By Emily Waldorf
In Ron Winslow’s article, In Search of the Science Behind the Healing Powers of Art, in the Wall Street Journal, he examines the inspiring story of heart transplant patient Julia Strecher, who started to write poems and stories to relieve her pain as well as violent nightmares that she was having a heart attack.
Ms. Strecher describes the creative process as “extremely emotionally healing and freeing…it helped me relieve a lot of stress and provided a distraction from pain and depression.” But is art therapy hard science? Can art therapy only heal patients who have a natural interest and talent in creative disciplines or can it be used across the board both after trauma and to possibly prevent stress related health conditions? Continue reading ‘Art Therapy: Exploring the Science Behind the Mind Body Connection’
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Gourmet Paris, the Remix
By Emily Waldorf
Many people have preconceived notions about French food. They think it is too rich, too precious, and served by rude waiters that present them with a heart palpitatingly expensive bill, when they really would have rather had Italian. Members of the anti-French cuisine camp have most likely either fallen prey to tourist traps or their American stomachs are simply too fragile for old world Gallic fare.
Of course, there are many gastronomes who flock to the temples of Michelin starred haute cuisine (Tour d’Argent, Grand Vefour, Hélène Darroze, etc). However, it is important to remember that these types of restaurants do not define French food nor that good French food is by default expensive. Following are my recommendations for falling in love with a more contemporary and international French cuisine, à nouveau, on your next trip to Paris.
Inspired by South East Asian cuisine, chef William LeDeuil’s Ze Kitchen Galerie, is a good example of how French food has become increasingly light and inventive. Not far from the Seine on the rue des Grands Augustins in the 6th, the contemporary space is best described as a “restaurant – atelier – galerie,” since it is decorated with works of art and the kitchen is visible to diners (a noteworthy trend, that splits with the more formal traditional French service). The magical cuisine is served without attitude in a relaxed yet sophisticated environment. Try the poisson marinés, the ravioli de veau aux herbes thaï, and the maqueuraux lacqués agrumes. Continue reading ‘Gourmet Paris, the Remix’
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What: Barkley L. Hendricks: Birth of the Cool, Paintings 1964-2007 @ Santa Monica Museum of Art
Where: Bergamot Station G1, 2525 Michigan Ave., Santa Monica, CA 90404
When: through August 22, 2009
Why: This is the first retrospective of painter Barkley L. Hendricks’ work from 1964-2007. Hendricks, a graduate of Yale’s renowned MFA program, has worked with a variety of materials but is best known for his arresting life size portraits of African American subjects from the urban northeast. Blending pop iconography from the realms of fashion and music, Hendricks fuses post-modernism with African-American conceptualism. His paintings are fresh and original while calling to mind the work of Chuck Close, Alex Katz, David Simmons, and Adrian Piper. Birth of the Cool was named one of Vogue magazine’s top 25 cultural events of the year.
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Art Imitating Lunch at the Venice Biennale (NY Times)
ArtHamptons: Twice As Much Art as Last Year (NY Times)
Where Art Meets Social Networking Sites (NY Times)
Live-Tweeting from “Summer Scoops Live”: Cai Guo-Qiang and Shen Wei (WSJ)
Michael Jackson Portrait by Warhol Offered for $800,000 Minimum (Bloomberg)
Sarah Jessica Parker on Bringing Art to Reality (ARTINFO)
After 75 Years, Grosvenor Shuts Down (ARTINFO)
The Moving Image at OCMA (LA TIMES)
Party Pics: Gareth Harris on Jeff Koons at the Serpentine (ARTFORUM)
Party Pics: Andrew Hutlkrans on ‘Black Acid Co-op’ at Deitch Projects (ARTFORUM)
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By Meg Emmitt
I realized the other day why I love art museums. For me, they are an escape from the daily rigors of life. Specifically, from the ramblings of my inner voice that is constantly going a hundred miles a minute. Like everyone else, I suppose, my mind is consumed with trivialities such as what am I going to do this afternoon, what am I going to have for lunch, how am I going to possibly finish this incomprehensible chapter on the philosophies of Hegel by tomorrow, and so on.
