Ed Gilbert , owner and director of Anglim Gilbert Gallery in San Francisco , died over the weekend at the age of 67. A spokesperson for the gallery identified the cause of death as cancer. Beginning in the 1980s, Gilbert championed California formative art movements, including work among the Beats and Bay Area Conceptualists. He was a tireless promoter of West Coast experimentation at a time when the evolving art scene around it was viewed with indifference—or even contempt—by New York’s cultural arbiters. Gilbert served as the long-time director of Gallery Paule Anglim and, following the death of its founder, Paule Anglim, in 2015, assumed leadership. The enterprise was subsequently renamed Anglim Gilbert Gallery, and a second gallery space was opened in 2016 in San Francisco. Though maintaining an international roster of artists, the gallery specializes in Gilbert’s foremost interest in art from California. Gilbert moved there in 1980, following a year in New York an...
The Tate is facing protests against job cuts that trade unions and others say will disproportionately affect black and minority ethnic staff as it reopens its doors for the first time in four months. A socially distanced demonstration will take place outside Tate Modern in London on Monday as the institution welcomes back the public. As many as 200 jobs are at risk in its commercial arm – which operates retail, publishing and catering – where a higher proportion of staff are BAME, according to the PCS union. “Many of these colleagues will be amongst the lowest-paid staff on the Tate estate, with some at risk earning little more than the national minimum wage, and in some of the most diverse teams across Tate,” said the union. It comes after attempts by the Tate to express support for Black Lives Matter on social media sparked a backlash, with critics circulating a selfie by the Tate’s controversial benefactor, Anthony d’Offay , in which he is holding a golliwog. The Tate res...
Sunrise by Rob Ottesen Kinetic Pointillism is a technique used in painting , where an image is created with points of color applied in patterns of movement, with the intention of reinforcing the message of the artwork. Founder of the technique is Rob Ottesen, who first showed works made from the technique in 2013, and who focused on teaching the technique to adolescent students. Mediums used include paint, ink, and other mediums. An aspect of the technique includes the use of cultural images and spelled-out words. Light House by Rob Ottesen Jesus by Ganesh Kelagina Beedu Shenoy Bhagavad Gita by Ganesh Kelagina Beedu Shenoy Exhibitions of the artwork have been shown at the Port St. Lucie Civic Center Art Gallery. Ottesen’s personal work has been shown at the Gutenberg Museum in...
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