dear friend and reader as you probably know were now about five days into pluto in capricorn and its a long way to 2024. in the news its been a heavy few days packed with the terrorist attacks in india a man getting trampled to death in wal mart on black friday and his fellow customers refusing to stop shopping cus they had been on line since 4 am a......
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i cant tell you how much i love new york city. im definitely an big urban metropolitan kind of girl and i love the energy and constant hustle and bustle of the city. surprisingly i havent written much about it though. here are some of my favorite things to do when im in nyc. image source 1. eats i live in dc now and the food here is horr......
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flash quicktime author video vernissage tv artist jenny holzer duration 0616 sit down relax. click to enlarge the video below in the frame on the right. take 6 minutes of your lunch hour and watch. this is a work of jenny holzer made especially for the guggenheim museum in new york in celebration of the restoration. as the guggenheim writes qu......
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while theres a lot of flexibility in the question of how much it costs to see new york as a pointintime reference it seemed appropriate to run down the list of the basics from subway fare and a pastrami sandwich to museum admission and a trip on the staten island ferry. the list below is the basic adult price excluding the extras and internet deals that can raise or lower the price......
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last year i went to a party at the guggenheim where cosmo baker djd a party called art after dark.. and i have to say it was a really fun party.. especially since it was in a museum so when i found out my friends nick and adrian were djing at the american museum of natural history i just had to tag along and maybe shoot some photos. thanks to max and lynnel for securing ......
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by the time we made it downtown for lunch i was so hungry i couldnt even wait for a. and c. to get their food before i tore into mine. the tiny cappucinos we had at the museum werent nearly enough to tide me over and i had foolishly come without snacks. but as soon as i ate about half my sandwich i kicked back into gear and relaxed as we talked about the odd ways we all ......
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organic shapes methods and patterns modeled after those found in living systems. when applied to architecture the results can be interesting at least mesmerizing at best and are always a challenge for designers and builders alike. these 12 examples of organic architecture showcase some of the ways designers transform a lot by learning to bend a little. image via eikongraphia 41......
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like most of the people who have blogged about hearst tower my opinion is split on whether i love or hate it. i think both. i love love love the big beautiful diamond shapes and the reflections on those diamonds but i think the building looks out of place in the neighborhood if not city. i think its appeal might grow with time much like frank lloyd wrights guggenheim . upon first comin......
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total hotness from ignition print on the feb 2009 clive owens naomi watts thriller the international using the sloped interior of the frank lloyd wrightdesigned guggenheim museum as an eyeripping design element. addthis url htt p3a 372f 2fharryall en.info3 72f3 fp3d1 963 addthis title ram pingupfo rthekill . addthis pub......
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it is an unusual experience to spend the night alone in a public building. any janitor or security guard will testify to the palpable sensation of having that much architecture focused on an individual. carsten hallers entry into theanyspacewhatever at the guggenheim offered the public an opportunity to rent his revolving hotel room for a night. the installati......
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1. no vemos que no vemos en un opasculo de apenas 120 paginas de tamaao menor y con escasa o nula bibliografaa publicado por adriana hidalgo el autor nicolas bourriad cita a mike kelly o a paul mac carthy a vito acconci a rikrit tiravanija nacido inexplicablemente en buenos aires en 1961 a olivier mosset a pierre huyghe o a gordon mattaclark a s......
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...221 new york city new museum live forever elizabeth peyton until january 11 2009 www.newmuseum.org guggenheim museum catherine opie icehouses and surfers until january 7 2009 www.guggen heim.orge xhibitions exhibitio n pagesop ie whitney museum of american art alexander calder the paris years 1926 1933 until february 15 2009 www.whitne y.orgwww calder p.s.1 yael bartan...
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many new york city museums set aside at least a few hours each week when the public is allowed in for free. thats in addition to the museums that are always free or operate under a notwelladvertised suggested donation admission which allows everyone to pay whatever admission price they like anytime. for example at the met museum youre required to pay only a penny ......
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mein gestriger sonntagsausflug fuehrte mich in das vielleicht schnste museum new yorks. eineinhalb stunden zugfahrt entlang dem hudson fuehren nach beacon wo das diabeacon steht. in den riesigen hallen einer alten verpackungsfabrik von 1929 wird hier vor allem grossformatige zeitgenssische kunst ausgestellt die in andern museen kaum platz htte wie diese vier lcher namens north ......
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one thing i miss about being in school is that i used to learn about new artists almost daily. when a teacher looked at my artwork and said oh you should look at so and sos work id go straight to the art library after class and i could spend hours looking at books. it was kind of like following links one artist would mention another that next book would have a......
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bree and me at justins wedding these drinks are not for me really my bff bree sent me this link to the guggenheims video of the exhibition theanyspacewhatever which she recently had the opportunity to visit with her classmates. in her own words i got a chance to go see the new exhibition at the guggenheim called theanyspacewhatever when it opened a few weeks ......
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yesterday while perusing the contemporary sale offerings at phillips the spectacular judd alone was worth braving the downpour for we spotted several hugo boss logoed black vans idling outside was an announcement of this years winner of the art prize sponsored by the german fashion haus imminent indeed. last night the solomon r. guggenheim foundation and hugo boss ann......
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they rocked the house at the guggenheim last night where hugo boss awarded 100000 to artist emily jacir . while jacir celebrated her victory the guggenheims young collectors sang danced and sashayed well past the midnight hour braving the drizzle outside for a taste of fun in the name of contemporary art. perhaps the only ones not feeling the love were the museums conserva......
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at the guggenheim international gala on monday night rirkrit tiravanija was surprised to find himself honored along with the nine other artists in the new exhibition theanyspac ewhatever. i dont read the emails i just show up he explained. tiravanija is perhaps best known for his installations in which he doles out free vegetable curry in various gallery settings as ......
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prices of all assets have fallenstocks gold oil real estateand it would be unrealistic to expect works of art to be immune to the markets pressures said marc porter president of christie s in america. we are actively encouraging consignors to set reasonable reserves. sunday morning i went with a few friends to check out the art and the mood at sotheby82......
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a an installation art piece at new yorks guggenheim museum titled revolving hotel room is doubling as you guessed it a hotel room.a guests can reserve the space and sleep overnight in the museum.a with this they get access to theanyspacewhatever exhibit supervised of course plus a bunch of other hoteltype amenities.a read more......
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oh. keysers. god two abstract works by the american artist mark rothko are displayed at the tate modern in london but there have been claims that they are being displayed on their side against his wishes. the two paintings from the black on maroon series have been hung vertically with bold stripes running from top to bottom. however rothko is thought to have wanted the works wh......
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unless youre homeless ben stiller or a young richie tenenbaum youve probably never attempted to stay the night at a museum. but starting this fall you can make a reservation to stay in a hotela hotel with only one roomsmack dab in the middle of the guggenheim. yes frank lloyd wright s inverted ziggurat masterpiece can be your fifth avenue crash pad ......
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catherine opie self portraitpervert 1994. chromogenic print 40 x 30 inches. on display at the guggenheim now i went yesterday and i have to say wow. fucking wow. opie a selfdescribed twisted social documentary photographer is known for her work on gender identity and although i was passingly familiar with her portraiture before i saw the exhibit really studying it......
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i stood in front of this image for what felt like an hour.a it was probably only 5 minutes. catherine opie selfportrait.a at the guggenheim until january 7th.......
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