Alechinsky in the MOMA

I was up in NYC last weekend (mostly to see the Garo show at the Center for Book Culture) and visited the MOMA. They've got a show about modern art and mythology up and, lo and behold, I turned a corner and found myself face-to-face with a large Pierre Alechinsky canvas! I snapped this rather poor cell phone picture of it, to share on this blog. (Click for a bigger view.)

Edit (6/12/10): Thanks to commenter Naruse pointing out this piece is viewable on the MOMA site. It's called "The Complex of the Sphinx" from 1967.

A few years ago (on Andrei's recommendation) I learned about Alechinsky and posted some images on my blog.

Design Inspiration in D.C.

I was recently in Washington, D.C., and was lucky enough to set aside some time to check out many of the Smithsonian Museums for the first time.

There were two sculptures in the Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden that were very inspiring examples of abstract sculpture with a "comic" feel to them, and I'm sure many of you will enjoy these just as much.

Enjoy!

David Smith - Pittsburgh Landscape, 1954


Louise Nevelson - Black Wall, 1964

Click image for larger view
If you'd like to explore the Hirshhorn virtually: LINK

- Chris

Brandl: Art Museum of Canton Thurgau Paintings Acquisition

It is a particular thrill for me to announce that the Art Museum of Thurgau in Switzerland has just acquired 20 paintings of mine! They comprise a representative cross-section of several years of my series titled "Covers," the majority of which fit into the "abstract comics" realm, much like my installation in the Silent Pictures exhibition. I am very pleased that they will be in such a great institution and under the care of its eminent director Markus Landert and curator Dorothee Messmer!