a visual collective outlet of inspiration
this new exhibition of damien hirst called “nothing matters” reminds me of the painting basquiat and warhol did together, sometimes you can’t exactly get who did what. in the present case, it’s the same except one of the two is dead and it’s not damien hirst… can someone explain? by pp
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Damien Hirst: skateboard decks for supreme new york
xmas is upon us and i was looking for two boards for two of my favorite girls in the world, now this may not be a girls dream but i think its pretty close as far as boards get. hirst and supreme have a long standing relationship and these are bound to be limited in their edition at supreme. try, if you can to get one… they are being collected, one of each by avid fans (fans of hirst more than supreme i would guess), saw a friend with 2 and he said its the only two he “didn’t” have. good luck. a set is already available on ebay for $1,849.99. by dd
bermuda triangle – at the spring projects
if i were in london right now i would be on my way to bermuda triangle. a group exhibition featuring jacob sutton and hana al sayed at the spring projects. this gallery is naturally blurring lines between ‘professional creatives’ and ‘fine art’ with a roster including jaime hayon and the like. the exhibition also features work by artist bruce ingram. by kl
skit + skit
LAMOCA presents a “performance” by artist francesco vezzoli featuring lady gaga. as far as i’m concerned, vezzoli is to art what gaga is to music… so once again, i guess we haven’t missed much by not being in LA. by pp’
Nike Stages private reception at Deitch gallery new york
edward kim and our sweet richard chai
david selig cecilia dean brian malloy
my favorite piece in the show, tom sachs
tom sachs demonstrating the piece to lance
jose parla and jeffrey deitch
this past friday’s opening at the deitch projects was rather involved. it was the follow up to the paris mash-up openning at the galerie emmanuel perrotin that I missed and have been cursing myself ever since. the mixture of sports stars like lance armstrong and fashion gurus like richard chai and the girls from threeasfour made it a fun evening. even mr. andre saraiva poped in for a fag or two.
the work was quite nice but rather oddly curated. i was under the impression that one could get arrested in new york for putting kenny sharf and ed ruscha in one room. but apparently not. aside from that there were some impressive mixture of streeters and heavy hitters. raymond pettibon next to gursky, shepard fairey next to gai guo-qiang… tom sach’s bicycle titled “lances tequila bike for girls” was quite an amusement piece and perhaps my favorite. funny and cool. my second favorite piece was eric whites “foyer”… i couldn’t help but think of john baldessari’s balls!!
it was a good evening which was eventually topped off by sushi, plenty of sake and my favorite… sesame ice cream…
show is on display through november 21. don’t miss it. other works included pieces by: jules de balincourt, KAWS, richard prince, christopher wool, aaron young, futura, and others. all artwork on display, available for purchase, with proceeds directly benefiting the lance armstrong foundation for cancer. by dd
serene infinity : photos by Baron George Hoyningen-Huene
you can sense that he had the title ‘baron’ in the subdued confidence of these compositions by Baron George Hoyningen-Huene. i may take on the title myself. by kl
faithfully yours: waris Ahluwalia – house of waris
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well i must say this letter of sorts romanced the hell out of me. and that is the key to any object… romance. looking forward to seeing the collection tonight at phillips de pury… once again rather genius to have it unveiled at phillips auction house vs. the usual venues. well done. by dd
les valeureux
for those who read french, i might suggest this really beautiful blog. it’s called “les valeureux” which means the braves and it’s the meeting of a talented photographer and a talented writer. so one provide a picture and the other one writes a little text about it. there is a new one every day and it’s really powerfull. for those who can’t read french, just have a look at the pictures, that worth it whatever.
“La voix de Lou Reed me shootait un peu plus de minute en minute ; j’oubliai le froid, la solitude de cette ville désertée par la Semaine Sainte, cette question qui montait : « qu’est-ce que je fous là ? ». La lumière avait la liquidité opaque qu’a parfois l’East River au niveau du pont de Williamsburg : longues traînées jaunes sur une eau d’un violet sourd. Derrière : la ville, étonnamment calme depuis Brooklyn. (…)” by pp
Jorge pardo + george porcari: brooklyn exhibit
george porcari, photographic print
jorge pardo, sculpture from a previous exhibit
jorge prado, geroge porcari (who is one of my favorite artist, inspirations) and naomi fisher will be exhibiting their work at the momenta gallery in brooklyn openning reception friday october 30th 7:00-9:00 pm. curated by chris kraus, catalog essays by veronica gonzalez, mark von schlegell and sylvere lautringer. 359 bedford avenue, brooklyn new york. don’t miss it. by dd
more xavier veilhan-versailles
today the selby posted pics from the xavier veilhan show in versailles. the images really render the strange atmosphere of the exhibition, as well as the chateau, a lot more accurately than anything I could have done. and as it’s one of my favorite shows to go up for a very long time, i think this really completes our previous post. enjoy by pp
now showing at the white house: if i can’t have love… i’ll take sunshine
among all the nice art that the U.S. president has choosen to hang in the white house, (including: cindy sherman, ed ruscha, kiki smith, lorna simpson or julie mehretu) there is this obvious choice of glenn ligon’s… that felt an obvious choice for j.crew as well. i don’t know why, but it sounds funny to me by pp
heaven – james turrell museum in argentina
fly to buenos aires, then take a 2 hour flight to salta, then drive for 5 hours through rough terrain to get yourself to colomé. check in to the 5star winery resort (which also houses the first james turrell museum, sponsored by long-time turrell collector donald hess)… , and relax while watching the sun set through james turrell’s unseen blue. i think this would be my ultimate escape. geographical and cerebral. does anyone want to join me? by kl
