tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-204884532011-11-19T19:18:43.823-05:00Hobo's ramblings on art, music, day to day living, humor, and dread.hobohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06328004640153543321noreply@blogger.comBlogger1451100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20488453.post-8223698262634359272008-11-01T18:44:00.005-04:002008-11-01T19:07:44.996-04:00

Mix for my brother. Dyen Razhdenya! (belated)1. The Iliad - Tapes 'n Tapes 2. Let's Call It Off- Peter Bjorn And John 3. The Science Fiction- Hefner 4. Chinese children- Devendra Banhart 5. Off the Record- My Morning Jacket 6. E.M.P.T.Y.-The Clientele 7. Making Plans for Nigel-Nouvelle Vague 8. Free Radicals- The Flaming Lips 9. Rock My Soul- Frank Black 10. Kannst Du Pfeifen, Johanna (Can

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there is a chapter in Invisible Cities about a city built on water. Everything that happens in the town is reflected in the alter image. The townspeople become so aware of how they look in the reflection, that they alter their actions so each may appear more effective, more enjoyable, more dramatic in the reflected image of themselves. Indeed their enjoyment is in imagining how their actions

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Kevin Dann's book A SHORT STORY OF AMERICAN DESTINY 1909-2009 just came out. It has a painting of mine on the cover and title page.

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As close as I get to a Credo. Many of the recent works have been circling these ideas. Within one is an atlas containing maps of unpromised lands, visited in thought, but not yet discovered or founded. Perhaps those who go about exploring and who see signs, can tell toward which of these futures the winds drive us. For these ports one cannot draw a route on a map or set a date for landing.

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See if you can get through this without laughing. The very worst of country music. Teddy Bear by Red Sovine.

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Could there be a worse name for a newspaper? The local Waterbury paper has written a review of the CT Biennial and spotlighted Aqualung and given us a vocabulary lesson in the process.Few images do that as well as Nathan Lewis' stirring and incriminating "Aqualung," an oleaginous image of people drowning in a corrosive blue oil slick. One man lunges for safety toward the latticework of the

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Found another review of Where Heaven Made Fun. This time by the Advocate, called That Bright Land. The best part is they include a Black Sabbath Link. (boy do I feel tough) Open Studios starts next weekend. I have a haberdash of work from the last few years and some in process stuff.The CT Biennial is also up at the Mattatuck Museum and CTArtscene has posted some photos of our work. It

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Sasha Baron Cohen makes the PRADA runway in Milan.

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Join me for an artist talk on the current show up at the University of New Haven. Wednesday, September 24th at 7pm at the Seton Gallery.here's a gallery pic.

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This Mix brought to you by the letter M(all bands start with M)The Minders- Step Right Up Mose Allison- A Young Man Midlake- Excited But Not Enough Medeski, Martin And Wood- Ten Dollar High The Microphones- I Felt Your Shape Of Montreal- Don't Ask Me To

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First saw this piece on a book cover. Amazing painting. Check out the ART 21 section on him. (audio excerpt below) With his work: formally one would consider it illustration, but the deconstructive narratives push it into contemporary art. I love the research that goes into the work.

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Oh Mojave by the Ruby Suns

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A nice review of the show at the UNH is up on Big Red and Shiny. Have a look.Dark Roasted Blend also featured the Boat Pic in one of there Mixed Image posts. scroll down for it.

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The only good part of the great space coaster show (with the exception of gary gnu) was La Linea, by Cavandoli.

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He did a very interesting version of Alice in Wonderland.

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WTF

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In the late 80's there were a slew of these commercials on tv in california.

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hilarious and heartwarming family rockout to devendra's Chinese Children.

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Some kick ass footage of the Who during the Stones' Rock & Roll Circus. Really starts kicking in at 4:35.

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New Solo show up at University of New Haven.Where Heaven Made Fun: a survey of recent worksOpening Reception: Sept 4th 4:30- 7pmcome on down.

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This is an audio tooth implant that can pick up signals from your cell phone or mp3 player. It translates sound into vibration that goes through your bones to your ear. Check it Out

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Saw this contraption at design show at the MOMA.It has been proven that Humans use body odour to identify genetically appropriate mates.The proposal is for a blind dating agency aimed at individuals wishing to meet a suitable partner for procreation. Olfactory communication is given precidence over visual stimuli.

