Well lovelies, no “Work of Art” recap for three weeks because I’m in New York City, squatting in an actual working, struggling artist’s apartment in deep, near-ghetto Brooklyn, meaning no cable, no Bravo, and until Hulu uploads more episodes, no “Work of Art.” Instead, I’m exhausting my kiddoes dragging them to art museums and...
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Art/Photography
Work of Art: Special
Voodoo Dating: Swing Low & Aim High
Previously, on Voodoo Dating: Sara photographed an erotic art show/body painting session over to Club Sesso. Read: Ron Jeremy’s cornucopia of card-carrying couples & swingers. It was classic. The body painting was top notch, the models were undeniably lovely, and Yasmin (our gracious hostess) was more than accommodating in her exquisite black heels. While...
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Eye Candy: The Glamourai
I have to hand it to Lucky magazine for introducing me to Kelly Framel’s addictive, wonderful blog – The Glamourai.com. Upon first sight, my pants were charmed off – and then I immediately wished that I was wearing more attractive pants. Or a kicky dress. I have spent an astonishing amount of time coveting the pretties on her site and...
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Poem: ‘City of Doom’
By Kevin Hiatt I met a gypsy woman by a lonely road, on a pilgrimage to the temple of souls. She showed me her wares, prophesied from the runes then she bade me to stay thru the afternoon. Long about dusk her eyes turned to red, as her holy chant beseeched the dead. I...
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William Kentridge: Five Themes
South African artist William Kentridge is best known for his animated films, he currently has a large-scale exhibition which features several of his films – as well as many of the drawings created to make them – at the MoMA. For those of you unfamiliar with his work, please allow me the singular honor of this introduction: Mr....
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Marina Abramović: The Artist Is Present
I should preface this review with an admission: performance art usually gives me the jeebs pretty bad. Like many art forms, it has a tendency to be pretentious and unintentionally humorous. Unlike other art forms, the performance often mandates the presence (and occasional participation) of the audience – which is where things tend to get uncomfortable...
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I Saw Tim Burton’s Retrospective at the MoMA (and it looked…like…THIS!)
I have to confess, I have a real soft spot for Tim Burton. Perhaps it’s the nostalgia talking, but I have big love for Pee-wee’s Big Adventure, Beetlejuice and Edward Scissorhands – not to mention Ed Wood and Sleepy Hollow, both of which are among my very favorite films. Burton has such a distinctive visual style, whether...
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Type Fast, Write Hard, and Leave a Good Looking Blog
Warning: Goodshit is not safe for work, kids, or judgmental people. Seriously. GoodShit is Fred Lapides: postroad at hotmail.com. Fred, as it turns out, isn’t your typical blogger. He posted a story of mine on his website a few days ago, and the traffic jumped up considerably. Naturally, I wrote to thank him, and...
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The Long Winter: Work by Davin Watne
Last week I wrote about Davin Watne’s incredible artwork here. Because FORTUNE smiles upon us here in the Missouri - Mr. Watne is having an exhibition of his work next week! It is at the UCM, Mint Gallery in Warrensburg, Missouri – with an opening on March 11th. The show features sculpture, installation, performance, fashion, and animation – you don’t...
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Pretty colors, on Pretty people
When I was two, my mother took me and my brothers on a road trip to the country, where she met up with a few friends, and they met up with some other people… While on this trip some woman painted my toddler belly with a big sunflower, using tempera paint, and sent me...
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