paint in character, characters you do not know
make gay art
paint stills from stephen king movies
depict stories in a painting people will never see
toy with the viewers sense of usefulness
host a radio show with artists playing that artist favorite songs
make good toothy smiles in the work
use kitschy ceramic dolls and paper pulp
imply a notion of the […]
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Paul Behnke’s The Sallynoggin Drawings is being exhibited by Delta Axis @ Marshall Arts through April 28. After the hugely successful opening reception, we were sure that you needed to know more about this artist. Below are questions that we asked Paul, and his compelling responses about his art, recent stay in Dublin, and collection […]
“In a new initiative to generate more exposure for the artists in Your Gallery and Stuart, and to spotlight their work to as wide an audience as possible, we have created SHOWDOWN.”
That’s right. Between now and September, you can go to the Saatchi Gallery’s Showdown and rank any or all of the submitted works.
If you […]
Wow. We want to remind you of three - yes, three - evenings of art this week!
Wednesday, March 21: AMUM, 6:00-7:30 pm
The Art Museum at the University of Memphis presents the opening reception for The Pleasant Disguise of Illusion, a Douglas Koertge retrospective; Subjective Matter, work by Niki Johnson in the ArtLab; Caseworks: Moments and […]
by Peter Short, Memphis Convention and Visitors Bureau
With all the local hype (all of it well deserved, see Bob Mehr’s round up in the CA) hovering around the solid, if not great Memphis presence at SXSW in Austin, TX, one lone Memphian braved the SXSW Flatstock 12. Open to the public, Flatstock 12 featured poster […]
Lantana Projects would like to thank all the people at the University of Memphis who helped us this past week at AMUM: Leslie Luebbers, Lisa Francisco Abitz, and Bryan Blankenship at the Museum, and Greely Myatt, Eli Gold, and Tim Kinard in the sculpture department.
You made our week!
by Ian Lemmonds
11:30
I arrive at the UM Sculpture building, only no one is there. I walk over to AMUM, thinking that Barbara, Greely, and the others may be there. As I walk into the large gallery area, I see Lisa Francisco Abitz, who I think is the assistant director, but I’m not sure […]
by Ian Lemmonds
I’m on the campus at the University of Memphis to help resident artist Barbara Bickart with an installation and video piece for AMUM, the Art Museum at the Unversity of Memphis. For those outside the art world who haven’t helped an artist put together and install a work, I thought I’d keep […]
Do not miss the opening reception for Dwayne Butcher and Paul Behnke - two fabulous artists and two of our favorite people - at Marshall Arts on Friday, March 23, from 6:00-8:00 pm. If you can’t make the opening (and shame on you if you can’t), their show runs through April 28.
Art Made […]
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