Joe did a write-up of the 2008 Armory Show for Theme Magazine. It went something like this.
The Armory Show, New York
March 27-30, 2008
Hedi Slimane’s hyper-glossy acrylic-coated photographs of disco balls unintentionally reflecting the back-lit logo of a Pepsi machine offer an apt synopsis of the 2008 Armory Show—a slick, well-executed amalgamation of art and commerce. [...]
the journal gallery Being True exhibit opening.
So many people! I was worried I might knock something over on the wall and have to sneak away through the crowd. Luckily, no damage was done.
For some reason, I’m posting a lot of photos of stuffed animals lately and I’m not sure why. This one is hard to make out clearly, but it looks like a bear in a tree. The rain and the cold make it particularly sad, as if it were stuck up there with no way of [...]
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
I don’t know where this photo was taken and I honestly don’t know who took the picture, but I think it belongs in the dead animal archive. In the real dead animal archive, that is. That’s David kissing, by the way.
Humberto’s mom is in town, and was kind enough to put together an amazing dinner using only the minimal kitchen in the Opening Ceremony office. The chili and ceviche — so good.
Trying to look very serious here.
Stacy, Shannon and Skaught at the ping pong table. Skaught and I were discussing our love for JabbaWockeez, [...]
I’m a huge fan of deviled eggs, so Shu and I decided that our contribution to Easter dinner would include a tray of nouvelle stuffed eggs. The bacon and tarragon worked out pretty well, but the horseradish, dill and smoked salmon seemed to be the crowd favorite.
This photo is from our John Baldessari Comes to [...]
Some snaps from last night’s send-off for Raina, who is off to Amsterdam to learn some university students some lessons.
Lisa & Raina
From an ongoing series of Lisa and Joe with contrasting expressions.
Ann
Alice & Geoff
Ruju
We somehow neglected to capture Sameer’s pro-Obama freestyling over hits from the 90s. A shame, that.
Casey
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
One of the most startling and amusing exhibitions we’ve seen in a while is Robert Barta’s show up at Cueto Project on W 21st. Don’t want to ruin any surprises, but things aren’t quite what they seem in Barta’s world.
Robert Barta, Falling In Love With You, 2007, mirror, magnet, sensor
Another worthwhile stop is Jeppe Hein’s [...]
Simple, straightforward. No doubts about what this company does. Clean white van. They make websites.
A piece I wrote back in November for NY Arts Magazine about Pash Buzari’s exhibition at Universal Studios Beijing finally surfaced in the March/April issue. It’s also online at nyartsmagazine.com.
Pash Buzari, Colima, 2006. C-print, 35 x 45 cm.
Courtesy of Universal Studios-Beijing.