We asked two Durham-based artists, Harrison Haynes and Stacy Lynn Waddell (a contributor to this blog), to talk about life in Durham and the exhibition “here.” which was [...]
Milton Rogovin: The Lives They Lived
“Milton Rogovin dedicated his life to documenting poor people in his community, seeing the great spiritual bond and love between people, finding beauty. So, he’s a guy who, spiritually, has a lot in common with Jurgen Schadeberg and Fred Herzog–going into communities where oppression is familiar. This represents a very interesting interplay between photographer and subject that is the major theme in ‘Becoming.’ “
Preview: Jason Middlebrook
Artforum gave Jason Middlebrook’s show at Dodge gallery, NY, a very nice nod among current “critic’s picks”: “Shimmering artifice embraces natural wonder in Jason Middlebrook ‘s new wooden-plank paintings, inscribing nature with the abstract patterns it inspires, in an act of closeness akin to tracing, gilding, gifting.”
Looking at art: Rembrandt
Last Friday, a few Nasher Museum staffers took a field trip to the “Rembrandt in America” show at the N.C. Museum of Art and followed senior curator Sarah Schroth around. We loved listening to her talk about the line of a jaw, the thickness of paint, the black-on-black style that shows off Rembrandt’s ability to paint fabrics and textures. Sarah brought us to one of her favorite paintings, “Lucretia,” (pictured above) a young woman depicted moments after she has plunged a dagger into her heart.
“Look at that sleeve!” Sarah said. “I mean, is that perfection, or what?”
Not Your Average Dentist
Kenneth Montague doesn’t fit the script. He doesn’t fit the script of a black man raised by middle class Jamaican parents in Windsor, Canada, going on to become a successful dentist. And he certainly doesn’t fit the script of a boring dentist, since he moonlights as a contemporary art collector, specializing in African American photographs. Heck, his collection doesn’t even fit the script of contemporary African American art.
Where is the Fun in Feminism?
As I showed my reluctant male friend around The Deconstructive Impulse exhibition, I began to learn about the negative cognation in feminism. “They are just so angry,” explained my friend while examining the Gorilla Girls posters. “It’s like they are yelling at me. ” Apparently to be a feminist means you are an angry, bitter woman, who lives alone with cats. No guy wants to be spoken to in an angry tone, and no girl wants to be associated with being a sinister. There is a lack of discussion between the sexes automatically when the word feminism is introduced.
The Perfect Gift
With the holiday season right around the corner, we’re all in pursuit of the perfect gift.