We haven’t read it or viewed it, but if you’re interested in graffiti, street art and the like, you may be interested in this new book put out by Taschen, Trespass: A History of Uncommissioned Art. From the publisher,
In recent years street art has grown bolder, more ornate, more sophisticated and—in many cases—more acceptable. Yet unsanctioned public art remains the problem child of cultural expression, the last outlaw of visual disciplines. It has also become a global phenomenon of the 21st century. Made in collaboration with featured artists, Trespass examines the rise and global reach of graffiti and urban art, tracing key figures, events and movements of self-expression in the city’s social space, and the history of urban reclamation, protest, and illicit performance.
The book includes works by Jenny Holzer, Gordon Matta-Clark, and the Guerrilla Girls, among others. The book also includes,
• Unpublished images of street art by Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat
• Unpublished photographs by Subway Art luminary Martha Cooper
• Unpublished photos from the personal archives of selected artists
• Incisive essays by Anne Pasternak (director of public arts fund Creative Time) and civil rights lawyer Tony Serra
Artinfo’s Tyler Green is in a tizzy. Green,
Every once and a while an art museum (or two or three) does something so jaw-droppingly clever that in hindsight it seems like an obvious thing to do. So it is with the decision by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Walters Art Museum and various entities at Yale University to make high-resolution images of art from their collections available for anyone to use, for any purpose, copyright-free.
Don’t get too excited. Most, if not all of the works, are already in the public domain, and unless I missed it, you’re not going to find any Mike Kelley or Gerhard Richter in there. Here’s a list of what LACMA makes available.
An update on the Cariou v. Prince copyright lawsuit. Basically Prince continues with his appeal, but all this means is that his appeal can begin before the damages trial.
Via the paper of record.
September 15th, 2011 by Sergio Muñoz Sarmiento in
Criminal
A former art dealer was arrested Thursday on a federal indictment that alleges he sold paintings stolen from a Los Angeles art gallery as well as forged pieces he claimed were by Monet and other artists.
Via The LA Times.
The Houston Police Department and the FBI report that a Renoir painting was stolen from a private collection on September 8, 2011. A reward of up to $25,000 is being offered for information leading to the return of the painting.
Via Techdirt, how Kellogg’s polices its highly recognizable bird.
Kellogg’s has apparently decided that the Maya Archaeology Initiative is treading dangerously close to its breakfast cereal turf. A cease-and-desist letter was sent to the non-profit group after Kellogg’s discovered MAI’s brazen use of a natural, tropical bird in its logo, specifically one with an unusually large nose that may possibly be used to discover the great flavor of fruit.
Via Techdirt.
