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Ken Price / Parrasch Heijnen
Ken Price: A Career Survey 1961-2008 opened this past weekend at Parrasch Heijnen This is the first show at the long time New York dealer's new gallery in Los Angeles. An early one Late 60's cups. Early 70's cup. A space rock. Check out the artsy guy back there. It's Billy Al Bengston The exhibition runs until March 8th. A Ken Price exhibition is the perfect way to start a gallery in LA--Ferus style.
Noguchi / Abelardo Rodriguez Market, Mexico City
Abelardo Rodriguez Market (1934), Mexico City The market in 1934. It was a post-revolutionary progressive model which included social areas, day care and had a goal to bring art to the people. Source: Portal Academico Diego Rivera curated the art program. Murals were painted by his students and visiting artists. A wood sculpture in the lobby. Unfortunately, I have no idea who the artist is. Fresco murals by American artist, Marion Greenwood , 1935 Marion working on the mural Source: Archives of American Art Her mural leads upstairs. At this time Isamu Noguchi came to Mexico City, apparently in a car (a Hudson) lent to him by his friend, Buckminster Fuller. Marion and her sister helped Noguchi get a wall commission in the market by convincing Diego Rivera to let him join the project. More information on this is included in Marion's interview at the Archives of American Art Noguchi and Marion...
