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In a move certain to leave art traditionalists apoplectic with rage, one of the country’s leading galleries is to charge £8 for entry to a summer exhibition of works which cannot be seen.When I was younger, this was about firing the guy who came up with the idea.
London’s Hayward Gallery will gather together 50 “invisible” works by famous artists including Andy Warhol, Yves Klein and Yoko Ono for an upcoming exhibition, thought to be the first of its kind in Britain.
Curators argue the collection of pieces will demonstrate that art is about “firing the imagination” rather than simply viewing objects. “Invisible: Art about the Unseen 1957-2012″ opens on 12 June and includes an empty plinth, a canvas of invisible ink and an invisible labyrinth.
Michael Ledeen muses about art.
...the works of della Francesca are of a piece with the passions and traditions of Sansepolcro. Its biggest festival involves men carrying banners attached to spears, like his rising Christ. So it’s not just one flash of genius against a bland “dark ages.” There’s a lot going on, and not just in Sansepolcro. Piero della Francesco died in one of the most momentous years in modern history: 1492, the same year Lorenzo the Magnificent died in Florence, and a visionary explorer unexpectedly landed in the New World.-----------------------------------
Although modern art is usually only praised if it is nihilistic, there is a lot of art on line, mainly in design or photography webpages.
NotCot is one place that links to interesting ideas.
Design sponge always has new ideas, and links to other similar blogs.
Bryan Sibley, when he's not writing about Hobbits or writing for the BBC, has other blogs, including one with photos of Venice,
and a blog that posts photos of windows.
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