Philippa P.B. Hughes | The Pink Line Project

Thursday, March 11, 2010

Name |: Philippa P.B. Hughes
Organization |: The Pink Line Project
Website |: http://www.pinklineproject.com
Bio |: Philippa is a creative catalyst for the culturally curious.

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"See the freshest, newest, most experimental, most innovative work, both the successes and the failures"

03.05.2010

Showing art in alternative spaces, which basically means anything other than a traditional art gallery, is pooh-pooh'd by the art establishment. I... more

What happens when somebody doesn't get into art school

03.03.2010

This mock video of what happened when Hitler learned that art dealer Jeffrey Deitch had been appointed to be the new director of the LA Museum of... more

G40 preview

03.02.2010

My little amateur video of some of the artists who represent DC in G40! Art Whino teams up with Crystal City BID and Vornado to present G-40: The... more

"winter würst/worst weiss" - Part 3

02.22.2010

I returned to Patrick McDonough's temporary studio at the 39th Street Gallery to check up on his progress and a party ensued! Three other art... more

Salon Contra recap: Christopher K Morgan performs "Rice" and raps with Kate Mattingly

02.17.2010

Christopher K. Morgan, a dancer and choreographer with City Dance Ensemble, performed "Rice" for Salon Contra this week. "Rice" combines spoken word... more

Art Fiend Veronica Jackson Muses On iona rozeal brown's Exhibit "all falls down" | 02.16.2010

Art fiend Veronica Jackson travelled to Cleveland a couple weeks ago for the opening of iona rozeal brown's exhibit called "all falls down." Veronica talks about her admiration for Iona's work and... more

Watching the sausage being made | 02.15.2010

I visited Patrick McDonough again in his temporary studio yesterday to see how he was coming along with his "winter würst/worst weiss" project. Things are starting to take shape at the 39th Street... more

DIY and taking risks to achieve great things | 02.12.2010

I've been thinking a lot lately about scrappy artists who don't have gallery representation so they find alternative venues for showing their work, like in "pop up" galleries in raw spaces or sleekly... more

Life lessons learned from artists | 02.10.2010

One great thing about Snowpocalypse 2010: I've made a small dent in the swelling stack of unread books and magazines that's close to toppling over from neglect! I just finished reading "Just Kids" by... more

Time to make the sausage | 02.08.2010

I trekked over to the new Gateway Arts Center in Brentwood yesterday to hang out with artist Patrick McDonough and watch him set up his temporary studio in the project space and get to work on an... more

PONGterview: Kristina Bilonick and WE ARE SCIENCE! | 02.05.2010

Pongterviewer Kristina Bilonick learns more about performance artists WE ARE SCIENCE! over a game of ping pong at Comet Ping Pong. "It's about getting closer to people," says Jon Lee. "It's about... more

Los Angeles art marathon | 02.03.2010

During a four-day trip to Los Angeles with friend and art fanatic Kelly Vrana, I saw more art than most people see in a year while also squeezing in a little Venice Beach shopping and shameless... more

How do you conserve art when it's made from chocolate or soap? | 01.26.2010

When you collect art, you accept the responsibility of caring for the art. Some types of art are easier to protect than others. Oil paintings can last hundreds of years as you can see from... more

Notes from Salon Contra with Brian Jungen | 01.26.2010

Last night's Salon Contra with Brian Jungen and Henry Thaggert was one of the best artist discussions I've ever attended! It felt like just a really good conversation between an art collector... more

Is showing art in non-traditional spaces bad PR for art? | 01.15.2010

In today's Washington Post, Jessica Dawson reports on the DIY art-in-condos phenomena that has been happening more and more lately as new condo buildings pop up all over town but remain empty due to... more

Anything pink rocks! | 01.12.2010

A small suburb of Brazzaville in Congo has become an unlikely style capital, thanks to its dedicated followers of foppish fashion. Dressed to the nines in bowler hats and tailored suits, a... more

Taffety Punks are back and better than ever | 01.07.2010

The award-winning Taffety Punks make theater "exciting, meaningful, and affordable." No stuffy attitude. Just great plays for a mere $10! Taffety Punk Theatre Company presents: suicide.chat.room... more

