Curated by studio artist / writer / DJ Dennis Kane
Robert Moskowitz
Minimal Conceptions
Swimmer, 1984. Whitney Museum of American Art.
Robert Moskowitz’s work is minimal and bears some associations to Pop and new image painting, but inhabits a unique territory, reduced signs hover in a blank field, the dynamic of the images presentation putting a pause on easy absorption, both sign and reading of it are pushed into a new theater, like encountering Samuel Becket’s clipped repeated text, we examine both the thing and our mechanics of perceiving it.-Dennis Kane
“Moskowitz’s spaces are unmodulated for the most part. He was able to lock himself into a room conceived with the solidity of acrylic paint. He built interior spaces with right angles and the illusion of corners and elevations. The surfaces can appear close to seamless. It’s ultimately Moskowitz’s own architectural domain nestled in his mind: warm, embracing, and claustrophobic.” - Barbara A. MacAdam
Untitled (Chain), 1991
Pastel on paper
115 x 74 in (292.1 x 188 cm)
MacAdam, Barbara A. “Robert Moskowitz: Paintings and Drawings From Four Decades | the Brooklyn Rail.” The Brooklyn Rail, 30 Apr. 2024, brooklynrail.org/2024/05/artseen/Robert-Moskowitz-Paintings-and-Drawings-from-Four-Decades.
“Robert Moskowitz.” Whitney Museum of American Art, whitney.org/artists/922.
“Works — Robert Moskowitz.” Robert Moskowitz, www.robertmoskowitz.org/works.
Jean Luc Godard
french new wave master
This week’s art post is selected stills from film’s by the great Jean Luc Godard who passed this year at age 91. It is an understatement to say Godard was a giant, he profoundly impacted cinema and modern thinking several times over. His work was always advancing, changing form and challenging the status quo. He was always morally outrages and always willing to stay on the margins. He understood life’s cruelty and saw art as a tool for resistance. He celebrated the defiance of beauty, the grace of charity, and the aunthenticity of being a moral enemy of the state.
Je vous salue JLG!
