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“I Wish I Had a Dollar For”….

I wish I had a dollar for: Every art review I ever had to write about a fresh, young sculptor who had just discovered “Alice in Wonderland.” Every museum brochure or wall text that uses the phrase: “So-and-so’s art “…challenges our preconceived notions about________” (INSERT “gender roles”; “race”; “identity”; or “left-handed pygmies” AT THE END. SEE, THEY ALL WORK!) Every [...]
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More Artists who are ‘Up There’

Joyce Pensato (this installation shot in Williamsburg, courtesy of–thanks–bloggy)  is among my top favorite artists who aren’t 26. She’s on a more beaten (read: artmarket) path. Finally. She deserves the fame. Another favorite is Rochelle Feinstein, whose recent Art Production Fund show rocked. Feinstein teaches at Yale; yet she isn’t afraid to paint  like a young [...]
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Creativity in the Workplace: Recession Inspiration in Bklyn

The Red Hook Lobster Pound is actually the brainchild/business venture of a woodworker, named Ralph, who has his shop next door. What’s cool is the artfulness with which he does both activities: He builds furniture out of recycled wood in his shop; and for his “store” he’s constructed a platform of wooden, rubber-lined tubs (kind [...]
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Watch: Williamsburg Documentary “Brooklyn DIY” trailer

A filmmaker named Marcin Ramocki made a funny and sort of controversial film documentary about the Williamsburg art scene--when did it start, end, and, perhaps, die? Make your comments below if you saw the film; or, if you've loved/felt you've lost/still love the 'Billyburg scene. Would be interested to hear how all this pans out for you. Or just watch a video of James Turrell's awesome-classic at PS1. Is this more where we're at these Recession Days? Waiting, looking up, wondering what comes next?
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