This evening I embarked on another Ultimate adventure. I went to the first winter practice of Crunch. The practice was in the evening and outdoors under the lights. When I left my hotel to walk to the field, I could see stars in the sky; there was no sign of rain anywhere. But shortly after [...]
I like to watch people dance because I like how the human body moves. While I watch people dance, often I forget that I am watching live people; I see them as three-dimensional figures, not as as fellow human beings. Yesterday evening I watched people dance in Carmen, a ballet performed at the Muziektheater.
The theater [...]
In art museums all of the visitors are on the same level; the museum owns the art, and the visitors are there to look at it. But in galleries and art fairs, everyone is not on the same level: some people are lookers and others are buyers. Lookers are there to appreciate the art.
Minimalist art has been approaching zero for too long. It is getting closer and closer to actually being nothing. If this trend continues, minimalist art soon will cease to exist.
We have made solid black paintings such as Bob Law’s Bordeaux Black Blue Black (1977). We have even written about the idea of art as nothingness.
Artists copy each other. I didn’t know this until yesterday.
I went to the Whitney and saw the exhibition “Picasso and American Art.” This exhibition juxtaposes Picasso’s work with the works of ten American artists. Each of these ten artists has incorporated Picasso’s work into their own work.
Seeing Picasso’s work reflected in these American artists’ work.