WASHINGTON, DC — In her ongoing series Le “NEW” Monocle, artist Shana Lutker takes a few famous fistfights instigated by Surrealists in Paris in the 1920s and, after many hours of research, creates stage sets and performances based on their circumstances and philosophical undertones.
From Michelangelo to Marden, Seven Fierce Fistfights from Art History
What does it say about the character of art audiences when artists who had previously been adored fall out of fashion and have scorn piled on them? There was talk earlier in the year about the music group U2, which has fallen from the peak of their fame — performing in the highest grossing concert tour in history — to the point where they could hardly give away their newly released album.
The Pursuit of Art, 2013
Matt Freedman, “Hats and Broom on Bed with Drinking Glass Reflecting Full Moon” (2013), epoxy…
