10 Artists

1) Max Hirshfield - #19, 30x40, $2600:
-I liked his work, but David sums up my words exactly.
Plus "looking at looking" is not such a novel theme.

2) Jae Ko- JK526, (graphite piece), $5,500: 

3) Julio Bittencourt , Prestes Maia, $12,000:
I liked his work online-- but Michele has a good point. We didn't see the work in person, and there were several instances where we found "great works" to be underwhelming in person.

4) Viviane Sassen, Elvis, $9,000

5) Sarah Anne Johnson, artic wonderland :

I just want to say something about this work since everyone is crossing it off their list!
Yes, we do have a good conceptually sound work dealing with environmentalism, but Johnson deals with it in such a whimsical and fascinating way. She really shows the sublime beauty of the Arctic, adding in some of her own imagination and talent to the landscape. We may have a ton of great works in the collection, but we are lacking anything that is truly concerned with "sublimity" in landscapes and art. I find her work almost romantic, kind of like the German romanticist landscapes by Caspar David Friedrich where he infuses icebergs, trees, mountains with a sublime spirituality.

6) Matthew Buckingham *($12,000& &18,000): I just never could get into his work. I understand what he is trying to do--but the idea behind the work does not have a lasting impression on me.  And I actually don't think this work will be all that accessible to people, even though it attempts to branch out to other disciplines.

Luke Jerram, HIV & SARS, $5,000

7) Fred Cray* (Travel Diaries, $6,000& $5,000)The images are gorgeous to look at, yet I think these montages truly are "diaries"-- very personal to the artist himself, and perhaps only 100% accessible to the artist himself. 

8) Doug Keyes, The Holy Bible, 15x22.5, $2100, Cat in the Hat, 14x17, $1900, Invisible Universe, 22x33 $2600, Sugimoto, 14x23, $3200 
 

9) Jenny Morgan $5000-$12,000

10) Patrick Jacobs -$8,000-$10,000

11) Sebastiaan Bremer $9,000:

12) Lalla Essayadi * $9,000

13) Jeff Brouws – Semiotics (10,000), Farms, (12,000), Frieght Cars ($8,500), Signs without Significance ($8,500) unframed

$94,000

10 Preliminary Artists - Eldis

Would eliminate:

Julio Bittencourt , Prestes Maia, $12,000 -- I'm not comfortable purchasing work we haven't seen in person.

Fred Cray* (Travel Diaries, $6,000& $5,000) -- I love this work a lot, but I think the Doug Keyes prints, which use a similar technique that addresses similar themes, would be more pertinent in our university setting.

Lalla Essayadi * $9,000 -- It seems like our group has been interested in expanding the collection to include different types of artwork, and I think this does overlap too much with pieces in the collection which raise questions about ethnic identity. It's a great piece, but I am more excited at the variety that some of the other works we've looked at could bring to the collection.

Sarah Anne Johnson, artic wonderland -- This was a tough decision because her work is engaging and whimsical, which would make it work great in a public collection, but the other work we're looking at is stronger.


Preliminary 10:

Max Hirshfield - #19, 30x40, $2600

Jae Ko - JK526, (graphite piece), $5,500

Viviane Sassen, Elvis, $9,000

Matthew Buckingham *($12,000& &18,000)

Luke Jerram, HIV & SARS, $5,000

Doug Keyes, The Holy Bible, 15x22.5, $2100, Cat in the Hat, 14x17, $1900, Invisible
Universe, 22x33 $2600, Sugimoto, 14x23, $3200

Jenny Morgan $5000-$12,000

Patrick Jacobs -$8,000-$10,000

Sebastiaan Bremer $9,000

Jeff Brouws – Semiotics (10,000), Farms, (12,000), Frieght Cars ($8,500), Signs without Significance ($8,500) unframed

10 Artists (David)

x Hirschfield - #19, 30x40, $2600 His pieces are very nice, but I'm not sure of the real meaning. It seems that the argument that's been made for him is that his work will generate conversation, but I feel as if it is conceptually easy, and what will be said is more like "huh, we're looking at art about looking at art," and then it will die. I think other pieces we are looking at have a better conversation in mind.

2. Jae Ko- JK526, (graphite piece), $5,500

JuliJulio Bittencourt , Prestes Maia, $12,000

4. Viviane Sassen, Elvis, $9,000

=5. Sarah Anne Johnson, artic wonderland I find her work interesting, but I feel as if the collection already has pieces that deal with envirnomentalism, like the mine pieces. Also, the idea of placing things on the photographic plane is similar to what Bremer is doing, but I think he is doing it much more compellingly.

6. Matthew Buckingham *($12,000& &18,000)

7. Luke Jerram, HIV & SARS, $5,000

8. Fred Cray* (Travel Diaries, $6,000& $5,000) His works are striking visually, but they seem to lose track of their meaning in all the layers they are made up of. His work is also very similar in process to Doug Keyes who's works I believe will garner more attention

9. Doug Keyes, The Holy Bible, 15x22.5, $2100, Cat in the Hat, 14x17, $1900, Invisible Universe, 22x33 $2600, Sugimoto, 14x23, $3200

10. Jenny Morgan $5000-$12,000

11. Patrick Jacobs -$8,000-$10,000

12. Sebastiaan Bremer $9,000

13.Lalla Essayadi * $9,000 Her work is interesting and beautiful, but our collection does already include works that deal with national identity.

