Latest Blog Posts for Matilda Anderson

• The Cummer Museum of Art and Gardens
  on Feb 27, 2011
  I recently wrote this brief post for the Cummer Museum, a local Jacksonville institution. I personally believe that regional art institutions are a must, so I think it's important to take a moment to reflect about a local organization that helped me...
• Defining Curating and Curators: Shaken Not Stirred
  on Oct 12, 2010 in Jeff Koons James Bond Curators Contemporary art The New Museum Curating
  I always hear people have the same perception of curators, usually that they're some bookish woman with thick rimmed glasses. Hey, those are considered stylish now, right? I myself prefer to fantasize about a more artistic James Bond-ish male who wea...
• Maurizio Cattelan Gives the Middle Finger to the Piazza d'Affari
  on Oct 6, 2010 in Italy Controversial Art maurizio cattelan Contemporary art sculpture Piazza d'Affari BBC
  It has been extremely difficult for me to balance work, life, and writing as of late. Despite this however, I still get tons of questions from friends and acquaintances about my views and thoughts on contemporary art. I tend to write brief answers to...
• On Abstract Expressionism
  on Sep 23, 2009 in art criticism Abstract Expressionism modernism
  I see evidence of the profound impact of Abstract Expressionism every day. Right now there’s even a trend in fashion that echoes the movement! And yes, I have already purchased a multicolored shirt that fits right in to the trend. A ton of books, m...
• College is Back: Now go get some respectable posters for those dorm walls!
  on Sep 2, 2009
  When I was in college I would frequently have this one experience with boys I would meet. Looking back, it’s become both vaguely flattering and simultaneously hilarious. It would go like this… I’d meet a random classmate or acquaintance in the...
• On getting personal...
  on Aug 20, 2009 in Postmodernism prints
  Since I went ahead and got all personal on ya’ this past weekend, I figured that it might be fun to do it again. Art has always been a fundamental part of my life and because of this, collecting became a natural part of my education and life. The w...
• Let's Get Personal
  on Aug 15, 2009 in photography affordable prints friends
  Just in case you’re wondering, the song Let’s Get Physical is definitely echoing in my head as I’m typing this post. And, while I have absolutely no intention of getting physical, I’m much more of a lounging on the beach kinda girl; I thought...
• More on the President Obama Joker Poster
  on Aug 12, 2009 in Controversial Art President Obama
  Let me assure you that I am not what most people would consider to be a shrinking violet. Although I am typically clad in a shade of violet (it is my signature color), I tend to rather fiercely defend my beliefs. In the spirit of further debate I fig...
• So what do I think about that infamous poster in L.A. anyway?
  on Aug 11, 2009 in Controversial Art President Obama
  There has been a lot of press about the President Obama Socialism/Joker poster lately. Because of this I have gotten several emails of articles that relate to the topic. Here's my take on it... The other day during an upbeat session of online shoppin...
• Eyestorm: Prints and Photography
  on Aug 4, 2009 in photography affordable prints Affordable Art maurizio cattelan eyestorm Saatchi Gallery
  Since it’s been a little while since I’ve made some recommendations about art I figured that I should make a few new suggestions. Primarily I’m interested in work that is priced under $10,ooo, not because I’m incapable of dreaming big, but be...

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