Monthly Archives: July 2009
Open Studios and Food Market
I will be spending the next month grueling over the computer organizing two projects I’ve dreamed of putting together the last few months. Both takes places in Greenpoint, a neighborhood I am becoming more and more embedded in. First is … Continue reading
I Believe You, Liar
My friend Lucas is launching a photo art book titled “I Believe You, Liar” in LA this weekend. The book is self-published and curated in such a way to completely trip you out. Above image is an example. I’ll hopefully … Continue reading
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Free Bootcamp for Art
My dear friend Nicole teaches boot camp at Prospect Park a few days a week and Bootcamp Republic is starting an artist program where you get a free 3 week course in exchange for art influenced by or related to … Continue reading
Food Party
So I was reading this article on artcat one day and discovered this woman named Thu Tran. She’s in my neighborhood and has successfully ingeniously merged art and food. She has a crazy show recently picked up by IFC called … Continue reading
Tadashi Moriyama
Today’s special at Beautiful/Decay: Tadashi Moriyama I found Tadashi Moriyama’s work during Bushwick Open Studios this past June and fell in love with the intricacy and obsessive mark making process that is evident in each ink and gouache work. Each … Continue reading
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Plates and Records
Friends and I have started a supperclub called Plates and Records. It got an article on Metro this morning. Radical. Our first dinner was Indian, made in my house, served in my backyard. It was glorious. Join us on Facebook. … Continue reading
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Elsewhere
- A reflection on the newly opened Transmitter Park in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. – Today’s special at Beautiful Decay: India Street Mural Project artist Chris Soria.
Handsome Furs and Bowerbirds
I’ve been itching to make music lately and I’ve created a criteria of sorts on what it would sound like. First and foremost it would make you simultaneously dance and cry. Beats would be basic and bass heavy and would … Continue reading
Zander Blom
Today’s Beautiful/Decay Special is: Zander Blom The potential lack of conceptual elements and an escapist mode of abstraction ignites the tension between physical space and non-functional form. Read more here.
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Passed Hor d’Oeuvres
I recently had the opportunity to cater a cocktail party. I initially turned down the offer out of fear and doubt and offered the gig to a private chef friend. Then I thought, why the hell not, it’s an opportunity … Continue reading
