This photo of a street sculpture by MRToll was hard earned. I ended up in a fight with a crotchy old street vendor who didn’t like me taking photos near his booth. I told him I had a write to take photos on a public sidewalk. Then he tried to stand between me and the sculpture and threw a bag on top of the street art I was photographing. I got pissed and told him that I’m a working art critic and he was not allowing me to do my job and if he continued I’d lodge a complaint with the city, which probably wouldn’t help his permit.
Then things got ugly. Assuming I was American, he asked if I fought for this country. I said no, but I didn’t feel like I had to. He mentioned he was a Vietnam War veteran and he fought for my freedom. I asked him if he took credit for all the bad wars or just the ones he agrees with?
- I love that many people who are otherwise seemingly openminded expect gay married guys to be a certain way. #
- Our Lady of Transformers #streetart #Williamsburg http://t.co/uAPeM8Qv #
- Kristen Jensen’s show at @NorteMaar http://t.co/lmqDybSZ #
- From the Village to 34th Street #Manhattan http://t.co/4z2AZRHV #
- I’m at a new coffee shop but won’t say where it is in case Gothamist or some other site catches on & ruins it for me. #21stCproblems #
- Ok, gearing up for my 1st Mandarin class next week. Is there anyone else who speaks or is trying to learn Mandarin that I can practice with? #
- This man is a mess // @dailykos: Mitt Romney stages reverse Sistah Souljah bellyflop on gay adoption http://t.co/Gbg321jj #
- This is how capitalism always seems to win // Graffiti Writer Gets Pwnd by Marc Jacobs – http://t.co/N2RheBfE #
- Well put // RT @bpiana: @hragv it can be a problem when your protest creates an image for someone who SELLS image. #
- Pure awesome…LOL // RT @richmintz: Also when the baby cried they gave her an iPhone to hold and suck on #reallyhappened #
- I think Williamsburg needs a good @brooklynpublic library west of the BQE. With all the new developments & kids, this is a must. #
- OMG, now I can stalk her online #probablyshouldnothavesaidthatoutloud //@sgentiluomo: Paola’s on Twitter! —> @curiousoctopus #
- The area around Penn Station is a human carnival. #
- Hands on beer. @ Park Avenue Armory http://t.co/dU0S6Gz0 #
- Tom Sachs at the Armory @ Park Avenue Armory http://t.co/e5QP5j9e #
- Welcome to tequila Tuesdays in TriBeCa. #alliterationtrifecta http://t.co/HAluQNnC #
- Me and @VAJIAJIA having fun at the @tumblr Storyboard party. http://t.co/nrN3L4Fv #
- Pic rocks! //@VAJIAJIA: Which one’s better? Internet or IRL? Tequila Tumblr Tom Sachs Tuesday. @MetEveryday @JennetteM http://t.co/vfBqjpLa #
- Guess what made it in the Made In NY tech map. @hyperallergic http://t.co/CFWAEwVd #
- A work by Jeannine Bardo #BrooklynCollegeGradCrits @ Boylan Hall http://t.co/Wtl4geJv #
- Nice use of caps in a tattoo. #BrooklynCollegeGradCrits @ Boylan Hall http://t.co/Zt2Q6uiL #
- Sam Jablon presenting #brooklyncollegegradcrits @ Boylan Hall http://t.co/yFMYtcge #
- Works by Alexander Doolan #brooklyncollegegradcrits @ Boylan Hall http://t.co/UnJiMxry #
- Work by John Ross #brooklyncollegegradcrits @ Boylan Hall http://t.co/lnWPk3NB #
- Another work by John Ross #brooklyncollegegradcrits @ Boylan Hall http://t.co/tPK5wUiZ #
- What a statistic // RT @nydailynews: One-seventh of humanity will cross a country’s border in 2012: UN http://t.co/c9RchQon #
- Detail of Richard Taddei’s “The Kiss” (1989) at @LGBTCenterNYC http://t.co/u65WJF3F #
- The Nat’l Geographic iPad app never fails to blow my mind. #whoa #
- And this one is my favorite for the multiple times of day. Ellis G No.3 #streetart #williamsburg http://t.co/iN8uXVSM #
- Ellis G has hit multiple spots on N6th St. No.1 #streetart #williamsburg http://t.co/uYKPMj9C #
- Ellis G No.2 #streetart #williamsburg http://t.co/7sPQGO2o #
- Does anyone know any magazines or news sources (like blogs) that music composers read? #
- What?! The world is truly post-gay now. // RT @jmcolberg: Donna Summer RIP http://t.co/MEwjB761 http://t.co/FBIA6DfP #
- HA! //@jamesrquinn: Why has no-one started a meme integrating 2 top stories of the day: Donna Summer’s death & Euro crisis? #eurosummer #
- Starfucker // RT @cmonstah: FYI, I once made Donna Summer a cappuccino. #
- Nice to see that Mike Kelley’s project will be realized // Finishing “Mobile Homestead” After the Death of the Artist http://t.co/HyiViXSV #
- BTW, this post ignores class #FAIL //@tmccool: Straight White Male: The Lowest Difficulty Setting There Is – @Kotaku http://t.co/ddyMQ5hb #
- It’s a very sad state of affairs for Afghanistan’s mentally ill — http://t.co/NyTKv6eN #
- #FF If you’re not following @Toure you should. Smart talk. #
- I love that we get trashy sometimes as art critics. Who the hell wants to take everything seriously all the time. #
- #MRToll #streetart work in the heart of #williamsburg …these quirky sculptures always brighten my day. http://t.co/wakgubeU #
- I’m still laughing at this. // Lolcats ARTsCritz http://t.co/0vzHVibO via @hyperallergic #
- Another Ellis G on N6th Street, I didn’t spot yesterday. #streetart #williamsburg http://t.co/MoGfQU4k #
- Kenny Scharf’s “Love” (1989) at the @LGBTCenterNYC http://t.co/0wP50wUL #
You should have bought all his hot dogs