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Post by gamma888 on Oct 15, 2011 12:54:29 GMT -8
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Post by epicfai on Oct 15, 2011 13:53:21 GMT -8
now that is pretty funny.  |
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Post by saL on Oct 15, 2011 15:32:05 GMT -8
see what the seller has to say about this piece... that is pretty amazing.. but imagine if the poor guy ACTUALLY did found this piece there..  .. |
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Post by sleepboy on Dec 1, 2011 5:30:01 GMT -8
Some new stuff from McGee at Art Basel. More coverage here.   |
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Post by zippy on Dec 1, 2011 6:34:16 GMT -8
Great looking pieces.
BTW, what is the guy on the left staring at?
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Post by sleepboy on Dec 1, 2011 7:10:48 GMT -8
Great looking pieces. BTW, what is the guy on the left staring at? I hope the label with Barry's name on it. Otherwise not sure... |
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Post by droow2 on Dec 1, 2011 7:31:07 GMT -8
Great looking pieces. BTW, what is the guy on the left staring at? I hope the label with Barry's name on it. Otherwise not sure... I think it's a new work from Lucien Smith - 'blank wall with nothing on it'  |
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Post by lowpro on Dec 1, 2011 7:53:31 GMT -8
it's typically only one in ten of his clusters over the past couple years that i truly love and would want on my wall. but these things are pretty terrible. clearly he's trying to mix things up a bit with some new ideas, undoubtedly concerned with the fact that he's been rehashing the same compositions for too long. not sure it's working imo..which is unfortunate as i'm a huge fan of barry.
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Post by ricosg11 on Dec 1, 2011 8:22:00 GMT -8
it's typically only one in ten of his clusters over the past couple years that i truly love and would want on my wall. but these things are pretty terrible. clearly he's trying to mix things up a bit with some new ideas, undoubtedly concerned with the fact that he's been rehashing the same compositions for too long. not sure it's working imo..which is unfortunate as i'm a huge fan of barry. Funny, I totally disagree. I am a big fan of the new-ish stuff. The more minimal stuff has a frank stella / robert mangold vibe going on. I dig that. Which works of his do you prefer? |
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Post by rizza79 on Dec 1, 2011 8:46:34 GMT -8
i really like these pieces for Basel. I haven't been in love with all of the newer stuff, but I think he has done a great job in refining the new ideas in these works. i love the new style geometric patterns on the spray can cluster. all of this stuff looks clean and fresh to me.
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Post by lowpro on Dec 1, 2011 9:24:31 GMT -8
absolutely cannot stand those middle eastern vessel that sprung up at the past two shows. and those brand new multi color hexagonal panels, while i like them, remind me too much of something johanson would do on paper or resemble too closely a couple recent fwy pieces. did love the clusters from both london and venice that were composed exclusively of the red concentric rings. but they don't work for me with more representational panels too. this would be a dream piece for me, which i am still vaguely considering.  and while it was these increasingly ubiquitous compositions it seems he's diverting from, these are the type of clusters i prefer. one from bolinas i'll forever regret passing on. just cannot stand dealing with ratio.  and one from prism that were what i like.  as i alluded, i am extremely picky when it comes to clusters i'd really want to spring for and enjoy on my walls. but i applaud him continuing to try new things, even if they're not for me. he needed to attempt to refresh things a bit. |
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Post by y on Dec 1, 2011 14:04:41 GMT -8
one from bolinas i'll forever regret passing on. just cannot stand dealing with ratio. I've dealt many many times with Ratio and always been more than happy with the service. Anything particular that happened? |
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Post by bluesteel on Dec 2, 2011 15:22:12 GMT -8
I heard the pieces at Basel all sold for around $60K?
That's a pretty big jump no? Barry definitely deserves it tho.
