No soup for me.

I didn't do the art crawl on Friday, as I was headed out of town.

So, I read the last chapter in the What Is Contemporary Art textbook, as Carrie had asked me to and I'm posting some thoughts.

1. First, something I was musing about during the lecture on Friday: Yood mentioned the communications between Picasso and his dealer and there being records of such. Communication put on paper. In 100 years, no one will have access to our communications with our dealers. Will something important be lost because of that? I think so, but I can't remember the last time I put a stamp on a piece of correspondence.

2. Still musing from Friday: If museums can't sell  their art to build buildings, but can sell art to buy more art, can they sell art to buy a building that is art? The textbook mentions the Guggenheim at Balboa as being a piece of art itself. If Gehry did another wing, let's say the Contemporary Wing, would that be art that could be paid for by the selling of another piece of art?

3. In the book, conceptual art is being referred to as part of late high modernism. Does that mean it's already out of style?

4. I like the term "Spruikers", "those who use promote their own cause". I think I could use that to insult people without their knowing it. Also, it sounds like yiddish.

5. I write this note "advocates art that has meaningful involvement in the legends, myths and stories that define cultures. I think I'm going to take that as a cue to explore the myths and legends that relate to my own experiences as a fiber artist.

6. My take on the reading was that contemporary art has no one style that has dominated so far and that we are waiting for one to show up and only time will tell. Also, that time will tell if Jeff Koons and guys like him will be considered part of the canon when looking back. Which is something I've been wondering the past few days, after seeing the youtube of Hirst's lambs in tanks.

I enjoyed reading the other posts about the openings on Friday. Will there be a day like that this spring?