bloggy: December 2006 Archives

The GOP: What a freakin' criminal enterprise

Cheney reminds us why we need to impeach Bush before anyone starts indicting members of his administration. Cheney Hails Ford's...

Posted Saturday December 30, 2006 at 9:50 PM | Full Post

Pipes and Signs

Posted Sunday December 24, 2006 at 7:00 PM | Full Post

Roberta Smith smackdown

I have to admit that Matt Greene's show at Deitch was not one of my favorite things I've seen lately....

Posted Friday December 22, 2006 at 9:28 PM | Full Post

Now the phones are dying and falling off the trees

My local phone store's holiday window. See here for the happier days before they started falling off the trees....

Posted Friday December 22, 2006 at 9:00 PM | Full Post

Wow, talk about diminishing the brand!

I would not think that associating the Gucci name with Donald Trump is really a plus. Gucci inks deal for...

Posted Thursday December 21, 2006 at 3:49 PM | Full Post

John Hodgman's new book as a free download

John Hodgman, photo from captain joy's flickr stream John "the PC guy" Hodgman's new book, Areas of My Expertise,...

Posted Thursday December 21, 2006 at 12:12 PM | Full Post

Jonathan Podwil on the Saatchi Gallery Blog

Jonathan Podwil, Meeting, 1983 1998 oil on linen 36 × 42 inches The blog on the Saatchi Gallery website...

Posted Thursday December 21, 2006 at 10:22 AM | Full Post

Joe Ovelman Post It Notes on Cool Hunting

I was watching the latest video episode of Cool Hunting, and enjoyed the images of Joe Ovelman's work at (I...

Posted Wednesday December 20, 2006 at 11:55 PM | Full Post

Friends in the papers

Horn & Hardart building at Broadway and 104th Street (amNewYork Photo/Lane Johnson) Several people I know are in the...

Posted Tuesday December 19, 2006 at 9:55 PM | Full Post

WAGMAG benefit tonight

Yes, there's ArtCal for making a list, but given the street layout of Williamsburg, we always use a map...

Posted Saturday December 16, 2006 at 12:13 PM | Full Post

MacHeist

For the Mac geeks in the audience, this is an interesting idea: 10 Mac apps for just $49 (over 85%...

Posted Friday December 15, 2006 at 5:17 PM | Full Post

Ryan Humphey on Bravo's Top Design

Ryan and me on 24th Street, photo by James Wagner A lot of artists I know are really...

Posted Friday December 15, 2006 at 1:37 PM | Full Post

Recent Chelsea highlights

James already wrote about one of these, but here are my favorite things I've seen lately in Chelsea. David S....

Posted Wednesday December 13, 2006 at 7:34 PM | Full Post

Wait, we'll come up with a reason soon

"concrete liberty hurdles" at Madison Square Garden August 31, 2004 photo by James Wagner From today's New York Times:...

Posted Wednesday December 13, 2006 at 1:08 PM | Full Post

Newest ArtCat artist - Nancy Baker

Nancy Baker Waiting For My Prince, 2006 Oil on Wood Panel 36 × 36 inches Nancy Baker, who is...

Posted Sunday December 10, 2006 at 6:01 PM | Full Post

Phone store holiday window

Leave it to an Indian-owned phone store to have the best holiday window on my block....

Posted Thursday December 7, 2006 at 4:42 PM | Full Post

Seminole Tribe of Fla. buying Hard Rock

I can't quite put my finger on it, but something about this disturbs me. The Seminole Tribe of Florida is...

Posted Thursday December 7, 2006 at 1:30 PM | Full Post

I worry about whether anything is new...

John Smith The Girl Chewing Gum, 1976 12mins Black & White 16mm The more I see of older art...

Posted Wednesday December 6, 2006 at 12:23 PM | Full Post

Real moon / Ann Craven moons

Last week we visited Gasser & Grunert to see Ann Craven's show of moon paintings. Here are a few shots...

Posted Monday December 4, 2006 at 10:46 PM | Full Post

Good listening - Don Rimini

Via Blentwell.com's podcast I found this great mix by Don Rimini. Here is their description: Don Rimini - Absolutely Dangerous...

Posted Friday December 1, 2006 at 10:45 AM | Full Post