A couple of things. First: happy New Year, everyone! Second (and third): I just saw this piece by Christian Marclay (Telephones, 1995) on my friend Angella’s blog this morning, and really loved it. Because, sometimes it really does come through a call–and when it does, it feels just as true as this looks, even without [...]
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It’s been about four months since I’ve last seen my friend Sati. It was August, and very early in the morning. We were in Paris, coincidently, and he was buzzing to get into my friend Alice’s apartment after having missed his train to Berlin. Or, wait. That was the second to last time I saw [...]
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I met Morgan Blair a few years ago when she came to San Diego as part of an artist exchange hosted by a non-profit arts organization I was working with, Sezio.org. Morgan trekked across the country with her pal Michael and took up residency in a warehouse we’d facilitated for the event in SD’s East Village. I became an [...]
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I first heard of N S E W (North, South, East, West) a few years ago when my old roommate, Angella, was explaining to someone the story behind the magnolia flower tattoo on her left biceps (yes, there is an s in biceps, even for the singular, as I just discovered). She said that she’d [...]
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A truly inspiring artist, Ai Weiwei was freed from Chinese Prison today. His controversial art work and complicated family history with the Chinese Communist Party makes this man a remarkable character. His work to expose truths of his country is shaking up the entire art world. My college teach of Professional Practice, Christian Viveros-Faune, still [...]
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Kent and I have been in New York for the last week curating Fall for men 2010. In between appointments and trade shows we have managed to get in a few art shows. One of our favorite Portland artists MK Guth is wrapping up a 3 month residency with an exhibit of her work at [...]
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This Saturday at Peninsula Park there is a rad pool party swimwear artshow. It’s going to showcase the work of 15 local artists/ designers. There will be a floating dock runway, “Por Que No” taco stand, beach balls, babes in bikinis, DJs, Art, and good times all around. I’m super excited and hope to see [...]
READ MORE »My little sister Taylor has become quite the world traveler having lived in Tibet, India, and Malawi. She’s probably the coolest person I know. Every time she returns from a new adventure, I listen to her stories with envy, pride, and amazement. In between working for her PHD in History (well I exaggerate she is [...]
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Artist Justin Gorman just e-mailed me a few options for our Spring windows.Which one do you guys like?
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