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Repository 87: Why Good Art is Informed by Non-art | Free School
It’s very easy to get dizzy as an artist reading cryptic reviews in Artforum and equally cryptic calls for art proposals, bopping around art blogs, and trying to write generally confusing artists statements. The key to bring clarity to your work, is actually to get out of that world. Clarity is key – one needs to SEE WELL to be well as an artist. So leave the “art”then re-enter it after a heavy dose of learning, observing or doing something…
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Repository 59: Claire Bishop on the “Digital Revolution” and Why the Art Sky is Falling
Image of Sarah Sze installation courtesy of the artist and Tanya Bonakdar Gallery. A slightly belated reaction to Claire Bishop’s controversial article in Artforum’s 50th Anniversary issue. I have the issue, article was bookmarked, and now I’ve read it thanks to Frieze’s one-page missive this month reacting to her claims in the article. Which by the way were not to be taken lightly if you are a visual artist, and take theorist’s opinions seriously. Some of us don’t fall into…
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