Friday, May 12, 2006


Margi Young 4
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- A few days ago I introduced Margi Young, a wonderful yoga teacher who, before... posted by Michael at May 12, 2006 | perma-link | (7) comments

Margi Young 3
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- A few days ago I introduced Margi Young, a wonderful yoga teacher who, before... posted by Michael at May 12, 2006 | perma-link | (5) comments

Wednesday, May 10, 2006


Margi Young 2
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- Yesterday I introduced Margi Young, a wonderful yoga teacher who, before turning to yoga,... posted by Michael at May 10, 2006 | perma-link | (20) comments

Margi Young 1
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- It's been three years now that I've been attending yoga classes regularly. Although I'm... posted by Michael at May 10, 2006 | perma-link | (8) comments

Monday, May 8, 2006


Art Innovation Bleg
Donald Pittenger writes: Dear Blowhards -- A "bleg" is a case of begging for something via a blog post. Well,... posted by Donald at May 8, 2006 | perma-link | (10) comments

Thursday, May 4, 2006


How Much Would You Pay for a Picasso?
Donald Pittenger writes: Dear Blowhards: Today's hottest art news is that Picasso's 1941 portrait of Dora Maar was auctioned at... posted by Donald at May 4, 2006 | perma-link | (21) comments

Tuesday, May 2, 2006


More Art Metrics
Donald Pittenger writes: Dear Blowhards -- Yes, yes, I know they don't tell you everything. And they can mislead you.... posted by Donald at May 2, 2006 | perma-link | (5) comments

Monday, May 1, 2006


CDG Terminal 1: Futuristic Gone Sour
Donald Pittenger writes: Dear Blowhards -- March, 1974. It was the airport of the future ... today!! Passengers whisked from... posted by Donald at May 1, 2006 | perma-link | (20) comments

Thursday, April 27, 2006


Letter to Nikos
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- The other day I had the chance to catch up with a 2Blowhards favorite,... posted by Michael at April 27, 2006 | perma-link | (8) comments

Wednesday, April 26, 2006


Jane Jacobs R.I.P.
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- You've probably noticed that the great Jane Jacobs has died at the age of... posted by Michael at April 26, 2006 | perma-link | (12) comments

Sunday, April 23, 2006


Standard Art History Narrative ... As Statistics
Donald Pittenger writes: Dear Blowhards -- Once every two or three blue moons or so, we Blowhards might grumble about... posted by Donald at April 23, 2006 | perma-link | (27) comments

Wednesday, April 19, 2006


"Fast Food Nation," Part 1
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- I was staring at a posting I'd been laboring over ... I'd read Eric... posted by Michael at April 19, 2006 | perma-link | (23) comments

Sunday, April 16, 2006


Overrated Paintings (1): Picasso's "Guernica"
Donald Pittenger writes: Dear Blowhards -- There are paintings you are expected to like. No, you won't "get disappeared" or... posted by Donald at April 16, 2006 | perma-link | (45) comments

Wednesday, April 12, 2006


Mike Slack's Polaroids
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- The web continues to divulge terrific visual talents. I recently loved spending time with... posted by Michael at April 12, 2006 | perma-link | (1) comments

Bracket-Mania [Update]
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- Nonsense-brackets continue to captivate graphic designers. Texas Monthly sees fit to use brackets on... posted by Michael at April 12, 2006 | perma-link | (14) comments

Saturday, April 8, 2006


Upscale Book Jackets
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- Back when upscale fiction took the form of minimalist stories and novellas, the factor... posted by Michael at April 8, 2006 | perma-link | (19) comments

Thursday, April 6, 2006


William Whyte
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- A while back I wrote an intro to the great Jane Jacobs. Another giant... posted by Michael at April 6, 2006 | perma-link | (1) comments

Photographic References in Painting
Donald Pittenger writes: Dear Blowhards -- Friedrich's recent post on photography and its use by painters raises some interesting points.... posted by Donald at April 6, 2006 | perma-link | (12) comments

