Monthly Archive for May, 2007

Blah Blah of the Day – Insanity at its finest!

Neutelings Riedijk Architects

NYT: Heaven, Hell and Purgatory, Encased in Glass
First comes insanity, then comes confusion, finally comes pure creativity.  Bravo Mr. Koolhaas!

IHT: From Joni Mitchell to Angelique Kidjo: Global urban music that swings
New Music from Angelique Kidjo, Joni Mitchell and Jackie Terrasson – go buy em!

Richard Serra at MoMA

Nicole Bengiveno/The New York Times

Have a look at the slide show from the NYT with Serra talking about his work

Also have a look at the review from the NYT

Exhibit opens June 3rd and closes September 10th 2007 at the Museum of Modern Art in New York

Blah Blah of the Day

NYT: Morgan Library Chooses Familiar Face for Its Next Chief
William M. Griswold chosen as new leader

NYS: A Box of a Building
Tough words by Mr. Gardner about the buildings on Union Square…

Blah Blah of the Day/Oh oh…the Russians are back!!!

NYT: Soviet Architects and Their Edifice Complex
Nice review of the new show at the Storefront for Art and Architecture.

Blah Blah of the Day

NYT: A New Curator Casts a Fresh Eye on Architecture’s Past at MoMA
75 years of Architecture at MoMA

NYS: Borough Of Design
Review of Brooklyn Designs

NYT: What’s on Sale There? Confusion, but It’s Cheap
A new storefront sports an artistic endeavor

New Band of the Moment: Zigmat

I don’t usually go out to see new bands but as we were waiting for another band to come on at Nublu I discovered Zigmat.  Definitely worth checking out.  Check out their music video for “So Sure” and read more about them on their Myspace Page

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Update on the BAM Cultural District

Museum of the City of New York/TEN Arquitectos
NYT: Arts Library Planned in Brooklyn Hits a Snag
Some setbacks in the future development of the BAM Cultural District but all is not lost….

Blah Blah of the Day

Ozier Muhammad/The New York Times

NYT: The Warhol of Japan Pours Ritual Tea in a Zen Moment
The ever so creative Murakami opens a new show at Gagosian

NYT: A Museum for Artifacts of the News Media’s Hunters and Gatherers
A museum meant to save the future of our freedom of speech…sounds very interesting!

NYT: A Young Man With an Eye, and Friends Up a Tree
Ryan McGinley gets Young Photographer of the Year award from the ICP

Monet at Wildenstein & Co

Cathédrale de Rouen, effet de soleil, 1894, huile sur toile, 100 x 65 cm. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, massachussetts.

NYT: Monet Arrives and Ripens
I don’t usually comment on anything but contemporary but I saw this exhibit and it was worth mentioning.  Great review of a beautiful exhibit thats a must see.  Bravo!

Monet at Wildenstein & Co

Cathédrale de Rouen, effet de soleil, 1894, huile sur toile, 100 x 65 cm. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, massachussetts.

NYT: Monet Arrives and Ripens
I don’t usually comment on anything but contemporary but I saw this exhibit and it was worth mentioning.  Great review of a beautiful exhibit thats a must see.  Bravo!




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