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In these uncertain times, a crowded elevator smells different to a midget.She walked into my office like a centipede with 98 missing legs.Stanley looked quite bored and somewhat detached, but then penguins often do.Gerald began--but was interrupted by a piercing whistle which cost him ten percent of his hearing permanently, as it did everyone else in a ten-mile radius of the eruption, not that it

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I'm in a crit group with a slew of other artists now, and we got on the topic of the writer Jorge Luis Borges. We are all mildly ADD in the group and only need a suggestion, a Word, a Name to trigger numerous thoughts and stories. With Borges being mentioned, Chris began this story about waiting in line at a cafe'. There was a striking spanish woman in front of him with a tattoo of a

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New Piece: "Into the White- Stephen Vincent Kobasa"Title comes from the pixies song. Visually thinking of early renaissance images of John the Baptist entering the wilderness and also of Alchemical drawings of the tree coming out of a man. Upon finally seeing the piece (he waited till the end), Stephen thought of this section of Dante's Inferno"Midway in our life's journey, I went astrayfrom

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Doubt is born from something as simple as having two eyes. The tiny distance between our eyes is enough to never feel you are truly seeing something. But ridiculously, the feeling still is "If I only look harder, I will truly see."

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Check the tree shadows to get an idea of how many days this must have taken.

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Ideas travel and migrate and breed and bring forth. The boat painting has given thoughts to an installation. In the same way that when you learn a new word or discover a name, you suddenly hear it spoken numerous times within a day... so that within finally committing to the making of an installation with an actual boat, I had two vessels offered to me within a pair of days. If one can finally

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Hello there cyber freaks. the return from my self imposed solitude has left me bitter and old and longing for coffee and your attention. We shall be friends once again.

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Oliver Herring's Show was great fun. The sculpture, Wade 2, was a bloody masterpiece. And needless to say it was exciting to see a video of myself and photos in the front and rear of the gallery.

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Scope art fair was a bit of a bust this year. The space was way to small and it felt like a meat market. It was very difficult to get any idea of the hope and excitement of artists trying different things out. There was no whiff of a studio presence in the experience, whereas last year had it a plenty. I did, however, get a candid shot of David Byrne from the talking heads. The night

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If you chase after wild turkeys while listening to Alice Cooper, You might be a hillbilly.

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Oliver Herring of Art 21 fame is having a solo show at Max Protetch. The Opening is on Saturday, February 24th, from 6pm to 8pm. Max Protetch is in Chelsea at 511 W. 22nd st. I just got back from the CAA conference in the city and got to see some of the sculptural work in Oliver's studio that will be in the show. You can see some of it here. Also in the show will be Photos, and Videos

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The next painting project is starting up. The Blessed Isles: A remix of Leutze's Washington Crossing the Delaware. Info about participation can be viewed at theblessedisles.blogspost.com. All help is welcome. Whether you are an American or not, there is space on our boat for you. I'm planning on a monumental project, size and number of boats will be determined by number of participants.

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This was found in some belongings of my deceased grandmother. I have no idea who Carrie is, but judging from the handwriting, I'm guessing this was 2nd grade. The use of the word "too" is charming and expressive along with the old school writing paper. I sent it along to FOUND magazine to see if they will use it. The note currently awaits a frame.

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Strange sensation. Not too much like falling. More like sticking your head out the window of a fast moving car. Jump was at 13,000 feet with a freefall of 60 seconds. speed of fall is around 120 miles an hour. EEEEEHAAAA!

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New technological advances provide cutting edge techniques to prevent the spread of lung cancer from cigarette smoke. Can it be surprising that so many hippies reside in California?

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Found the most amazing waterfalls in Oregon. Went for a 7.5 mile hike in the snow with 8 waterfalls over a hundred feet tall, a number of which you could walk behind. To give you a sense of scale, look to the lower left hand corner of the pic above and you will see my friend.

