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Chrysler 300 Hummer H2 Toyota FJ Cruiser Cadillac presidential tank Ford Synus concept* Brinks truck, thugmobile, or armored personnel carrier? The only accessory that seems to be missing from these and the many other examples (real or teaser) of...

Michael Kelly that goddamned george bush 2006 computer drawing Just spotted this tiny item in this morning's Newsday: BLEEPS ON A PLANE. So much for God and country, at least during some in-flight showings of the Oscar-nominated movie "The...

Joe Ovelman: the first three drawings from the series, “Twelve Drawings” 2007 [installation view] Joe Ovelman Rosa Parks 381 2007 381 polaroids and ink [detail of installation] Joe Ovelman Regi 2005 video [still from video installation] It's a tough...

a small, faint, almost painfully sad drawing by Vivienne Griffin, from the show "Every Last Day" There were a number of interesting gallery openings in Chelsea and elsewhere on January 11. We had tickets for a 7:30 performance in...

"holy anger" Abbé Pierre died yesterday. If there is such a thing as a "saint", this man clearly deserved the title, but he will never be canonized by the Church. Too excessive.He wrote that as a young priest, he...

spoils of war Michael Rakowitz is a superb artist who just doesn't seem to be able to work without diving into the monumental issues which assault our smug comfort every day. We adore him for it. Bloggy has a...

I told the salesman I've been dealing with for years at Sweetwater that I should be recognized as the oldest composer to be using Abelton Live. He asked, 'How old are you?' '76.' 'Boy, that IS old. Well, just...

scattering the drawings - as much fun as the Gramercy - showing, among other pieces, Line IV 2006 ink on archival scrapbook paper 24" x 24" on the top left, Bulb I 2006 ink on archival paper 12" x...

untitled (vinca) 2006 This image was taken on January 6, just ten days ago, when temperatures hovered near 70 degrees and a gentle rain was falling on our roof garden outside the breakfast room window. Last night the temperature...

Satya Bhabha as Theseus, King of Athens Barry and I have been going to productions by David Herskovits and Target Margin Theater from its beginnings, in 1991. I have been challenged, provoked, charmed, frightened, amused, confused and very often...

from Act III, Rory Sheridan (Tiger), Carrie Getman, Harold Kennedy German and Elizabeth Knauer, with Robert Saietta, Beau Allulli and Okwui Okpokwasili (bear) further upstage On Saturday, when I wrote about the PS 122 production of International WOW Comapany's...

[American Civil War pictoral envelope ca. 1860-1865] Don't they teach civics in school any more? A member of Bush's team and a lawyer himself, acting in his official capacity as head of "detainee" affairs, intimidates lawyers defending the most...

hundreds of anti-war demonstrators on the north side two intrepid pro-war demonstrators on the south side New York activists were able to attract a couple of hundred demonstrators to the Times Square military recruiting station on Thursday night, responding...

Apparently there were anti-war protests in cities all over the country yesterday, but if you depend on the NYTimes for your news, you wouldn't know it. It seems that everyone in the kingdom had been asked recently what they...

scene from Act II: Heimwehen of "You Belong To Me" The latest, fifth installment of International WOW Company's ambitious, multi-year multi-national epic theatrical cycle, "Death of Nations", is now playing at Performance Space 122. "You Belong To Me: Death...

Portia Munson Wish 2006 pigmented ink on rag paper 61.5" x 44" [detail of installation] [very large detail] Portia Munson Green 2007 found green plastic 40" x 200" x 180" approximately [detail of installation] The show is called "Green",...

Mai Braun Your Emotions Make You a Monster 2006-2007 mixed media 15" x 72" x 66" [installation view] Kerry Tribe Near Miss 2005 35mm color film with sound, transferred to DVD [still from video installation] Jenny Moore has curated...

Mike Womack Warbling 2006 mixed media 12' x 14' x 20' [detail of installation, from without] [detail of installation, from within] Phew! Today, after going over some of the most depressing news stories of the winter (we're about to...

is this trip necessary? Does our singular bellicosity stem simply from our addiction to oil, or from our growing cult of christianism? Or is it simply the pathological expression of a frightened, isolated, ignorant, provincial and bored people? My...

conversation pit [opening crowd enjoying Vito Acconci's hexagon of trapezoidal seats, with the artist standing in the center background, a detail of Olivier Mosset's 2003 untitled triptych to the left rear] D'Amelio Terras opened two very interesting shows on...

Brian Ulrich Gurnee, IL 2005 chromogenic print mounted on sintra with luster laminate 30" x 40” The sign reads "More Outdoors for Your Money Patriotic Chairs $9.99". The image is just one of the most resonant of the ten...

I don't mean to unduly upset anyone not already concerned about climate change, and I know that as scientific evidence it's merely anecdotal, but tonight while I was sitting in front of an open window checking my email I...

Judith Barry [detail view of video projection installation, including detail of beautiful, exceedingly-considerate visitor trying to escape the line of sight of blogger's camera] Tomorrow is supposed to be a glorious day, with the temperature expected to hit a...