14. Jeff Brouws – Semiotics (10,000), Farms, (12,000), Freight Cars ($8,500), Signs without Significance ($8,500) unframed

10 Preliminary Final Artists

Artists/works I would eliminate: Julio Bittencourt , Prestes Maia, $12,000 (I am reluctant to purchase work I haven’t seen. Especially given the NYC experience, some “great” works were blah in person and vice versa). Fred Cray* (Travel Diaries, $6,000& $5,000) (I can’t articulate why I’m not fond of these works but I’m not fond of them. I’ll keep trying to find the words.) Sebastiaan Bremer $9,000 (I’m sorry the landscapes aren’t available. Those were better works-imho.) Lalla Essayadi * $9,000 (This work was less interesting in real life; the edge of the negative was bothersome.)

Preliminary 10 Artists (Mara)

1. Max Hirschfield - #19, 30x40, $2600

2. Jae Ko- JK526, (graphite piece), $5,500

3. Julio Bittencourt , Prestes Maia, $12,000

4. Viviane Sassen, Elvis, $9,000

5. Sarah Anne Johnson, artic wonderland (I was really interested in her work when we saw it in the gallery, I think the main reason I am willing to let her go is because I feel that we have many other pieces that are much stronger and more visually striking. I do appreciate the different take on environmentalism her work has, if we can afford her without getting rid of other stronger pieces than I would be all for getting her work)

6. Matthew Buckingham *($12,000& &18,000) (After seeing the grandfathers piece I found it much more interesting and pertinent to the stamp collection than Celiritas. Thinking logistically in terms of space (I remember the gallery saying that it takes up about 6ft of space (is this right?) and price, two of my main concerns with this work)

7. Luke Jerram, HIV & SARS, $5,000

8. Fred Cray* (Travel Diaries, $6,000& $5,000) (I think when we discussed his work in the meeting and the comparison between him and Doug Keyes came up I could see the similarities and difference between them, although they are conveying different ideas I feel they share that idea of layering memory and creating an transient relationship between past and present. Comparing him to some of the other artist one the list I think that some of the themes present in his work I was interested in can be found in stronger pieces in the list. I was also drawn to the vastness the piece creates, pulling the viewer in to be able to take in different parts, which I enjoy in Bittencourt's piece)

9. Doug Keyes, The Holy Bible, 15x22.5, $2100, Cat in the Hat, 14x17, $1900, Invisible Universe, 22x33 $2600, Sugimoto, 14x23, $3200

10. Jenny Morgan $5000-$12,000

11. Patrick Jacobs -$8,000-$10,000

12. Sebastiaan Bremer $9,000

13.Lalla Essayadi * $9,000 (I think her work is definitely interesting and would be a way to engage the campus community in discussion, however I feel that the way in which she is working is closely linked to the Annu Palakunnathu piece. Racial and ethnic identity has been a strong theme represented in the collection thus far and I think some of the other works explore identity in a less distinct way, making them more accessible to a wider audience)

14. Jeff Brouws – Semiotics (10,000), Farms, (12,000), Freight Cars ($8,500), Signs without Significance ($8,500) unframed

Melissa Ichiuiji

I emailed Irvine Contemporary yesterday to ask about Melissa Ichiuiju and she said that the piece we wanted Parallel Play has been sold.

So...I don't know if anyone like any of her other pieces, if so let me know and I can ask about prices for those

Just wanted to let everyone know

Monday (Feb.28) Meeting

This is what we discussed on Monday

DC Gallery Visit

Saturday, March 19

Call galleries to make appointments (starting the day around 9am)

Make sure to let them know the particular artist we want to see so they can pull things for us

New Artist

Andrea Galvani

Micheal Wolf

Saad Qureshi

Artists for March 7 Presentation

David- Vivian Sassen, Patrick Jacobs, (Jae Ko)

Erin- Matthew Buckingham, Lalla Essaydi

Eldis- Luke Jarim, Melissa Ichuiji

Michelle- Kinke Kooi, Jenny Morgan

Mara- Isidro Blasco, Michael Wolf ( I know that I was undecided during the meeting and had originally planned to talk about Francesca Woodman, but I thought it would be nice to get some feedback about Isidro Blasco, and I also wanted to look more at Micheal Wolf because I think we all agreed that we liked his work and looking at his website he has alot of different work)

General Outline to Include in Presentations

• Themes
• How the artist/artwork fits into collection
• How the artist/artwork relates to other artist/movements or fits into the tradition of art (historical context)
• Price (think about justifying prices for more expensive pieces)
• Clear rationale for describing the work (going beyond aesthetics)
• Think of potential arguments against the work
• Consider questions about each artist/piece to ask the committee about

NY Gallery List Google Doc

Everyone-make sure your galleries are on the google doc

Eldis- arrange google doc by location

Erin-arrange locations by proximity

Include studio visists to Queens, East Village (Derek Melander), and Brooklyn (Jenny Morgan)

Friday, March 4 (7pm in Stamp)

• Go over presentation and practice
• Need to make an overall outline of NY visit with times and places
• Assign time slots for everyone to make appointments for galleries clustered together