bloggy: February 2007 Archives

Jade Townsend installation at Pulse NYC 2007

Jade Townsend, Untitled, 2007 This was one of my favorite things from the art fairs this year. James...

Posted Wednesday February 28, 2007 at 5:08 PM | Full Post

M.R. SONTAG performance at MAS*H

If you missed the performance of M.R. SONTAG (Mark Golamco and Rachel Mason) at M*A*S*H last Thursday, or if like...

Posted Wednesday February 28, 2007 at 1:54 PM | Full Post

Icky fundraising from the Central Park Conservancy

I received a fundraising letter from the Central Park Conservancy (the people that raise money to maintain Central Park since...

Posted Tuesday February 27, 2007 at 2:01 PM | Full Post

Pulse recommendations

I feel dreadful -- probably got sick standing outside Pulse waiting for the shuttle to the Armory that never arrived,...

Posted Sunday February 25, 2007 at 12:16 AM | Full Post

DIVA container on 24th Street

The container on the south side of 24th Street between Tenth and Eleventh Avenues (near Zach Feuer) has a great...

Posted Saturday February 24, 2007 at 6:02 PM | Full Post

Pulse

Pulse is my favorite fair so far. Running out to Fountain and others now, so more later....

Posted Saturday February 24, 2007 at 2:12 PM | Full Post

Jeffrey Gibson at Samson Projects (Scope)

Sorry for the less than great photos, but Samson Projects' booth of work by Jeffrey Gibson was one of the...

Posted Saturday February 24, 2007 at 1:37 PM | Full Post

ADAA's "The Art Show"

James and I visited press preview for "The Art Show" of the Art Dealers Association of America (ADAA) today. Some...

Posted Wednesday February 21, 2007 at 6:08 PM | Full Post

Museum Directors Must Wash Hands

Museum Directors Must Wash Hands, 2005 Plaque (Curatorial Department, HoMu) After I read the New York Times article...

Posted Tuesday February 20, 2007 at 1:58 PM | Full Post

Changes in the art-o-sphere

Sixtyseven Gallery has rechristened itself Thierry Goldberg Projects. They will now be located on the Lower East Side, at 5...

Posted Monday February 19, 2007 at 1:20 PM | Full Post

Art Fairs this week in NYC

These are the art fairs I know about happening this week: The Art Show - Art Dealers Association of America...

Posted Sunday February 18, 2007 at 9:36 PM | Full Post

Stefan Saffer at Pavel Zoubok

We've been following his work for a while. His latest work, on view at Pavel Zoubok, is a...

Posted Sunday February 18, 2007 at 12:12 AM | Full Post

Art linkage

Chelsea Now is doing some good art coverage. This week has an interview with Richard Desroche of CRG Gallery. Tyler...

Posted Wednesday February 14, 2007 at 12:14 PM | Full Post

Brooklyn Industries is opening a contemporary art space

I just received a press release from them (at ArtCal) announcing that their store at Broadway and Driggs in...

Posted Monday February 12, 2007 at 9:26 PM | Full Post

Berlin Alexandeplatz coming to MoMA

Yeah! The Reeler informs us that the newly restored print of Fassbinder's "Berlin Alexanderplatz" is coming to MoMA in April....

Posted Monday February 12, 2007 at 8:17 PM | Full Post

"Tomorrow's Artist Today" at SVA Gallery

James and I visited this exhibition of BFA students' art at the SVA's 26th Street gallery on Saturday. My favorite...

Posted Monday February 12, 2007 at 12:26 PM | Full Post

Who knew?

Who knew that Chelsea had a pretty good symphony? James and I attended a concert of the Chelsea Symphony last...

Posted Monday February 12, 2007 at 11:39 AM | Full Post

Hillary Clinton is a very bad person

An AP story from Saturday on Hillary Clinton's campaign trip to New Hampshire includes these gems (emphasis mine): Clinton acknowledged...

Posted Sunday February 11, 2007 at 1:16 PM | Full Post

Good art in midtown

I rarely make it to midtown, and the excuse last week was a visit to the dentist. I'm certainly glad...

Posted Sunday February 11, 2007 at 12:39 PM | Full Post

Libby and Roberta up the ante

Now their art blog has video too!...

Posted Saturday February 10, 2007 at 7:57 PM | Full Post

Moti Hasson article in Chelsea Now

Moti Hasson has a great new ground floor space in Chelsea, with an excellent group show, titled "Beyond the Pale",...

Posted Thursday February 8, 2007 at 12:32 PM | Full Post

Those owners of expensive Trump Tower apartments must be proud

When I wrote about Gucci and Trump, and the resulting diminishment of Gucci's brand, it hadn't even occurred to...

Posted Tuesday February 6, 2007 at 4:38 PM | Full Post

Why James and I weren't jumping up and down after the last election

A lot of friends seemed surprised that we weren't more excited after the last election, when the Democrats took back...

Posted Tuesday February 6, 2007 at 12:06 AM | Full Post

I love this headline

Bush puts 'ic' back in 'Democrat Party' It's pretty funny that the party that has given us a suspension of...

Posted Sunday February 4, 2007 at 3:39 PM | Full Post

Another gallery moves from Williamsburg to Chelsea

Friday night the 16th, we will be at the opening of 31 Grand, newly relocated to 29th Street. The first...

Posted Sunday February 4, 2007 at 3:31 PM | Full Post