jd holdeninoeuvre.galleryProvenance, Picasso and creating your oeuvre.The other day, a young artist asked me “What does Provenance mean?” Well, it’s the story of an art object. It’s about the exhibitions and…Jun 5, 2016Jun 5, 2016
jd holdeninSix Days Without ArtThe folds, the form, the fecundity.They are all the same. The same two pieces conjoined. Again and again, the same flat surfaces turned and pinned and sewn into this one…May 13, 2016May 13, 2016
jd holdeninoeuvre.galleryOn 10th May 2015, a fire destroyed my art studioI have had an idea for years. A simple database for all the art which artists create. Not just the finished works, but all the drawings…May 10, 20161May 10, 20161
jd holdenPrincess Anastasia and the Three KingsMy daughter got married today, 21/11/2015. As her father I had to walk her down the aisle of the Ashton Memorial in Lancaster, and then…Nov 22, 20151Nov 22, 20151
jd holdeninSix Days Without ArtAn incoherent whole: The impossible art of curating.A coherent whole. It’s a hard task. To select works of art, and display them in a space. With a certainty that assures our attention not…May 2, 2015May 2, 2015
jd holdeninSix Days Without ArtTits and Arse, Clit. Wank Shit. And Bugger Me if I know what’s going on.In days gone by I would often let rip a tirade of expletives such as this. But I like to think I’ve mellowed a little now. And so, on an…Apr 22, 2015Apr 22, 2015
jd holdeninSix Days Without ArtThe ageless quotidian. Why artists should (and shouldn’t) steal from one another.I suppose it shouldn’t be of any great surprise to see some sculptures, instantly recognise the artist, and then realise you are wrong. Why…Mar 31, 2015Mar 31, 2015
jd holdeninSix Days Without ArtNaked or knickers? A man’s view of a (not quite) nude woman.Sometimes you go to the opening of a show and you’re the first person there. You get to see the work without the throng. It gives you a…Mar 27, 2015Mar 27, 2015
jd holdeninSix Days Without ArtAbstract life in the 70s.Where were you in 1976? I was in Lincolnshire (that’s in England, where the finest Cathedral in the world happens to be). It was hot. There…Mar 7, 2015Mar 7, 2015
jd holdeninSix Days Without ArtA bison in a box of vortex.I have never seen so many people looking at art. Really looking. Moving from piece to piece, examining every line in every corner of every…Feb 27, 2015Feb 27, 2015