Much has been made about Google Buzz and it’s privacy issues. However, for me, it’s totally paid off for me. Last week an old friend posted some pictures of the cherry blossoms in DC; I commented and he invited us down for the weekend. How could we say no (especially since Wen had never been).… Continue reading DC on a Whim
Tag: Art
The Fall
A few weeks back, Wen and I went to see Richard Mosse‘s The Fall at the Jack Shainman gallery (more Mosse photos). Mosse is a great photographer who travels to the edges of the world to capture images of catastrophe and then prints them on a massive scale. I highly recommend reading his recent interview… Continue reading The Fall
Instant Admiration to Instant Revulsion
I ended up having Friday afternoon free (thank you Easter!) so I decided to walk home and stop off at a couple of art galleries in Chelsea. As I walked down 19th and passed the David Zwirner gallery, I was stopped in my tracks by this: It literally looked like somebody had turned a small… Continue reading Instant Admiration to Instant Revulsion
Rude Ink
Yesteday Wen and I saw an exhibit at STUX Gallery featuring the work of the Dutch artist Ruud van Empel. van Empel has a unique technique: he take dozens or hundreds of digital photographs, superimposes them into one impossible photo and then supersaturates the image so that it appears to jump off the page. Here’s a… Continue reading Rude Ink
Conjecture
Just down the street from us is Madison Square Park. It’s a lovely little park that is surrounded by heritage buildings (Flatiron, Met Life, New York Life) and is home to the Shake Shack. It’s also notable as one of the few sites in the city that promote public art. In 2007, they featured sculptures… Continue reading Conjecture