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Junkyard Art
El Anatsui Gives Ordinary Materials Extraordinary Purpose
Born in Ghana, El Anatsui didn't always have access to fresh canvas and pricey oil pants. Solution? He learned to manipulate timber, metal, and other scrap elements into sculptures that represent his colorful heritage & homeland. At age 64, Anatsui has traveled the world with his creations, and his work is currently housed in some the most prestigious museums including the Met, the Smithsonian, and the Nigeria National Art Gallery. His most recent tour took him to Tokyo, where I was able to view his work among others in the Africa Remix exhibition. It takes a talented artist to envision greatness from garbage.
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Twisted Twombly
Cy Twombly's work brings to mind the bold paint designs of Jackson Pollack littered with graffiti-esque phrases in vivid hues. For the first time in 15 years, he's having a solo exhibition at the Tate Modern. From June 19-September 14, visitors can have a look at some of Twombly's innovative creations that are, according to art critics, "abstract and literary, that demand to be read while also being hard, perhaps impossible, to read. This makes him sound difficult, and he is, but his work has a sensuality that is immediately, humanly rewarding."
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Leave it to the Fat Cats...
...to find a way to make big $ off of some of photography's most low-budget endeavors. Sony BMG Music Entertainment created Icon Collectibles last year in an effort to give its profit margin a not-really-needed adrenaline boost. Now you and yours can own grainy BW shots of Johnny Cash, Sly Stallone, Bob Dylan, and other Sony recording artists from vintages past. The Icon Collectibles cache contains snaps from noted music photographers like Jim Marshall and Mick Rock, who shot musicians like the Who, The Rolling Stones, and David Bowie. Where once these images were available in series as album covers at $2 a pop, now prices range between $300 to $1,700 for a single photo. Get 'em while they're hot.
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