Monday, November 23, 2009
Sunday, November 22, 2009
Saturday, November 21, 2009
For the blind man in the dark room looking for the black cat that isn’t there
On view until January 3, 2010 the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis presents its most ambitious group show since its grand opening six years ago. Curated by Anthony Huberman, For the blind man in the dark room looking for the black cat that isn’t there starts with the premise that art is not a code that needs cracking. Celebrating the experience of not-knowing and unlearning, the artists in this exhibition understand the world in speculative terms, eager to keep art separate from explanation. Embracing a spirit of curiosity, this show is dedicated to the playfulness of being in the dark. Nashashibi/Skaer (Rosalind Nashashibi and Lucy Skaer) contribute their 16mm film Flash in the Metropolitan (2006), whereby the artists wander through the Metropolitan Museum of Art with the lights off, using a strobe light to briefly illuminate portions of small sculptural statues and vessels, as if the long story of the Metropolitan was reduced to a series of short poetic haikus.-Daily Server
On view until January 3, 2010 the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis presents its most ambitious group show since its grand opening six years ago. Curated by Anthony Huberman, For the blind man in the dark room looking for the black cat that isn’t there starts with the premise that art is not a code that needs cracking. Celebrating the experience of not-knowing and unlearning, the artists in this exhibition understand the world in speculative terms, eager to keep art separate from explanation. Embracing a spirit of curiosity, this show is dedicated to the playfulness of being in the dark. Nashashibi/Skaer (Rosalind Nashashibi and Lucy Skaer) contribute their 16mm film Flash in the Metropolitan (2006), whereby the artists wander through the Metropolitan Museum of Art with the lights off, using a strobe light to briefly illuminate portions of small sculptural statues and vessels, as if the long story of the Metropolitan was reduced to a series of short poetic haikus.-Daily Server
Friday, November 20, 2009
Nikhil Chopra in Yog Raj: Memory Drawings IX at the New Museum
Nikhil Chopra in Yog Raj: Memory Drawings IX at the New Museum Day 5: Yog Raj Chitrakar begins a dramatic transformation on the final night of his week-long performance.
Nikhil Chopra in Yog Raj: Memory Drawings IX at the New Museum Day 3: Reviewing his work for the day back at the museum.
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Jeanne-Claude, 74, American artist and resident of New York City, died suddenly November 18, 2009 as a result of of complications due to a ruptured brain aneurysm. Christo is deeply saddened by the passing of his wife, partner and collaborator and is committed to honor the promise they made to each other many years ago: The art of Christo and Jeanne-Claude will continue. A memorial will be announced at a later date. Christo requests that flowers not be sent. Memorial gifts may be made to the charity of your choice.http://www.christojeanneclaude.net/index.shtml
Barbara Ann Radnofsky, a Democratic candidate for attorney general, says that a clause in the 2005 constitutional amendment banning gay marriage may have, in fact, banned all marriage. Subsection of B of the amendment reads, "this state or political subdivision of this state may not create or recognize any legal status identical or similar to marriage," the wording of which, Radnofsky argues, "eliminates marriage in Texas." Current Attorney General Greg Abbott's spokesman said that the amendment is "entirely constitutional," and Radnofsky admits that it's unlikely that marriages will be disassembled based on the clause. But she still believes the wording is a "huge mistake." "Whoever vetted the language in B must have been asleep at the wheel," she said. -DBeast
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Jacko molest-rap dad kills himself
HAUNTED: Evan Chandler (above), whose son Jordan was paid $20 million by the King of Pop to silence his claims of molestation, shot himself in the head at Liberty Towers in Jersey City.
A tormented New Jersey dad, who spent nearly two decades grappling with his son's sensational molestation claims against Michael Jackson, finally ended his pain with a gunshot to the head, authorities said yesterday. The body of Evan Chandler, 65, the father of Jordan "Jordy" Chandler, was found in his luxury Jersey City apartment on Nov. 5 -- still holding his .38-caliber revolver as he lay in bed, officials said yesterday. There were five different prescription drugs in the home. No suicide note was found. Chandler died a broken man, gravely ill and estranged from his entire family, loved ones said, living out his days in sad isolation 17 years after Jackson first infected his world. Once a stunningly handsome and prominent Beverly Hills dentist, Chandler saw his life turned upside down by his son's claims -- enduring the collapse of his practice and physical assaults, and driven to disguise himself with repeated plastic surgeries to avoid abuse from rabid Jacko fans. Jackson was never charged with a crime, paying Jordan a staggering $20 million to end the probe into allegations he had molested the boy at Neverland Ranch and various other LA locations. The accusations initially tore Jordan, now 29, apart from his mom, June Chandler, who was blamed for getting him mixed up with Jackson. -TIM PERONE, LINDA STASI and DAVID K. LI, NY Post
HAUNTED: Evan Chandler (above), whose son Jordan was paid $20 million by the King of Pop to silence his claims of molestation, shot himself in the head at Liberty Towers in Jersey City.