My art show at School 33 got reviewed by the Baltimore City Paper! | 01.06.2010

My show at School 33 in Baltimore called "Functionless Form, Functional Décor" was reviewed by the Baltimore City Paper today! The art is stunning and fun and unexpected and I am thrilled about how... more

Graffiti Writing 101 | 01.05.2010

Notes from a heated discussion about media coverage of DC's cultural life | 01.05.2010

Does the DC art world need more critical writing and reviews of shows? Probably. If we get more critical writing and reviews of shows in The Washington Post, will that solve any of the... more

Art writing round up | 01.04.2010

There seemed to be a significant increase last week in writing about art around town. The Art Museum of the Americas at the Organization of American States plays host to a sculpture exhibit called "... more

Vacant spaces as venues for temporary creative uses | 01.01.2010

Two areas of the city with plenty of unoccupied retail space currently play host to temporary art exhibitions. NoMa features five artists curated by the CuDC's Karyn Miller in an exhibition... more

Carmen Herrera's bus finally arrives | 12.30.2009

I've been doing the annual personal assessment that many do around this time of year. Got me thinking about a a great story that ran in the New York Times a couple weeks ago about Carmen... more

Uncovering the meaning behind empty wine glasses | 12.29.2009

Blake Gopnik began a series in this morning's Washington Post on his experiment with "extreme connoisseurship," which entails looking at "a tiny corner of one work. If the art is really good, there... more

Great photography exhibit at the Mexican Cultural Institute | 12.28.2009

A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of discovering an art space that has been around for a while: the Mexican Cultural Institute. They host numerous programs that highlight the richness of... more

Is it just a popularity contest? | 12.23.2009

Jeffry Cudlin's take on the year in art in DC: This was the year that D.C. art museums decided they wanted to become relevant, topical, and just plain popular. The question of what art museums have... more

Art writing around town | 12.21.2009

Blake Gopnik gives us his picks for the best and worst in art in 2009 in yesterday's Washington Post. Interestingly, the Anne Truitt show at the Hirshhorn made both sides of the list! ... more

Experimental SCIENCE project brings people together in a museum | 12.21.2009

When Duncan Phillips established The Phillips Collection, he envisioned an intimate, accessible museum combined with an experimental art space that engaged the public with art. Kudos to the... more

The peculiar Washington art world | 12.18.2009

"I've never seen such isolation and loneliness," said Mera Rubell, one of the world's most well-respected collectors, about Washington artists. Mera uttered this gloomy observation during her studio... more

Giant bubble to emerge on the National Mall | 12.16.2009

The Hirshhorn museum's new director Richard Koshalek has been planning a temporary addition to the iconic structure that would look like a bubble protruding out of the top and side of the building.... more

Art that anybody can see! | 12.11.2009

A new twist on street art: urban knitters bomb the streets with a unique, less harmful brand of colorful street art. Says the movement's leader Magda Sayeg in a recent CNN report, "street art... more

Sit on the couch, have a drink, and stay awhile. | 12.10.2009

The Pink Line Project has been hosting a series called Salon Contra, which is an opportunity to introduce art and culture lovers to each other and to great artists in a social, intimate, and... more

Art writing round up | 12.04.2009

In her bi-weekly gallery review, Jessica Dawson takes a look at Laurel Lukaszewski's current exhibition at Project 4 Gallery and calls "Sakura," 3,020 porcelain cherry blossoms that spread across... more

Should DC government fund graffiti artists? | 12.03.2009

The District government spent $100,000 last year funding street murals by graffiti artists. The year before that, the city spent $700,000 removing graffiti. Is this a good investment? This video... more

What the heck is a Thought-DJ? | 12.02.2009

Find out what the heck is a Thought-DJ on Thursday when Thought-DJs We Are Science! remix the definition of art, using Duncan Phillips’s writings as source material. Visitors are encouraged to text... more

"It" girl Jeffry Cudlin featured in DC Mag this month | 12.01.2009

Jeffry Cudlin was one of ten really great DC-based artists I got to write about for the latest issue of DC Magazine. Says Jeffry: Of course I was immensely flattered...and when photographer Joshua... more

Art writing around town | 11.30.2009

Two of my favorite artists Nick and Sheila Pye received a very very nice write up in ArtInfo recently. She leads him across a floor strewn with broken glass, intentionally causing him to cut... more

