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Strata by Quayola
Yesterday after choking down a horrible popsicle I bought on the High Line in Chelsea that I thought would be good (rhubarb and chai) I decided to see what one of my new favorite galleries bitforms was up to. After seeing an incredible show by Zimoun earlier this semester, I’m sure I was in for something great. Upon...
Julianna Barwick & Grouper as Part of Divine Ricochet at the Guggenheim Museum
Friday night saw my first ever visit to the Guggenheim Museum in NYC. The head honcho museum that spans worldwide in Venice, Bilbao, Berlin, and Abu Dhabi. Showing was a retrospective of recently deceased sculptor John Chamberlin that I was able to privately view that night. The rotunda featured his many sculptures consisting of recycled...
Julio Torres and Radical Localism at Artists Space
Tumblr can be a major pain in the ass sometimes (don’t ask), but it can also lead to finding amazing acquaintances with artists from around the world. My friend Julio Torres is one such artist who comes from an unusual sector of the world. In the region of Baja California, Mexico lies the boarder city of Mexicali....
James Bridle: We Fell in Love in a Coded Place
Last night I watched an excellent lecture (twice! first watched, then went to bed last night listening just to the audio) by London artist James Bridle. The, title as he explains, does have a reference to Rhianna, even though he messed up the wording a little bit. Here he talks about fascinating ideas of coded...
ART HACK DAY AT 319 SCHOLES
So I’m arrived back at school this past week and I feel as disconnected as ever. However I am slowly crawling my way out of the social hole I dug for myself by going to Berlin last semester. I needed to get away from it with a distraction… something in the city… Something like Art...
“What to Do with a Drunken Sailor” back on at Forever & Today
Hello Grateful Grapefruits! Let’s usher in the new year with an exciting announcement that my friend and artist Jack Early’s “What to Do with a Drunken Sailor?” is getting an extended run at Forever & Today gallery in NYC! This is Early’s first foray into pocket sized art with his own performance of “It Don’t Rain...
ANTHONY CUDAHY
Say hello to the work of Brooklyn artist Anthony (Tony) Cudahy. Lately I’ve been extremely impressed by the amazing illustration pouring out of artist’s Tumblrs. I met Anthony online through him asking me what I thought of 2010′s NY Art Book Fair. After that, I was smitten by his works and have seen him grow...
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