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The correct way to start every morning (one of about 50 of my father's pets). Back in Cali for a spell. Flew Jet Blue. I can never sleep on planes, so was forced to watch TV to kill the time. Thing is, my tv didn't work, but the audio did, so I peered through the crack of the seats in front of me to watch whatever the woman seated there was watching. I flipped through my audio channels to

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The New Haven Register chose Industrial Garage Band as one of the best shows of 2006 and had a pic on the front page of the art section. I'm posting some of the "in the making" shots of the project here for the first time. I forgot what a blast it was. Looking at the photos brings it back and I can easily hear the opening chords to detachable penis by the butthole surfersblasting in the

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There is much in this world that changes and leaves you with a sense of loss because you failed to record it somehow. Such was the case I thought, when I noticed last year that the chopstick wrappers at a local Chinese Restaurant had no mispellings. I was glad to find last week that they have returned to their former Chinese typo buffet. Behold:Welcome to Chinese Restaurant.Please try your

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To get this beauty, I had to promise my mother I wouldn't put it online. Circa 1980. From the organization formerly known as the Lewis family.

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There is often a sense of struggling for a sense of touch as you try to define something through plane and line. In the process of drawing from observation, you come to associate the act of looking with the movement of your drawing hand and its pressure against the paper. At times the prior knowledge of a texture and form of an object that you have held or touched becomes synonymous with the

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Went to a dog and cat show this weekend in Hartford. My camera battery died by the time we got to the cats. The cats were by far the more elegent of the two, but my heart beats for the canines. How could you not adore this pumpkinized bulldog? As exotic as the animals were, the pet owners and enthusiasts were equally fascinating to observe. I've been using spandex as a painting ground

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Here are some of the latest pieces. Text has always been an inspiration and component of my work, but I'm playing it up a bit. Titles in order are March Heir, Songs of Die Mutterland, Strange Fruit, and Are We Not Men? The logos on the back are getting more elaborate.

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Special Props out to Xue (pronounced Shoe-uh) for introducing me to the likes of Micah P Hinson, Feist, and Hefner. She took advantage of the free music giveaway and returned the favor. Pleasureful Listening. Famed for organizing a music swap by designating her mailbox as a place to pick up and drop off hand made mixes of ear food( needless to say, the postal service did not approve), she's

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After a weekend of Open Studios and feeling depressed about the whole venture of art making and having to be accountable for my images, I ended up seeking solice by revisiting a hero of mine. The most beautiful nerd ever born was a guiding light for me in my early twenties. With the glory of you tube you can see performances here. I collected all the Bach recordings and most of everything else

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I've lived in some pretty sketchy situations in my earlier years, and have been hassled by cops all my life (They can spot outsiders a mile away) I've had to hithchike a few times, sometimes by choice (travel in Germany) and sometimes by necessity (impounded car, running out of gas, etc.) Because of having to wait for over an hour with my thumb out only to run towards a car that pulls out once

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Here are a few new pieces. The finished version of the painting previously posted, now titled "song of the south", a drawing, and a painting in progress. If you'd like to see more of nathan's work visit lewisart.blogspot.Song of the South- below is the back of the painting, I'm getting in the habit of putting logos on the back and pin stripes on the sides.Bird of Song, ink on drafting film(from

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Text coming...

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Many of you know Rouen cathedral inadvertently through the series of paintings Claude Monet* did of it at different times of day. Roy Lichtenstein did a series after the Monet using different halftone screen patterns as a contemporary equivalent to the time changes in Monet's paintings. At 11 pm each evening of the Summer, images of the Monet and Lichtenstein paintings are digitally aligned and

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It doesn’t seem enough that I speak of nonsense that passes through my life, I also want you to hear the sounds that guide that nonsense. Music I work and play to this Summer is forging itself an identity that will always be associated with this Summer and the work and play done here. For a free mix, type in your address here and a mix will be on its pretty little way to your aural habitats. (

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Back from France. Yes indeed. Thanks for nagging me to post you devoted friends. (i probably have about 10 potential posts in my head now, but atleast that many paintings I want to start or finish)(because my head is so immense and full of genius)Why aren't our record shops called discofeel? Sights were amazing. I tried to even the historic out with appreciating some of the curiousities and

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Went to the Yankee game two nights ago in the sweltering arm pit of this New England heat wave. In the eighth inning they play the Cotton Eyed Joe song between innings and scower the seats for fans making fools of themselves. Low and Behold they found me dancing my freak off, and for about 4 seconds I was on the billboard screen in front of 54, 000 people. It's a shame to think that dancing

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Let's hear it for Guillaume Reymond

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Off to France. Any posts in the next week will be from there. I've got my French phrase book and I'm ready to kick some ass american style.

