Attn: All New England Friends
MASS MoCA just launched a MONUMENTAL exhibition of the wall drawings of conceptual artist Sol LeWitt that you just must see. “Sol LeWitt: A Wall Drawing Retrospective,” includes 105 wall drawings by the artist, who died in 2007. Adding to the sheer power of the colossal work is the planning and [...]
Sunday, November 30, 2008
Continuing on the theme of disgusting women and their fat and fetishized babies, today I came across the work of photographer Gail Albert Halaban. Her stylish photos reminded me of Gregory Crewdson or something else in that sad, post-modern American vein, and they definitely captured a thought that I’ve had before, although I’m not exactly [...]
Monday, November 24, 2008
Over the weekend I finally checked out “Live Forever,” Elizabeth Peyton’s solo show at the New Museum.
The exhibition is a lot like the documentary with which it shares its name — a yearbook of Cool Britannia culture.
(Random: The movie is my all-time favorite … at one point I could recite the whole thing.)
Walking through the [...]
Friday, September 26, 2008
Last night I went to the ISSUE Project Room and caught performances by Mattin and Bernhard Gal. It was, to say the least, an experience.
I’m doing a freelance story on the place, so I can’t give too much away, but here are the highlights from my notebook:
It makes sense that it’s raining.
Do I clap? Do [...]
Thursday, September 25, 2008
This Saturday, I went with hot new artist Diablo Blanco to the opening of Doug Aitken’s Migration at 303 Gallery. Aesthetically? The video was beautiful. I also loved the light boxes.
What’s with the serious Planet of the Apes no-humans-left-on-Earth thang going on in the art scene today.
We get it, we fucked up, it’s the [...]
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Last week, I cut out of work early. I wasn’t feeling well and to clear my head, I went for a long walk, ending up in the totally empty Lehmann Maupin on Chrystie Street in the middle of the afternoon.
Standing alone in the dark back room, the Jennifer Steinkamp installation was a nice reminder why [...]