see wall shake

Last night I went out to Boston to attend the opening of artist Tim Murdoch's sculpture exhibition "See Wall." I've known Tim for a while, he teaches at Clark, but I had yet to actually see any of his work. I went to the opening with our mutual friend fellow artist Marguerite White.

The opening took place in South Boston at the FPCA Gallery on Summer Street. Tim Incorporated industrial bed springs as bases and then tops them with mirrors. These are all connected to motors that cause the mirror to shake and vibrate, creating a buzzing noise. When the mirrors did begin to shake it creating an unsettling experience causing you to do a double take to make sure you saw what you thought you saw. The mirrors were activate by a motion detector that caught pedestrian movement on the street above.

The other art in the gallery was annoying. The artists that was exhibiting with Tim's sculptural installation used large digital prints of extreme closeups of colored sand. Boring! No matter how large you can make a picture, it doesn't make it any more interesting. Also, the sand color was digitally enhanced and looked like it came from those tacky sand bottles people keep in their bathrooms. Plus the presentation was very sloppy with bulletin board style tacks holding up the paper to the wall.

Check out some more pictures of Tim's installation below:

so cute

This is one busy nine-month old baby, watch as he is left alone for four hours and touches and crawls all about the room. It totally put a smile on my face.

it just doesn't feel like a pollock

Today is late great artist Jackson Pollock's birthday. He would have been 97. Check out the link below where you can create your own Pollock.

http://www.jacksonpollock.org/




Full Fathom 5 / Jackson Pollock / 1947

supermodel of the world

Check out these hot pictures of the fabulous RuPaul from the new issue of HX magazine. Girl is looking hot an fierce. She knows how to give good face.

Next Monday will be the premiere of RuPaul's new show RuPaul's Drag Race. It is going to be some tranny hotness on the runway. I've been a huge fan of RuPaul since I was a kid. I remember watching her talk show on VH1 and loving it, not to mention her records which are on consistent play on my iPod.

I've never done drag myself, but I have always had a fascination with the ladies that really know how to work it and RuPaul is the Queen of them all. Anyway, check out her new show Feb. 2 on Logo.

weird run-ins

The other night Michael, LC, and myself were down at the Abbey and had a strange run-in. We were enjoying some delicious martinis when I noticed that the group directly next to us was made up of a former colleague and her click of friends.

This was not the part that made it strange, but rather when both LC and myself realized that we knew the male companion of the small group. My former colleague came over to our table and chatted for a bit once she realized that she knew me as well. It was at the point it dawned on me that the male within her posse was none other then our nude model from last semesters drawing class.

Now I am not a prude by any means, but there is a strange weirdness that happens when you spend days examining someones body, an almost fake sense of intimacy occurs. Needless to say when you run into this person in the real world that intimacy is striped and you just have deal with the fact that this person is a total stranger, yet you have seen them in their birthday suit. So, just to acknowledge the elephant in the room I addressed the fact that I didn't recognize him with so many layers on.

"On the 36th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, we are reminded that this decision not only protects women’s health and reproductive freedom, but stands for a broader principle: that government should not intrude on our most private family matters. I remain committed to protecting a woman’s right to choose.
While this is a sensitive and often divisive issue, no matter what our views, we are united in our determination to prevent unintended pregnancies, reduce the need for abortion, and support women and families in the choices they make. To accomplish these goals, we must work to find common ground to expand access to affordable contraception, accurate health information, and preventative services.
On this anniversary, we must also recommit ourselves more broadly to ensuring that our daughters have the same rights and opportunities as our sons: the chance to attain a world-class education; to have fulfilling careers in any industry; to be treated fairly and paid equally for their work; and to have no limits on their dreams. That is what I want for women everywhere.”

- President Barack Obama

no cash cab but still fun

This past weekend my better half, LC, and I headed out to Fusion for a night of dancing and then greasy dinner food at the Kenmore. While the music selection at the club was slightly disappointing in comparison to last weekend, we did end up with our own personal concert on the way home.

After leaving the dinner we decided to call a cab, rather than walk from the Canal district back to the Abbey and were pleasantly surprised to get a serenade during our cab ride. The cab driver, who shall remain nameless, picked us up and after I inquired about the trumpet on the passenger seat began to pick it up and play an accompaniment to the jazz station he was listening to. The first song he played was "Mercy Mercy Mercy" which I sang along to. He was a really nice guy and did not even turn on the meter as we made our way to the Abbey. Just one of those random experiences in the world I guess.

If You Seek Britney

So, I never really discussed the amazing "comeback" of my dear Brit Brit. I've been jamming to Circus nonstop and I love it. Well, there are some people out there that still trash Ms. Spears for her vocal short comings I found the Circus album to allow her to play with her rang without the over reliance on vocoder.

She sounds alert and coherent on this album, opposed to her previous effort, Blackout. While Blackout was a hot mess of club bangers it lacked that essential quality that Britney brings to her records. The album felt cold and processed while Circus at least has the feel of Britney aware of her surroundings and being comfortable taking back on the mantle of Pop Princess.

The song selection on Circus is probably the strongest in comparison to her previous efforts. While there is some filler, the majority of the tracks even if not obvious a-sides still packs a bunch or is slightly experimental. Take for instance the song "Mmm Papi," it is fun and playful and infectious without a killer hook.

The Bloodshy & Avant produced track "Unusual You" is probably one of my favorite tracks. While Britney's ballads have never been a highlight of her albums, this sonic ballad is both beautiful and bittersweet and a great change of pace for Britney. I think it is plain that I really love the album and I'm ecstatic to see Britney back in shape after a very hard and bumpy road.

Favorite Tracks:

Unusual You

Circus

Womanizer

Kill The Lights

If You Seek Amy

Blur