A tormented New Jersey dad, who spent nearly two decades grappling with his son's sensational molestation claims against Michael Jackson, finally ended his pain with a gunshot to the head, authorities said yesterday. The body of Evan Chandler, 65, the father of Jordan "Jordy" Chandler, was found in his luxury Jersey City apartment on Nov. 5 -- still holding his .38-caliber revolver as he lay in bed, officials said yesterday. There were five different prescription drugs in the home. No suicide note was found. Chandler died a broken man, gravely ill and estranged from his entire family, loved ones said, living out his days in sad isolation 17 years after Jackson first infected his world. Once a stunningly handsome and prominent Beverly Hills dentist, Chandler saw his life turned upside down by his son's claims -- enduring the collapse of his practice and physical assaults, and driven to disguise himself with repeated plastic surgeries to avoid abuse from rabid Jacko fans. Jackson was never charged with a crime, paying Jordan a staggering $20 million to end the probe into allegations he had molested the boy at Neverland Ranch and various other LA locations. The accusations initially tore Jordan, now 29, apart from his mom, June Chandler, who was blamed for getting him mixed up with Jackson. -TIM PERONE, LINDA STASI and DAVID K. LI, NY Post
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Surprise From AboveAt the end of the corridor doors open
A surprise waits for those who pass
Some friends can be found there
There is a lamp that one does not light
And your unique shining eye
We descend the stairs barefooted
There is a burglar or the last to arrive
That no one waits for any longer
The moon hides itself in a pail of water
An angel on the roof plays with a hoop
The house collapses
In the stream is a flowing song
-Pierre Reverdy (1889-1960)
BUENOS AIRES (AP) — Two men who were granted a marriage license in Buenos Aires on Monday are planning what may be the first legal same-sex wedding in Latin America. “On December 1st we will become man and man,” said José María Di Bello, tears welling as a city clerk gave him the paperwork to marry his partner, Alex Freyre. The couple won the right to marry when a judge ruled last week that a ban on same-sex marriage violated Argentina’s Constitution. The mayor of Buenos Aires, Mauricio Macri, said the city would not appeal, in effect inviting other same-sex couples to pursue their rights in court.
Maybe he didn't like Sarah Palin calling him a "porn" star? Bristol Palin baby daddy Levi Johnston skipped his much-clamored-about full frontal for Playgirl, Gawker reports, though he posed in the buff and "there may be glimpses," just no "full on frontal nudity," according to Playgirl spokesman Daniel Nardicio. Initial reports portrayed the "fearless" Johnston as willing to go the full monty, but Levi's keeping it in his pants (or behind strategically positioned props) for now.-DBeast/Gawker
Crash of the Paparazzi Economy
It’s hard to believe that it was a little more than a year ago that People magazine made headlines by forking over $14 million—in partnership with the fabloid Hello!—for the first, exclusive photos of Brad Pitt and Angelina’s newborn twins, Vivienne and Knox. The sale was more than three times what People paid for the couple’s firstborn, Shiloh. The Daily Beast recently quantified just how far the paparazzi market has fallen. Taking a basket of photos sold by the paparazzi agency x17 Inc. during the golden years, 2005 to 2007, we created an index that compared the prices those snapshots fetched then with estimates of what they would garner now. All told, a typical celebrity shot sells for 31 percent less than it did in 2007. The dropoff has been more dramatic at the high end of the market. Six-figure photographs are down more than 50 percent.-Nicole LaPorte
Britney Spears Shaves her Head—February 16, 2007Image: x17online.com/
Price then: About $300,000 worldwide
Price today: About $100,000
“The day after we got these exclusive shots set off the wildest week I’ve ever had,” says Brandy Navarre, co-owner of paparazzi agency X17 Inc., who agreed to walk through The Daily Beast through some of the most iconic images their photographers snapped during the boom years, between 2005 and 2007, revealing just how much pricing has changed. “The phone rang non-stop; I spoke to people in almost every country around the globe; and there was literally no client that didn’t want these pictures.”
Mary-Kate Olsen Leaving Yoga Class—November, 2005Image: x17online.com/
Price then: $10,000
Price today: $6,000
“Magazines loved this shot for their fashion pages because Mary-Kate looks a bit like a hobo with a $2,000 Prada bag on her arm.”
KELLESIMONE Waits is bipartisan in her art. The daughter of troubadour Tom Waits not only did a caricature of Republican Condoleezza Rice dancing in a bikini -- but also painted Democrats Hillary Clinton and Nancy Pelosi in a horizontal clinch in their skivvies. At her opening last week at the Laurie Frank Gallery in Santa Monica were Johnny Depp, Tim Robbins, Rebecca De Mornay and Ed Begley Jr., plus her parents, Waits and Kathleen Brennan -- who had planned to be a nun until she met the gravel-voiced singer. -PAGE SIX, NY Post
SAVE THE WASHINGTON BLADE
The announcement came suddenly, apparently. From Washington City Paper's site this afternoon: Just hours ago, the staff of The Washington Blade learned that its parent company, Window Media, had filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, that the Blade was closed effective immediately, and that the paper’s two dozen employees were all out of work. Yow. A media institution and a gay institution, gone in one swoop. -Dave Cullen
The announcement came suddenly, apparently. From Washington City Paper's site this afternoon: Just hours ago, the staff of The Washington Blade learned that its parent company, Window Media, had filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, that the Blade was closed effective immediately, and that the paper’s two dozen employees were all out of work. Yow. A media institution and a gay institution, gone in one swoop. -Dave Cullen
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