Because this newsletter has always been at your service, and because I know it is hard to find support and space for your work today, I point you all to this recent list of the Top 20 Art Residencies in the US, published this year by Art Info. Deadlines are always coming up. Good luck and be productive.
On that note, I wanted to mention something I learned about Agnes Martin, who I think is an artist whose self-discipline and devotion is a great example for artists working in their studios today. Agnes Martin worked tirelessly in her studio, taking breaks to walk to the park, where she recollected her thoughts, wrote, and ate lunch, only to return to her studio to work again. She was adamant about being able to work alone in her studio, and without help. The dimensions of her work were determined by her own size and strength as a woman. She did not paint on canvases that were too large or too heavy for her to carry and move on her own. As she became older, her painting surfaces became smaller and she drew on graph paper the size of a notebook.
Michael Ned Holte mentioned this. Congratulations, Michael: I just heard you were chosen as a curator for the upcoming LA Biennial at the Hammer Museum, in 2014. I am glad there is hope for experimental artists getting their work out there, and I know you are devoted to critical, yet kooky work.
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