A dictator's garderobe

Robin Chevalier illustrates Dictator for Dummys. Student's book. (Dictator voor beginners. Handboek voor tirannen in spe) ByAndré de Guillaum. Via Mister Motley.

7 days to know the art world

Sarah Thornton’s Seven Days in the Art World
I already read this highly entertaining book some time ago. It explains in each chapter a different aspects of the art market. And money of course moving about everything.
Recommended.

Art manners with a laugh

The Pablo Helguera Manual of Contemporary Art Style/ Manual de Estilo del Arte Contemporáneo is a relatively old book, published 2005, but still very much up to date. It was the perfect book after reading Don Thomson's book: "The $12 Million Stuffed Shark: The Curious Economics of Contemporary Art". With this last one I was at the border of crying and with Pablo Helguera's there are few moments without a laugh. But still the laugh comes from the cynism and irony that the art world is made of now days. It is often painful but mostly true.
The comparison of the art world to a chess game makes it very easy to understand for those that are not that near to the AW (art world) as he calls it.
In English and Spanish.
Pablo Helguera

Would there be art without the art market?

What am I reading?

Would there be art without the art market? There would certainly be art, but it would look very different. The choice and taste of the collectors shape more than ever the form of the art world. I try not to get depressed by this reality as I read:
"The $12 Million Stuffed Shark: The Curious Economics of Contemporary Art" by Don Thompson.
Also.
And.

Nada que Esconder / Nothing to Hide

Nada que Esconder / Nothing to Hide
Marisa Polin, art work on paper and presentation of the publication Covered

Sunday, 11 July 2010 12-5:30 pm
Galería Efímera-Coyoacán
Prólongación del Atrio de San Francisco 46
Col. Barrio del Cuadrante de San Francisco, Coyoacán.
Mexico, D.F.

Press Release / Boletín de prensa: Artes e Historia México

"Covered" is on sale at Machado Arte Espacio, Sonora 178, Col. Hipodromo Condesa

Covered:
Recent drawings and paintings (2008-2010) by Marisa Polin.
Texts by Roos van Put (Kunstbeeld) and José Springer.
48 pages, 160 illustrations.

Galería Efímera-Coyoacán:

Covered, Marisa Polin's book presentation

Presentation of the publication Covered by Marisa Polin.
Friday 4 June 2010 at 8:30 pm
At Gallery Arte Sin Limites on Anna Pauwlowna Street 71 in The Hague.



Recent drawings and paintings (2008-2010) by Marisa Polin.
Texts by Roos van Put (Kunstbeeld) and José Springer.
Graphic Design bij LNA de Santis /Published by Albani The Hague
48 pages, 160 illustrations / € 15.
There is also an special edition of 30 with a hand coloured print € 100.

On sale at:
Gallery Arte Sin Limites, The Hague. (Also special edition). Group exhibition until 30 June.
Galerie Stevens, Maastricht (Also special edition). Individual exhibition until 19 June.
World Art Delft, Delft
Liefhertje en De Grote Witte Reus, The Hague
Stroom, The Hague.
or per post € 16.76 bank account 6430784 under the name Marisa Polin

Freedom? at Arte Sin Limites

Exhibition, presentation of book and music.

Next 4 of June vote for Art at Gallery Arte Sin Limites on Anna Pauwlowna Street in The Hague.
8 Latinamerican artists: Alcala, Carvajal, Kun, Lima, Londoño, Nieto and Polin. 4-30 June 2010.

You are invited to the opening: Friday 4 June at 8-11 pm

Photograph Marisa Polin

Carvajal's painting en Londoño's paper work

Presentation Marisa Polin's Covered.

You can visit many more galleries on the same evening at the Art Route of Anna Pauwlowna Street (Kunstroute Anna Pauwlowna) and the Art Route Hoogtij all near to Arte Sin Limites.

Anna Paulownastraat 71, The Hague, 06 - 1164 6798
www.artesinlimites.eu, info@artesinlimites.eu

Invitation to Covered

I hope to welcome you in Maastricht:
The solo exhibition of Marisa Polin: Covered at Galerie Stevens in Maastricht will be open from 20 May to 19 June 2010.
The show includes drawings and paintings realized between 2008 and 2010.
For this exhibition it has been published the book Covered with 16o illustrations and texts by Roos van Put (Kunstbeeld) and José Springer.
I will be present at the gallery on Saturday 21 of May and on the last day of the exhibition 19 June.

The cover of the book Covered.

Dutch Portraits now: Expo

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Dutch portaits now:

Invitation to the exhibition Portraits Now (Portrettisten Nu) at Museum de Fundatie in Zwolle at their annex Kasteel Het Nijenhuis in Heino, The Netherlands from the 30th of January through 18th April 2010.
Address: Kasteel het Nijenhuis, 't Nijenhuis 10, Heino/Wijhe, The Netherlands

Accompanying the exhibition the book Portraits of portrait painters (Portretten van Portrettisten) by Cathinka Huizing and Harriet Stoop-de Meester will be presented. 30 interviews and photographs of contemporary portrait artists from The Netherlands.(Waanders Uitgevers).

More info and photos of the opening: Dutch portraits now.

Some of the painters are: Annemarie Busschers, Marisa Polin, Judith Krebbekx, Piet van den Boog, Marike Bok and Urban Larsson.

Annemarie Busschers

Marisa Polin

Judith Krebbekx

All the artists:
Bianca Berends
Marike Bok
Piet van den Boog
Erik Bosma
Annemarie Busschers
Dora Carpentier
Daan van Doorn
Sam Drukker
Jacque Gregoire
Ellen de Groot
Jurriaan van Hall
Annelies Hoek
Erik de Jong
Matt Kissingh
Judith Krebbekx
Dorine Kuiper
Judith Lansink
Urban Larsson
Frank Leenhouts
Marjolein Menke
Ab de Nijs Bik
Eva Ooms
Marisa Polin
Stijn Rietman
Joop Rubens
Roderik van Schaardenburg
Ans Schumacher
Dick Stapel
Janneke Viegers
Robert Vorstman

Portraits of Portrait painters: Book

The book Portraits of Portrait painters (Portretten van Portrettisten) by Cathinka Huizing and Harriet Stoop-de Meester wil be presented Saturday in Museum de Fundatie/Kateel het Nijenhuis Heino at the exhibition of Dutch portaits now (Portrettisten Nu).
It can be ordered at Uitgeverij Waanders € 27,95

More info and photos: Dutch portraits now.