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Obama ‘HOPE’ Artist, Shepard Fairey, Pleads Guilty
Well, this is something: artist Shepard Fairey has plead guilty to criminal contempt in federal court and awaits sentencing which may involve up to six months in prison
Read More »Creative Curation: Part 5
Public Art was always an important issue for me, though in our economic decline I see now more than ever the potential for public art programs in our cities and how they can lift
Read More »Creative Curation: Part 4
Public Art was always an important issue for me, though in our economic decline I see now more than ever the potential for public art programs in our cities and how they can lift
Read More »Creative Curation: Part 3
Public Art was always an important issue for me, though in our economic decline I see now more than ever the potential for public art programs in our cities and how they can lift
Read More »Creative Curation: Part 2
Public Art was always an important issue for me, though in our economic decline I see now more than ever the potential for public art programs in our cities and how they can lift
Read More »Creative Curation: Part 1
Here we go! You asked me for my thesis (god knows why!) and now I’m giving it to you. Select chapters will be printed and you will see what the hell I was doing
Read More »When Public Art Goes Bad & Suddenly My Thesis Is Relevant
Public art is tough for many people who are not involved in the arts to really get into. Many people think it is just a random statue in a park, or a mural in
Read More »Banality and the Law: Copyright, Cupcakes and Koons
Who is the ultimate authority on art law? Is it the art historians? Is it the artists themselves? Or is the ultimate authority becoming lawyers and judges in the courtroom? It’s time for a
Read More »Ron English, Reality, and Convoluted Art Speak
As to be expected, there was a lot of complex, and equally convoluted, art theories and artspeak during my time in grad school. Particularly in the Contemporary Art programs (duh). Luckily, I was able
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