Hrag Vartanian

Critic, Curator, Editor-in-chief and co-founder, Hyperallergic

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Links & Comments (2010-12-04)

December 4, 2010 by hv

Joanne McNeil's reading of Overfutured at #TheSocialGraph
Joanne McNeil's reading of her essay "Overfutured" at #TheSocialGraph (Nov 20, 2010)
  • My fortune cookie place may have jumped the shark. http://twitpic.com/3as56x #
  • I am under pressure and my thoughts fail me. #24hKith #
  • All about bar hopping to celebrate tonight. #
  • Where I am right now. http://twitpic.com/3axf45 #
  • The stuff you do in a bar with @NateXHill & Peter Dobill. http://twitpic.com/3axiys #
  • Photo: Another Williamsburg bathroom. http://tumblr.com/xi6sb4xjf #
  • Thanks to everyone who came out for #TheSocialGraph Expect a few things in Dec incl. a catalogue! Stay tuned… see some of you at #Rank #
  • Checking out Joan Thorne show at Sideshow gallery. Looks too retro (80s) for my taste. Tho they photograph well. http://twitpic.com/3b5496 #
  • Sam Martineau paintings on linen & shirts at Rawson Peojects is strong and photos don’t do it justice. http://twitpic.com/3b5lvt #
  • Picasso’s Electrician Claims to Own Hundreds of Works http://t.co/6yoiCtP via @hyperallergic #
  • There is no line at Grimaldis. That’s rare. #
  • Off to Miami and wondering if I’ll see anyone other than New Yorkers there. #probablynot #btwihateflying #
  • I love Michael Schall’s moody graphite pieces but in a well-lit warehouse there’s no magic in these. #sadface http://twitpic.com/3br85n #
  • A nice Thomas Nozkowski at BravinLee Programs at Seven, “Q-80” (2006) http://twitpic.com/3br88y #
  • I forget this artists name but a nice comedic interlude to looking at Seven. http://twitpic.com/3br93u #
  • My first report from Miami, stay tuned for tweets from Miami Basel today // Miami’s Seven Art Fair Goes Indie http://t.co/rDGMffb #
  • A nice Rothko “Saffron” (1957) at Galerie Gmurzynska. Though against a black bkgrd seems too severe. http://twitpic.com/3bxrwh #
  • Art Basel Miami report: not everything is sold out. Sign that art economy shaky? #creatingdrama #
  • Here’s a secret. I’m a sucker for a good Ben Nicholson. “Painting” (1935) frame in frame thing is cool here. http://twitpic.com/3bxtu2 #
  • Mitchell-Innes & Nash’s display of classic Caro & Noland is the living room I always wanted. (ahem, @Veken) http://twitpic.com/3bxvrf #
  • Another view cuz it’s just too good. That’s Noland’s “The Time” (1967) in background. http://twitpic.com/3bxvsk #
  • Great comment overheard at Mitchell-Innes Caro/Noland booth. “You certainly have the cleanest booth.” #
  • Does anything scream “buy me, dot-com billionaire” more than a Robert Longo drawing? “Andy’s Wave…” (2010) http://twitpic.com/3bxx9q #
  • Refreshing to see prices listed beside works. This de Kooning (“Seated Woman” c1960-66) can be yours for $85K! http://twitpic.com/3by06w #
  • Shafrazi brought Robert Williams? Really? Yikes. #
  • I think I just found the worst Jean-Michel Basquiat ever. “Desmond” (1985). http://twitpic.com/3by2ky #
  • The Mary Boone booth looks so retro with works by David Salle, Peter Halley, Kruger… #
  • Karmelo Bermejo’s “It (Most artworks devalue over time)” (2010) gives us a reality check. http://twitpic.com/3bydop #
  • Strangest Murakami I’ve seen. “Playful&Carefree/…Leisurely Meander/On Puppy Is./My Response to Leonardo…” (2010) http://twitpic.com/3byh9t #