Wednesday, April 5, 2006


Vettriano Redux--Art & Photography
Friedrich von Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards: Donald's posting on the painter Jack Vettriano, who works exclusively from photographic reference, got... posted by Friedrich at April 5, 2006 | perma-link | (10) comments

Tuesday, April 4, 2006


Jack Vettriano
Donald Pittenger writes: Dear Blowhards -- I failed. I just could not come up with a title for this post... posted by Donald at April 4, 2006 | perma-link | (17) comments

Friday, March 31, 2006


Alexandra's Blogging Again -- or Still
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- Alexandra, of the blog Out of Lascaux, was one of the earliest of the... posted by Michael at March 31, 2006 | perma-link | (2) comments

Thursday, March 30, 2006


Ionarts on Bonnard
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- As long as FvB has all our minds on French art ... Don't miss... posted by Michael at March 30, 2006 | perma-link | (0) comments

Wednesday, March 29, 2006


Digi-Photo Links
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- * Hugh Symonds makes what are without doubt the most beautiful cellphone photographs I've... posted by Michael at March 29, 2006 | perma-link | (8) comments

Monday, March 27, 2006


Enough Rope: the Creativity Paradox
Donald Pittenger writes: Dear Blowhards -- The "bottom line" to this post is nothing new. But how I got to... posted by Donald at March 27, 2006 | perma-link | (22) comments

Saturday, March 25, 2006


Cecilia Beaux: The Almost-Sargent
Donald Pittenger writes: Dear Blowhards -- The rediscovery of late-19th century artists continues. One of the latest instances is a... posted by Donald at March 25, 2006 | perma-link | (16) comments

Friday, March 24, 2006


Architecture and Urbanism Buzz
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- * John Massengale links to this excellent context-setting discussion of modernism. Robert Hughes adds... posted by Michael at March 24, 2006 | perma-link | (19) comments

Wednesday, March 15, 2006


Decline and Fall of the Classical Face
Donald Pittenger writes: Dear Blowhards -- Once upon a time painters had this crazy notion that their goal was to... posted by Donald at March 15, 2006 | perma-link | (16) comments

Friday, March 10, 2006


Peripheral Explanation
Donald Pittenger writes: Dear Blowhards -- This is part of a comment-reply to this recent post. I decided to elevate... posted by Donald at March 10, 2006 | perma-link | (14) comments

Wednesday, March 8, 2006


Peripheral Artists (5): Mikhail Vrubel
Donald Pittenger writes: Dear Blowhards -- Far from Paris, far from the mainstream art history narrative of the 19th and... posted by Donald at March 8, 2006 | perma-link | (11) comments

Friday, March 3, 2006


Art Links of Note
Donald Pittenger writes: Dear Blowhards -- -- The current Weekly Standard has Paul Cantor's review and commentary on American Gothic:... posted by Donald at March 3, 2006 | perma-link | (6) comments

Tuesday, February 28, 2006


Peripheral Artists (4): Isaak Levitan
Donald Pittenger writes: This is another installment in a series of posts dealing with 19th Century artists who lived far... posted by Donald at February 28, 2006 | perma-link | (7) comments

Sunday, February 26, 2006


John Sloan Updates
Donald Pittenger writes: Dear Blowhards -- A while back I wrote about American "Ashcan" artist John Sloan (click here to... posted by Donald at February 26, 2006 | perma-link | (7) comments

Tuesday, February 21, 2006


What Sergei Eisenstein's Dad Did
Donald Pittenger writes: Dear Blowhards -- Are you a cinema buff and an architecture buff? Then this post's for you.... posted by Donald at February 21, 2006 | perma-link | (9) comments

Friday, February 17, 2006


Bugatti Bliss
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- Thanks to Ben Ladd -- one of the amiable and helpful techies at our... posted by Michael at February 17, 2006 | perma-link | (2) comments

Tuesday, February 14, 2006


Be Original! Do Like Me!
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- One of the more maddening and/or amusing characteristics of the academic avant-garde (and its... posted by Michael at February 14, 2006 | perma-link | (20) comments

Saturday, February 11, 2006


Bastien-Lepage: Forgotten Influential
Donald Pittenger writes: Dear Blowhards -- For many years, casual students of art history have been shown the thundering Main... posted by Donald at February 11, 2006 | perma-link | (13) comments

