On the last day of 2012, we bring you an article from #Hashtags, our bi-weekly column on art and politics. This article was written by DailyServing contributor, Carmen Winant, and selected by DS publisher, Seth Curcio. “Carmen seemlessly weaves her personal narrative into an article that wrestles with notions of performance, image, and control. Within this context, she is able to address so many issues[…..]
DailyServing’s Best of 2012 continues with BLUESKIES/BLACK DEATH, a review by Ruth Hodgins. “Ruth is great at grounding the crux of her review in a way that is accessible and concise. This article demonstrates her ability to illustrate things clearly without relying on pure description, as she is good about situating the work within an art historical context.” -Catlin Moore —————————————————— In skydiving, the term Blue[…..]
Most of you know of Bean Gilsdorf as the author of DailyServing’s popular art advice column, Help Desk. However, occasionally Bean will step away from Help Desk to contribute an interview, article, or review. Today’s Best Of 2012, Weaving, Not Cloth: Mark Bradford, was written by Bean Gilsdorf and selected by DS contributor Emily Macaux. “In Weaving, Not Cloth, Bean offers a nuanced and penetrating[…..]
DailyServing’s Best of 2012 continues today with the article Is the artworld too insular, selected by DS’s Help Desk columnist Bean Gilsdorf. “Danielle Sommer‘s #Hashtags series continues to be thought-provoking, but I especially enjoyed her take on the firing of former LA MOCA curator Paul Schimmel and the idea that it’s mainstream American culture that is truly insular. -Bean Gilsdorf. —————————————————— My day job (radio production) can complement[…..]
Until the New Year, we are posting selections from the Best of 2012 on DailyServing. Chosen by our roster of over 35 international contributors, the Best of 2012 offers a glimpse into the articles that our writers found most compelling. However, we also want hear from you! Email us a few sentences about your favorite article published on DS in 2012, and over the next few[…..]
DailyServing contributor Luise Guest selected Marilyn Goh‘s article, Zhan Wang: Universe for today’s Best of 2012. “Erudite without being pompous or inaccessible, knowledgeably placing this interesting artist within his socio-political and artworld context. A great piece!” -Luise Guest. —————————————————— In The Savage Mind (1962), Claude Lévi-Strauss made a case for “the intrinsic value of a small-scale model” of art, legitimising the art of the miniature because[…..]
Today’s Best of 2012 selection features our weekly art advice column Help Desk, written by the all-too-wise Bean Gilsdorf. DailyServing contributor Amelia Sechman selected The Element of Surprise, stating ” It was almost stupidly easy for me to pick my favorite articles from this year. At work, I respond to artist submissions on a regular basis, some of which are so misguided I feel obligated to send[…..]
