Help Desk is an arts-advice column that demystifies practices for artists, writers, curators, collectors, patrons, and the general public. Submit your questions anonymously here. All submissions become the property of Daily Serving. I’ve always had a problem titling my artwork. My question is how much should an artist “give away” through the title of an artwork? And when viewing a piece of art, how much should[…..]
In the past decade we have seen an explosions of technological advances in consumer products, most of which boast having qualities that are faster, smarter, smaller, thinner, longer…the lists goes on. Thankfully, as Sir Issac Newton said, each action always has an equal an opposite reaction. So in response to this feverish drive to accelerate into the future, there has also been a long-standing movement[…..]
Help Desk is an arts-advice column that demystifies practices for artists, writers, curators, collectors, patrons, and the general public. Submit your questions anonymously here. All submissions become the property of Daily Serving. What is the most effective way to build a relationship with galleries and eventually have your work shown? Do you simply walk in with a portfolio of works/images and try to convince them of[…..]
Today we take another look at the conversation between Andrea Bowers and Julie Henson, originally posted on August 7, 2o10. Bowers is now included in the group exhibition Artist as Subject at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, on view through May 27, 2012. There are very few artists today who willingly take a direct political position in their work. Often artists neglect[…..]
Later, the scientist recalled what he and his colleague saw in that vacuum tube in 1898. “The blaze of crimson light from the tube told its own story,” Dr. Travers wrote, “and it was a sight to dwell upon and never to forget.” Not only neon, but the other noble gases would soon find application in signage and trim; that is the short of how[…..]
Help Desk is an arts-advice column that demystifies practices for artists, writers, curators, collectors, patrons, and the general public. Submit your questions anonymously here. All submissions become the property of Daily Serving. My question has to do with getting back into the swing. I am a painter/installation artist who showed frequently for a few years after grad school with a small amount of critical notice whose[…..]
This look into the DS Archives goes out to all you people (myself included) who are horribly, wonderfully captivated by the dark underbelly of the world and its manifestations. Nathalie Djurberg is an artist who “goes there” with no shame, and does a damn good job. If her work is up your alley, don’t miss ‘You Killed Me First,’ the current exhibition at KW Institute[…..]
