It's not unusual to see a mediocre young standup in January and, seeing him again in December, discover a comedian who's found his groove, a transformed artist, a death-defier.
Fischl dismisses Schnabel as self-promoting and derivative, but his broken-plate canvases were putting painting back on the radar just as infusions of stock market cash were inflating prices, transforming impoverished artists, Fischl included, into millionaires and high rollers.
Its old mill buildings were transformed into artists' lofts, poetry readings were planned, and new restaurants and coffee shops moved in.
Representing both sacred and profane forms of intoxication, these sculptures by Kesang Lamdark put in a nutshell the main themes of "Tradition Transformed: Tibetan Artists Respond," the Rubin's first foray into exhibiting contemporary art.
In the 16th century, Italian Renaissance ornament was adopted and transformed by artists and designers of northern Europe, particularly in northern Germany and the Low Countries, who created an independent style of decoration.
Others were inspired by emerging research into interstellar and microscopic spaces, while expanding knowledge of quantum mechanics transformed many artists views of the world, leading to new approaches to understanding the nature of everyday reality.
If things turn one way, they could transform the artists they love into winners too.
The collection then turns to "what happens to experiences of injustice and protest as they are transformed by artists and writers" (13).
It was this open mindedness that enabled The Burrard to be transformed by artists - both visual and sound, creating a unique interactive experience.
Currently on display at the Rubin Museum of Art, Tradition Transformed: Tibetan Artists Respond marks the first major exhibition of contemporary Tibetan art in a New York City museum.
In 2013, Terris unveiled Display-Displace, a site-specific installation created for Nuit Blanche Toronto, a night when the city is transformed by artists into a creative playground.
