But Isn't It All About the Kids? I Absolutely Love Keith Haring

July 3, 2024

Keith Haring’s devotion to making children smile is apparent throughout the Walker Art Center’s current show. Yet something was missing. Irony abounds in this interaction between myself and the WAC’s staff. Read on for the full story.

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Oct 21, 2024

Kill Books, Shred Paper; Art is a Passion for Destruction

Oct 21, 2024

I’m a collage artist. Love anything from the postwar era. All my vintage texts have whole sections torn out, some are gutted. Going to hell for such ruination. And that’s okay.

The debate over whether or not to ruin books dates from Gutenberg (likely).

Author Susan Orlean authored The Library Book. Orleans confronted her adoration of the printed page by attempting to burn a book. “A book feels like a thing alive in this moment...they take on a kind of human vitality.”

Sheesh, I've been killing books for decades with no apparent karmic cost.

Oct 21, 2024

Sep 28, 2024

How To Love Crazy: An Introvert’s Guide to Surviving Hell and Art Openings

Sep 28, 2024

"Hi, my name is Lorin and I'm an introvert"

I’ve been to more than a few (well-populated) openings in my career as an artist and I still don’t understand how to do it. Redditors (what do they know) have plenty of suggestions on proper etiquette for openings.

So, I wanted to see if I could do it different, get the real emotional experience, be out of place, out of my mind amid art, artists, collectors and critics. Then, reach out. Fit in, communicate.

And too, it helps if you just pretend they’re all naked.

Read how my experiment in art opening extroversion went and more of my advice for like-afflicted souls

Sep 28, 2024

Aug 25, 2024

How to Love Art-And Not Be Confused or Dumb, Simple Advice

Aug 25, 2024

According to published reports museum goers spend just 30 seconds in front of a painting (reading the wall label?) before moving on. Ouch. Sooo maybe just a quick glance at the actual work?

Bianca Bosker, the author of “Get the Picture,” found a better way. While researching her book about the NYC art scene she heard some simple advice: “just walk up to the piece and try to think of five things that it brings up...either in the work or how it makes you feel.” And oh, 86 the wall label.

I tried this out recently at the Tucson Museum of Art’s “Time Traveler’s” show.

Aug 25, 2024