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Reflections on Art in Barcelona by jd holden
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The folds, the form, the fecundity.
The 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…
jd holden
May 13, 2016
An incoherent whole: The impossible art of curating.
An 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…
jd holden
May 2, 2015
Tits and Arse, Clit. Wank Shit. And Bugger Me if I know what’s going on.
Tits 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…
jd holden
Apr 21, 2015
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The ageless quotidian. Why artists should (and shouldn’t) steal from one another.
The 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…
jd holden
Mar 30, 2015
Naked or knickers? A man’s view of a (not quite) nude woman.
Naked 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…
jd holden
Mar 26, 2015
Abstract life in the 70s.
Abstract 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…
jd holden
Mar 7, 2015
A bison in a box of vortex.
A 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…
jd holden
Feb 27, 2015
Hung like a horse
Hung like a horse
In my exhibition of 2012 “Shame: How to hang your head” I wanted to play around with the idea of the line between what is a painting and…
jd holden
Feb 22, 2015
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