Tag Archives: jenny saville

new oldism: away from para-art

Posted on March 24, 2012 by Dave

As a marketing term its not too sexy, a “new old master” lacks the punch and novelty, but it does express a direction for art that reverses the purely conceptual infinity that Marcel Duchamp bestowed on the world with the … Continue reading →

Posted in Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion, Modern Arts/Craft | Tagged arthur danto, brenda zlamany, Clement Greenberg, Eric Fischl, Giorgio de Chirico, james valerio, jenny saville, julie heffernan, Marcel Duchamp, max j. friedlander, Michael Balint, paula rego, sol LeWitt, vincent desiderio, william gass | Leave a comment

authentic pathology and cozy passivity

Posted on September 15, 2011 by Dave

Is art is the creation of an artifact that is it’s own argument? Essentially, It does not need a theory to define it, an expert scholar to contextualize it, or a given situation to render it meaning. So, a true … Continue reading →