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Central Intelligence Art: November 2013

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November 13, 2013. Francis Bacon triptych $142,400,000 at Christie’s. Posted by Rex Weil. As to the Bacon triptych price: The money is idle, stolen capital looking for a place to hide . a fine demonstration of the flaws of slavery-capitalism. Does profit really fuel investment and progress or does it just mindlessly accumulate? Still some bargains out there. At left, iPhone cover from the Bacon Estate. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). How good bad music and bad reasons sound when one marches against an enemy!

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Central Intelligence Art: Kennicott's blues

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February 14, 2014. Posted by Rex Weil. Sorry to see the otherwise admirable Philip Kennicott come down with art-critico-valetudinarianism: “… for art, if there is such a thing anymore." Yikes. There’s really nothing wrong with the art world that a good revolution wouldn’t fix (or maybe just a change in the tax code). The price of art is higher than ever. What does that mean for its value? The art world has collapsed into the world of commerce, and an almost apocalyptic level of gloom now exists.

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Central Intelligence Art: February 2014

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February 14, 2014. Amazon: Gatekeeper of the art world? Posted by Rex Weil. Dürer is selling his art. On Amazon; Helen Frankenthaler too, but Hans Haacke 'did not match any products.'. The new 'gatekeepers' in the world of so-called fine art? Look at Amazon's new beta art site. And read George Packer's New Yorker article about Amazon (2/17/2014 issue). Who, in the future, will tell us whether a given artist/work of art is good? Will you buy an abstract painting from Amazon or Gagosian? Posted by Rex Weil.

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Central Intelligence Art: Detroit

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July 20, 2013. Posted by Rex Weil. Image: Detroit Industry Murals, Diego Rivera (1932-33) (detail). August 12, 2013 at 9:19 AM. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Rex Weil is a visual artist, educator and critic living and working in Washington, DC. How good bad music and bad reasons sound when one marches against an enemy! Center for corporate policy. Watch: Platoon (Oliver Stone, 1986). Watch: Born on the Fourth of July (Oliver Stone, 1989). Watch: Full Metal Jacket (Stanley Kubrick. 1987).

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Central Intelligence Art: Amazon: Gatekeeper of the art world?

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February 14, 2014. Amazon: Gatekeeper of the art world? Posted by Rex Weil. Dürer is selling his art. On Amazon; Helen Frankenthaler too, but Hans Haacke 'did not match any products.'. The new 'gatekeepers' in the world of so-called fine art? Look at Amazon's new beta art site. And read George Packer's New Yorker article about Amazon (2/17/2014 issue). Who, in the future, will tell us whether a given artist/work of art is good? Will you buy an abstract painting from Amazon or Gagosian? Visit: National Mu...

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Central Intelligence Art: March 2012

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March 4, 2012. Open Letter to the Washington Post re: Cuba. Posted by Rex Weil. The editors wouldn't print it; the Ombudsman didn't respond: So, for what it's worth, here's a letter to the Post. The Forero article to which it responds was repulsive - I doubt that the possibly fatal cancer of a world leader was ever reported with such obvious relish. However, I stick to his characterization of Cuba in my letter. Dear Washington Post Ombudsman:. Hugo Chavez may have aggressive tumor, cancer experts say.

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Central Intelligence Art: May 2012

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May 7, 2012. Posted by Rex Weil. Check out the huge, magnificent social realist murals. Designer and interior designer F. Winold Reiss. Depicting Cincinnati workers and industries. They are composed of. Glass mosaic tiles. Reiss also traveled extensively in the American West and produced a series of portraits of Native Americans. His work in Harlem during the 1920's reflects an interest in jazz and African-American culture. (. Alfred Fellheimer and Steward Wagner]. Western hemisphere . Architect.

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Central Intelligence Art: Francis Bacon triptych $142,400,000 at Christie’s

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November 13, 2013. Francis Bacon triptych $142,400,000 at Christie’s. Posted by Rex Weil. As to the Bacon triptych price: The money is idle, stolen capital looking for a place to hide . a fine demonstration of the flaws of slavery-capitalism. Does profit really fuel investment and progress or does it just mindlessly accumulate? Still some bargains out there. At left, iPhone cover from the Bacon Estate. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Center for corporate policy. Watch: Platoon (Oliver Stone, 1986).

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Central Intelligence Art: Jay-Z, Kool Moe Dee, Performance Art and Picasso

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July 12, 2013. Jay-Z, Kool Moe Dee, Performance Art and Picasso. Posted by Rex Weil. As to Jay-Z’s July 10 performance of Picasso Baby. At Pace Gallery, two pertinent quotes: the first, from Kool Moe Dee's 1987 How You LikeMe No. And the second, from Clement Greenberg’s 1956 David Smith review (where he says Smith is the best of his generation). Rap is an art. And I'm a Picasso. Why else would you try so. Hard to paint a picture,. And try to get ya. Self in my shoes,. But they won't fit ya. Listen: Lonni...

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Central Intelligence Art: time to take another look at Leon Golub

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December 12, 2014. Time to take another look at Leon Golub. Posted by Rex Weil. Interrogation III (1981) (detail). White Squad (El Salvador) IV (1983). Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Rex Weil is a visual artist, educator and critic living and working in Washington, DC. How good bad music and bad reasons sound when one marches against an enemy! Center for corporate policy. Watch: Platoon (Oliver Stone, 1986). Watch: Born on the Fourth of July (Oliver Stone, 1989). New york city jazz record.