Contemporary Art Hates You

A blog dedicated to any and all contemporary art. I try to post historically significant artists, but will occasionally post new artists that I like. As an art historian, I find that most people dismiss contemporary art because they don't understand it so I will include some information for the pieces which I have studied. Click on artists' names for a biography and feel free to suggest or submit your favorite artist/work.

Welcome. Enjoy.

Maybe being powerful means to be fragile.

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Ai Weiwei

I just finished watching the documentary Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry by director Alison Klayman and it moved me to tears. If you get a chance, watch it. You won’t regret it.

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artruby: John Baldessari, Brain/Cloud (With Seascape and Palm Tree), 2009

artruby:

John Baldessari, Brain/Cloud (With Seascape and Palm Tree), 2009

praticamenteinnocuo: Sacred Heart (Blue/Magenta), 1994-2007High chromium stainless steel with transparent color coating , 356.9 x 218.4 x 120.9 cm© Jeff KoonsJEFF KOONS06.10 — 17.11.12Almine Reich - BRUSSELS

praticamenteinnocuo:

Sacred Heart (Blue/Magenta), 1994-2007
High chromium stainless steel with transparent color coating , 356.9 x 218.4 x 120.9 cm
© Jeff Koons
JEFF KOONS
06.10 — 17.11.12
Almine Reich - BRUSSELS

auxiliofaux: Double exposures Miami, Florida ©2012Auxiliofaux

auxiliofaux:

Double exposures

Miami, Florida

©2012Auxiliofaux

acapareda: Alexis Rockman- The Plains (2008) Weather Drawings Series Oil on gessoed paper 51.625 x 75 in

acapareda:

Alexis Rockman- The Plains (2008)

Weather Drawings Series

Oil on gessoed paper

51.625 x 75 in

taumazo:

Anthony McCall, Five Minutes of Pure Sculpture. 2012. Hamburger Bahnhof

hifructosemag:

Beth Cavener Stichter (featured in Hi-Fructose Vol. 16) caught our attention with her raw sculptural style. The artist forms animals by hollowing out blocks of clay, giving her subjects a raw, unrefined appearance as if they sprang from the material itself. In her latest body of work for her second solo show at Claire Oliver Gallery, “Come Undone,” Cavener Stichter refined her aesthetic, creating animal sculptures that are more stylized with deep grooves and glazed with different shades of gray — a departure from her minimally embellished work from the past. Take a look at a few images from “Come Undone,” which opens September 13 at Claire Oliver in New York City.

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