Tuesday, February 7, 2006


Jane Jacobs
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- We Blowhards and many of our fine visitors make frequent reference to "the great... posted by Michael at February 7, 2006 | perma-link | (30) comments

Monday, February 6, 2006


Unbelievable Bernie (Fuchs)
Donald Pittenger writes: Dear Blowhards -- It was nearly three months late, but I didn't complain. I grabbed a copy... posted by Donald at February 6, 2006 | perma-link | (7) comments

Sunday, February 5, 2006


Should First be Best?
Donald Pittenger writes: Dear Blowhards -- Ever hear the gripe that news media cover political campaigns and elections like horseracing... posted by Donald at February 5, 2006 | perma-link | (11) comments

Monday, January 30, 2006


Peripheral Artists (3): Valentin Serov
Donald Pittenger writes: Dear Blowhards -- This continues the series about artists remote from both the main artistic centers of... posted by Donald at January 30, 2006 | perma-link | (17) comments

Friday, January 27, 2006


Same Old, Same Old
Friedrich von Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards-- You can read here a New York Times review by Roberta Smith of yet... posted by Friedrich at January 27, 2006 | perma-link | (22) comments

Wednesday, January 25, 2006


The Painting that Launched Spaceships
Donald Pittenger writes: Dear Blowhards -- Sometimes art has consequences. Rather than attempt a survey of paintings or posters that... posted by Donald at January 25, 2006 | perma-link | (13) comments

Tuesday, January 17, 2006


Seattle's Silliest Architecture
Donald Pittenger writes: Dear Blowhards -- The Fiancée sometimes chides me for getting too negative in my posts. Her bête... posted by Donald at January 17, 2006 | perma-link | (29) comments

Monday, January 9, 2006


Art & The Middle Class
Friedrich von Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards— I’ve been thinking a lot lately about art and social class. It all started... posted by Friedrich at January 9, 2006 | perma-link | (25) comments

Wednesday, January 4, 2006


Shiney
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- Although kids love shiney things, does it automatically follow that adults should too? In... posted by Michael at January 4, 2006 | perma-link | (10) comments

Tuesday, January 3, 2006


Architecture "Worth a Journey"
Donald Pittenger writes: Dear Blowhards -- Would you ever take a major trip to visit just one particular architectural site?... posted by Donald at January 3, 2006 | perma-link | (20) comments

Saturday, December 17, 2005


More Scruton
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- A week or so ago, Right Reason's Max Goss did a two-part q&a with... posted by Michael at December 17, 2005 | perma-link | (5) comments

Friday, December 16, 2005


The Mona Lisa Algorithm
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- Woman of no more mystery? Scientists at the University of Amsterdam had the inspired... posted by Michael at December 16, 2005 | perma-link | (9) comments

Tuesday, December 13, 2005


Dueling Light-Painters
Donald Pittenger writes: Dear Blowhards -- "Envy is not a family value." Hmm. That sentence sounds almost like a familiar... posted by Donald at December 13, 2005 | perma-link | (41) comments

Wednesday, December 7, 2005


Revivals
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- Aesthetically speaking, it's indisputable that much of what characterizes our age is a have-it-your-way,... posted by Michael at December 7, 2005 | perma-link | (26) comments

Saturday, December 3, 2005


Peripheral Artists (2): Axel Gallén
Donald Pittenger writes: Dear Blowhards -- This is the second in a series of posts about painters who were figuratively... posted by Donald at December 3, 2005 | perma-link | (4) comments

Wednesday, November 16, 2005


De Young Museum Impressions
Donald Pittenger writes: Dear Blowhards -- The newest big city art museum is the totally rebuilt de Young in San... posted by Donald at November 16, 2005 | perma-link | (12) comments

Tuesday, November 1, 2005


Peripheral Artists (1): Albert Edelfelt
Donald Pittenger writes: Dear Blowhards -- The words "Peripheral Artists" in this posting's title have a double meaning. This is... posted by Donald at November 1, 2005 | perma-link | (9) comments

