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    1. A Statement From MOCA’s Jeffrey Deitch After the ousting of MOCA’s widely respected chief curator, Paul Schimmel, and the subsequent resignations of all the museum’s artist-trustees, Baldessari, Kruger, Opie, and Ruscha, Director Jeffrey Deitch released this statement on museum’s website: “The recent events and board resignations at MOCA have prompted a number of critical articles about the museum.  We would like to reassure you of our commitment to extending MOCA’s legacy and international reputation as a preeminent contemporary art institution, to fulfilling the museum’s mission, and to ensuring that it has a secure future both financially and artistically.” Read the entire statement.  A Statement From MOCA’s Jeffrey Deitch After the ousting of MOCA’s widely respected chief curator, Paul Schimmel, and the subsequent resignations of all the museum’s artist-trustees, Baldessari, Kruger, Opie, and Ruscha, Director Jeffrey Deitch released this statement on museum’s website: “The recent events and board resignations at MOCA have prompted a number of critical articles about the museum.  We would like to reassure you of our commitment to extending MOCA’s legacy and international reputation as a preeminent contemporary art institution, to fulfilling the museum’s mission, and to ensuring that it has a secure future both financially and artistically.” Read the entire statement. 

      July 21, 2012

      A Statement From MOCA’s Jeffrey Deitch

      After the ousting of MOCA’s widely respected chief curator, Paul Schimmel, and the subsequent resignations of all the museum’s artist-trustees, Baldessari, Kruger, Opie, and Ruscha, Director Jeffrey Deitch released this statement on museum’s website:

      “The recent events and board resignations at MOCA have prompted a number of critical articles about the museum. 

      We would like to reassure you of our commitment to extending MOCA’s legacy and international reputation as a preeminent contemporary art institution, to fulfilling the museum’s mission, and to ensuring that it has a secure future both financially and artistically.” Read the entire statement. 

      Tags: museums, ed ruscha, barbara kruger, catherine opie, john baldessari,

    2. Comparing Baldessari, Kruger, Opie, And Ruscha After artist John Baldessari resigned from the board of the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) on Thursday, prominent Los Angeles artists Barbara Kruger,  Catherine Opie, and Ed Ruscha have now also resigned. There are now no artists remaining on the museum’s board. We used artnet Analytics to compare the growth of these four artists from 2005 to 2011.  Comparing Baldessari, Kruger, Opie, And Ruscha After artist John Baldessari resigned from the board of the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) on Thursday, prominent Los Angeles artists Barbara Kruger,  Catherine Opie, and Ed Ruscha have now also resigned. There are now no artists remaining on the museum’s board. We used artnet Analytics to compare the growth of these four artists from 2005 to 2011. 

      July 16, 2012

      Comparing Baldessari, Kruger, Opie, And Ruscha

      After artist John Baldessari resigned from the board of the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) on Thursday, prominent Los Angeles artists Barbara Kruger,  Catherine Opie, and Ed Ruscha have now also resigned. There are now no artists remaining on the museum’s board.

      We used artnet Analytics to compare the growth of these four artists from 2005 to 2011. 

      Tags: artists, artnet Analytics, barbara kruger, catherine opie, john baldessari, ed ruscha,

    3. July 15, 2012

      Kruger And Opie Resign From MOCA

      After artist John Baldessari resigned from the board of MOCA on Thursday, prominent Los Angeles artists Barbara Kruger and Catherine Opie have now also resigned. 

      This leaves artist Ed Ruscha as the only remaining artist-trustee on the board of the Museum of Contemporary Art.

      The resignations follow in the wake of the recent ousting of chief curator Paul Schimmel.

      Tags: events, artists, museums, john baldessari, catherine opie, ed ruscha, barbara kruger,

    4. June 02, 2012

      The June Horoscope

      Followers of the zodiac… the June perspective is here. Compare your horoscope to those of celebrated artists this month.

      Tags: damien hirst, john baldessari, sam francis, magazine, artists,