Yesterday in The Art Newspaper, Jori Finkel wrote a short feature on Ana Prvački's soon-to-debut solo exhibition, "Stealing Shadows," at 1301PE in Los Angeles. Prvački's concept for the show is to create a series of works in felt and projected light that ape the literal shadows cast by some of art history's most iconic sculptures, from Michaelangelo's "David" to Jeff Koons's "Rabbit." It's an ingeniously simple, graphic, and easily installed way to offer collectors a second chance on otherwise-unattainable landmark works. And I'm fairly confident Prvački could sell out the entire exhibition––if only she hadn't also cast her concept into her pricing. 

Recapping a week dominated by public displays of affection and rejection...

In every medium and every era, artists who want their work to connect with an audience have to continuously face three hard questions: What do the people want right now? How much ambition or innovation is too much for them? And when is less actually more? 

Springing into the new year off a series of insiders' projections about the future...
 

Delivering a compact collection of holiday happenings around the industry...

Interrogating another line-up of industry news...

To pursue a career as an artist is to enter a world of mythology. Some myths are helpful, even critical, to success (as Leo Castelli, the Zeus of gallerists, said himself). But other myths can be harmful to an artist's livelihood. Fatal even. And none among this poison-tongued latter group is more deadly than the myth of dealer representation as magic carpet ride to success.

Sleuthing through deals and delinquency after the usual suspects have fled South Florida...

Repetition is a powerful thing. As Aristotle said, "We are what we continually do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit." Unfortunately, though, repetition can also be just as effective at limiting us. How often have we backed away from something new or challenging because we believe it's beyond our capabilities? How much more could we achieve if we stopped retreating to our trusty beliefs about our own flaws? And how much harder is it to break the cycle when not just an individual, but rather an entire industry, collectively buys into the same myth about what can and can't be done? 

Recapping another week of lunacy, this time led by the museums and nonprofits...