Friday, October 28, 2005


The Depression in Color
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- If you're like me, the images you carry in your brain of the Great... posted by Michael at October 28, 2005 | perma-link | (6) comments

Friday, October 21, 2005


Graphics [Fads]
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- A halfway-decent rule about fads seems to be that the moment a fad crests... posted by Michael at October 21, 2005 | perma-link | (29) comments

Thursday, October 20, 2005


Inside New Urbanism
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- DesignObserver's Michael Bierut was on the team that created the Disney-sponsored New Urbanist town... posted by Michael at October 20, 2005 | perma-link | (9) comments

Saturday, October 15, 2005


Watercolor vs. the DeYoung
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- The edgy-architecture world would have you believe that the only newly-built alternative to the... posted by Michael at October 15, 2005 | perma-link | (11) comments

Tuesday, October 11, 2005


Popular Artists (1): Pino
Donald Pittenger writes: Dear Blowhards -- This posting is the first of what I plan as an occasional series dealing... posted by Donald at October 11, 2005 | perma-link | (8) comments

Thursday, October 6, 2005


Giclée OK?
Donald Pittenger writes: Dear Blowhards -- I blush to admit that I hadn't heard of Giclée (French for "squirt," pronounced... posted by Michael at October 6, 2005 | perma-link | (13) comments

Wednesday, October 5, 2005


Flash! Moscow Unknown Lady Found in NYC
Donald Pittenger writes: Dear Blowhards -- When I was in Moscow and St. Petersburg a few weeks ago I zipped... posted by Donald at October 5, 2005 | perma-link | (13) comments

Thursday, September 29, 2005


Reno is Keno (Parrish the Thought)
Donald Pittenger writes: Dear Blowhards -- Nevada has always been off my personal beaten track. Part of this is geographical:... posted by Donald at September 29, 2005 | perma-link | (10) comments

Me on Visuals
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- Where the traditional visual arts go I'm no Friedrich or Donald, god knows. But... posted by Michael at September 29, 2005 | perma-link | (3) comments

Wednesday, September 28, 2005


Museum-Viewing Styles
Donald Pittenger writes: Dear Blowhards -- Even though I can boast a pre-Sesame Street childhood, I suffer from a short... posted by Donald at September 28, 2005 | perma-link | (17) comments

Ken Kewley Exhibition
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- Long ago I wrote a short blog posting about Ken Kewley, an artist whose... posted by Michael at September 28, 2005 | perma-link | (5) comments

The Confession Line?
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- Here's a fun online conceptual-art project. It seems to me to be the descendent... posted by Michael at September 28, 2005 | perma-link | (3) comments

Thursday, September 15, 2005


As Bad as All That?
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- Is the situation in architecture really as bad as all that? Does the modernist/decon/po-mo... posted by Michael at September 15, 2005 | perma-link | (6) comments

Wednesday, September 14, 2005


Mad-Dog
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- Freaky! The oddball things that people get up to with Photoshop ... Best, Michael... posted by Michael at September 14, 2005 | perma-link | (6) comments

Friday, September 2, 2005


Donald on the Pebble Beach Concours
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- Car-styling buff Donald Pittenger files a report for 2Blowhards from the recent edition of... posted by Michael at September 2, 2005 | perma-link | (1) comments

Thursday, August 25, 2005


Donald Pittenger on John Sloan
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- I'm pleased to announce that Donald Pittenger has agreed to start writing as a... posted by Michael at August 25, 2005 | perma-link | (13) comments

Saturday, August 13, 2005


Dutton on Evo-Crit
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- For a long time now, I've gotten more out of what's been discussed and... posted by Michael at August 13, 2005 | perma-link | (11) comments

Thursday, August 11, 2005


The Albany Mall
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- Donald Pittenger recently visited one of the true follies of mid-century American modernism, the... posted by Michael at August 11, 2005 | perma-link | (29) comments

Thursday, July 28, 2005


Sole Creators?
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- One of the biggest surprises I experienced on settling into the culture/media life was... posted by Michael at July 28, 2005 | perma-link | (15) comments

