O’K Corrals

Abiquiu Home and Studio - Georgia O'Keeffe (1887-1986) bought her house in Abiquiu in 1945, which is now owned by the Museum.The 5,000-square-foot Spanish Colonial-era Abiquiu compound was in ruins in 1945, and for the next four years, O’Keeffe supervised its restoration, which was carried out by her friend, Maria Chabot. (click photo for larger image)

“A book chronicles the transformation of two New Mexico properties into distinctly O'Keeffian studios and residences.”

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Georgia O'Keeffe and Her Houses: Ghost Ranch and Abiquiu by Barbara Buhler Lynes and Agapita Judy Lopez is available on Amazon.

The Exhibitions That Changed Art History

Manuel Mendive’s Lifewas performed at the Second Havana Biennial in 1986. LUIS CAMNITZER/©MANUEL MENDIVE/COURTESY LUIS CAMNITZER 

“For his newest book, Bruce Altshuler selects the 25 most influential art shows from the last 40 years.”

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This is an interesting article that also links you to a variety of other fascinating articles. I’m sure Altshuler’s latest book will prove to be a worthwhile read. It’s entitled  Biennials and Beyond: Exhibitions that Made Art History: 1962-2002 (Phaidon) and his available on Amazon (just click the above link).

Bruce Altshuler is the Director of the Program in Museum Studies, for the Graduate School of Arts and Science, at New York University (NYU).

Rammellzee - A Man Ahead of his Time

Contemporary Graffiti artist and art theorist Rammellzee was known for his East Village wild style of tag work.(click photo for larger image)

“Always ahead of his time, New York artist and performer Rammellzee (1960-2010) is credited with being one of the inventors of graffiti art as we know it. Through writing, drawing and painting on subway cars in spray paint and felt-tip pen in the late ‘70s, he became interested in the symbolic value of letters.”

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Rammellzee was born in 1960 in Far Rockaway, Queens, New York, and died there on June 28, 2010, sadly, at the age of 49.