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Airport Watching with Alex Prager

March 26, 2013 by Jeanette Joy Harris

If I had to choose a favorite photographer right now, it would be Alex Prager. Why? This self-taught LA photographer understands how to create ambiguous narrative. Ambiguous narrative is a structure where an artist sets up a scene with enough detail so an observer can begin pulling together a story but not enough information for a definitive conclusion to be made. For ambiguous narrative structure to work, an artist must lure a viewer into the work and hope that their […]

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Django Unchained and the work of Kara Walker

March 26, 2013 by Jeanette Joy Harris

Living in Texas makes me primarily a Texan and secondarily a Southerner. We Texans are oftentimes snubbed by our more genteel neighbors to the East like Virginia or Alabama, because we were more cowboy than cotton but the truth remains that Texas was a proud member of the Confederacy. While living with the Yankees in New York City, I became acutely aware of how proud I was to be a Texan (and Southerner) and, simultaneously, how complicated that pride had […]

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Party Like an Art Star: Art Basel Miami Beach 2012

March 26, 2013 by Jeanette Joy Harris

Thursday, 19:30 Jessica Browdy, Lindsay Scherr, and I were greeted at Verge Art Fair at the Essex Hotel by Nordic vodka girls, a flower installation of topiary wolves eating pieces of faux bloodied meat and a football themed performance art piece with suited up players and cheerleaders.  Only in Miami Beach can the brutal, the decadent, and the camp sit side by side with such ease. Welcome to Miami Art Week. Miami Art Week happens each year from Tuesday through […]

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Camille Paglia: Glittering Images

March 26, 2013 by Jeanette Joy Harris

Camille Paglia is not known for her subtle communication skills. In fact, some who have seen her presentations, as I did in 2007, have characterized her words as artillery attacks, a continual spray of opinions and directives whose power can devastate an entire house.  When leaving the room, it is equal parts destruction and inspiration. And so the format and style of her last two books Break Blow Burn and the most recent Glittering Images is a surprise. In these works, Camille Paglia offers […]

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The Secret Locket and the Intense Gaze: Spanish Portraits at MFAH

March 24, 2013 by Jeanette Joy Harris

When I went to Paris for my 30th birthday, I thought I would fall in love with the city and its art. Although I blame the lingering winter and incessant rain for much of my disillusionment, there was so much of Paris that was reminiscent of everywhere else (like a Gap on the Champs) and so much of Paris I had already seen in photos. Going to Paris was like being at home watching a movie about Paris. This was […]

Categories: art • Tags: addo-bis, goya, MFAH, ribera, velasquez

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Philip Glass at Menil^25

December 2, 2012 by Jeanette Joy Harris

The world is great! In perfect weather – sunshine and blue skies – today I attended Philip Glass’s performance celebrating the Menil’s 25th Anniversary. Tucked away in a white tent on the lawn of the museum, the world moved more slowly and took a breath. Glass was commissioned by the Menil to compose a new work in honor of their anniversary. The 17th Etude, which made its debut today, is the latest in a series of solo piano works that […]

Categories: dance | theatre | music • Tags: Menil Collection, Philip Glass

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Art Miami 2012 Preview: Art Asia

November 30, 2012 by Jeanette Joy Harris

The last time I did the rounds at Art Week Miami, Art Asia was hands down the best show I attended. Not too big — not too small. Great works hanging but also interactive works and performances. Everything about the show was executed to perfection. If you have a limited number of shows to attend, this should be one of them. The focus of the show is art from Asia which, of course, has been a hot market for investment for many […]

Categories: art • Tags: AiBo Gallery, Art Asia Miami, Art Lexing, Art Week Miami, Gallery G-77, Gallery Tomuro, Quentin Shih, Sergei Svetlakov

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Miami Art 2012 Preview: Scope

November 29, 2012 by Jeanette Joy Harris

SCOPE Miami is one of the key fairs in the Midtown Miami corridor and will be showcasing 85 established and 20 emerging galleries in 100,000 SF. What makes SCOPE a show to attend? In addition to the contemporary works inside, they have teamed with Vh1 in the making of  Vh1 SCOPE. A showcase for new talent in music and art, Vh1 SCOPE sits alongside the main space and will have programmed events throughout the fair during regular show hours.  12/16 is the official party and performers from Vh1′s You Oughta […]

Categories: art • Tags: Andrea Myers, Art Basel Miami Beach, Art Miami, Bill Haveron, Carlos Donjuan, Circuit 12 Contemporary, Kirk Hopper Fine Art, Patrick Martinez, SCOPE

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Miami Art 2012 Preview: PULSE

November 27, 2012 by Jeanette Joy Harris

Pulse Art Fair holds two show annually: NYC and Miami. I was able to attend the Miami Fair in 2010 and it was definitely one of the better shows. The work was surprising and JB and I had a blast talking to the very reception gallery reps. (Snobbery factor was very low) This fair is another example why you should go beyond the Beach and see the art that is happening on the other side of the Causeway. Besides, how […]

Categories: art • Tags: Adah Rose Gallery, Art Week Miami, Margaret Thatcher Projects. Jessica Drenk, Melanie Wilhide, Omar Chacon, Pulse Art Fair Miami, Von Lintel Gallery