Saturday, July 16, 2005


Donald on Distortion in Car Ads
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- I'm pleased to present some more information, observations, and musings from Donald Pittenger, who... posted by Michael at July 16, 2005 | perma-link | (12) comments

Thursday, June 30, 2005


Fact for the Day
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- In 1950, New York City had over 1.1 million manufacturing jobs. Today, the number... posted by Michael at June 30, 2005 | perma-link | (12) comments

Wednesday, June 29, 2005


Typewriters and Confusing Designs
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- A couple of recent postings at the standout graphicsyak site DesignObserver stand out even... posted by Michael at June 29, 2005 | perma-link | (7) comments

Wednesday, June 22, 2005


Fischl on Art-World Changes
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- Eric Fischl was my fave of the American artists who made a splash in... posted by Michael at June 22, 2005 | perma-link | (9) comments

Tuesday, June 14, 2005


Steve on Golf Courses
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- I have a pretty broad conception of what "art" and "culture" can mean: ads,... posted by Michael at June 14, 2005 | perma-link | (5) comments

Saturday, June 11, 2005


Donald on the Chrysler 300
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- I was delighted to learn that Blowhards friend and illustration buff Donald Pittenger is... posted by Michael at June 11, 2005 | perma-link | (22) comments

Wednesday, June 8, 2005


Confessions of a Naked Model
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- We're pleased to run another guest posting by "J," an artist and illustrator who... posted by Michael at June 8, 2005 | perma-link | (10) comments

Thursday, May 26, 2005


Building Boom
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- America's current orgy of neomodernist-style building may be the largest since modernism itself laid... posted by Michael at May 26, 2005 | perma-link | (48) comments

Gehry Costs
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- Interesting to learn from the WashPost's Bob Thompson and Jacqueline Trescott about imbroglios at... posted by Michael at May 26, 2005 | perma-link | (7) comments

Thursday, May 19, 2005


Donald Pittenger on Flair, Part 2
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- Today we continue with the conclusion of Donald Pittenger's musings on flair in art... posted by Michael at May 19, 2005 | perma-link | (12) comments

Friday, May 13, 2005


Donald Pittenger on Flair in Art, Part One
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- Our friend Donald Pittenger's recent posting on illustration and fine art elicited a lot... posted by Michael at May 13, 2005 | perma-link | (12) comments

Wednesday, May 11, 2005


Nikos Reactions
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- Say what you will about 2Blowhards favorite, the architectural theorist Nikos Salingaros. But you... posted by Michael at May 11, 2005 | perma-link | (11) comments

Tuesday, May 3, 2005


Weirdos and Culture
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- Arts and Letters Daily links to a hilarious memoir by Terry Castle about her... posted by Michael at May 3, 2005 | perma-link | (90) comments

Friday, April 22, 2005


Architecture Elsewhere
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- * John Massengale reports on an absurdly anti-urban new proposal for New York's West... posted by Michael at April 22, 2005 | perma-link | (28) comments

Wednesday, April 13, 2005


More Silver
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- I noticed a while back that many -- and make that many -- of... posted by Michael at April 13, 2005 | perma-link | (23) comments

Saturday, April 9, 2005


Architecture Elsewhere
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- * John Massengale spells out what's wrong with Christian de Portzamparc's proposed new co-op... posted by Michael at April 9, 2005 | perma-link | (14) comments

Saturday, April 2, 2005


Guest Posting -- Leon Krier
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- About a week ago, we ran a Guest Posting by Laurence Aurbach about the... posted by Michael at April 2, 2005 | perma-link | (22) comments

Thursday, March 31, 2005


Prince Charles on Architecture
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- Back in 1989, when Prince Charles published "A Vision of Britain," I was prepared... posted by Michael at March 31, 2005 | perma-link | (12) comments

Friday, March 25, 2005


Donald Pittenger on Illustration
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- I'm pleased to report that our friend Donald Pittenger continues to respond to my... posted by Michael at March 25, 2005 | perma-link | (23) comments

Wednesday, March 23, 2005


Thom Mayne/Quinlan Terry
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- As I'm sure you've read, the architecture world's most prestigious award, the Pritzker Prize,... posted by Michael at March 23, 2005 | perma-link | (23) comments

