Quite White

Well first up I must mention my mother's show that opened to great success last Thursday night, 

otherwise I'd be a shameful daughter. 

She curated an all white group art show at the Loretta Howard Gallery on 26th street in Chelsea.  

It's title, THE JANUARY WHITE SALE, is pretty genius and the show was too.

Of course when I arrived I could barely squeeze into the elevator to get to the gallery, and once in, it took sincere effort to focus 
solely on the work as the place was literally mobbed with people. Many of whom , I'm certain, had just wandered it to see where everyone was going. 

Like my mother's other shows, she's curated seven now, this one had a great theme to bind the art together. Yet unlike the others  this theme really let the work speak for itself. The purity of the white pieces forces the viewer to really appreciate the  form and materiality even when faced with a giant jock strap or a roll of toilet paper.

White is also my mother's favorite color, so it felt so utterly Beth and you can't go wrong with that. 
Many came up to me with huge praise for what they thought was  her best show yet.  I of course love all of her shows, but this one had an ethereal quality that was undeniably compelling.  

And, as if part of the show, an early day snow left a perfect 
blanket of white outside the gallery's terrace where 
the oversized "cup" nestled peacefully.

After the show all hustled down to the oh so hip Jane Hotel to enjoy drinks and dancing with sweet DJ Erin Krause at the helm.

I often rely on my mother to  gather an awesome mix of cool, interesting and strange people together in one night and this was no exception...

For the best pics of the opening and the party see patrick mcmullan's website, of course.

credit to Loretta Howard's website for 

unknowingly supplying these photos.. thanks

Scrumptious Resumption

Hi, hello.

Because I've not touched this blog in almost two years,

I'm compelled to reintroduce it's premise:

This will be an outlet for the various bits of life,

experiences, objects, people that I believe

are worth telling others about.

As everyone knows sharing is caring. And I certainly care.

So let's get started.

But what to post first?

"It's like a snake oil salesmen, selling you jars of snake oil, 

and they don't even have oil in the jars"

thank you rep. Gary Ackerman of Queens Long Island for a poignant metaphor for the AIG bailout

i've taken a small hiatus, but I'm back baby, well at least for as long as I stick with it

anyway have had a few experiences to share with you all,

some more amuse bouche for you

oh AND I've returned to my dear little town of new york city

and well there's quite a bit going on here so 

open wide

and have a shmear

foot fetish?

is it wrong to want to date someone based solely (sorry for the pun)
on their footwear?

living "the life" has been made easier

It's nothing new that products are often advertised as a more than just the product you see before you but rather the means to a certain "lifestyle".
Well now, with the help of the wonders of virtual reality the a complete lifestyle is what's for sale. According to an article in New York Magazine, condominiums are creating SimCity-like worlds that, according to your disposition, give you a taste of life in one of their units down to the absurdly minute detail.
They've got not only the apartment for you but one that includes all the other elements that make up what could be your lifestyle from the magazines on your coffee table to the cereal in your bowl.
Some companies have even "stocked" the virtual closets using real clothing and designer labels to excruciatingly mimic "reality".

“It used to be,” Ruddy says, “a model would show that, yes, you can fit an eight-foot sofa in this room. Now it’s saying, This is who I could be.”

So whether your the guy who works in hedge funds and dines at the Spotted Pig or "an Artforum reader with a taste for Egon Schiele", or, more appropriately, want to be one of those guys, they have the apartment for you.

Is forming your own personality too hard? Do questions about your favorite things leave you baffled? Well worry no more. Now with the purchase of any luxury apartment comes a virtual mock up of the lifestyle to match, the fridge to use, the deodorant to wear and much more..

It decides what you want, so you don't have to.


Isn't the future grand?

another slightly creepy moment

en route to seeing the Kara Walker show at the Hammer,

a gas stop on the opposite end of town revealed this bit of graffiti art

for those who don't know Kara Walker's work, here's a sample



... a timely discovery