cranky is more than a mood — its an attitude
I have been meaning to thank Karolina Sussland, publicly (or at least moderately publicly) for her encouragement in all matters web. I had a Wordpress.COM blog and she showed me the way to Wordpress.ORG. Not only do I count Karolina as a good friend here, in the desert, I totally admire her mind and her [...]
On page 29 of the July 27 New Yorker, there’s a bunch of advertisements… pearl earrings, all natural almond butter, and the soul storage company…
“Is your soul weighing you down? Store it! In a painless outpatient procedure, Dr. David Flintsein can extract and store your sould in our state-of-the-art cold souls storage facility.”
www.storeyoursoul.com
No need to [...]
In an interview with Bennett Simpson in ArtForum (April 2001), Nicolas Bourriaud said
One of the most important ideas for me is what i called the “criterion of coexistence.” Take the example of ancient Chinese and Japanese painting, which always leaves space open for the viewer to complete the experience. This painting is an ellipses. I [...]
This is a cartoon by Suzanne van Rossenberg, a dutch artist living in Leiden. She takes the name Patricia Cornflake for these small drawings. Her larger body of work is a series of paintings that trade on queer identities and the power of storytelling. I consider Suzanne a friend, although we’ve never shaken hands. We [...]
I have a thing for foot cream. I must have four or five different kinds in the house at any given moment. I don’t know why I have them, perhaps the Piscean thing again? Whatever the case, I’ve decided to approach this preoccupation as research. Here are my findings.
Davies Gate Cardamom Foot Butter
Now that I’m [...]
Ladybird beetle near Three Mile Island, USA
Dent and a black growth on wings.
Watercolor, New Cumberland 1991
Cornelia Hesse-Honegger’s work is simply amazing. The Swiss scientific illustrator collects, studies and paints [...]
I live on a street named MINNEZONA, an unsettled hybrid of MINNESOTA and ARIZONA to be sure. When I first moved to the street, someone left a note on my door one day when I was out. It said that I needed to drive more slowly because there are children and pets who play on [...]
I found this over at the Sugarbutch Chronicles and can’t wait to call Esther.
About four years ago, I was interviewed by a pych phd student who was writing a dissertation (she actually finished hers!) on different attitudes toward queer identifying that have, at the core, liberatory associations… the only bad part about the experience is [...]
This looks very interesting! I could do something about William PopeL’s installation in Santa Monica!!!
‘Sculpture and Performance’
Henry Moore Institute and Tate Liverpool
Thursday 25 and Friday 26 March 2010
This two-day conference will explore the complex relationship between sculpture and performance over the last century and into the present. Much research [...]
I got the letter this morning. It’s official: I will be increasing my hours at work by 20%. That’s working four days a week instead of three. Yes, its great news because I need the money. Am I happy about spending another 8 hours at the day job? No.
When people ask me what I do, [...]
I used to blame my shoe fetish on being Pieces. That’s not working for me any more. Nope. I have come to accept my penchant for good foot wear as perfectly mercurial - not Piscean!
__ Note to self: can something be mercurial and not astrological? Is Mercury ever in Pisces? __
There’s a great joint in [...]
Oh my. Wicked was as bad as I thought it would be. Truly. I never really expect to be entertained or pleased by what I see in big productions like this one. Instead, I come away feeling assaulted by the visuals, pummeled by the sound, pinched by the too small seats. I can only blame [...]
I am now resigned to putting my body into vigorous motion five times a week for a minimum of 40 minutes per session. This translates to going to the gym every day of the week for at least one hour. 5 aerobic sessions, two resistance sessions… That’s not a lot to ask, is it? No. [...]
I’m going to see Wicked tonight with my mother, she loves musical theater. Every touring Broadway production that I’ve seen in the past five years is due to my daughterly dedication. While I don’t really regret any of the productions, I’ve yet to see one that I would choose to see again or would have [...]