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Art Miami 2012 Preview: Select Fair

November 26, 2012 by Jeanette Joy Harris

Select Fair will be transforming Miami Beach’s Catalina Hotel into art decadence next week during Art Week. In addition to showcasing artists, galleries, and collectives in over 60 spaces, they have joined forces with PSPS to provide visitors a trip on the Hypnotic Circle – a 1960′s London bus ride/ art performance that travels between the Catalina and the Wynnwood District. How cool is that? Here are some of the artists I am looking forward to seeing: Anonymous Gallery will […]

Categories: art • Tags: Anonymous Gallery, Art Basel Miami Beach, Art Week Miami, Catalina Hotel, David Burton, Dianne Smith. Bobbi Meier, Hypnotic Circle, Select Fair, Somaphony

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Art Miami 2012 Preview: JustMad MIA

November 20, 2012 by Jeanette Joy Harris

JustMadMIA will make it’s debut at Art Basel Miami Beach Art Week this year. The fair, which is based in Madrid, will be hosting 40 galleries and includes sections outside of the traditional visual arts realm including architecture and culinary research. Here’s why I am excited about this show — it’s all about making connections. They have collaborated with Art Center/South Florida to highlight their residency program (Just Produced), and they have given exhibition space to juried works by emerging […]

Categories: art • Tags: Ananke Asseff, Art Basel Miami Beach, Daniel Martin Corona, Galeria Angeles Banos, Joel Andrianomearisoa, JustMadMIA, La Caja Blanca, Miami Art Week, Revue Noire, Rolf Art, Yara El-Sherbini

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From Kate Spade to rice paddies: The Contemporary Pavilion

November 14, 2012 by Jeanette Joy Harris

When I hear the word pavilion, I automatically think of Disney World where there were these huge canopied structures that did not contain anything until Mickey Mouse, et al arrived on the scene to do a song and dance routine. For some of you, you might think of The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion where concerts, dance performances and other activities are held. For architects, pavilions are just (usually) small structures that are flexible in use and (usually) temporary in longevity. They […]

Categories: architecture, art • Tags: Aesop at Merci, architcture, art forum, barcelona pavilion, Flower Glasshouse, Jorge Pardo, Kate Spade igloo, Mies van der Rohe, MusclePower, olafur eliasson, pavilion, Philippe Parreno, sylvia lavin, urbanpeek.com

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DiverseWorks new digs!

November 11, 2012 by Jeanette Joy Harris

I am so excited that DiverseWorks has moved into its new space in Midtown Houston. Although I will miss the bright blue bench outside the warehouse district location, I am looking forward to newer and greater things to happen. First show is houstontohouston by Franklin Evans.  A native of Reno, Nevada, Evans uses materials and various indexing processes in order to create new environments. For more about the exhibit, click here.  Opening reception is on November 16th from 6 – 8 […]

Categories: art • Tags: DiverseWorks, Franklin Evans, incontextours.com

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Culver City Openings

January 25, 2013 by Jeanette Joy Harris

Artist Diana Sofia Estrada shares photos from recent Culver City openings at addo-bis. Click here for the gallery.

Categories: art • Tags: addo-bis, Culver City Openings, Diana Sofia Estrada

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Owl Witness

January 24, 2013 by Jeanette Joy Harris

Drew Martin of the Museum of Peripheral Art writes for addo-bis.com on surveying the art landscape like an owl. “In the mid 1990s, I worked in a zoo in the Czech Republic. It was an amazing job because every day was eventful. We might chase down ostriches or lasso alligators in order to bring them into their winter houses. I still remember tugging on the ear of a dead zebra when I carried it with a group of men to […]

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New collaborative art site launching next week

January 10, 2013 by Jeanette Joy Harris

Hey y’all. I am posting over all my communication lines that I am working on a new online project that focuses on emerging artists and creative news. (Sorry if this message is redundant for some of you!) If you like the art reporting happening here, you are going to LOVE what’s coming next. I will be posting some of that content on this site but if you want to be on the enewsletter list for the NEW AND AWESOME site […]

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Mark Weston’s climate oriented art

January 7, 2013 by Jeanette Joy Harris

The lovely and talented Jessica Browdy just published an article on artist and architect Mark Weston. Check it out here. 

Categories: architecture, art • Tags: architecture, environmental art, Jessica Browdy, Mark Weston

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Jeanette Joy Harris is an artist and writer located in Houston, Texas who is primarily interested in the intersection between the conceptual and the constructable. Her art works have been shown in galleries and juried shows in Houston, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Chicago Heights, and her academic interests include 19th and 20th century Continental philosophy with a particular interest in Hannah Arendt and Martin Heidegger. 

She currently serves as Art Director and Editor of Owlcat Press, an independent, Memphis-based literary magazine and publishing house. She also writes her own arts and culture blog, jeanettejoyharris.com, which focuses on the interplay between high art and pop culture.

Like all good art writers, she has a day gig. For the past 15 years, Joy has been assisting professional services organizations with marketing and business development strategies. Most recently she has begun to develop presentations that focus on how businesses can benefit from the methods and processes of the creative industry.  

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