On hearing of the passing of Greek-Italian artist Jannis Kounellis, I went searching online for examples of his work to write about today, knowing that there would be a wealth of examples to choose from, bridging ancient and modern, Greece and Rome. I also felt that Kounellis is a fitting artist to think about on […]
How to begin? And then, once you’ve started, what do your beginnings mean? What do they even look like from the middle? In 1987 the artist Lawrence Weiner mused on these very questions when he created this snazzy porcelain plate and cup set for the Fodor Museum in Amsterdam. Lawrence Weiner Ab ovo usque ad […]
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