Wow! Wow! Wow! The debut of Algerian artist Adel Abdessemed's first solo show, "Zio," here in New York City at David Zwirner looks stunning, especially this massive sculpture of a twisted, pulled, and entwined plane. This is a must see for me this weekend!
Paul Chan's "My laws are my whores" is currently showing at the Renaissance Society at the University of Chicago. I particularly like his keyboard piece and the charcoal portraits of smirking Supreme Court Judges.
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Here are some of my latest cranium exploding entries you've missed if you haven't visited me over at Sundance Channel's SUNfiltered blog. Check 'em out. I guarantee at least one will amuse you.
- Richard Wilson's transforming building.
- Make a fashion statement that's also easy to clean with these track jackets made from blow up dolls.
- Artist artist Peter Funch does a neat photographic trick on NYC and its denizens in his Babel Tales series.
- Spike Jonze and Ty Evans direct probably the coolest skateboarding video I've ever seen.
- World Pillow Day and photos taken by NY event photographer Jerome.
- Iron Man and Bruce Lee action figures do battle in an amazing video created by stop motion autodidact genius Patrick Bolvin.
- A shark-y juxtapositon.
Fellas, increase your literary pimp game with these books. Or just put them on your bookshelf for appearance's sake.
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9aWSKMiPL0] A conversation between a woman locked in her car and a 911 dispatcher.
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This brainiac helmet is guaranteed to make the "wearer 69% more intelligent, 71% more fascinating at dinner parties and 136% better at rolling stoppies."
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Another hot find by Simko: the music video for Rob Roy's "Fur in My Cap" directed by Ethen Lader. Watch this immediately. [vimeo=http://vimeo.com/3569139]
Photograph by Brendan Smialowski
The Pentagon permitted the media, with the family's consent, to photograph the arrival of a coffin bearing a US soldier (Air Force Staff Sgt. Phillip Myers who was killed on April 4th by an IED in Afghanistan) for the first time in 18 years after the Obama administration lifted a ban on news coverage of returning war dead, a relic of the First Gulf War.
The ban has been the subject of debate for years. Supporters cite the privacy of family members and say that, in its absence, casualties could become politicized; critics point to the First Amendment and have accused the government of trying to keep the public in the dark about the human toll of war.
I think we should always err on the side of transparency and media access.
Tone Matrix: An interactive "simple sinewave synthesizer triggered by an ordinary 16 step sequencer." In other words, f'awsome!
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The last letter to the editor printed in each issue of the The Economist typically always has a witty tone, and in the latest edition, Californian Skip Kilmartin's letter made me chuckle.
SIR – Lexington accurately noted how Michelle Obama could employ her intelligence, energy and family history as a spokesperson for American values and to inspire us to work together as a society (March 21st). Lexington also mentioned that the White House has engaged in a debate with the media about whether Mrs Obama should show her “perfectly toned” upper limbs in public.Being familiar with constitutional law, perhaps Barack Obama could put this particular fashion controversy surrounding his wife to rest by referring to the second amendment’s right to bare arms.
Hyhooooo!
Playboy is jumping on the sneaker bandwagon with a not-safe-for-work photo gallery of their ladies trading in their hooker heels for hightops.
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