Art Buyer Beware Updated

Remember Clint Arthur? Well, the disappointed Murakami swag/art buyer has had his suit against MOCA tossed by a Los Angeles Superior Court judge, on the grounds that he had already refused a refund for the $2,655 in prints/posters he bought at the MOCA museum store.  Arthur plans to appeal, as he feels that his [...]

Brother, can you spare a resume?

In light of the “temporary new economic reality” (that is before we return to our previous moustache twirling gilded age, of course), here are a couple of job oppportunitites that have crossed my inbox recently.

Program Coordinator at MAK Center (West Hollywood)

Entry level, full time position, great for someone looking to get a [...]

Your Moment of Apocalypse – What do to when God is dead edition

aki ba by gariisenab

Thank you Lisa Katayama of Tokyomango for taking my mind off of Swine Flu (apparently I bet my artistic notoriety on the wrong strain), with a sign of what I like to refer to as the “good apocalypse”, where the world becomes vastly more interesting before the walls come [...]

Brother, can you spare some cream?

97 pink slips served at the Getty Trust, a total of 205 positions eliminated, when currently unfilled and expected to turnover positions are counted. With the endowment taking a beating in the current financial environment, and a hiring freeze already in place, this axe has been hovering for a while.  Parking fees, which [...]

Disappointed with your ©Murakami prints? Sue

Clint Arthur bought $12,000 worth of repurposed handbag material sold as prints from the ©Murakami boutique and $2,655 worth of prints from the gift show and is pissed off that the prints from the boutique (Louis Vuitton material stretched over stretchers) were just made from leftover handbag material.  Not that I thought that the [...]

Project Room G3 Opening at Angels Gate this Saturday

Sojung Kwon has transformed part of her studio at Angels Gate Cultural Center into a project space, and it’s having its inaugural exhibition this Saturday, April 11.  It’s like having an extra gallery that I don’t even have to paint and spackle, let alone curate!  Very exciting.  Here’s the details:

Project Room G3 [...]