In the wake of the October auctions in London, Kamrooz Aram wrote a piece about the appendage of “Arab and Iranian” artists to Sotheby’s sale of Contemporary Art (full disclosure: I assisted Aram in the editing of his piece and ushered it up online). Aram rightly points out that this …
Archive | November 3, 2009
Day trip to Paris
Time lapse videos are good enough but when the time frame is 5 years and the subject is the graffiti layering of the outside wall of singer Serge Gainsbourg’s last home in Paris with a stunning 3D effect – well, the results become exceptional. Take a look at this short film by Arnaud Jordain which has been compiled from thousands of photographs. Amazing work.
Sticking with Paris, Above has recently visited the city and created another great site specific piece incorporating elements from the street landscape. Street art always works best when its done like this:
A Needle In The Haystack From worldwarwon
“here’s a piece i did recently in Angel, £ondon. The orange scribble has been there for some time but the needle was recently added. Thanks again for keeping it fresh”…
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The Red Book of C.G. Jung at Rubin Museum of Art
I saw an unexpected treasure last Friday night at The Rubin Museum of Art – The Red Book of C.G. Jung.
I felt as if I was looking at Dr. Strange’s book of the Vishanti and the Rubin Museum, with it’s glass ceiling, 6 stories and the basement – become Strange’s residence, the Sanctum Sanctorum, but [...]
Douglas Gayeton @ Clic Gallery
I stumbled on Douglas Gayeton’s book signing tonight at Clic Gallery on 255 Centre Street and spoke with the photographer for a few minutes.
Una Scampagnata 45 x 24 inches, Digital Print car of Clic Gallery, NYC
I found the photographs interesting to look at, though at first, I didn’t understand them. Upon closer examination, the photographs [...]