Busy day in the gallery office
Thursday, December 15, 2011
Top secret project is underway....many iced teas are helping us through it.
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Uptown Friday
Monday, December 12, 2011
I had an uptown Friday last week. This included some Met and some Guggy time.
Highlights of the afternoon included the Maurizio Cattelan exhibition, and the recently opened Islamic art wing at the Met. Above and below are some great shots of Cattelan's All. SHOUT OUT to Sonya Blesofsky since I bumped into her there!
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Spring internship at Mixed Greens
Monday, December 12, 2011
We currently have two spots open for spring internships at Mixed Greens. If you are interested in applying, please email your resume and cover letter to Courtney[at]mixedgreens.com. We are looking for someone who is hardworking, efficient, punctual, and positive!
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Shout Out: WEST COLLECTS!
Monday, December 12, 2011
Just a little reminder to VOTE for your favorite artist/artwork using the WEST COLLECTS App on your iPhone! Download "West Collects" from the App store and vote. Takes 2 seconds.
The artist with the greatest number of votes gets $25,000! Read more about the prize here.
VOTE.
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SHOUT OUT: Cool Hunting!
Thursday, December 08, 2011
Cool Hunting has a nice mention of Joan Linder's detailed weed drawings from our Pulse booth in Miami. Love, love, love.
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It's that time again--holiday cards!
Wednesday, December 07, 2011
Kristen has patiently positioned herself by the printer to feed the cards one by one.
'Tis the holiday season.
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When does it cross the line?
Tuesday, December 06, 2011
Not that Damien Hirst's sales are being hurt by this ZGallerie novelty decor item (above), but this did immediately catch my eye as being a pretty blatant reference (copy??).
I would argue that this example differs from the not-a-Koons balloon dog, because the image of a balloon dog is very much in the public sphere. But it's not everyday that you come across a silvery skull, its surface faceted by glimmering metallic bumps, meant to mimic diamonds. Meant to look a lot like this.
I feel like this metallic skull needs a credit line.
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SHOUT OUTS
Tuesday, December 06, 2011
SHOUT OUT to O'Delle Abney for the footage of our opening reception celebrating the opening of Howard Fonda's exhibition and Anita Thacher's window installation.
SHOUT OUT to Thoughts that Cure Radically blog for this thoughtful write-up of Howard Fonda's exhibition.
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This article needs to get OCCUPIED.
Tuesday, December 06, 2011
Between Gispert's Chanel car interior and the Kobe beef sliders, champange, sushi and MORE sushi....oh, and the party hosted by the KINGDOM OF MOROCCO...this article sounds like it is trying to get Art Basel occupied.TAGS: artfairs / miami / ridiculous
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Breanne Trammell's Chili Dog video
Tuesday, December 06, 2011
Chili Dogs from The Lantern on Vimeo.
I'm a little unclear on the story here...but I think Breanne made this video as a commercial for a local Wassaic chili dog joint. Whatever the story, we are eating it up. We might just start playing it on a loop in the office.
Consider this your early Fun Day treat.
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Art or Action Figure?
Monday, December 05, 2011
Art or Action Figure? Get your answer here.
Amazing. Watch the full video here.
Hint: the screenshot is from Artinfo.com.
Above image taken from suckadelic.com....so if you know who Sucklord is, then you know the answer to this one.
Hope this helps you get over your Miami hangover.
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Breaking News: BEST OF PULSE
Saturday, December 03, 2011
Eric Bryant over at Artinfo.com has written the Best and the Worst of the Pulse Art Fair. I'm thrilled to report that Joan Linder's drawings were listed as a "Best of Pulse"!
Above: detail from Joan Linder's diptych Purple Weed (71st Street D Line MTA), 2011, ink on paper at our Mixed Greens booth (B-301)!
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Friday Fun Day: MAPS edition
Friday, December 02, 2011
There's nothing handy-dandier than a map. Here are a few for your Friday Fun Day (some, perhaps, more helpful than others):
The Where to See Public Art in New York map by Curbed.
The Boyd Level Guide to the Miami Art Fairs brought to you by Art Fag City.
The map of 38 Essential NY Restaurants in NYC by Eater NY.
16 Miles of String's amazing Lost Art of New York map.
The "oh my gawd, someone finally mapped this out" map: The Summer Scents of NYC Map brought to you by the NYTimes. I'm still not sure how the scents of Chinatown don't include the hot/wet fish market smell from a late afternoon on Mott Street. That was a serious oversight.
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Breaking News from our booth!
Thursday, December 01, 2011
Rob Carter is being interviewed by FOX Miami!
If you swing by the Mixed Greens booth right now, you'll be able to be *that* person waving in the background.
TAGS: artfairs / miami / news
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Jaakko Pallasvuo's HOW TO series
Thursday, December 01, 2011
How To / Location from Jaakko Pallasvuo on Vimeo.
Artist Jaakko Pallasvuo has created a How To series...the current parts One through Four are Paths to Success in the International Art World. Part One: Location, is above. When you need to take a break from Basel, check it out and enjoy. It might just make you smile.
SHOUT OUT to Today and Tomorrow blog for bringing it to my attention.
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