Saturday, February 11, 2012

Ai Wei Wei at Sperone Westwater


Damian Hirst at Every Gagosian Gallery In The World



Damien Hirst's spot paintings are in every single Gagosian gallery in the world. I've seen the 3 shows in New York and found the two in chelsea dead, boring and samey. The one at the madison ave space was actually pretty good, with a lot more different shapes and sizes and many of the earlier ones that were not quite as formulaic. including the very first one, which Hirst painted himself then left folded up on a shelf, when it was unfolded and stretched it had cracked and looked very worn. I made a point of chatting with the guards in all the galleries, asking which was their favorite and which was the best and I ended up learning an awful lot

Friday, February 10, 2012

On The Set of Gossip Girl

I always knew this set looked familiar then today when I went to the Museum of the City of New York to see the Cecil Beaton show It was confirmed, yes, this is the set of Gossip Girl. I've walked the same hallowed ground as Marilyn Minter and Richard Phillips and all the other artists who have appeared on Gossip Girl....xoxo


Saturday, February 4, 2012

Other Bodies at Zieher Smith

This was easily one of the best shows I saw yesterday in Chelsea

Joel Sternfeld at Luhring Augustine

There were so many good shots in this show at Luhring Augustine, well worth seeing...