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Urbana' exploring the relationships new services for the period after art
between town-planning and art, and is dead. 'The purpose of these
'Art of the World' being mainly a look services is to provide assistance
at the current scene. The organizing towards the development of a
committee for this section is Arnold constructive, emotionally stable
Bode (Kassel), Herbert von Buttlar after art professional during the
(Hamburg), Erich Herzog (Kassel) difficult period of transition from art
Gerhard Bott (Darmstadt) and Karl to after art.' The museum, which was
Ruhrberg (Berlin). (Information founded by Les Levine in 1970,
courtesy Art Aktuell) offers such services as what to do for
'Secret Block fora Secret Person the next six years after art (for $108)
in Ireland' —Joseph Beuys's and 'How to stop being an artist.' The
drawings from 1936-1973 are at the catalogue of services is available for
Museum of Modern Art, Oxford, Si .50 from the Museum of Mott Art
6 April-12 May; the National Gallery Inc., 181 Mott Street, New York,
of Modern Art, Edinburgh in June; NY10012.
the ICA, London in July and August; 'The Moodies' date given in
Dublin in September and Belfast in March's 'News and Notes' was
October. Beuys will be coming over incorrect. They will be appearing at
for the tour, which has been arranged the New End Theatre, Hampstead,
by Caroline Tisdall. London for the first two weeks in
In Germany Beuys is still fighting April. Details in relevant Time Out.
the Düsseldorf Academy in the courts Andy Warhol's films Couch and
for unlawful dismissal, where he still Bikeboy will be shown on 29 April
teaches, unpaid. The building for his and Jonas Mekas's Diaries (1960-72)
Düsseldorf Free High School for on 6 May at the Royal College of
Ceativity and Evolutionary Research Art, Kensington Gore, London. Both
has now become empty ready for shows, which are part of the avant-
redecoration prior to opening. garde film programme, begin at
777777 Cubic Metres of Air, a 7.00 pm, admission 20p to the public.
'Zone of Immaterial Pictorial Konrad Fischer, the German

Charles Demuth Buildings, Lancaster
1930 (see first book review) survey without pausing to suggest
how on earth the Art Department
collections and also survey the should pursue its exhibition
literature on playing cards. Designs programme in the meantime, the
for cards by two modern artists — Council has implied that it does not
Salvador Dali and Sonia Delaunay— actually care what happens to the
are illustrated. shows that ought to be held at the
Hayward Gallery during that six
Marine painting in England 1700- month period'. He went on to say that
1900 by David Cordingly. 200 pp; the fact the Council has allowed the
fully illustrated, 19 in colour; show is indicative of a wider malaise
bibliography. Studio Vista, 1974. in the way visual art is treated in
£6.95. Great Britain. In the financial year
An absorbing account of the lives 1972-1973 out of a total expenditure
and painting methods of some fifty of £10,371,035 on the arts only
English marine painters. All the £455,891 was spent on visual art.
Joseph Beuys. Photo: Caroline Tisdall
artists are given separate entries Reporting on the affair in The Times dealer, moved to a light industrial
which are then arranged in Paul Overy commented on the fact Sensibility' given by Yves Klein to building on the outskirts of
chronological order. Marine that we miss so many shows from Charles Wilp the photographer whilst Düsseldorf at the beginning of this
painters needed a twofold skill : a Europe and the USA owing to 'lack they were in Arizona, will go on show year. He opened his two-storey
knowledge of naval architecture and of space', for instance Kandinsky, at the Institute of Contemporary Arts, gallery with a show by Bruce
the ability to render the constant flux Mondrian, Kelly and Reinhardt. In a London from 2 May. The 'Zone' takes Nauman. The address is
of the sea, therefore some of the best reply, also published in the Evening the form of 9 photographs of space Platanenstrasse 7, Düsseldorf,
marine artists were ex-professional Standard, Patrick Gibson, Chairman of from 280 cubic metres to infinity. Germany.
seamen like Clarkson Stanfield. The the Arts Council, stated that Richard A base for national and Nigel Greenwood's latest book
author is keeper of the Brighton Art Cork had missed the point 'which is international performance artists list recently came out. It lists many
Gallery. to give new life to the South Bank is being planned for London. avant-garde books, magazines,
John A. Walker Arts Centre alongside the National Anyone interested in the scheme records and catalogues which can be
Theatre, in a way that demonstrates should write to The Performance obtained from him. The list is
News & notes the essential interdependence of the Centre, Burlington House, Piccadilly, available from : Nigel Greenwood
arts ... It is hoped to mount a major London W1, or telephone Alan Inc., 41 Sloane Gardens, London
Richard Cork, art critic of the exhibition of the work of Burne-Jones Davis at 01-692 5221. SW1 W8EB.
Evening Standard, has resigned from elsewhere in London, and to put on an 'A Curving Space' opened at Oval The Tate Gallery are showing
the Art Panel of the Arts Council open-air sculpture exhibition.' House, 34 Kennington Oval, London 'Masterpieces of 20th Century Art',
over the Council's decision to mount John Russell, art critic of the SE11 in March, with performances the Nordrhein Westfalen collection
a six-month show on the British Sunday Times, is joining the New by Tom Puckey and Dirk Larsen. from Düsseldorf, from October to
Theatre at the Hayward Gallery next York Times as art critic, taking over Dick Johnson, the director, received December 1974. This will be followed
year. (This show coincides with the from John Canaday who is now food a £500 grant from the Arts Council to by 'Henry Fuseli' from mid-February
opening of the National Theatre next critic. turn one of the rooms at Oval House to March 1975; Kenneth Martin's
door.) The Art Panel, when asked to Ben Nicholson is 80 on 10 April. into a gallery and he is hoping for retrospective in May and then a
comment on the proposal, The Documenta 6 Exhibition, a grant from the Greater London Arts Richard Smith show. At the end of
unanimously condemned it, but the which is going to be in Kassel in 1976, Association to keep it going. The 1975 the Tate's new building will be
Council overrode their objections. has reached a decisive stage in its choice of work shown is towards inaugurated. The projected 'Painting
In an article in the Evening Standard, planning. The show will be in three performance and conceptual art. and Sculpture of a Decade 64-74'
Richard Cork stated that 'By granting parts : a 'Critical Retrospective' of the The Museum of Mott Art Inc., has been cancelled.
their consent to the British theatre past Documentas, a 'Documenta New York has just announced 62 Compiled by Paul Martin