drawing Archive • Selectism

Monday, May 28th, 2012

Self-Portrait Machine – Matt Mets and Kyle McDonald

I can draw three things really well. A 3-d box, my name in chunky letters and a cartoon shirt and tie. This is the extent of my skills in this area so I’ve stayed away from self-portraits for obvious reasons. However,…

agnes b. Presents Certain Young French Photography and Drawing

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Curated lets us know about this: “Running through August 31, 2011, Certain Young French Photography and Drawings presents the work of Claire Adelfang, Claudia Imbert, Luna Picoli Truffaut, Marc Cellier, Nicolas Dhervillers, Matthias Olmeta, Léonard Bourgois-Beaulieu, Abdelkader Benchamma, Lionel Avignon Kiki…

Drawing Fashion at The Design Museum

Dezeen shares some fantastic images from the current exhibition Drawing Fashion at The Design Museum. Just as the subject – 30 years of fashion house drawings – hits the mark for us, Carmody Groarke’s exhibition design thrills as well. The…

Myths, Legends, and Cultural Renewal: Wagner’s Sources

Exploring the reinvention of Germanic and Nordic folk traditions, Myths, Legends, and Cultural Renewal: Wagner’s Sources is on view at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art through August 16, 2010. About the exhibition – Reinvented and passed on by…

Civil Ink by Rick Fichter

How many times have you heard “former NHL player,” and thought “art”? Probably never. After high school, Rick Fichter took a place at Princeton, where he was to play hockey and lacrosse. On the advice of a coach (who, said…

Simon Evans | Artist

Simon Evans was born in London in 1972. He now lives and works in Berlin. I encountered his work via brief mention on It’s Nice That earlier this week. Evans work combines drawing, collage, and sometimes more to articulate feelings…

Henry Darger and the Coloring Book

Recently opened, Henry Darger and the Coloring Book packs nine examples of the artists work with mixed media and coloring books in a concise case exhibition. The collected material provides glimpse into Darger’s process, casting light on use of popular…

Freaks and Flash at Intuit

Aside from Skin & Bones, the tattoo show exploring body marking in the life of the American Sailor I worked on, there are a few other wonderful tattoo exhibitions open at the moment. It’s a great time for the art,…

Drawings on Site: Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen

Currently on view at Houston’s Menil Collection, Drawings on Site brings together a selection of drawings from Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen. The two artists share sketches for proposed public monuments from the last 30 years. Oldenburg, an innovator…

France in Transformation: The Caricature of Honore Daumier, 1833-1870

Dartmouth’s Hood Museum Of Art is playing host to a collection of wonderful and witty cartoons. Honore Daumier was (and remains) one of the most adept satirists of his day, delivering with great humor an account of France during the…

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Monday, May 28th, 2012

Self-Portrait Machine – Matt Mets and Kyle McDonald

Monday, July 18th, 2011

agnes b. Presents Certain Young French Photography and Drawing

Thursday, November 18th, 2010

Drawing Fashion at The Design Museum

Thursday, April 22nd, 2010

Myths, Legends, and Cultural Renewal: Wagner’s Sources

Thursday, March 25th, 2010

Civil Ink by Rick Fichter

Tuesday, November 10th, 2009

Simon Evans | Artist

Friday, October 30th, 2009

Henry Darger and the Coloring Book

Friday, October 23rd, 2009

Freaks and Flash at Intuit

Friday, July 31st, 2009

Drawings on Site: Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen

Thursday, July 9th, 2009

France in Transformation: The Caricature of Honore Daumier, 1833-1870