Much Better Mapping

Mark Bradford, a 40-something painter, has a big show at Wexner Center for the Arts, and his map paintings are to die for.

Above: Giant, 2007. Mixed media collage on canvas, 102 x 144 inches 

Below: Los Moscos, 2004. Mixed media on canvas, 125 x 190 1/2 inches

Images courtesy Sikkema Jenkins & Co.

And the website...the website for the exhibition is ab-so-lutely spec-tacular. Designed by Resource Interactive, they have a short video about their inspiration.

Speaking of exhibition websites, blogger Tyler Green at Modern Art Notes has a fascinating (and short!) essay today about all the different variations that the online catalogs are sporting, since there is no codified style yet.

(A lot of worthwhile link reading/watching/interacting in here today!)

Mapping it

The online daily magazine The Morning News often showcases some pretty nice art, and today's Gallery section (October 12) is no exception. They've written about a book titled The Map As Art edited by Katharine Harmon (from Princeton Architectural Press). It's all about how artists are rethinking cartography.

I especially love this piece by Matthew Cusick titled “Fiona’s Wave,” 2005. It's created by collaging maps from geography books.


And this map of Europe (complete with Italy's boot!) by Corriette Schoenaerts (“Europe,” 2005).


Check out the full gallery at The Morning News here.
Photos Princeton Architectural Press, all rights reserved.