Esoteric Survey

"Statement Piece: Erik Gronborg and Ehren Tool”  at the ASU Art Museum Brickyard / Ceramics Research Center The Gronborg section  Gronborg  Gronborg with Ehren Tool in the background. Right before this, a mysterious person came out of a back room to tell the docent on duty to tell me that I couldn't take photos with my camera. I could only use my phone. Anyway, the rest of the photos of the Gronborg pieces and all of the Ehren Tool pieces came out so bad that I didn't post them. It's always better in person anyway.  The exhibition runs through November 21st. Robert Arneson Here are the blurry images of the museum's permanent collection.  Jun Kaneko Takaezu Toshiko There were a number of these Karen Karnes ceramic chairs around the gallery Marilyn Levine clay bag Peter Voulkos says hi This Soleri bell was donated by Ben goo Hans Coper. They have a ton of Lucie Rie on display too. Jun...

Ron Nagle: Peripheral Cognition  at the San Diego Museum of Art  (SDMA) is  surprisingly Nagel's first major solo museum exhibition. It includes work from over 30 years and it's magical. Along with ceramic sculptures with glazes that are like no other is a series of drawings that have never been shown publicly. The exhibition design is tremendous. This exhibition ends on February 27. You better not miss it. Right now is the time to go to SDMA.   Gauguin to Warhol: 20th Century Icons from the Albright-Knox is in the gallery next to the Nagle exhibit. It's as power as it gets, as seen here with Clyfford Still and David Smith. The Still looks small in this photo. It's actually enormous.  R obert Irwin and Anne Truitt are also part of the  Gauguin to Warhol exhibition. It ends January 27th.  The SDMA permanent collection isn't bad either.  Malcolm Leland p...

GRAPEVINE~ Magdalena Suarez Frimkess, Michael Frimkess, John Mason, Ron Nagle, Peter Shire, curated by Ricky Swallow Published by Rainoff & David Kordansky Gallery Text by Ricky Swallow, Designed by Sinisa Mackovic & Robert Milne Order yours  here . The Peter Shire autograph is epic. You need this book! More about the exhibition  here  and  here .

GRAPEVINE~ Magdalena Suarez Frimkess, Michael Frimkess, John Mason, Ron Nagle, Peter Shire, curated by Ricky Swallow Published by Rainoff & David Kordansky Gallery Text by Ricky Swallow, Designed by Sinisa Mackovic & Robert Milne Book signing, with the artists.  Thursday, February 6th, 6 to 8 pm at the  The Mandrake, 2692 S. La Cienega Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90034 I bet these guys will make some great marks in this beautiful book. Exhibition shot at the  David Kordansky Gallery If you can't make it to the book signing, you can order one  here . All images via Ricky Swallow More about the exhibition here and here . It was a great one.