Friday, October 29, 2010

Vija Celmins

I met Vija through my artist friend Jeanne Hedstrom on Thanksgiving in NY. I met Jeanne when her dog Macho peed on my trash in Soho 13 years ago. We shopped for haciendas with little luck and then Vija bought a house that I designed and renovated a few years ago. Having only seen the prints that were shown at the Met I was very excited this summer to her show at McKee Gallery in NY that did not disappoint. She has a show in this November of older works at the Menil in Houston. The Menil Collection and consisting of approximately 20 paintings and two small sculptures, Vija Celmins: Television and Disaster will be the first exhibition to concentrate on a specific time (1964-1966) and subject matter – including violence in America, U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War, and the news media. The show will be in L.A. March-June 2011.

Jorge Pardo



Haunch of Venison gallery of London commissioned Cuban born artist Jorge Pardo to design a house in Merida that was published in the May 2010 issue of World of Interiors. Pardo is also designing an hacienda for Roberto Hernandez and his wife Claudia Madrazo near Izamal.