Art Observed covers contemporary art globally from a New York City perspective. We intend to provide a selective, editorialized, curated perspective on the fine art arena including the trends and forces that drive the market.
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Urs Fischer’s ‘Noisette’ via New Museum Swiss artist Urs Fischer is the first artist to take over all three galleries of the New Museum, with an exhibition entitled “Urs Fischer: Marguerite de Ponty,” Fischer’s first major American museum show. The announ...
Jeanne-Claude and Christo via smh Jeanne-Claude, the radical artist best known for the joint projects undertaken with her husband Christo – most notably the wrapping of the Pont Neuf in Paris and the installation of 7,503 vinyl gates with bright orange panels in Central Park in 2005 – dies at the...
A photograph of Joseph Beuys’s Action Piece presented as part of seven exhibitions held at the Tate Gallery from 24 February- 23 March 1972, via The Telegraph I’m interested in the distribution of physical vehicles in the form of editions because I’m interested in spreading ideas. – Jo...
Abstract Painting (894-1) (2005) by Gerhard Richter, via Marian Goodman Gallery Currently on view at Marian Goodman Gallery in New York is “Abstract Paintings” by Gerhard Richter. Th...
stazione (Rialto Mercato), Emily Jacir (2008) via Alexander and Bonin Emily Jacir: Dispatch is the artist’s second solo exhibition shown at Alexander and Bonin Gallery in New York City. ...
Walter De Maria: The Broken Kilometer via Dia Art Foundation On long term display in Soho since 1979 under the Dia Foundation, The Broken Kilometer (1979)consists of “500 highly polished, round, solid brass rods, each measuring two meters in length and five centimeters (two inches) in d...
Bringing attention to the theme of repetition– a detail of view of the caged parrot, part of Broodthaers’s minimal and highly conceptual installation.(2009) Via Peter Freeman. Currently showing at Peter Freeman, Inc. in...
Preview of Yeondoo Jung’s piece -Cinemagician, commissioned by Performa 09 and presented at Asia Society. ...
A detail view of literary texts within a dessert terrain diorama, from Gonzalez-Foerster’s exhibition at the Hispanic Society of America. Via Dia Art Foundation. ...
Slow-motion shadow in color (2009) by Olafur Eliasson, via Kanazwa Museum Now on view at the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art in Kanazawa, Japan is “Your Chance Encounter” featuring new works by the Danish/ Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson. Of...
Terence Koh captured mid-lecture during his performance “Art History: 1642-2009″ at the National Arts Club, New York via Zimbio Last night ArtObserved was on site at New York City’s National Arts Club to witness a performance,”Art History: 1642 – 2009,” from Terence Koh. The perfor...
Bill Viola: Bodies of Light installation view via James Cohan Gallery Bill Viola: Bodies of Light, an exhibition of the internationally renowned American artist Bill Viola, opened at James Cohan Gallery on October 23, 2009...
Go See – New York: Tracey Emin ‘Only God Knows I’m Good’ at Lehmann Maupin through December 19, 2009
Installation Still from “Only God Knows I’m Good” (via Lehmann Maupin)
William Kentridge’s ‘I Am Not Me, The Horse Is Not Mine,’ Photo by Paula Court, Courtesy of Performa On November 9th, as part of Performa 09, William Kentridge presented ‘I Am Not Me, The Horse Is Not Mine,’ a lecture and animated performance that is related to his upcoming production of Dmitri Sh...
The New Museum In September, the New Museum announced a series of exhibition entitled “The Imaginary Museum,” the first of which will be curated by Jeff Koons from the collection of Dakis Joannou, who in addition to heavy collecting the work of Koons, is a trustee of the museum. Th...