  • There’s a parental discretion advised Art Kabinett room w works by Otto Muehl, both titled “Astronaut” & 1963. http://twitpic.com/3byizy #
  • Most of these videos blow.
    Now I’m watching a woman kiss a moth. #killmeplease #stayinartschool #
  • Sad day // @hyperallergic: Smithsonian Caves to GOP Pressure, Removes Ant-Covered Jesus Video http://t.co/OgMHimw #
  • Gagosian’s at his own booth, which is pretty dull = safe blue chip. Looks like he phoned it in. #
  • I got really tired. Off for a nap. #
  • Miami cabbie told me theyre bracing for a big week. They looove the fairs. He says today kinda slow, but friends told him yesterday = busy. #
  • I can’t believe @lauraisaacart found the perfect shirt for me. Social Mixed Media = martini + iPhone. http://twitpic.com/3c1vbs #Rank #
  • A tidbit of truth from #Rank http://twitpic.com/3c1wqt #
  • Just crashed Aqua and the bar line is long but @Powhida made us jump the line to the front. Success! #
  • A work by David Kramer titled “Don’t Got me Started…” (2010) at Brooklyn’s Eyewash Gallery. http://twitpic.com/3c2hio #
  • The bathroom in this place in SoBe really doesn’t want me to order food. http://twitpic.com/3c2ow3 #
  • I’m still really angry about this // @hyperallergic: Smithsonian Caves to GOP Pressure, Removes Ant-Covered Jesus Video http://t.co/OgMHimw #
  • I’m having the time of my life with @jen_dalton #
  • Hey @cmonstah I found your icon. http://twitpic.com/3c30gp #
  • FYI: being at a party no one else can get into makes you a douche. #
  • If you love me you should buy me this. http://twitpic.com/3c37ph #
  • Award for trippiest art work is Fred Stonehouse’s “Starman” (2009) @ Philip Stein Gallery (St Louis) #AquaArtFair http://twitpic.com/3c37vd #
  • Space Invader at Collins & Espanola Way. http://twitpic.com/3c38p9 #
  • I’m so excited @Veken is about to arrive in South Beach! Can’t wait!!! #
  • Lots of pics of what I saw yesterday // Art Basel Miami in Pictures http://t.co/GrJMUp4 #
  • A view of the Helen Allen (founder of Pulse) discussion on Art Fairs at #Rank http://twitpic.com/3c8v5o #
  • Anthony Lister is having a pop-up show at 2320 N Miami Av #ArtBaselMiami http://twitpic.com/3c937x #
  • A performance going on at Fountain. Limchoy Lee’s “Soft Don’t Go” (2010) http://twitpic.com/3c960s #
  • Brian Leo at Leo Kesting is always entertaining. http://twitpic.com/3c9c1j http://twitpic.com/3c9c1o http://twitpic.com/3c9c1b #
  • A work about the credit card trap by Steven Gagnon. http://twitpic.com/3c9d8h #
  • So true! By @trustcorp at McCraigWelles, Fountain. http://twitpic.com/3c9fom #
  • You know you want these bread shoes. If you text “?Mother” to 767825 you might get it. http://twitpic.com/3ca1yh #
  • More credit card humor but this time from D*Face at Scope. http://twitpic.com/3cabez #
  • Yo @stephentruax you’re going to have to forgive me for missing your thing at #Rank I’ll explain later. #
  • Early market research suggests @hyperallergic tshirt going to be a success. 10+ have complimented @Veken on his. http://twitpic.com/3cagd3 #
  • This is for @Smithsonian, @npg & idiot who gave the OK to censor // And Now a Message from Jesus to the Smithsonian http://t.co/2BgL4Gp #
  • This is excellent! // @kristoncapps: D.C. artists are not letting the censorship happen without making some noise: http://bit.ly/gnC1fS #
  • Fountain has performance mania. Check out Sisters Adina &Arielle Bier doing “AABIER” Now THIS is gangsta & indie! http://twitpic.com/3ccbef #
