The more I blog, the more I feel like I'd love to be wired in every moment. By the time I sit down at the computer, a million things have happened and buzzed through my mind that I'd love to share. But for now, I'm back-tracking.
Yesterday for lunch, I took a walk over to Deitch Projects and The Drawing Center, two of my favorite stops for Soho art. They are always such a counterpoint to one another. One edgy, pop culture, the other new spins on a classic.
I have to say, I wasn't particularly blown away by either exhibition, as I often am at both places. Deitch for its over the top, in your face, screaming cut of the edge. The Drawing Center for its eye opening, turn everything on its head ideas about drawing.
Plus, so much has to do with my mood. I was really more in a shopping head. Which I did on the way back to work, with a stop at a Mata sample sale on Grand. (Can't find any links!) Way fun!
But I did love Zoe Keramea: Geometry of Paradox at The Drawing Center. It's the pic of the black objects on the wall, looking like there are little threads hanging down. I snapped that one off, just before being told that there was no picture taking allowed.
But that didn't stop me, once across the street at the main gallery from taking a shot of the telescope and holes cut out of the Drawing Center's walls, an overview of the floor drawing which covered the entire gallery space and two architectural pieces on the wall with gallery goers in the foreground. Plus an unexpected surprise of art on the ceiling. Please follow the link for info about artists and the work. This was one of those times that I didn't spend any time filling my brain, just looked, absorbed, appreciated, and went on my way.
You can probably tell for yourself that the Deitch installation is the one with cars and trucks on their sides, and what looks like taggers climbing the wall. They're taggers alright, not live ones, but they fooled me for an instant when I walked into the gallery through an opening that turned out to be a truck on it's side.
On my way to karate after work that night, I came across a lovely little art surprise on Sullivan Street north of Houston (I think). Someone had attached this small rendering of an outlet to a Sycamore tree. Trees are a life force, that's for sure. Unfortunately I think our use of electricity and petroleum are suckign the life out of the trees and the whole planet. Did the artist who put it there do so with that thought in mind, or just wishful thinking for an outdoor plug. Fun to wonder.
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