Hrag Vartanian

Under the Manhattan Bridge in DUMBO

• At the Saturday at Phillips auction & I love how all prices are listed in US$, €, £, Chinese Yuans & Russian Rubles. #
• [PICTURED ABOVE] Under the newly opened arch of the Manhattan Bridge: http://twitpic.com/403vg #
• Why are all the Bushwick galleries closed on Sunday? Esp. those that advertised today as last day of their show. Fail! #
• Make your own Google profile for Google searches…check out mine here: http://www.google.com/profiles/vartanian #
• Got to work to discover email from Turkish American “reiterating” that Armenian Genocide didn’t happen…lovely way to start week, no? #
• Amen! RT @ginahyams: Twitter is a tool — it’s not the end or the beginning of civilization. #
• In a midtown Starbucks and there is a new mom feeding her baby a coffee-colored liquid in a baby bottle…she’s starting him young, no? #
• Finally a way to make ca$h! RT @swissmiss: Oh my! swiss-miss.com got hacked. I sent traffic to porn sites. There’s a new business model… #
• A huge list of art volk on Twitter: http://bit.ly/1hC96 (I think this is via @artfagcity) #
• OMG the Koolhaas building looks cheap & cheesy: RT @PaulPincus: Rem Koolhaas’s Prada Transformer opens in Seoul http://bit.ly/U3kpN #
• RT @RLHooper: @MattressFactory and @hragv: The list of arty twitterers is from @glasstire #
• Someone just posted comment on my blog looking for teachers to lead a graffiti workshop on Culebra Is. (Puerto Rico): http://bit.ly/Wcr8B #
• What a great way to start a vacation…three margaritas & one concoction I’ve never heard of…delightful! #
• Now on WBAI (99.5 FM) @10AM City Watch with Bill DeFazio is discussing the Parsons Fine Art /New School controversy. http://www.wbai.org/ #
• At the New Museum’s Younger Than Jesus show. So far no wow. #
• Someone just told me there’s going to be a Bushwick Biennial at Nurture Art in June. I love the idea!!!! #
• The best reason to paint is that there is no reason to paint. — Keith Haring (via @ABrooklynArtist) #
• Just bought National Geographic for Arctic Ocean map insert. I’m a geek ain’t I? & fact that I’m tweeting this means I must be a major one! #
• At Miami Art Museum. It’s quite small. Not much to see: http://yfrog.com/02b5adj #
• I was wrong the NeoHooDoo show on the 2nd Fl was rather good & an interesting concept. Didn’t you blog this show @cmonstah ? #
• The Clevelander in South Beach just reopened after major reno…place is hopping tonight with street party/scene but a tad frat partyish. #
• Snapshot from Ocean Drive as we leave the Gym Class Heroes concert at the Clevelander: http://yfrog.com/enznuj #
• I love this…so funny….CONFIRMED: Anti-gay Miss California had breast implants funded by Pageant: http://bit.ly/Ph0x4 #
• OMG…I’m on Pink Floyd tribute band cruise to the Bahamas & it looks like the 80s threw up in the ship: http://yfrog.com/3a8bcj #