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New Hobowilson ringer T-shirts now available. $15 donation to SYLHoF (support your local hobo foundation) or free with evidence that you've enlightened someone on the merits of Duchamp.(If you by chance happen to see a graffiti version of this character in your town, we had nothing to do with it)

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non se·qui·tur -1. An inference or conclusion that does not follow from the premises or evidence.2. A statement that does not follow logically from what preceded it. 3. primitive forms of communication between hobosI used to write ridiculously precious letters to loved ones about all sorts of nonsense that occupied me in that particular moment. The task of making the letter seem cohesive was

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Some Amazing album covers sent in by Mr. Horton.

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Hello gracious and shiny friends,We're in a season of travel. Came back from DC today. traffic was smooth. 6 hours smoooooth. On the way down it was 10 hours. There's nothing like waiting in line for stale fast food at a rest stop to see how pitifully similar all human beings are. (we need food. we need to poop. we get thirsty. we all have cars. we're all caught in a private universe

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Got to speak to Goose Gossage, the Yankee closer in the late 70's, this morning on the radio. This dude could hurl.

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Here's a flash animation with an interesting Narrative structure.

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(thanks Kelly)

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Will be going to France soon to check out churches and museums in the northern part of France and the Loire Valley. Autun is out of the way but worth the excursion to see Ingres' St. Symphorian painting in the cathedral. You Beantowners know the amazing painted studies in the Fogg for this giant history painting Ingres worked on for 10 years. (Well, maybe you don't, but you should.) The

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Came out of the studio to find a hopskotch design leading to my car. Initially, I saw it as some sort of Jessica Stockholder installation (she used to have a studio down the hall from me). And then I saw this scrawled nearby.Usually you see Tommy + Jane or some other 2 names. It seemed hard to believe that these names were spelled correctly. Jovonny (Giovanni?) and Xyomara. But there was Eva

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what can you say except, "he likes to chop down trees."

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A swan we got to feed while camping. I tend to overlook beauty, but how could one overlook a creature so seductively gorgeous?One gets inventive while camping: long exposures with a dancing bug candle. (now we too are painters of light)Roland as an angel of death. Kelly's bad ass drawings of a bunny and a swan are below.

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Sometimes it's the little things that brighten your day.

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Put up my artsite and within two days made a sale. God Dam this internet thing works. Sold two paintings today. Made $5,150. 5150 is the California Police designation for a mentally disturbed person or for you laymen (and laywomen), a really bad Van Halen Album. I see it as a sign from God (whoever she is) to continue the general nature of my paintings, and just when I was going to opt for

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3 Reasons to learn the guitar: Skip James Elliott Smith Minor Threat2 Reasons not to:You can hear some rare Elliott Smith stuff here

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At this time last year I had a residency at the Vermont Studio Center. Here is some footage. The motto there seemed to be "Work Hard, Party Hard, but if you can only do one, make it the latter." I've forgotten the name of the girl from Scotland that provides the commentary, but it is just as entertaining as the footage.Abe is the musician on the right, and the sole Yankee fan in Vermont. I

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A few new pieces. The extremely populated painting is in progress. I'm trying to create another body of work this Summer and will be looking for shows (group/solo). If you discover any that might fit my work let me know or send people to the art site. Feels gooooooood to be in the studio.untitled cut paper on toned paper, 18"x12"Blue Shooters, 18"x12", acrylic on canvas paneluntitled as of yet

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Hi. Sorry for the lack of posts, folks. Been in the studio as of late. Trying to salvage what hope is left in painting (and there is hope). In the midst of putting up a site for art work at www.lewisart.blogspot.comCheers,Nathanps grew up with a repro of this drawing and one by Rubens.

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Matt Barney's Occidental Guest at Barbara Gladstone. Entrance had space pod like tracks leading up to soft lard/wax that had been stepped through to get to office desk (pic 1). Big gallery held large walled container of fluid opened or ruptured by collapse of one of the walls(pic 2). Back Gallery contained ruins of Naval ship scaffolding and tubing with Naval Rope(pic 4). All installations

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Big Red and Shiny has listed wecouldbeheroes as one of their favorite blogs. Thank you folks. Your kindness and lack of decency amazes me.

