GROSS ART

Follow-up on the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS) story: Keith E. Sonderling has been appointed acting director of the IMLS.

https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/trump-names-new-director-of-museum-agency-imls-1234736241

From Sonderling’s official statement: “I am committed to steering this organization in lockstep with this administration ... We will revitalize IMLS and restore focus on patriotism, ensuring we preserve our country’s core values, promote American exceptionalism and cultivate love of country in future generations.”

An interesting shift in messaging—what are your thoughts?

Trump Names New Director of Museum Agency He Moved to Dismantle Last Week Less than a week after signing orders for dismantling, Trump appointed a new head of IMLS, Keith E. Sonderling.

https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/fred-eversley-light-and-space-sculptor-dead-1234735709/
Fred was one of the kindest people I have ever had the pleasure of meeting. He will be missed... but his art shall live on! Fred, your ideas na perspective lives on!

Fred Eversley, Light and Space Sculptor Who Left an Engineering Job to Pursue Art, Dies at 83 Fred Eversley, a Light & Space sculptor who left his engineering job to pursue art, has died at 83.

In honor of Raymond‘s archives going to the Getty, I’ve pulled up this photo by the inimitable, peripatetic, and quintessential LA photographer, Jim McHugh! Thanks Jim!

https://hyperallergic.com/996133/getty-acquires-raymond-pettibon-archive/
Go Raymond!
And this quote by Matt Stromberg nails it:
"His [Pettibon's] early work was characterized by a stark graphic quality and dark, often ambiguous juxtapositions of text and image that peeled back the placid surface of American society to reveal the turmoil and violence underneath."
The turmoil and violence underneath... hmm... what's changed over the past 35 years?

Getty Acquires Raymond Pettibon Archive The trove comprises drawings, notes, concert flyers, prints, zines, skateboards, and a surfboard, filling 28 boxes, as well as paints and materials related to the artist’s process.