I've found these sites online, which I believe, will help me with archiving -not just my 1,000 invisible things, but with archiving my work in general. Check them out: Artists' Studio Archives Practical strategies for artists, archivists, librarians, and museum curators to collect and preserve artists' archives. Artwork Inventory for Artists Powerful, easy-to-use tools to manage … Continue reading Valuable Archiving Resources

How the Art World Caught Archive Fever By Artspace Editors JAN. 22, 2014 Oliver Croy and Oliver Elser's collection of houses by the Austrian insurance clerk Peter Fritz at the 2013 Venice Biennale  ... Of course, the archive is hardly a new theme in contemporary art. The art historian Hal Foster's 2004 essay "The Archival Impulse" … Continue reading ARCHIVE FEVER

Recommended by Jean Marie. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IisUlACrqM

5 Questions for Contemporary Practice With Gregory Sholette by Thom Donovan | Aug 26, 2011 Action Figure encased. Photo courtesy Gregory Sholette Artist, scholar, organizer, and professor, Gregory Sholette embodies multiple ways that artists can interrogate history, politics, and public discourse. Through his initial work with the group REPOhistory (1989-2000) (as in, “repossessing history”), he, along … Continue reading Gregory Sholette on Contemporary Practice

I stumbled across this film on YouTube - very poor quality file, I could barely read the subtitles, but I was moved by it nevertheless. I have experienced the phenomena of color and it's power to transform. It is not surprising to me that a colorless, depressing hellhole of a city could be transformed with … Continue reading Dammi i colori. Anri Sala.

Frequently, as I ponder each potential invisible thing that I might add to my archive of 1,000 invisible things, I ask if the thing is measurable in some way - for example, happiness. Can you measure happiness? How about conversation - Can you measure it? Other than the basic, "Can you see it?" question, additional … Continue reading Measuring the Invisible

Must see the Rothko show at Pace - up through January 7, 2017. Hyperallergic review here.

From the TATE website: Rhinegold: Art from Cologne, Cosima von Bonin Cosima von Bonin is one of the most influential and prolific artists working in Germany today. Making painting, sculpture, installations, textiles, performances and films, her art is not limited to a single medium or genre. Von Bonin’s approach is often collaborative; she has organised … Continue reading Art from Cologne, Cosima von Bonin

After seeing Kai Althoff's huge installation at MoMA last month, I've been left wondering "Who is Kai Althoff? And what is he all about?" Unfortunately (or fortunately?) I didn't have a shred of context about his work prior to seeing the show, except that Jean Marie suggested I go see the show, since he (like … Continue reading Who is Kai Althoff?