It’s like Francis Bacon week on The Amateur Art Collector! A big retrospective of his opened at the Met yesterday, but to surprisingly little buzz in New York as far as I can tell. There’s also a related lecture tomorrow at 6pm that’s free with museum admission. Here’s the official website and blurb: The first [...]
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Francis Bacon: A Centenary Retrospective opens at Met
Posted in Exhibitions, tagged art, Francis Bacon, George Dyer, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, painting on May 21, 2009 | 1 Comment »
unrelated photograph from this weekend, WTF?
Posted in Indulgences, tagged amazing licence plate, Chelsea, New York City, OMG on May 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Hilarious! Shot in Chelsea, NYC on Saturday.
Child soldier art selling at United Nations headquarters
Posted in Exhibitions, News, tagged art therapy, child soldiers, New York City, Ross Bleckner, Uganda, United Nations on May 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A video from BBC News reports on the first-ever Fine Art goodwill ambassador for the UN, Ross Bleckner. He’s spearheading an initiative in northern Uganda to ease the trauma of former child soldiers using art therapy. Some pictures these children produce are available for viewing and sale at the UN headquarters in NYC– money raised funds the continuation of this worthwhile project. Check [...]
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