When I heard about the recent Sea World incident, I immediately thought of the song "People Got A Lotta Nerve" from Neko Case's brilliant album, Middle Cyclone. Here is the video by Julie and Paul Morstad. You know they call them killer whalesBut you seem surprisedWhen it pinned you down to the bottom of the tankWhere you can't turn aroundIt took half your leg and both your lungsAnd I craved I
Saturday, 27 February 2010
Monday, 22 February 2010
Logorama
Posted on 08:08 by election
Amazing animated piece from French design studio, H5. Via Next Nature.
Saturday, 13 February 2010
In Conversation: Lyle Rexer and Amy Stein
Posted on 09:09 by election
Production still from Wendy and LucyPlease join me next Friday for a special event. I will be talking with renowned art critic Lyle Rexer about my series Stranded and the themes that connect it with Kelly Reichardt’s award winning film Wendy and Lucy.When I saw Wendy and Lucy in 2008 at the Film Forum I was struck by the similarities between Stranded and this beautifully simple film about a
Wednesday, 27 January 2010
Instruments of Empire
Posted on 09:39 by election
JC Penney © Brian Ulrich"In the eyes of empire builders men are not men but instruments."– Napoleon BonaparteThursday night is the opening of my two-person show with Brian Ulrich, Instruments of Empire, at Caption Gallery in Brooklyn. The exhibition will feature new work from my Stranded series and Brian’s Dark Stores series, plus work we created specifically for the show where we reference each
Tuesday, 19 January 2010
Spam Wins
Posted on 20:00 by election
I started this blog four years ago this June. In that time I've chronicled my life fresh from grad school to something close to an "emerged" artist. Lately, I have been contemplating whether or not to continue publishing as my day is pretty much filled with my job as a full time artist and teacher. I've decided to keep it going, but I've been looking for ways to trim blog time and make my life a
Sunday, 17 January 2010
MLK
Posted on 21:00 by election
Today is Martin Luther King Day. Few have contributed more to the American experience than MLK and while his legacy is often defined by his tireless fight for civil rights, it should not be forgotten that he was a pacifist to the core and an outspoken opponent of the Vietnam War.Listen to his Beyond Vietnam -- A Time to Break Silence speech delivered on April 4, 1967 at the Riverside Church in
Wednesday, 13 January 2010
William Greiner Auctioning Print and Book for Haitian Relief
Posted on 16:28 by election
Bingo Board, Luling La 1990 print up for auctionThe Reposed up for auctionThe super talented William Greiner is auctioning a $500 print & $40 book on eBay with all proceeds going to American Red Cross Haitian Relief.
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