Notes and notices of events that catch my eye in the worlds of art and photography, with occasional forays into architecture, music, design and other aspects of culture.
Saturday, 21 August 2010
Andy Warhol, 1928-1987
Andy Warhol in New York, 1964 with "Brillo Boxes"
How do you tell a real Warhol from a fake? See this interesting article about art and money and a scam allegedly involving fake Warhols:
Levy, Adrian & Scott-Clark, Kathy (2010) "Box of Tricks", Guardian Weekend, 21st August, pp24-30
Fourth Plinth
The contenders for the next commission to install a work on Trafalgar Square's fourth plinth have been announced:
* Katharina Fritsch: giant blue cockerel, "Hahn/Cock" (pictured)
* Hew Locke: replica equestrian statue with accessories,"Sikander"
* Jennifer Allora & Guillermo Calzadilla: pipe organ
* Brian Griffiths: battenberg cake made of bricks
* Mariele Neudecker: "It's Never Too Late and You Can't Go Back"
* Michael Elmgreen & Ingar Dragset: golden boy on rocking horse
See feature in Guardian and comment by Adrian Searle.
See images of all proposed works here.