What are you reading

I thought it would be interesting to hear what you guys are currently reading. We have talked about the plan to share more of each others thinking and work process and for me it has become a nice routine to frequently check in with flickr to see if Tom or Brent or anybody else has uploaded new images from the studio. We also talked about exploring to do collaborative drawing. But how about words? Reading "Vermeer in Bosnia" by Lawrence Weschler, I want to say that this is an inspiring, thought provoking book, although I'm not even finished reading it. The first, title giving piece is an elegantly written essay mixing small observations in paintings by Johannes Vermeer with documentations of the brutal war raging in the middle of Europe in the mid-Nineties. The portrait of Roman Polanski, written for the "New Yorker" (where it first appeared together with a portrait image by Richard Avedon) , is a mesmerizing account of the wrestling Weschlers with Polanski about the question how e.g. horrific real life experiences in Polanski's life intersect with certain basic themes that seem to appear over and over again in his films (Polanski mostly denies it saying that he was always more influenced by films he saw as a young boy).
Hartmut

New Activity In This Space

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Originally uploaded by TelegraphArt

This list of exhibitions will be gradually shifting into a arts blog with perhaps 7 (or more) authors. It might become a place to show images of works in progress, such as this image from Brent Sommerhauser's studio.

-Tom

Haley Bates @ The National Ornamental Metal Museum

National Ornamental Metal Museum, Memphis, Tennessee
Exhibition: February 2008

Recent work by Haley Bates will be featured in a solo exhibition at the National Ornamental Metal Museum.

Brent Sommerhauser @ Clark County Government Center

Clark County Government Center, Las Vegas, Nevada
Exhibition Dates: 12/17/2007 - 2/8/2008
Reception dates 1/4/2008 and 2/1/2008, 6 - 8 pm

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Originally uploaded by TelegraphArt
Brent Sommerhauser's recent work will be featured in "Structuring the invisible", a solo show at The Clark County Government Center in Las Vegas, NV. This exhibition was supported by a Nevada Arts Council Jackpot Grant. Read more about the show here.

Hartmut Austen at Motor City Brewery Detroit

As part of the "This Week In Art" series, Hartmut Austen will present new works for one night at the Motor City Brewery on December 19, 2007 starting at 7 PM . Organized by Graem Whyte, the long-running series each week highlights the work by one Metro Detroit based artist.
Come by, have a beer and enjoy the work.