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Pamela M. Lee on Robert Smithson in the new (Dec/Jan) Bookforum:

In its rigor and heft, its scope and illustrations, the new Robert Smithson exhibition catalogue is as compelling as a codex. Published on the occasion of a major traveling retrospective originating at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (MoCA), itconveys the gravity of its subject through an encyclopedic array of entries: an exacting survey of Smithson's career by the exhibition's curator, Eugenie Tsai; a scholarly essay by an internationally esteemed art historian (Thomas Crow); an unpublished interview (conducted by Moira Roth) rescued from the dustbin of history; and shorter, more specific takes on diverse aspects of Smithson's practice—the logic of salt in his work; his enantiomorphic chambers; his architectural ambitions; his formative impact on contemporary art. These texts make an unequivocal case for the singularity of Smithson's contribution, detailing a much more complex picture of the artist than that of the cowboy architect behind Spiral Jetty.

- jim 12-10-2004 7:54 pm [link] [1 comment]

v zars @ smr


- bill 12-01-2004 11:07 pm [link] [1 comment]

A quick glance at some Argentine contemporary:
The Malba ('The Dia of Buenos Aires')
Ruth Benzacar ('The Leo Castelli of Argentina' - they will be in Miami if anyone is going)
Dabbah Torrejon (dealer with an interesting roster of younger Argentine artists)
- selma 11-30-2004 6:14 pm [link] [1 comment]

the new Rubin Museum was fantastic (boy liked it), some true true masterpieces are up......and for food notes Barbuto after very good, and Spotted Pig for lunch #2 was even better, we also noticed Wallse is open for lunch.....(skinny )
- linda 11-29-2004 1:31 am [link] [1 ref] [add a comment]

chelsea girl


- bill 11-28-2004 6:47 pm [link] [1 comment]

john zoller @ liquid blue gallery miami basel art fair


- bill 11-19-2004 12:42 am [link] [1 ref] [2 comments]