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ARTS NEWS: August 31, 2009
 Top Stories An American Dream : Gregg Jabs
Oceanside Museum of Art, Oceanside, CA USA United States of America Museum of Contemporary African Art and More : Meschac Gaba
Kunsthalle Fridericianum, Kassel, DE Germany The Lake
Australian Center for Photography, Paddington, NS AU | | An American Dream : Gregg Jabs
Oceanside Museum of Art, Oceanside, CA USA United States of America n this dramatic body of mixed media work, ceramic artist Gregg Jabs searches for The American Dream, only to find dysfunction. By questioning the reality of the dream, the myth begins to unravel with surprising results. Jabs uses multiple figures in his installations to present social and personal narratives that explore the delicate balance between collective identity and individual response with wry humor and keen insight. A preview reception introduces the exhibition on Saturday, August 29th from 5:00- 7:00 p.m. OMA�s receptions are known for their party atmosphere complete with wine and scrumptious hors d�oeuvres prepared by OMA�s own Culinary Arts Council. Admission to the reception is $10. Members of the museum enjoy complimentary admission as a benefit of membership. The exhibition will be on view August 30 through January 10, 2010. - Read Indepth Article at http://www.absolutearts.com
| | | Museum of Contemporary African Art and More : Meschac Gaba
Kunsthalle Fridericianum, Kassel, DE Germany Starting on 29 August 2009, Meschac Gaba and Latifa Echakhch will focus on global and cultural differences at the Kunsthalle Fridericianum. With the exhibition Museum of Contemporary African Art and More Meschac Gaba is taking up aspects of African culture and, through the presentation in a museum, at the same time referring to a Western-oriented commercial world of art and products. With Les sanglots longs Latifa Echakhch has created a formal but very sensual installation in which she critically investigates issues around globalization as well as national differences and cultural identity. - Read Indepth Article at http://www.absolutearts.com
| | | The Lake
Australian Center for Photography, Paddington, NS AU In this exhibition eight contemporary photomedia artists explore the exquisite strangeness of the Australian landscape. Many of these images have been created in and around Australian lakes - Lake Eyre, Lake George or the man-made lakes resulting from the damming of Tasmanias rivers. But on another level, The Lake also serves as a metaphor for places that are at once seductive and dangerous, on whose mirrored surfaces our dark desires are reflected back at us. - Read Indepth Article at http://www.absolutearts.com
| | | Call for Artists : Just Art
GalerieZero, Barcelona, ES Spain GalerieZero announces opportunities for artists. JUST ART will be a collective exhibition of selected contemporary art. To realize in GaleriaZero in Barcelona from 2nd to 23rd October 2009.( No�exhibition costs). Approximately 10 artists will be selected for this show using one of the following media: Painting, sculpture / installation , video-art , photography, performance. The deadline is 5th September. Criterions: professionalism and innovation. - Read Indepth Article at http://www.absolutearts.com | | | | CALL FOR ENTRIES: Your best way to maximize your arts' exposure online. The Premiere Artist Portfolio is now offered to artists that are sincerely interested in actively promoting their art. absolutearts.com provides the highest quality venue - an exclusive group of artists will be included to create world wide prestige. Only a few days left to sign up. Don't miss out! Sign up now! | | |  DEADLINE: Sept. 15, 2009 The Premiere Artist Portfolio is offered to artists that are ready to actively promoting and giving tremendous exposure to their art world wide. absolutearts.com provides the highest quality venue - direct online sales opportunities - many marketing opportunities - an exclusive group of artists will be included to create world wide prestige. DEADLINE: Sept. 15, 2009
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Theory and Criticism
Matilda Anderson
For a long time a battle has been waging amongst art historians and critics. While it may not be apparent to the general public, it has affected the art community greatly, resulting in confusion and disagreement. It centers on the parameters of modernism and postmodernism. When you take an Art History survey class and ask about this dilemma your professor will almost certainly avoid the debate. You'll probably get an answer that's vague and insinuates that modernism ended in the 1960s. This type of response is a great disservice to the issue. I personally began to think about this issue a few days ago when I was confronted about a prior article that I wrote, Graffiti, Abstract Expressionism, & Fabulous Auction Returns. Asserting that the criticism in the post was incomplete, he complained that I overlooked key issues. Specifically focusing on Dash Snow, he said that I failed to note that the artist had given up family fortune and fame (Snow hailed from the de Menil family) and had chosen to live a life on the streets.
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