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Repository 120: Yinka Shonibare at the Barnes Foundation
Throughout its history the Barnes Foundation has been equal controversy and absolute gem. Albert Barnes, the iconoclast collector, made certain that he swam the opposite current of the art world, while maintaining an incredible and eclectic collection which is now worth over $25 billion dollars. He left no heirs, and his stringent will left very specific directions for the collection, all which the city has taken “into consideration”, and moved to an entirely new address in Philadelphia last year. The…
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Repository 101: International Pain Symbol No. 6 | Art on Feeling
One can draw lines throughout art history from the beginning of modern art to the present day. Each line representing a theme so I’ve been told. One line from Paul Cézanne representing form and structure, the line would pull through the centuries all the way to James Turrell’s formal exploration of light. The second line would pull from the symbolism of Paul Gauguin up to the art of Yinka Shonibare. The third and last line would be tied firmly to…
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Repository 56: Fashion in the Sky, Art in the Street
Inside the Chanel purse mobile art pavilion. Image courtesy of Zaha Hadid Architects. En route to NYC this week I decided to read a book titled, The Gospel According to Chanel. I did this for several reasons – it’s a local author (Karen Karbo, Portland), I was indirectly preparing myself for the Impressionism, Fashion, Modernity show I just saw at the Met, and I am going to a party with a fashionable set tomorrow, actual designers of fashion so I…
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