a visual collective outlet of inspiration 
i’m so on…. by dd
kunstgaleriebonn vernissage: papier/paper show in bonn germany
max cole: ohne title, 2005
werner haypeter: ohne titel 2011
hadi tabatabai: weave 2011
john zinsser: color bars III 2009
leave it to the germans to produce an immaculately simple and beautiful catalog even for a small show in bonn. everything, the invite and the catalog look simple and sharp. the show, “papier/paper”, beautifully and consistantly curated included the work of frank badur, detlef beer, max cole, werner haypeter, karim noureldin, hadi tabatabai, john zinsser, beat zoderer. the show will be up july 15th to august 26 th 2011 and the opening will be on july 14th 7PM. if you are in the vacinity do stop by for the opening: kunstgaleriebonn, villa faupel, lotharstrabe 106, D-53115 bonn, GmbH. by dd
back from the islands
a week of nothing to do but lay around sipping on cold drinks and watching the sunset, well set. i watched the fishermen pull their catch out and hand selected what i wanted for dinner… the way it should be. it was great but glad, in a sadistic way, to be back. by dd
LA WOMAN
LA bound, and even though this is almost definitely not there, i can’t shake this gorgeous image by john rawling, for vogue circa 1947… because it’s my fantasy of soft sand and perfect nails. i may have posted this already but who cares, we could all enjoy another look, non? by kl
melvin sokolsky
art district galery, squatting the newly renovated hotel royal monceau in paris is showing the work of photographer melvin sokolsky. the man was made famous by his bubbles pictures, where a model was put into a human size plastic bubble (very pierre cardin) and trow into the river. as far as i’m concerned, i never new the other body of work he made, and i quite like this one. by pp.
‘The Clock’ by Christian Marclay
how much can you fit into one day? is this a 24 hour interpretation of the new york minute? seriously. but when i unsuspectingly came across this piece at the hayward last fall, with no recognition other than the fact the artist was represented by White Cube, i was refreshed and impressed. it’s been a while since we’ve seen something that is both welcoming to experience and provides an experience that makes you a little more conscious of your own. basically that time moves at different paces. christian marclay won the golden lion award at this year’s venice biennale for this time obsessed version of a day. by kl
MORE FLOWERS – WOLFGANG TILLMANS
more cy twombly
by pp.
beau grey green
love this image by beautiful brit beau grealy. nice coloring, so 90’s sorrenti. grey hair, green couch, it’s exactly how i feel right now. by kl
how to survive in the woods
games and peanuts. need i say more? … oh, and someone to play with. by kl
a living man declared dead – by taryn simon
it’s nice to see work that has a personality to it’s approach. not only are taryn simon’s photographic trials humanely interesting, but they show her interest in the irony of life. sometimes sad, sometimes hurtful, always poking at the imperfection and impurity of being human, they bring you between compassion and appreciaton.
i’m interested to see this new big investigation called ‘a living man declared dead and other chapters’. like her past projects i don’t think it can help but coax people to be more curious, to want to understand the background, and then to have a different perspecitive coming out the other end. I don’t know much about this new project except it was produced over a four-year period (2008-11), during which she researched and recorded bloodlines, from around the world, and their related stories. in the eighteen ‘chapters’ the external forces of territory, power, circumstance or religion collide with the internal forces of psychological and physical inheritance. it’s at the tate modern right now. might have to cross the pond sometime before it’s gone by kl
taryn simon – a threat of uncovered worlds
detective taryn simon uses photography to reveal worlds and people we would never see otherwise. i’m sure her underlying talent is as a smooth talker, as she has executed some of the most interesting and dryly humorous explorations in modern imagery. somehow this contemporary art princess was a threat so great walt disney world couldn’t even indulge her. by kl