  • Luke Chueh on lowbrow. Scope http://twitpic.com/3ccbgc #
  • The tension at the Miami art fairs is between sleep & parties & art & time to blog #gottakeepgoing #
  • And the night begins but I don’t think we’ll be out late. First stop Wynwood Walls. #
  • Kenny Scharf in the house, well, the trailer actually. Wynwood Walls http://twitpic.com/3ccv7f #
  • This is for you @NateXHill. http://twitpic.com/3ccxs8 #
  • JFK has a message for the hipster-phobic on the streets on Wynwood. Cc @cmonstah http://twitpic.com/3cd1t0 #
  • At the Scope party. Where’s the bar? http://twitpic.com/3cdb8b #
  • I was given a giant tropical flower. I am happy. http://twitpic.com/3cdg85 #
  • Father/somn love. Ian McGillivray’s “All I Wanted Was a Happy Meal” (nd) http://twitpic.com/3cdvfj #
  • Yo @starwarsmodernn, this one’s for you. http://twitpic.com/3cdvpo #
  • Valentina is an “award-winning” vector designer and she has a booth of stickers & magnets. #artwackiness http://twitpic.com/3cdwlc #
  • Quote of the night, “Cash leaves no residue.” #MiamiArtFairs #
  • DC Arts Community Protests Smithsonian Censorship (Photos) http://t.co/5rBAqCJ via @hyperallergic #
  • London Police reprezent at Graffiti Gone Global. http://twitpic.com/3ck5z5 #
  • The Barney’s charity street art chairs are here at Graffiti Gone Global. http://twitpic.com/3ck6tr #
  • Jason Andrews (@nortemaar ) serves Jack & root beer during @Pocketopia‘s #Rank discussion about fame. A+ http://twitpic.com/3cklsh #
  • Jason Andrews just said following @ @Pocketopia‘s #Rank talk, “It’s already been an hour & no one has said my name? I don’t feel famous.” #
  • Fountain Celebrates 5 Years of Giving the Finger to Old Skool Art Fairs http://t.co/QN3VWba via @hyperallergic #
  • Smithsonian Cowering From Idiots (video) http://t.co/lh3BdvO #
  • If there was ever a wannabe blue-chip fair it is Nada. This stuff is packaged to sell sell sell #
  • I like the layering on Nolan Hendrickson’s paintings at Ramiken Crucibld (Nada) #paintingsthatmakeyoulook http://twitpic.com/3cleky #
  • Turns out The Hole changes their booth everyday. That’s commitment. http://twitpic.com/3clkxh #
  • I adore almost everything Sarah Braman does. These sculptures sing! Museum 52 booth at Nada. http://twitpic.com/3clnxu #
  • Artist-designed crack pipes? Eli Hanson at The Company, LA (Nada) http://twitpic.com/3clsi9 #
  • J’adore all the painting I’m seeing at Nada incl Pam Lins’s “5:20 in space” (2010) (Nada) http://twitpic.com/3clvg5 #
  • Off to Fountain party. There better be food or I’m holding Shepard Fairey directly responsible. I’m too tired to be kidding about that. #
  • Music is good at Fountain. & @varonarts projection is cool. http://twitpic.com/3co3sq #
  • Dude you get to pick fresh cilantro & mint to put on your taco here. Loving it. Wait, that sounded kinda dirty. #
  • When LeBron enters art // Adam Taye’s “LeBron’s Appeal” (2010) /cc @ArtBystander http://twitpic.com/3coda0 #
  • Things you DON’T expect to see on a doily. NSFW. By Morgan Shagerberg. (Fountain) http://twitpic.com/3coij6 #
  • John Lamacchia, “Gold-plated Booger” at #Rank http://twitpic.com/3cok7e #
  • Theyre auctioning art to burn. Oy. /cc @elcelso http://twitpic.com/3coobt http://twitpic.com/3coobk #
  • And back to South Beach for food/coffee/blogging… #

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