Pictures from Pink Line Project events | 11.27.2009

The Pink Line Project has documented many of its events with photographs. Take a look! "I-Ran Home (In America)" panel discussion, which also featured a performance by students from the Duke... more

Video of the Pink Panel @ Flashpoint: Games, Techonology & Creativity with Kenny George | 11.25.2009

If you missed the Pink Panel @ Flashpoint with artist Kenny George, then watch this video! Our fabulous speakers: Joe Corbett, COO, iStrategy Labs Dean Kessmann, Associate Professor of... more

Yinka Shonibare at National Museum of African Art | 11.24.2009

Yinka Shonibare's phenomenal exhibit recently opened at the National Museum of African Art. It's a must see! If you missed the artist's talk at the Hirshhorn a couple weeks ago, listen to... more

A breath of fresh air blows into town, and more about oil | 11.19.2009

Blake Gopnik sure does seem to like photography lately. Take a look at this review of Terri Weifenbach's exhibition that just opened at the awesome Civilian Art Project's new space in the... more

Art around town and what some writers are saying about it | 11.16.2009

DC-based artist Renee Stout speaks about the relationship between African art and her art practice in this video for The Phillips Collection in conjunction with the special exhibition "Man Ray,... more

Ever wonder about the meaning behind an artwork? | 11.13.2009

One of my favorite exhibitions this year:"The Cosmopolitan Chicken Project" at Conner Contemporary. Bok-bok! More about the exhibit HERE. "The project is about multiculturalism, globalism,... more

Video of Salon Contra: Jenn Figg and Jeffry Cudlin | 11.12.2009

In case you weren't able to make it to the last Salon Contra, which featured artist Jenn Figg and curator Jeffry Cudlin, Pink Line Project videotaped the discussion for you. Thank you Project 4... more

"Just because you call it conceptual art doesn't make it Art." | 11.11.2009

Lots of great art writing in the New York Times in the last few days that highlights some issues that continue to vex the contemporary art world. First, a report on the heated discussion about the... more

Should artists be sponsored the way athletes are sponsored? | 11.10.2009

What does it mean to support the arts? Ed Winkleman explored this question on his blog recently and threw out this tidbit for comments: More than once during the boom, long-time collectors had... more

Fixation Portraits | 11.09.2009

Nearly 600 of you came to "Fixation" on Saturday. Thank you for making the trek! Many of you had your portraits taken by Tracy Clayton in front of Cory Oberndorfer's awesome pop-art backdrop.... more

Art collecting 101: Hang out with artists | 11.06.2009

I went to a reception this week to celebrate the opening of "Directions: John Gerrard" at the Hirshhorn. Stunning images! The artist attended the reception as well and led a tour of his... more

Art writing around town | 11.03.2009

Some recent writings about art around town linked below. I think it's important to hear various perspectives on art as a starting point for conversation. These opinions are just that and... more

"Genius is an accident; mediocrity is a fact." | 11.02.2009

The Smithsonian American Art Museum hosts a great lecture series by artists, critics, and scholars of contemporary art, and recently featured Dave Hickey, a critic who won the MacArthur "Genius Award... more

Washington "Color School" alive and well? | 10.30.2009

I like this piece by Emily Lyons for the Washington Spaces blog about how DC's Color School continues to influence today's best young artists. For a time in the 1960s, the art world was abuzz about... more

Anything pink rocks! | 10.29.2009

Todays edition of "Anything Pink Rocks" finds this guy dressed in a bunny outfit who daily stands outside Gagosian's 25th Street gallery gallery in protest. He was nomnated by Hyperallergic as... more

Great exhibit: Brian Jungen at the National Museum of the American Indian | 10.28.2009

Some writings about a really terrific show at the National Museum of the American Indian: Brian Jungen's exhibit called "Strange Comfort." It's whimsical and quite beautiful, but there's a lot more... more

Buy arty merchandise without actually looking at any art | 10.23.2009

A new British website called Culture Label sells merchandise from galleries and museums like Saatchi and the Tate. Museum gift shops always have the coolest stuff so I'm excited about being able to... more

Will conceptual art last? | 10.22.2009

An excellent dissection of the state of conceptual art and why an artist's skill, the ability to draw and paint and sculpt with his own hands, and beauty in art will always persist, while conceptual... more