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Post by rizza79 on Dec 3, 2011 5:18:18 GMT -8
I heard the pieces at Basel all sold for around $60K? That's a pretty big jump no? Barry definitely deserves it tho. it's a huge jump, but that is how things go when you are dealing with Blue Chip galleries. i would guess that is like an entry level price point for a gallery like Cheim and Read |
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Post by saL on Dec 7, 2011 14:49:33 GMT -8
 Barry's piece for “In the Gardens” group show curated by Misha Hollenbach more info here > |
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Post by lowpro on Dec 7, 2011 15:20:54 GMT -8
Just looking at info on the SFMOMA show Barry's in this month, I noticed this funny, albeit apparently old, video footage of him in part using football as a parable for graffiti. www.sfmoma.org/explore/multimedia/videos/467 |
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Post by prpr on Dec 8, 2011 11:49:15 GMT -8
Barry's CV @ Cheim&Read notes that this show is traveling to Boston (ICA) and NY (Brooklyn Museum): i1.exhibit-e.com/cheimread/McGee_Barry_Biography_9_9_11.pdfIt seems like the date for Barry's retrospective exhibition at Berkeley Art Museum has been set in the stone: Sept. 2012-December 2012. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu/press/scheduleFrom BAMPFA's press room: "Barry McGee September 2012 through December 2012 BAM/PFA’s midcareer retrospective of influential San Francisco-based artist Barry McGee will provide an opportunity to explore two decades of the artist’s formal, material, and thematic development. McGee began sharing his work in the 1980s, not in a museum or gallery setting but on the streets of San Francisco, where he developed his skills as a graffiti artist, often using the tag name “Twist.” McGee uses a vocabulary drawn from comics, hobo art, sign painting, and graffiti to address a range of issues, from individual survival to social malaise to alternative forms of community. He is that rare artist who has made the transition from public to private space, from outdoors to indoors, without compromising aesthetics or intent. McGee’s extraordinary skill as a draughtsman is balanced by an interest in pushing the boundaries of art: his work can be shockingly informal in the gallery and surprisingly elegant on the street. As unconventional as its subject, BAM/PFA’s retrospective reimagines McGee’s most influential installations. McGee will reunite with previous collaborators, aliases, and materials to create a dynamic theater that challenges the boundaries of the exhibition space. Strategically bringing detritus from the cityscape into the orderly spaces of the museum, he plans to adapt these installations to the unique architecture of BAM/PFA. The exhibition centers around seven major installations, plus a tower of one hundred television sets; animatronic taggers; a 150-foot three-dimensional cluster of paintings, drawings, and photographs; and an exterior graffiti mural covering the gallery’s façade of windows, visible from both inside and outside. Adjacent galleries will display a selection of McGee’s work from the 1990s to the present, including a number of rarely seen early works, many collaborative projects, and some unexpected media. Curated by BAM/PFA Director Lawrence Rinder, the project will include a touring exhibition, a major catalog, and extensive public programs." Do I sense a future AM gathering from all over the world? Guess it's good time to save some $$$ to fly out to San Francisco for any of you McGee fans! Wow, sounds like the mother of all Mcgee shows. May have to head up there for this... |
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Post by prpr on Dec 13, 2011 13:08:01 GMT -8
jux has photos of big new Barry cluster @ sfmoma: goo.gl/OKZ7tsfmoma already owns a huge cluster that Barry updated last year (http://goo.gl/YYLvR) am curious if the new cluster is borrowed or owned |
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Post by fonger on Dec 13, 2011 13:46:35 GMT -8
yea that cluster looks good. it makes me want to trip again.
it's borrowed. thats what i heard.
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Post by sleepboy on Jan 9, 2012 11:00:03 GMT -8
His piece for the Visual AIDS Benefit.  |
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Post by avert on Jan 9, 2012 20:46:59 GMT -8
that's a cute little painting. it's a pleasure to be able to see his handy work with a brush. was this in with the $85 postcards? not a bad little pick up for someone.
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Post by rizza79 on Jan 18, 2012 22:32:46 GMT -8
Barry has a show at Ratio 3 in September 2012.
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Post by lowpro on Jan 18, 2012 23:30:18 GMT -8
Barry has a show at Ratio 3 in September 2012. oddly, i randomly spotted that yesterday on their site too. originally, the bam/pfa retro was scheduled to open in sept, so didn't know what to make of the ratio gig. but now looks like the retro has been revised again forward to aug-dec (http://www.bampfa.berkeley.edu/press/schedule). so prob a legit commercial show too. sf is def the place to be for mcgee this year. not sure where i found this image the other day and is prob old..but it couldn't be him working already at bam, right? way too early?  if so, anyone know where this install was from? |
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Post by sleepboy on Jan 18, 2012 23:51:40 GMT -8
Barry has a show at Ratio 3 in September 2012. oddly, i randomly spotted that yesterday on their site too. originally, the bam/pfa retro was scheduled to open in sept, so didn't know what to make of the ratio gig. but now looks like the retro has been revised again forward to aug-dec (http://www.bampfa.berkeley.edu/press/schedule). so prob a legit commercial show too. sf is def the place to be for mcgee this year. not sure where i found this image the other day and is prob old..but it couldn't be him working already at bam, right? way too early? if so, anyone know where this install was from? Kinda looks like maybe outside of RVCA headquarters? Old one. |
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Post by avert on Jan 19, 2012 1:20:23 GMT -8
yeah. it's RVCA in the o.c.
awesome, but not new.
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