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I'm planning on some new paintings with monumental Fred Astaires stomping on the masses with unending grace.

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So, last night was the first match up for the Yankees and the Redsox this year. Johnny Damon returned to his former home in the enemy's uniform. Highlights were Boston fans in the bleachers throwing money onto centerfield where Johnny plays and the common t-shirt with his picture and the words "looks like Jesus, acts like Judas." If you are acquainted with the clean cut, close shaven Johnny

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A friend just sent me a link to this blog of lo-fi audio recordings of music performances in subways. Check it. (thanks Sean) (if it doesn't play in explorer, try Safari)

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Check out Exit Art's video Podcast of the Praying Project. (just type in exit art in the podcast directory) Artists were asked to perform or reveal their definition of Prayer in the windows of the Exit Art Gallery. Religious/spiritual fervor, attitude, or practice is something inherent to most artists, but is seldom addressed.Exit Art

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Josh Greene has started a grant foundation that entails gathering his tips from one night a month of waiting tables in an upscale San Francisco restaurant. This money, which is usually around $250, is given to the most interesting proposal he receives from potential recipients. Helena Keeffe's project was to give the people a chance to write a speech for President Bush where he would apoligize

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Yale gave a free performance of Bach's St. John's Passion on Saturday under the conductor Simon Carrington. I've been to two performances of Bach's Mass in B minor and one performance of the St. Matthew Passion, but none of them held up to the recordings I had of each piece. This performance held up to the recording I own. With 40 parts, the monumentality of the piece is overwhelming.

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I brought the following handout to my drawing students. It's from the 19th Century Academie de Beaux Artes. Charles Bargue was a terrible artist but could simplify things amazingly well. He would make these diagrams to help the students understand how to approach form through line. Some of my more saavy/easily bored students amused themselves by reworking the diagram. Please consider this an

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Just finished Calvino's Baron in the Trees. Not a great novel, but Calvino has a knack for taking a simple but unusual idea and running with it. The main character, Cosimo, initially decides to climb into the trees after being scolded by his parents. He resolves to stay in the trees initially to spite his parents and win a challenge with a neighboring girl. His reason for climbing into the

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Saw and shook hands with Chris Moore from Project Greenlight this Wednesday. Strangely enough he was at Wesleyan at a thesis show. I didn't know his name, I just remember him as the annoying guy on the HBO special, so my response was pretty immediate. "Hey, Project Greenlight, how you doin?" He was definitely satisfied with the recognition, and I was, with horror at the recognition, a meager

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I watched the Aristocrats recently. A documentary about the dirtiest joke ever told. It's not a great film, but there is a nice segment from George Carlin where he speaks about trying to find the boundaries that our culture gives itself, and that he feels his job is to pull, through laughter, a few people beyond the line of their comfort to a reality that is more inclusive. A couple of years

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Both my Grandmother and Grandfather died this week. Ruth's funeral was Saturday. Al's will be Monday. Soon, their possessions will be handed down to the relatives and friends. My father has more possessions than his house will hold, and the garage is in similar troubles. Heavily into antiques, estate sales, and ebay, he has an extensive collection of flow blue plates, American primitive and

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I mark the day of adulthood from the first moment I stood up to my father. That was about 15 years ago. A troubled relationship soon blossomed into one of mutual respect. Working on projects was our first act of camaraderie. Our first project together was a small launch ramp for a bicycle. Since then, we've been involved in fountains, frames, rabbit cages, roofing, pruning, injuring

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Back in Cali for Spring break. Spring is already evident here. The colors and exotic plants that are able to grow in this climate make it seem like a fantasy land. In the East we look at the people from the West and mutter in the back of our head "God Damn Hippies!" Being out here, one can see how it happens. There are so many people here in Sacramento that look like they're having a good

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The highlight of the Whitney: Urs Fischer and Rudolf Stingel. This is the front room as you enter the biennial on the fourth floor. There was a wonderful sense of dialogue between the two artists' work. Urs Fischer had cut giant holes in two sides of the white walls of the gallery, showing the aluminum structured interior of the walls. Cut with a saws-all, the irregularity of the holes and

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