Eckherte Toule, the author of “A New Earth” describes this mental dribble as our Ego, or inner voice, and discusses the importance of quieting it in order to find spiritual peace. Many people find this internal calmness through placing themselves in natural settings or through meditation. I personally find that silencing of the Ego while I am inside of a museum, interacting with the artwork. At that moment, nothing else seems to matter and I end up leaving the museum feeling completely transformed, like a whole new person. This doesn´t happen every time I go to a museum, and I can´t always explain what causes it, but it undoubtedly occurred after my visit to the Bilbao Fine Arts Museum (Museo de Bellas Artes). Continue reading ‘Fine Arts Museums of Bilbao – Combining Tranquility & Tradition’
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Previously published on ForYourArt.com
by Emily Waldorf
After taking in European 18th century painters at the Wallace Collection and Impressionist and Modern masters at the Courtauld Gallery, walking into the Saatchi Gallery’s current exhibition, Abstract America: New Painting and Sculpture, is a breath of fresh air. Housed in the Duke of York’s building on the King’s Road in London’s Chelsea neighborhood, the exhibition is produced in partnership with Phillips de Pury & Company.
It is exciting to see so many talented Los Angeles artists, such as Jedediah Ceasar, Mark Grotjhan, Sterling Ruby and Amanda Ross-Ho represented in Abstract America. Other artists featured in the show include Kristin Baker, John Bauer, Mark Bradford, Carter, Peter Coffin, Guerra de la Paz, Francesca DiMattio, Bart Exposito, Jacob Hashimoto, Rachel Harrison, Patrick Hill, Ryan Johnson, Matt Johnson, Paul Lee, Chris Martin, Elizabeth Neel, Baker Overstreet, Stephen G. Rhodes, Gedi Sibony, Amy Sillman, Kirsten Stoltmann, Dan Walsh and Aaron Young. Continue reading ‘American Abstraction’s New Wave at Saatchi Gallery’
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Jo Ann Callis, Woman with Blue Bow, 1977
What: Jo Ann Callis: Woman Twirling @ Getty Museum
When: Through August 9, 2009
Where: The Getty Center
1200 Getty Center Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90049
Why: It is not widely known that the Getty features strong contemporary art programming and Jo Ann Callis’ current show is no exception. Callis was one of the first participants in the 1970’s “fabricated photographs” movement, that creates a natural dialogue with the works featured in the MET’s Pictures Generation show and thus plays an important role in the evolution of contemporary art. Callis created premeditated and complex sets for her photographs, involving special lighting, props, and models that caotured the inherent anxiety and tension in the domestic sphere with an expert eye for color.
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How the Art World Memorialized the King of Pop (ARTINFO)
The Rage to Buy Vanishing Art Works in London (NY Times – Global Edition)
Dan Graham at Whitney: A Round Peg (NY Times)
In Chelsea, Art Intersects with Reality of Iranian Conflict (NY Times)
Cai Guo-Qiang Turns Gunpowder into Art at Guggenheim Bilbao (WSJ)
The London Art Scene Feels a Chill (WSJ)
Review of ‘Your Bright Future’ 12 Contemporary Korean Artists (LA Times)
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Jeana Sohn, Girl and Hairy Bird, 2009
What: Jeana Sohn: Sleep Sleep
Where: Taylor de Cordoba, 2660 S. La Cienega Boulevard, Culver City, CA 90034
When: Through June 27, 2009
Why: Los Angeles-based, CalArts-educated Jeana Sohn’s new work is breathtaking in its edgy innocence. The series of paintings on panel feature doll like fairies surrounded by natural, botanical images that are filled with an appealing tension, as is the uncanny life-size paper mache sculpture of a six year-old girl. Sohn is an artist to watch – her expert japonesque technique combines rich colors and intriguing characters that fuel the imagination.
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By Meg Emmitt
The United States has become associated with anything and everything ”larger than life”. To steal a quote from my favorite food network chef, Duff Goldman, “We make it bigger, make it badder, we make it awesome!”As I have experienced first hand, this is the sentiment echoed by people across the globe when discussing American culture. A local friend of mine in Bilbao told me that when he visited the states last summer, he insisted on renting a Dodge Durango because “All Americans are driving big cars, no?” Hey, as the saying goes, when in Rome… Continue reading ‘Guggenheim Bilbao – American Imperialism?’
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