Frank Shifreen's Blog – April 2009 Archive (3)

http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2009/mar/14/darwin-life-poems-ruth-padel/print



Giving to a blind man eyesDarwin's descendant has evolved a new species of biography, says Richard Holmes

Richard Holmes The Guardian, Saturday 14 March 2009



Great apes - it's Charles Darwin's bicentenary. Among a number of remarkable tribute books (notably Darwin's Sacred Cause by Adrian Desmond and James Moore) and a fine Darwin exhibition currently running at the British Library, it is… Continue

From Seed Magazine April 12 2009

Paola Antonelli of MOMA

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http://seedmagazine.com/slideshow/paola-antonelli_20090411//

AT SOME POINT DURING THE SHOW, VL STARTED GROWING TOO FAST. IT WAS TIME TO STOP IT. BUT DID THAT MEAN KILLING IT?



Paola Antonelli is the senior curator of design and architecture at New York’s Museum of Modern Art, and writes the DESIGN column on the interface of science and design.





Art and design cannot be told… Continue

I only want to point out that in societies such as ours, the intrinsic commodity is really "need" .the need of artists to show work, the gallerists to have a product that is sellable or interestng. Members of the public, to own something beautiful, or chic, or something that will grow in value. A good gallerist has to be a good salesman/woman. Many gallerists are not good in sales. Many gallerists wind up getting artists, whose need is greater than others , to foot the bills and pay… Continue