February 2012
22 posts
I heart people.
I haven’t seen “my kids” for a whole week (they had mid-winter break) and today I realized how much I missed them. All of this reading tutoring business reminds me of my mom. I was overwhelmed by emotion on the walk back to campus and simply had to pause for a moment to let the tears come. I’m am usually unaccompanied by other pedestrians on this stretch of road,...
BrooklynQueens →
Founded in August 2010 by Keira Chatman, bklynQueens grew out of a love affair with vintage clothing, retail industries, an appreciation for all things style and design-oriented, and a healthy dose of dreaming. bklynQueens is an online vintage boutique that offers a creative and engaging shopping environment, an interactive atmosphere, and a finely curated assortment of pieces. The concept is...
Paul (muthaf&*%in') Mooney →
In his book Black Is the New White, comedy legend Paul Mooney writes the following about breaking into stand-up in 1970, at Ye Little Club, “Joan Rivers’s joint in Beverly Hills.” Caution — unrestrained language ahead:
...Bet Your Last Money (A Reflection on the... →
Wednesday morning I received a text from my friend and frequent collaborator, Michael Paul Britto bearing the sudden news of Don Cornelius’ death by apparent suicide…
January 2012
21 posts
WatchCAMPAiGN. (goseeit)
C24 Gallery | http://www.c24gallery.com/
Hybrid Thinking | curated by Wooster Collective →
NEW YORK, NY (December 19, 2011) — Jonathan LeVine Gallery is pleased to present Hybrid Thinking, a group exhibition curated by Marc + Sara Schiller of Wooster Collective, in their first curatorial since the groundbreaking 11 Spring exhibition, in December 2006. Hybrid Thinking brings together six preeminent emerging artists from around the world and for some it will mark their first...
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December 2011
20 posts
Apropos Appropriation →
Beyond the legal questions in a copyright infringement lawsuit involving the artist Richard Prince, the case asks if the flow of creative expression, riding a tide of instantly accessible digital images, can be slowed.
Niborama: The Incredible Whiteness of Art-Museum... →
niborama:
The recent New York Times story about an artist who turns couch surfing into relational aesthetics raised some interesting issues: in an age when the bunking at museums is becoming more commonplace—both as art piece and outreach—the idea of bringing the sleepover-art concept…
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Deana Lawson’s Intimate Strangers →
Customize your Barbie... →
I <3 Black People.
