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Post by ken on May 4, 2010 13:13:29 GMT -8
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Post by parklife on May 5, 2010 18:13:15 GMT -8
thanks for the coverage. Can't wait to get over to the East Bay and see this installation.
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Post by sleepboy on Jun 8, 2010 8:00:00 GMT -8
From his Oakland show.
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Post by gamma888 on Jun 19, 2010 19:37:09 GMT -8
Fresh out of Bolinas:    Jesus's a writer! |
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Post by sleepboy on Jun 20, 2010 9:54:54 GMT -8
Dope. Thanks for the pics. One day I will have some bottles...
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Post by tarone on Jun 20, 2010 23:16:45 GMT -8
gamma888, i was there too! get there early like noon.
loooong drive and spent a lot of time finding the Bolinas but well worth it.
what the awesome show it is. a bunch of new pieces.
Arsh's very first paintings are just adorable...lol
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Post by sleepboy on Jun 24, 2010 21:09:18 GMT -8
From some shenanigans in San Diego with his crew for the MCASD show. |
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Post by rhinomilk on Jun 25, 2010 10:50:37 GMT -8
does he try to have a show every month? maybe he's trying to expose a broad range of people to his work? maybe i'm the only one... but hearing about a barry mcgee show doesn't get me excited anymore. Personally, I'd rather someone have fewer shows and go all out with something more refreshing.... or maybe i'm missing the point with his work (I haven't been to Bolinas... maybe if i do i might change my mind)
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Post by lowpro on Jun 25, 2010 15:22:34 GMT -8
I'd sorta agree with your critique about the number of shows he's been the focus of or contributed to over the past few months. It's pretty crazy actually. I'm a huge fan of Barry's work and I fully realize some of these haven't been conventional exhibits and have slanted towards museum style affairs. But there's something to be said for quality over quality. The sheer volume here does seem to teeter on the brink of overkill, with the expectation being that there'll be nothing terribly special coming from the next one..which isn't a good thing. I still absolutely love his trademarked work and love seeing what he has up his sleeve. And to be completely honest, I also might side with the criticism from the locals about the street work he's put up in San Diego being more eye sore than art. I'm all for outdoor murals from artists I love as a means of bringing their work into the public eye. And I can appreciate some old school tagging as much as any street art lover. That's probably the problem here. In this context, where the work was consigned and organized by the currator to coincide with such a lofty museum event, I can see why some locals may have been caught off guard by this display. I think he could've put a little more thought into the audience and come up with something with a little more artistic merit. However, that might very well be the point..challenging what the average person deems as art. And his cluster-based gallery works don't really make the leap the the streets well, so why not bomb the shit out of the space they provided him I guess. The Miami piece was more representative of the geometric elements of his gallery pieces.  |
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Post by sleepboy on Jun 25, 2010 19:57:45 GMT -8
Rhino: I know what you mean although it's not the same feeling as hearing Lister will be having another one of what seem to be one of his monthly shows or something. I guess with Barry, you don't really worry about it affecting his sales because that's not what it's all about. Anything unsold can be reassembled for the next show or installation. I guess if museums keep commissioning him then he's alright.
Lowpro: I wonder if that piece that was done with his crew the only thing that was done? Or will there be an individual piece from Barry.
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Post by commandax on Jul 12, 2010 22:55:01 GMT -8
Just thought I'd post this photo from a 2005 installation at Deitch, as it seemed relevant to that amazing wall in San Diego.  |
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Post by havencph on Jul 25, 2010 9:34:17 GMT -8
While he was in Denmark, Barry McGee spent some time making lithographic stone prints with esteemed print house Edition Copenhagen. Coming only shortly after the V1 Gallery in the city opened their current exhibition featuring new works from Barry Mcgee and Todd James. The limited edition prints comes in 250 gram and 300 gram paper and have been printed with the highest precision and quality. The prints are now available at V1 Gallery and Edition Copenhagen. See Barry McGee's Prints below:  Barry McGee - Untitled. 2010 (Multiple drawings) - 56 x 76 cm. Ed of 75 + 7 AP + 7 PP. (1530 Euros)  Barry McGee - Untitled. 2010 (Big Head) - 56 x 76 cm. Ed of 60 + 3 AP + 3 PP. (1530 Euros)  Barry McGee / Todd James / Amaze - Untitled. 2010 (Tags) - 70 x 100 cm. Ed of 60 + 6 AP + 6 PP. (1530 Euros) |
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Post by tarone on Jul 26, 2010 23:18:05 GMT -8
is the tags print hand spray painted ? looks like it....
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Post by havencph on Jul 27, 2010 1:30:24 GMT -8
I agree! But, it is a 3 color print with one original spraycan tag (different tag on all prints).
On the print above, the Amaze-tag is original!
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Post by sleepboy on Aug 21, 2010 4:21:50 GMT -8
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Post by ken on Aug 26, 2010 11:07:32 GMT -8
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Post by fonger on Aug 26, 2010 22:51:26 GMT -8
looks like he just didn't want to do it or doing too much tagging on
the streets then forgot about the installation.
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Post by livingproof on Aug 27, 2010 12:48:27 GMT -8
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Post by afroken on Aug 27, 2010 14:10:43 GMT -8
I don't like it but I find it interesting that Barry's work is getting darker and darker or more and more obtuse and dominated by singular colour. He's said in interviews before that his ambition is to withdraw from society completely and just disappear. I could't help thinking that his recent work is part of that process, as the bright lights of the city fade into nothing. But this piece slightly ruins that theory as it's where I expected him to end up. I imagined that the increasing dominance of red and simplified patterns which are slowly taking over the geo patterns in his work would eventually consume it completely before fading to black. I think Barry is quite a troubled soul and some of his work is extremely aggressive and negative.
EDIT: I'm talking about the Brazil installation obviously, not the restaurant.
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Post by bram on Aug 27, 2010 15:10:39 GMT -8
If anyone in the UK hasn't seen the Beautiful Losers documentary, keep your eye on the Sky Art channel. It's a great film and should be repeated in the next week or two.
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Post by sleepboy on Aug 27, 2010 18:33:35 GMT -8
Are you saying that is the completed mural? Not getting taken down or anything? If so, then it is kinda strange. Also, does anyone know what restaurant that is in NY? He's probably in town also for the huge mural he will be working on. |
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Post by sleepboy on Aug 30, 2010 17:51:52 GMT -8
So, turns out the mural was all tags like the one he did in San Diego.  |
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Post by rhinomilk on Aug 30, 2010 21:37:37 GMT -8
so... how are we supposed to interpret it? is it supposed to have some sort of significance and be appreciated ? or is he just being grumpy and rebellious?
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Post by commandax on Aug 30, 2010 21:56:51 GMT -8
I like these walls of handstyles a lot — enough that I wrote a little essay about the San Diego one last month. I think if you put some thought into it, you could come up with motivations for what he's doing.
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Post by sleepboy on Aug 30, 2010 22:23:00 GMT -8
I like the fact that even though the one down in SD was criticized by some of the general public, he still went to a bigger stage (NY) and did the same thing. Kinda like a F U to those critics.
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