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Why is the most extraordinary art museum in the United States in Buffalo, NY?

EXCERPT FROM ARTICLE BY MICHELLE KEARNS PUBLISHED ON MARCH 27, 2024 | LAST UPDATED APRIL 15, 2024 Excerpt from Visit Buffalo NY Within the first months of the AKG’s reopening, 100,000 visitors came, close to the 125,000 the museum used to see in an entire year. Ray Monde was one. The Seattle-based Australian paper collage artist bought a plane ticket here just to see the … Continue reading Why is the most extraordinary art museum in the United States in Buffalo, NY?

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Finding your twin is not easy

Here’s the thing – getting a commission from someone is  always a little bit tricksy. You go from doing whatever you like, whatever is in your head, to creating something for a specific person with specific tastes for a specific environment. Even though many benefactors will say ‘Do whatever you like!”, you can’t not be influenced by them. You want them to like what you … Continue reading Finding your twin is not easy

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Rauschenburg and Jasper Johns at MoMA

The first one is Rauschenburg, the second isn’t Jasper Johns. What I loved about my visit to MoMA today was seeing things I’d seen before with new eyes. Since I’ve become focused on collage, I’m always on the look-out for people doing things with paper. I don’t care what they’re doing, I just want to eat up what they do. Seeing Rauschenburg’s ‘Combines’ was a … Continue reading Rauschenburg and Jasper Johns at MoMA

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