Monthly Archives: December 2009

Mythical Combat


Late December afternoon in Paris, just before Christmas 2007.   Theseus, impervious to cold and and his lopped off cock, pauses just before he clubs the Minotaur to death. Coup de grace incarnate. Blue-delighting heavens. Ice-cold, homoerotic heat. Northern European … Continue reading

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“I Am Not A Condo!”


“I Am Not A Condo!” shouts the sign on the new condo at 18th & Eighth.  Magritte comes to Chelsea.  Welcome surréalisme!  Inside, above, a flat-screen TV sparkles.  Seagulls squabble in its yawning skull.

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Disturbing Beauty: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang


Art Star Cai Guo-Qiang Mounts An Amazing (& Disturbing) Spectacle at the Guggenheim Continue reading

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Zhang Huan: Altered States A “One-Man” Show at The Asia Society


Zhang Huan, intriguing Chinese artist with a growing reputation, provokes and delights at 2008 Asia Society show. Continue reading

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