Tales of a Stone PilgrimStories from the (public) sculpture world(Untitled)- December 11, 2004 Obviously, it's a seasonal thing. Every winter I get swept away by ice sculptures. In the summer, it's sand sculptures. In the fall it's food stuff, like butter and pumpkins. And this year when a friend sent me the pix of the Harbin, Manchuria winter festival's ice sculptures, it all began again!Harbin, it seems, is pretty far north on the icy tundra scale, 300miles away from Valdivostok, and farther north, which by my lights,ought to send it slipping down the opposite side of the globe...http://blogs.salon.com/0003346/2004/12/11.html#a85 (Untitled)- December 6, 2004 Who would have thought that ebay, that most mercantile of institutions, would have such a player&146;s role in public art these days From around the nation and around the world, stories of ebay and sculpture abound. As I blogged about the rocket statue that had gone to outer space being auctioned on ebay the other day, I got to thinking that there must be other connections with commerce and art. I wasn&146;t wrong. Take the Texas Burger joint, Goff&146;s. For over 10 years,...http://blogs.salon.com/0003346/2004/12/06.html#a84 (Untitled)- December 4, 2004 The question is this&133; Is sculpture more valuable because of the places it&146;s been And if so, what should a piece cost that&146;s been to outer space and back Well, this is your chance to find out folks, because the beautiful bronze &147;Retro Rocket&148; that flew in Space Ship One earlier this year is about to be auctioned on Ebay. The 5 inch tall sucker has another claim to fame, too. It was created by Charles Lindberg&146;s grandson and the money it earns will benefit the Lindberg...http://blogs.salon.com/0003346/2004/12/04.html#a83 (Untitled)- December 3, 2004 It's a fascinating volley in the war of the monuments, butaccording to the news today, a monument was dedicated in Behesht-e Zahra cemetery in Tehran to commemorate the "martyrs" who bombed the US Marine Barracks in Beirut. It was sponsored by a group known as the "Committee for the Glorification of Martyrs of the Global IslamicMovement".The piece itself is a simple 5 foot high square black tower with low relief plaques of soldiers picking up their dead. The rest of the tower is covered with...http://blogs.salon.com/0003346/2004/12/03.html#a82 |