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Post by sleepboy on Mar 22, 2011 21:25:11 GMT -8
 Ron English, Travis Louie, Colin Christian, Sas Christian, Beau Stanton, Kid Zoom, Dave White, KaNo, Kathie Olivas, Clark Fox, Greg Simkins, Mark Dean Veca, Lindsey Way, Naoto Hattori and Tristan Eaton |
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Post by saL on Mar 23, 2011 2:23:10 GMT -8
more theme shows, huh?! .. Im sure Svenman is getting excited..  the lineup is quite nice, so Im looking forward to seeing more from this one... thanks for starting this thread... |
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Post by svenman on Mar 23, 2011 4:46:14 GMT -8
more theme shows, huh?! .. Im sure Svenman is getting excited.. the lineup is quite nice, so Im looking forward to seeing more from this one... thanks for starting this thread... ha. my reputation preceeds me. i'm not down on all themed / tribute shows. just ones that aren't well curated or lack quality control. spoke art are the only people operating at a quality level for me in this arena. wes anderson show was good. coens / tarantino show promises to be good - because the thematic content has a quality potential. south park / he-man bleh. i liked south park back in the day, but an art show with big hitters like this... where can it go? what can it do? can it operate on anything other than a purely illustrative / superficial level? |
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Post by ricosg11 on Mar 23, 2011 7:53:41 GMT -8
love south park, watch it everyday. This is the worst idea ever. Anyone buying this stuff has way more money than sense and taste.
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Post by virtu on Mar 23, 2011 10:11:05 GMT -8
We should start a thread on "Worst & Best Group Show Themes"
They could be older or newer shows.
He Man and Hello Kitty would be on top of my Worst list.
INLE/Watership Down and the Playboy Redux on top of my Best list.
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Post by sleepboy on Mar 23, 2011 11:01:08 GMT -8
Here is Mark Dean Veca's piece.  |
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Post by lowpro on Mar 23, 2011 21:29:35 GMT -8
We should start a thread on "Worst & Best Group Show Themes" They could be older or newer shows. He Man and Hello Kitty would be on top of my Worst list. INLE/Watership Down and the Playboy Redux on top of my Best list. You should do it, and I agree with Hello Kitty being terrible! But I am with Sven, I think most group shows suck... I was happy with the recent beinArt Dystopia group show, as it wasn't nearly as restrictive as many group shows are, and was a perfect fit for most the artists. While the two are often mutually inclusive, there is a definite distinction between a "group" show and a "theme" show. Most theme shows are built upon popculture references that pander to people's sense of nostalgia for sales and success. These have little, if any, redeeming qualities. On the other hand, curating a well rounded group show, even if with an overarching theme, is almost as impressive as the artwork itself. |
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Post by svenman on Mar 24, 2011 2:33:40 GMT -8
yeah, i'm too lazy to move into another thread so will leave this here as it's relavent anyway... yes, big distinction between 'group' and 'theme' shows for me. i enjoy group shows immensely. it's a pleasure to see a well curated group show. 'themed' shows often appear to be thrown together with an emphasis on quantity over quality and use a tenuous gimmick as the central theme. the the subject of well curated group shows, and definitely off-topic here, i thought that the current 'Hueless' show looked particularly well put together. arrestedmotion.com/2011/03/openings-hueless-mallick-williams-co-2/ |
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Post by svenman on Mar 24, 2011 2:35:24 GMT -8
didn't read the post above fully - yes, the 'Dystopia' show looks very well curated and compiled. great example of a successful group show.
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Post by virtu on Mar 27, 2011 10:45:58 GMT -8
Colin's piece  |
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Post by Weekender on Mar 27, 2011 11:29:15 GMT -8
Here is Mark Dean Veca's piece. Heidi ho!  |
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Post by muschelschubser on Mar 28, 2011 14:07:54 GMT -8
Kathie Olivas:  And I totally agree with sven and commandax: theme shows are useless and have no lasting (art)value. While great curated group shows are always inspiring to me. I'm wondering why so many top class artist do theme shows? What is the reason to connect your art(world) with something from the TV/movies/books? Marketing? |
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Post by svenman on Mar 28, 2011 14:55:00 GMT -8
exposure to a wider market? the 'south park' market??? |
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