We continue our Featured Artist Series here at Bliss Street Studios with Matthew Newton, our artist for August. We enjoyed viewing some of his interval paintings and vitrines at an open studio last year, and are happy to highlight him this month. Below are his answers to our Seven Questions: enjoy! Q. What has quickened [...]
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Featured Artist: Matthew Newton
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“Arcs and Lines”—Sol LeWitt at Dia:Beacon
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This weekend we hopped on the MetroNorth Hudson line and rolled on up to Dia:Beacon to get an eyeful of contemporary visual art. I was particularly moved by Joseph Beuys’ mixed-media sculptural environment/installation, Aus Berlin: Neues vom Kojoten (From Berlin: News from the Coyote). Beuys is a creative inspiration to me, and I was thrilled [...]
Tags:Dia:Beacon·Evan·improvisation·John O'Brien·Joseph Beuys·Mass MoCA·Sol LeWitt·Thelonious Monk·Will Reynolds
“Ephemera” by Christian Marclay
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On Friday 23 July, I attended a peformance of Christian Marclay’s “Ephemera” at the Whitney Museum. “Ephemera” consists of fragments from Marclay’s collection of clippings, candy wrappers, ads, and sundry disposable printed items decorated with musical notes, assembled into a score that can be organized and interpreted using one or more instruments. John Zorn and [...]
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Featured Artist: Leonard Johnson
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We’re delighted to continue our Featured Artist Series here at Bliss Street Studios with Leonard Johnson, our artist for the month of April. Leonard is my [Colette's] dad, and I grew up watching his oil paintings come to life. We have four of his paintings proudly displayed in our living room. Below are his answers to [...]
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Lovetown, PA
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Gene Schmidt (who recently measured Manhattan with yardsticks) has a new project over at Kickstarter, a funding platform for a bevy of creative folks. His new project, LOVETOWN PA, is a response to his question: “What would St. Paul’s beautiful, and sometimes difficult text on love look like on the streets of Philadelphia, the City [...]
The Checker King
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Here’s a blast from the past –a 39-min-long documentary I scored in 2004… [clearspring_widget title="SnagFilms Film Widget" wid="4837b4759c19ccae" pid="4b570eae77dd3379" width="300" height="250" domain="widgets.clearspring.com"] via The Checker King – Watch the Documentary Film for Free | Watch Free Documentaries Online | SnagFilms. Bookmark on DeliciousDigg this postRecommend on Facebookshare via RedditShare with StumblersTweet about itSubscribe to the [...]
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Awesome Gifts Under $20
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I love these dapper animal portraits from Berkley Illustration, that are surprisingly affordable, starting at $10 for a 5×7 print. Check out these and more here. Bookmark on DeliciousDigg this postRecommend on Facebookshare via RedditShare with StumblersTweet about itSubscribe to the comments on this post
A Ridiculous Reclamation
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Several weekends ago, we visited Jimmy Miracle in his Brooklyn studio to view a recent installation. Jimmy strung up an abandoned air-conditioner with wire and countless threads, leaving us suspended in wonder at the result: Bookmark on DeliciousDigg this postRecommend on Facebookshare via RedditShare with StumblersTweet about itSubscribe to the comments on this post
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Brooklyn Bicycle
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Phoenicia Sunset
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