- John Stoehr
Arts Editor
There's more to art than you think. It's not just theater, paintings, books and dance. It's the enterprise of human creativity and it takes vastly different shapes and forms. Here you'll find my thoughts about the arts in Charleston and beyond. Neither of us knows what to expect.
Category Archives: Visual Art
Rauschenberg dies
May 13, 2008 – 11:29 am
This from the AP report.
TAMPA, Fla. - Robert Rauschenberg, whose use of odd and everyday articles earned him a reputation as a pioneer in pop art but whose talents spanned the worlds of painting, sculpture and dance, has died, his gallery representative said Tuesday. He was 82.
Rauschenberg died Monday, said Jennifer Joy, his representative at […]
New top director at the Gibbes Museum
April 30, 2008 – 9:14 pm
Angela Mack is the new executive director of the Gibbes Museum of Art, according to Tuesday’s Post and Courier. She has been with the Gibbes for two decades. For the past five years, she has served as the museums deputy director and chief curator.
The announcement comes more than a month after Todd Smith resigned suddenly […]
Evl Sht!
April 30, 2008 – 10:36 am
Since I moved to Charleston, I’ve come to be a fan. I think their art deserves a more serious kind of attention than it currently gets. This guerilla art mafia, so to speak, has cultivated a style, attitude, and sensibility that warrants fevered discussion and celebration. These guys might disagree. I don’t know. Enjoy.
Evolution: The Alternative to Spoleto Art Show
April 22, 2008 – 9:42 pm
Actually, it’s a series of art shows curated by the one and only Philip Hyman. Venues are the following:
may 22nd - west ashley - voodoo (art by sht!, julio cotto, john pundt, carl janes, proton + more)
may 31st - north charleston - the old village (progressive art, photography, graffiti wall + more)
june 6th - west […]
Review: Halsey Institute’s Young Contemporaries
March 30, 2008 – 1:14 pm
The Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art opened Friday its latest show called Young Contemporaries. Kevin Murphy went to check it out and sent us this review. The annual juried student exhibition will be on view until April 25.
YOUTHFUL INDISCETIONS
Young Contemporaries shows artists busy growing up
By Kevin Murphy
If your impression of an art major is a […]
A curious footnote to the history of the “hotel-hospital”
March 26, 2008 – 7:43 am
When I was doing research for today’s cover story on the use of visual art in solving problems of 21st century hospital design, and in effect making them feel more like hotels in order to put patients at ease, I came across this curiosity from The New York Times.
The headline reads (in pdf format): “Hospitals […]
Gibbes without a leader: Smith’s resignation announcement was sudden and unexpected
March 24, 2008 – 6:04 pm
The Gibbes Museum of Art this evening sent a press release announcing the resignation of Todd Smith, executive director. In brief, it says it’s effective April 1. From then until June 30, he will act as the museum’s “director of special projects.” Meanwhile, the board of directors will appoint an interim director and search for […]
Review: Gary Grier and Lou Stovall at City Gallery
February 10, 2008 – 7:41 pm
The City Gallery at Waterfront Park opened its new exhibit Friday featuring the work of Georgia artist Lou Stovall and Charleston painter Gary Grier. Kevin Murphy went to the show and sent us this review. —JS
History is full of groundbreaking artists. To celebrate that artistry, along with Black History Month, the City Gallery at Waterfront […]
You’ll never get me, coppers!
January 24, 2008 – 5:41 pm
Four Southern California Museums Raided By The Feds
“Federal agents carried out coordinated raids on four Southern California museums and a Los Angeles art gallery early today, the first public move in a five-year investigation of an alleged smuggling pipeline that authorities say funneled looted Southeast Asian and Native American artifacts into local museums.” Los Angeles […]
Review: The Halsey’s Red State Blues
January 22, 2008 – 10:30 am
The Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art opened its first exhibit of the new year last Friday with Red State Blues, a showcase of S.C. artists concerned about the current state of politics in the Lowcountry, the Piedmont, and beyond. Kevin Murphy went to see the exhibit. He sent us this review. —J.S.
Bombs hang from the […]
