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Tim Burton Retrospective at the MoMA

I attended the Tim Burton exhibit on its opening day on November 22nd. I came home afterward, rented all his movies, and found myself obsessed with his creative world for a few days…. then I slowly was consumed by work and…well, life. Time passed, and the exhibit slipped to the back of my mind….

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…until tonight. During a conversation at a friends party, I was reminded about the sheer size of the collection and how incredible it was to see so much of a persons life’s work in front of you. I also remembered reading how the curators had the freedom to pick and choose Tim Burton’s work while going through mounds of drawings, paintings and everything you can imagine. I mean, can you imagine going through all of his (some never-seen) art work??… And, seeing this man’s wild and creative mind unfold before my eyes at the museum was incredibly inspiring.

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The exhibit runs from November 22, 2009 – April 26, 2010.

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Vivienne Westwood Portrait of Tim Burton and Helena Bonham-Carter.

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Michael Lavine & Thurston Moore

Got to meet 2 of my favorites last night. Sonic youth has been part of my life for a loooong time and Michael Lavine’s photos have inspired many daydreams… Both have come together and published a book portraying the birth and death of Grunge. The photos are kick ass. Pick one up and take a ride back to your (for me) high school years…

Michael Lavine’s Blog.
Sonic Youth website.

bowery hotel

bowery hotel

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Dali, Prado and Reina Sofia Museums

The Reina Sofia Museum

I’m BACK. Yessss… and what a trip it was! I have fallen in love with Barcelona. Madrid was not bad either… but I can see myself zooming around the Barcelona streets with my bike after a day at the beach.. mhmm… I did a lot of walking and sightseeing, also visited a few museums… Here’s a link to all the art work and street stuff I could shoot. I really loved the Dali theatre-museum and the Reina Sofia. There was some incredible work I’ve yet seen. I did want to visit local galleries but didn’t have the time in such short notice, plus everyone was closed for vacation, but it’s ok, I will be back… Hope you enjoy the photos.

Madrid Streets

Prado Museum

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Prozess @ Lyons Wier Gallery

Prozess Opening @ Lyons Wier Gallery

Last night I attended the opening of Prozess, curated by Jazz-Minh Moore. The show included an array of artists with very interesting work. I personally loved Brian Dettmer’s book, Nivi Alroy’s desk, Chantel Foretich’s music box and Jeff Sims’s tea cup video. The show is only up for one week! So if you have a chance, swing by. More photos here.

Prozess Opening @ Lyons Wier Gallery

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Photographer Clayton Cubitt


‘Forth From the Folds of a Cloud, and One Star Follow Her Footsteps’, Decay Series, pigment print, soil, black mold, water stains. 24×36 inches, 2008 © Clayton Cubitt

Some might see the subject matter for his personal work as too vulgar, raw and uncomfortable. But I find them beautifully executed and skillfully produced. Siege has a way of capturing people and their emotions, whether its a very raw and personal experience or their intimate anatomy, he knows how to make them beautiful moments. His sexual confidence always bleeds through a lot of his work as well, which is great to observe.

Siege has recently been experimenting with ink and decay in his work. His latest, “Decay and Fugue State” series is gorgeous. I love his subtle and fragile use of color, its beautiful, stark and surreal subjects, contrasted with the decaying elements of the print itself or a sudden spat of angry ink.


(left) ‘Fixed His Eyes Upon Her, as the Saint of His Deepest Devotion’, Decay Series, pigment print, soil, black mold, water stains, whitewashed antique baroque frame. 32×44 inches, 2008. (right) ‘And Somewhere There’s Someone Who Cares, With a Heart of Gold To Have and to Hold’, Fugue State, pigment print and India Ink triptych, 72×36 inches, 2008 © Clayton Cubitt


‘And Somewhere There’s Someone Who Cares, With a Heart of Gold To Have and to Hold’, Fugue State, pigment print and India Ink triptych, 72×36 inches, 2008 © Clayton Cubitt

Fugue State Triptych, pigment prints and India Ink, 72×36 inches, 2008 © Clayton Cubitt

You can find Siege all over the interweb, I personally enjoy reading his blog CONSTANT SIEGE.

Here are a few links to the latest reviews and interviews:

Eyemazing’s “Operation Eden: A personal chronicle of what hurricane Katrina has done to my poor proud people.”

Interview Magazine’s Deeper Underground: Clayton Cubitt.

Whitehot’s Clayton Cubitt Interview.

And most recently, featured on Tokion magazine, now in newstands.

His website/portfolio.

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The Dead Photos

© all images by Tom Phillips

The Dead Photos is one of the many projects by Tom Phillips. I personally enjoyed these and chuckled…since I know Tom and he is very far from having a dark and morbid mind… But aside from that, the imagery accompanied with doom is a poetic juxtaposition that you should experience.


© all images by Tom Phillips

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a MoMA rendezvous

MoMA opened its doors tonight for its members, and I took advantage of it. There are a few new exhibits and lots of new work. I took photos and documented some of my favorites and a few that stood out… all on my flickr under the ‘museum trips’ set (most recent pictures at the bottom). Here are a few highlights…

Oskar Kokoschkadetail of an Oskar Kokoschka painting.

Gustav Klimtdetail of a Gustav Klimt painting.

Vincent van Goghdetail of a Van Gogh painting.