A Clock for Global Warming
Lee Hirsch, the director of Amandla!, brought up an interesting idea over dinner at La Luna (Paul’s favorite restaurant in Nosara). “Remember the debt clock?†he asked. He was talking about that giant odometer-like LED display that hung out for years in New York City that kept a minute-to-minute tally on the increasing national debt. […]
James Turrell And Skyspace
Okay, just bear with me a bit while I compare the artist James Turrell to the musician R. Kelly. 1) They create things that are very moving (shut up, haters of R. Kelly) 2) They both believe they can touch the sky Last night in New York City, Turrell spoke about the use of natural […]
Valentines and Doing-It-Yourself
A woman named Marian Bantjes hand-drew over 150 valentines for her friends. Who needs Hallmark’s when you’ve got yourself?
Marc Newson at Gagosian Gallery
Michael recently ferreted out an art show we’d all like: Gagosian’s Chelsea Gallery is displaying several objects by Australian designer Marc Newson, including surfboards made of hollow nickel. Michael will be blogging about the installation soon, but in the meanwhile, New Yorkers should go check it out before it comes down on March 3rd.
