NO SOUL FOR SALE A Festival of Independents

Something worthy of your time. If you have a chance, go and check out this exhibit. Ryan Compton, a very intriguing young artist has collaberated with a group of fellow artists for this group show. Should be very interesting.

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Opening Reception: June 23, 6-9 pm with a performance by Martin Soto Climent

Opening time: June 24 - 28, 2009, 1-9 pm FREE ENTRANCE

548 West 22nd Street, New York

arts and hearts

today i visited the MOMA to check out some of the exihibits. here are some of my favorite pieces that were permitted to be photographed. my favorite exhibit was tangled alphabets: leon ferrari and mira schendel but photography was not permitted. the architecture and landscapes collection (of which i have a few pictures, yay!), and the paper: pressed, stained, slashed and folded are both definantly worth checking out as well.
oh, and of course i saw a heart in my lunch.

lunch, koreatown nyc, 04.19.09

enric miralles & carme pinos, igualada cemetery, moma nyc 04.19.09




edward larrabee barnes, haystack mountain school of crafts, moma nyc, 04.19.09

tadao ando, chikatsu-asuka historical museum, moma nyc, 04.19.09

tadao ando, detail, 04.19.09

michelangelo pistoletto, man with yellow pants, moma nyc, 04.19.09

doesn't it look like he's checking out those ladies in front of the warhol?

yayoi kusama

tonight ryan and i went to the gagosian gallery in chelsea to see the yayoi kusama opening. i really didn't know much about her and didn't know what to expect but i was pleasantly blown away by one of her works. unfortunately, i'm not sure what it is titled.

yayoi kusama, gagosian gallery, nyc 04.16.09

this picture does not hold a candle to the experience of viewing the work. the installation is a room covered in mirrors on all sides, with a small platform in the center. the platform is surrounded by still water acting as another reflective surface. all around the room there are small suspended lights that flicker and dim. there is an attendant that lets you in for a minute, the door is closed behind you and you are left feeling as if you were floating in outer space.
i felt an overwhelming sense of calm and delight. it was WONDERFUL, i wish i could move my bed into that room and fall asleep to that experience every night. it was painfully/achingly beautiful.