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    I saved the entire image collection from Portia Munson’sPink Project.

    In this installation, Munson collects and assembles thousands of inexpensive, mass produced pink items. The result is an overwhelming barrage of kitsch that really drives home the cultural significance of the color.

    Tables, piles, cabinets, rooms…overflowing with saccharine plastic sweetness…

    I’m so used to seeing these items spread out on store shelves that I rarely step back to think about the sheer proliferation of them.

    You can see the rest of the images and read the artist statement here.

    In a similar vein, Green Piece; Lawn collects environmental objects.

    “It is interesting to see what is mass produced in green plastic and how, once again, color is used as a marketing tool. Almost anything you can imagine that has a relationship to nature, good or bad, can probably be found in green plastic.”

    The Garden centers on the plastic procreation of nature; visions of artificial fertility and beauty.

    Munson has quite a talent for crafting dense landscapes of cultural suffocation. Not a bad thing to immerse oneself in for the sake of a little consumerist perspective every now and then.

    See more (plus some very cool paintings) on her site.

      Stephen j shanabrook biography of william

    Contemporary Artists

    Who is who in contemporary art?
    A list of some artists (in alphabetical order) who create (or created) contemporary art. This is only a small selection and of course incomplete, since there are ten-thousands of contemporary artists. This list will be updatet and supplemented regularly.

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    - Above (born 1981) American street / installation artist
    - Marina Abramovic (born 1946), performance artist
    - Vito Acconci (born 1940), architect & installation artist
    - Rita Ackermann (born 1968)
    - Allora & Calzadilla
    - Franz Ackermann (born 1963)
    - Ansel Adams (1902-1984)
    - Bas Jan Ader(1942–1979), conceptual artist
    - Nadir Afonso (born 1920), geometric abstractionist
    - Gustavo Aguerre (born 1953), conceptual, performance and installation artist
    - Eija-Liisa Ahtila (born 1959), video artist
    - Peggy Ahwesh (born 1954), video artist
    - Doug Aitken (born 1968)
    - Chantal Akerman (born 1950), filmmaker
    - Josef Albers (1888-1976), painter, printmaker
    - Vikky Alexander (born 1959), installation artist
    - Edward Allington (born 1951) sculptor
    - Laurie Anderson (born 1947), performance artist
    - Carl Andre (born 1935), sculptor
    - Janine Antoni (born 1964), sculptor and installation artist
    - Ida Applebroog (born 1929), painter
    - Nobuyoshi Araki (born 1940), photographer
    - Diane Arbus (1923-1971)
    - Siah Armajani (born 1939), sculptor
    - John M. Armleder (born 1948), painter
    - Richard Artschwager (born 1923)
    - Mireille Astore (born 1961), conceptual, performance and installation artist
    - Javier Arevalo (1936),Painter
    - Mino Argento (born 1927), Painter

    B
    - Francis Bacon (1909–1992), painter
    - Jo Baer (born 1929), painter
    - John Baldessari (born 1931), conceptual artist
    - Stephan Balkenhol (born 1957), sculptor, printmaker
    - Banksy (born 1974), graffiti artist
    - Fiona Banner (born 1966)
    - Miquel Barcelo (born 1957) painter / installation artist
    - Matthew Barney (born 1967), filmmaker, sculptor, installation artist
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    The Legacy of William Fox: The Visionary Behind a Cinematic Empire
    The story of Fox, one of the most influential entertainment companies in the world, begins with William Fox—a visionary entrepreneur who reshaped the film and television industries. Born in 1879 in Tolcsva, Hungary, as Wilhelm Fuchs, he immigrated to the United States with his family in search of a better future.
    From an early age, Fox displayed a keen entrepreneurial spirit. Although he initially worked in the textile industry, he soon recognized the immense potential of the emerging film business. In 1915, he founded Fox Film Corporation, with the ambition to produce and distribute groundbreaking, high-quality films.
    Fox quickly became a pioneer in the industry, embracing cutting-edge technology and grand cinematic productions. One of his most significant contributions was the introduction of sound in film. He developed Movietone, an innovative system that synchronized audio with moving pictures—forever revolutionizing the cinematic experience.
    However, the Great Depression dealt a heavy blow to his company. By 1930, financial difficulties forced him to relinquish control of Fox Film Corporation. Despite this setback, his impact on the industry endured. In 1935, Fox Film Corporation merged with Twentieth Century Pictures, forming what would later become the iconic 20th Century Fox.
    Over the following decades, Fox solidified its place as an entertainment powerhouse, expanding into television with the launch of Fox Broadcasting Company in 1986. Although much of the company was acquired by Disney in 2019, William Fox’s legacy remains deeply embedded in the history of cinema and television.
    His visionary mindset and relentless pursuit of innovation left an indelible mark on Hollywood, shaping the way the world experiences audiovisual storytelling.
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    Palo Gallery presents Maison Palo, an exhibition that uncovers the history and nature of collecting through four distinct avenues, inviting visitors to investigate the art of collecting. A joint curatorial endeavour between journalist Sophia Herring and Palo Gallery founder Paul Henkel, Maison Palo aims to transform the gallery through a distinct, domestic atmosphere. Rather than isolating artworks within a traditional white cube space, Maison Palo reveals the ways in which people actually live with their collections, celebrating the art, togetherness, and storytelling behind the act of collecting.

     

    The exhibition is organized through four themed rooms, each representing a unique type of collector profile: the Emerging Collector, the Encyclopaedic Collector, the Textile Collector, and the Thematic Collector. Using a carefully curated selection of modern and contemporary art, design objects, and furniture by Annabelle Selldorf’s Vica brand, each room will immerse visitors in a rich tapestry of domestic collecting practices. Through the coalescence of interior elements, including furniture and art, Maison Palo explores these four types of collecting through four distinct rooms. The foyer represents the Emerging Collector; the study embodies the Encyclopaedic Collector; the living room is emblematic of the Textile Collector; and the dining room embraces the Thematic Collector. 

     

    The entry point to the exhibition, designed as the foyer, represents the taste of the Emerging Collector. The foyer presents works by emerging artists such as Lorenzo Amos, Kitty Rice, Keith Tolch, Rachel Wolf, and Monsieur Zohore, This space aims to highlight the visionary nature of emerging collectors who forge their own path, championing young artists and looking towards the future with excitement and passion.

     

    The study, the second

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