The Flog

The Art Collection of James and Barry. New York. October 5, 2009.

October. Now February, and I am finally getting around to posting the shots of my wonderfully amazing visit of the art collection of two equally amazingly wonderful people, James Wagner and Barry Hoggard.

Back in the Fall, they were in the process of inventorying their now sizable collection – the couple began collecting in the mid 1990’s – with the project of launching a website that would present all of the works. The idea is nothing short of admirable and exciting – and to my knowledge unheard of, and helps reinforce the true foundations of a free, accessible and revealing internet.
The art world can certainly be one impenetrable vault, with its hushed prices, undercover investors and its mostly hidden collections, so when such initiatives are carried out, I breathe optimism back in and become intrigued and inspired again by what Art can generate and make us question.
And to my amazement, the site came to life a few days ago.

As the scrolling bar on this post indicates, I kept a relatively loose hand for the editing of the photographic results of my journey inside the visually inspiring salon. And I certainly hope that you will enjoy the visit as much as I did.

And because I ran into the following piece earlier today, I thought I would place it here, as an outro sort of commentary.

CLEANING PIECE III
Try to say nothing negative about anybody.
a) for three days
b) for forty-five days
c) for three months
See what happens to your life.

Yoko Ono, 1996. Via.

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Note. Both gentlemen will be participating in the workshop, or #class, organized by Jennifer Dalton and William Powhida taking place at Winkleman Gallery, New York on Sunday, February 27th.

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