Robert Olsen: Blog http://robertolsenart.com/blog Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:17:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 source images – portraits (sample) http://robertolsenart.com/blog/2012/02/03/source-images-portraits-sample/ http://robertolsenart.com/blog/2012/02/03/source-images-portraits-sample/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:24:45 +0000 Robert http://robertolsenart.com/blog/?p=2320 caitlin

megan

michelle

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Augur, oil on canvas over panel, 2011

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study for a portrait

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Robert Smithson, Broken Circle (Emmen, Netherlands) 1971.

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Joseph Kosuth, One and Three Chairs, 1965.

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Sean’s art “Garage” sale in action at Susanne Vielmetter’s on the 16th.

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One of the rooms of Whitney Bedford and Dane Mitchell’s exhibition on view at Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects until December 21nd (Sean Duffy as well—I think he is adding things as other things are sold—his items are cash and carry)

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interior view

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This is a glazing test of some warm grays.

]]> http://robertolsenart.com/blog/2011/09/28/test/feed/ 0 Richard Hamilton (1922-2011) http://robertolsenart.com/blog/2011/09/13/richard-hamilton-1922-2011/ http://robertolsenart.com/blog/2011/09/13/richard-hamilton-1922-2011/#comments Wed, 14 Sep 2011 00:00:27 +0000 Robert http://robertolsenart.com/blog/?p=2276 Lobby
Lobby, 1985-87

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Interior II, 1964

Los Angeles (MOCA c. 2013) as well as several other institutions in Philadelphia, London and Madrid will be hosting a retrospective of Hamilton’s work in the near future. I am looking forward to it.

The Guardian’s obituary

Hal Foster and Alex Bacon edited a collection of essays, including essays by Hamilton, as part of the OCTOBER files series.

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White Beans, Sharpie on One Side, pencil on paper, 14 X 17 inches 2011

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