What the editors of The Magazine ANTIQUES are looking at this week
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FROM THE GRINDSTONE
The July/August issue of ANTIQUES is at the printer, which means that over the last couple weeks we’ve been working our fingers to the bone . . . and reading far less than we usually would. Thus we present to you only a handful of articles, with brief introductions. Apologies!
If you don’t currently subscribe to our bi-monthly magazine, now is an excellent opportunity to rectify that. Sign up here for print, and here for digital. The forthcoming issue is loaded with art of the self-taught/folk/outsider/visionary variety.
SELF-TAUGHT
Here’s an article about “a normal bloke who’s done something extraordinary”: Mark (with Muriel) Bourne, who’s created a garden of mini Italian architecture. (BBC)
If you’ve ever traveled to India, you’re certainly familiar with the vibrant folk art that drivers use to adorn their cargo trucks. Horn, please. (Hyperallergic)
The Kallir Research Institute brings us this virtual tour of the Grandma Moses retrospective currently touring Japan. Yes, Japan, where her work has attracted a fervent following. (Kallir Research Institute)
Another artist who took to the brush late in life, Joseph Yoakum, is having a moment, thanks to a new retrospective at the Art Institute of Chicago. You’ll be seeing previews and reviews throughout the summer. (Apollo)
GRAB BAG
Here’s a great look at Liza Lou’s dazzling glass-beaded installation Kitchen, on view at the Whitney Museum of American Art until February. (Hyperallergic)
We all know that Bob Dylan is one of the greatest songwriters and folk recording artists of all time. But are you aware of his metal(work) projects? (White Hot Magazine)
As explained here, 1980s graphic design aesthetics are unmistakable, and can be traced to the work of a group of artists led by Ettore Sottsass and named for a Dylan tune: the Memphis Group. (Vox via Open Culture)
Delightful, tiled wood-burning stoves known as Kakelugn have been the centerpieces of Swedish homes since the eighteenth century. Get a load of ’em here. (Messy Nessy Chic)
Daylight Robbery, a new series from photographer Andy Billman, tells the story of the bricked-up windows of London, which passed a “Window Tax” in 1696. (Creative Boom)
On photography in the contemporary arena, Brian Paul Clamp is doing tremendous things for the medium and LGBTQ+ history. ClampArt should be on your radar as we return to gallery hopping in Chelsea. (1854)
Here’s a list of the ten most important art dealers you should know. The collective actions of this privileged coterie have shaped the way that art is bought and sold. (Artnews)
The Royal Palace of Madrid has mounted a set of sixteenth-century tapestries by Raphael, and because of the need for open windows to ventilate the room, some pesky pigeons are running (winging?) amok in the gallery. (Guardian)
While the palace gallery staff scrambles to find a solution, here’s a bit on “our long-running love affair with pigeons.” (Jstor Daily)
