dollhouse

this is a life-size installation by artist heather benning, i found it on ohdeedoh.com. she converted an abandoned farmhouse in canada into a dollhouse by replacing the back wall with plexiglass and decorating it with 60s furniture. the old lady inside me loves miniatures and dollhouses so this is fascinating to her.

an article from the guardian's blog about artists explaining their own art..i myself am quite bitter about artist statements, i find them very painful and humiliating. while i do think artists should be informed about art history and theory, i don't agree that they can or should know exactly what they're doing. overintellectualizing can be a big hindrance for the work itself, and cookie-cutter artist statements lead to cookie cutter work. very annoying.

a1one

your fellow partner in crime(the crime being laziness and lack of enthusiasm) is going south to finally swim and see her mother. i might not be able to blog my boring stuff so enjoy this in the meantime:



this is a1one, an iranian street artist. i found the picture on bloggy.com, it doesn't do so much for me as a standalone mural but i like the photo a lot. it's interesting how it acquires meaning through its surroundings.

By the way, I did go to see the Eliasson waterfalls, but I went at around 10 at night and they weren't lit anymore. I ended up watching a tango class.

A couple weekends ago I walked down to the Jersey City marina, a form of meditation really.. anyway I discovered I could see one of Olafur Eliasson's waterfalls from there, the one on the north shore of Governors Island. Alas I only had my camera phone, therefore no (appropriate) zoom, so I was unable to catch it. Thinking that this week I may take the ol' video camera down to get it in action.

Therefore, this is just boats in the marina looking peaceful near dusk. Just to the left of this picture were about 5 NYPD boats on the Liberty State Park side of the marina.. someone's jetski had gotten stuck on a fish or something silly.

Rainbow!

Ladies,

don't worry: I have finally found the rainbow for you. And guess where: its end is in the Bronx..

Yes, let's have some more international art conspirants!

it is sad, is it not? my days have been filled with visiting family, sitting around hot and sweaty in an apartment, hoping to go into New York but have all these assignments! one and a half left to do.

let us have some new recruits.. suggestions in your world? not so sure about ones in mine.

Hi ladies,

I hope you're both well. I myself am very depressed with packing and those horrible assignments. I stay at home to do them but I end up doing nothing apart from staring at the ceiling over my bed and drinking coconut water. panic! And our blog is very sad, noone doing any fabulous cultural activities? maybe we shoul recruit a couple of more people, what do you say?

Visual Culture..

.. after I checked the sky for a thousand suns and had the tuna sandwich I found this new way to visualize the technological world a little more:
go to -www.google.com/help/ig/art/gallery.html- and pick a new outfit for your google site.
I am still thinking whether I like it or prefer the old-fashioned page.
.. now the only one sun has disappeared after the sandwich, too.. cheers, yoko

daily dose of yoko ono

Imagine one thousand suns in the
sky at the same time.
Let them shine for one hour.
Then, let them gradually melt
into the sky.
Make one tunafish sandwich and eat.