James Kalm responds to a gracious invitation from MoMA to attend the press preview of this timely exhibition. Like the coming of summer, or the swallows returning to Capistrano, the cycles in the art world have returned to focus on the practice of painting. Organized by Anne Umland, this show spotlights 50 works of art that are painting, or relate to, the question, “What is Painting?” and displays works from the museum’s permanent collection. Ann Temkin, curator in the Department of Painting and Sculpture leads viewers through a brief walk-through and delivers an insightful explanation of the works. Artists represented include Philip Guston, Philip Pearlstein, Lee Lozano, A.R. Penck, George Baselitz, John Baldessari, Lynda Benglis, Lee Bontecou, Marcel Broodthaers, Chuck Close, John Currin, Anselm Kiefer, Sigmar Polke, Gerhard Richter, et al.
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@whosthisguythinkheis considering i didn’t see all of this, I’ll just tell you that you can see that the viewers are drawn much more to the more traditonal art rather than the modern art. which proves my point somewhat
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@whosthisguythinkheis I dont think i’d ever see that happen at an traditional artists show
just going 1 minute …
just going 1 minute into this video it just blurts out to me how modern art has left a bruise on the reputation of art forever. If i was the artist holding that show I’d be to see that the people coming in aren’t even looking at the art there just dwadling about listening to some old lady talking about it!
You can just see all the people are “unconnected” to the paintings there not even looking at them therefore it must mean they don’t mean anything to them.
idiot
idiot
that is really …
that is really idiotic thing to say dude. lets face it you dont understand painting and you dont even know what youre talking about….
your comment sucks …
your comment sucks !
painting will never …
painting will never die sucker!
lol..what ever man..
lol..what ever man..
……yawn
……yawn
your welcome.. …
your welcome..yawning are we??..if you are so bored with other peoples opinions, you shouldnt spew yours…it only invites those who dont agree with you..i am no computer artist, i am an old school artist..so no iphone comments to throw at me..
thanks for your …
thanks for your opinion………..yawn.
One thing that I …
One thing that I find funny is that there are so many other greater artists who are not exhibited because of their status, etc. We need variety, not quantity!
smeared is a good …
smeared is a good word for it…i have been drawing since i was three..and always put my all in to every piece of work..and always looked up to artists such as dali, piccaso, goya, van gogh, and marveled at there originality and depth of perception, and worked hard to emulate that into my own works..yet when i walk into a gallery, and see such works that sell for thousands of dallors, with no such depth or touch to it..i feel artists need to honor those who came before them, by doing real art..
thanks for sharing …
thanks for sharing all this knowledge with us. your friend edwin from malta
well, u r as …
well, u r as persistant as i am;) I dont think though that u were told art didnt exist anymore, but it definitely gets smeared all over the place. With Art as blurry as it is today, due to total loss of context, we should skip the simple stories about the how’s and why’s of art and accept different perceptions have lead to different practisings and artist will take us to places were we mayb least expected it. But if those fleeting artworks will be as persistant as the classic objects..
sorry cybeavertoo.. …
sorry cybeavertoo….someone was trying to tell me art didn’t exist anymore. i don’t mind if you don’t like something, taste is an open question, just like the title. but cy, we’ve had this discussion before. miss Temkin is just providing entry level dialogue. art is a relatively small niche in this mediated world. museums provide Basic information for anyone interested. i really don’t think she is attempting to define meaning for the work, thats what the paintings do.
people, lets not …
people, lets not forget the title of this movie. to miss Temkin i would say: art is a passion and a craft, both of which these days are open to quite extreme individual interpretations, making artworks sometimes totally unrecognisable as art. But they will never be unrecognisable for personal taste, for liking or dislikinga certain piece of art. And it is not in the interest of art, artist nor the public to be told how they should look the specific art, which i dislike in the movie above.
Believe me, you are …
Believe me, you are way over done.
done….your above …
done….your above statements railing against all art begs the question, why are you on a place designed specifically for viewing and discussing Art? just to complain? anger? your job working at McDonalds? done.
Nope, you’ve had …
Nope, you’ve had the job since high school. How’s your acne?
You eat at …
You eat at McDonald’s because it’s all you can afford. How’s life in your trailer?
And you would know …
And you would know what is stupid? You obviously haven’t realized that your art world is collapsing around you. Go make your craft loser.
more people than …
more people than care about painting. Btw, only you would call it art to try and elevate it more than what it is. I call it living.
why don’t you paint …
why don’t you paint that on your iphone and then send it on your blog and see who gives a shit:)