Thursday, March 17, 2005


Stoned Again
Francis Morrone writes: Dear Blowhards, Perhaps through my own fault (OK, definitely through my own fault), in my last post,... posted by Francis at March 17, 2005 | perma-link | (15) comments

Wednesday, March 16, 2005


Stoned
Francis Morrone writes Dear Blowhards, It looks like curtains for the old Gallery of Modern Art at Columbus Circle. Do... posted by Francis at March 16, 2005 | perma-link | (24) comments

Tuesday, March 15, 2005


Aurbach on Krier
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- How vicious can the architectural establishment be? A telling test case is the Luxembourg-born... posted by Michael at March 15, 2005 | perma-link | (16) comments

Saturday, March 5, 2005


Guest Posting -- Donald Pittenger 3
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- Another visit with Donald Pittenger. This time Donald recalls what an education in the... posted by Michael at March 5, 2005 | perma-link | (11) comments

Thursday, March 3, 2005


Guest Posting -- Donald Pittenger Part Two
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- More memories and reflections from Donald Pittenger. Today: how architecture was taught in the... posted by Michael at March 3, 2005 | perma-link | (11) comments

Wednesday, March 2, 2005


Guest Posting -- Donald Pittenger, Part One
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- One of the great underdiscussed culture-topics that often comes up at this blog is... posted by Michael at March 2, 2005 | perma-link | (8) comments

Tuesday, February 22, 2005


Barbarians
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- A question for you. Here’s the first half of my question’s given. Over the... posted by Michael at February 22, 2005 | perma-link | (24) comments

Monday, February 21, 2005


Taking "The Gates" Seriously
Fenster Moop writes: Dear Blowhards, Much ink, digital and otherwise, has been spilt over the burning issue: how seriously should... posted by Fenster at February 21, 2005 | perma-link | (6) comments

Wednesday, February 16, 2005


Tinkertoys
Fenster Moop writes: Dear Blowhards, Whores, ugly buildings and politicians are supposed to get respectable with age. Here's a politician... posted by Fenster at February 16, 2005 | perma-link | (9) comments

Friday, February 4, 2005


Hughes on Goya
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- FYI, a video documentary about Goya by the terrific art critic Robert Hughes will... posted by Michael at February 4, 2005 | perma-link | (11) comments

Saturday, January 15, 2005


Photography Questions
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- Here are a few photographs by Established Great Lee Friedlander. I'm in awe; Friedlander... posted by Michael at January 15, 2005 | perma-link | (15) comments

John Baldessari
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- Do you guys go for the work of the artist John Baldessari? I took... posted by Michael at January 15, 2005 | perma-link | (4) comments

Wednesday, January 5, 2005


Graphic Design
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- Do you guys follow the graphic design field? I do, if in my usual... posted by Michael at January 5, 2005 | perma-link | (25) comments

Thursday, December 30, 2004


Vacation and the Arts
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- I'm just back in the city after a week of vacation. I'd been planning... posted by Michael at December 30, 2004 | perma-link | (3) comments

Monday, December 27, 2004


Museums
Francis Morrone writes: Dear Blowhards, How much museum going do you do these days? Museums are much on my mind... posted by Francis at December 27, 2004 | perma-link | (9) comments

Monday, December 20, 2004


Architecture Books for the Holidays
Francis Morrone writes: Dear Blowhards, The mega-gift-giving season is upon us, and we slow shoppers are in the home stretch.... posted by Francis at December 20, 2004 | perma-link | (10) comments

Thursday, December 16, 2004


Confessions of a Naked Model
We're pleased to run another guest posting by "J," an artist and art student who helps pay the bills by... posted by Michael at December 16, 2004 | perma-link | (24) comments

Wednesday, November 10, 2004


More Francis
A pause in the usual flow of things to deliver a public-service announcement: Francis Morrone will be co-giving a lecture-and-walking-tour... posted by Michael at November 10, 2004 | perma-link | (7) comments

Saturday, November 6, 2004


Nairn
Francis Morrone writes: Dear Blowhards, I