Tuesday, December 29, 2009

Two Kinds of Light



Tremendous Family Show in Austin


Their blog is here.

Paul Moakley in NYT

Paul lives rent free as the resident care taker and curator of the Alice Austen House, a museum dedicated to preserving the legacy of one of the pioneers of American Photography on Staten Island.

In NYT Habitats.

A charming story about a charming fellow.

via Rachel Hulin.

See the Black Friday Pictures


Oddly, they did not provide captions nor credits.
This picture was made by Ben Ruggiero.

See the rest here.

Monday, December 28, 2009

Weekly Picture 173


Rabbits Are Back, Austin, TX, 12.08.2009

Sunday, December 27, 2009

Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream


by Cory Arangel live @ Kunsthaus Graz, Austria, June 5th, 2009.


by John Denver On April 24, 1971, at a peace march in Washington DC to protest the Vietnam War.

Good Times, America.







From David Lachapelle - Vogue Homme "The Americans"
More pictures and reposted from American Suburb X.

LOST RIVER / OLD RIVER



Matthew Hovey Kemp's self produced album, No Clouds, is a lush and ambitious undertaking spanning 12 songs five houses and four states. You can here some of it here. You can purchase the hansomely packaged CD directly from him by dropping him an email at bookofarrows@gmail.com.

Scenes from X-Mas 2009





Tuesday, December 22, 2009

Music and Art: Janet Cardiff


The Forty Part Motet, MoMA, NY

I saw this installation at PS1. At PS1 the room was lined with windows and it was lightly snowing outside. Ann and I walked around the space and you could hear each individual voice from each speaker as you passed which of course melded into one beautiful aural and sculptural experience. Sitting on benches at opposite ends of the gallery, we looked up and discovered we were both demurely sobbing. We then immediately burst out laughing at the absurdity and beauty of crying openly in an art exhibition.

More about the artist and piece here.

Monday, December 21, 2009

Deron Bauman is a Contender


I can't believe my eye by Deron Bauman

See Bauman's Hey Hot Shot Blog Shout Out here and his other varied endeavors at Clusterflock and at DeronBauman.com.

The Pressing of Time





Emerald Isle, NC © Sarah Murphy

Sarah Murphy has a new blog.

The Decade of Magical Thinking

If there’s been a consistent narrative to this year and every other in this decade, it’s that most of us, Bernanke included, have been so easily bamboozled. The men who played us for suckers, whether at Citigroup or Fannie Mae, at the White House or Ted Haggard’s megachurch, are the real movers and shakers of this century’s history so far.

Frank Rich breaks it down here via NYT.

Picture from the Studio


11.24.2009

Whenever Lucy

tooth rot, stool retention, predisposed children, nipple confusion, belly pain, febrile convulsions, Illo Don't, Poison Control, Whenever Lucy

Are all key phrases to a parenting book we own, but rarely consult.

Weekly Picture 172


Barton Creek Sun Bather, Austin,TX 12.16.2009

Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Weekly Picture 171

Stage of the Winter King, Austin, TX 12.16.2009

Monday, December 14, 2009

Best Buy


Spring, TX, 11.6.2009

Saturday, December 5, 2009

Closing Reception for Art Palace



Last Day of Art Palace in Austin
will be Sunday, December 6th at 2pm-6pm
Art Palace - 2109 E Cesar Chavez, Austin, TX

Come by and see me and the show!

Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Weekly Picture 170


Mae Rolling Downhill, Austin, TX 11.28.2009

johnboy "fan" video



My friend Dave Jones pointed out this video made by drewgordon of one of my old band's songs. I enjoyed it very much.