I spent much of yesterday at The Artist is Absent, an event organized by a group of young artists, that brought together a wide range of people around the work of Marina Abramović. People were performing a number of her pieces from the 70′s in an atmosphere that was strikingly different from the official MoMA… Continue Reading
Tag Archives: performance
It’s all fun ’til the mop breaks…
It’s been a big week for going out with friends, and reconnecting with the past. On Tuesday I saw Chris play, and while there ran into Sarah Schulman, Joe, who produced my project at BAM a dozen years ago, and CW, one of the members of my high school art nerd pack. Wednesday and Thursday… Continue Reading
Oh, Yoko
I had a most curious evening last night, courtesy of Thor. I got to go to the Brooklyn Academy of Music to see The Plastic Ono Band perform a pre-birthday tribute to its founder and namesake. What can I say about the show? First of all it was Yoko-Fucking-Ono, so really that should be good… Continue Reading
Round and round…
Here’s a nice thing that’s happening with the current show: more people are finding the blog and connecting it with the work. There’s a lovely post about Gorge here. It’ll be interesting to see how these new types of access change what we think of as a viewing public, and what that public’s experiences and… Continue Reading
Gorge….
An image from last night’s performance: fabulous turn out, and amazing work from the other performers. Tags: daily photo, performance… Continue Reading
Flakey…
From Tuesday’s office holiday party, which was pleasant, if subdued. We’re not a hard drinking bunch, and so there were no alcohol fueled outbursts or any suchlike. I’ve never experienced the archetypal boozy, no-body-can-look-each-other-in-the-eye office party. Not like I’m hoping to or anything. It’s snowing a bit outside. I haven’t checked the weather to know… Continue Reading