Hrag Vartanian

“Edward P Jones, Junot Diaz and Jeffrey Eugenides all took 11 years to write their Pulitzer prize-winning novels”…boy, there’s hope for me yet

This is sad but funny…let’s hope McCain loses big just so the GOP will rethink the role of the racists among them.

Richard Serra’s commencement speech at Williams College: “The virtual reality of the media, be it television or Internet, limits our perception in that it affects our sense of space. It immobilizes our ability to apprehend actual physical space.”

Skidmore Owings & Merrill-designed office tower will be going up next to Long Island City’s only skyscraper…awww I always thought the Citi Tower looked lonely

Hirschhorn recently showed his installation Hotel Democracy at Art Basel after a self-imposed exile from exhibiting in his home country for “political reasons.”

Alphaville is a walled city in [Sao Paolo]…Hundreds of residents helicopter in & out over electrified fences & over 1000 security guards are employed. Residents can watch “TV Alphaville,” a 24 hour monitor of people entering & exiting the premises.

The branding of Brooklyn continues…

Strangest Flickr groups I’ve ever come across…and there’s a lot!

I couldn’t resist giving a shout out to my fellow Armenian Canadian…I’ve lunched with his photog bro, Malak, at some tony Ottawa resto but never had the pleasure of meeting him (via et)