4 days in New York – temperatures at
-10 with blocks of snow and ice on the street. I got up early and walked
several blocks to get a feel of the area we were in but even though the sun was
out I was often driven back inside because my fingers were numb from taking
photographs in the biting cold. Days full of art looking included the Isa Genzken retrospective at MOMA
http://www.moma.org/visit/calendar/exhibitions/1345 , a show of Chinese ink art at the MET (so good I had to have the catalogue)
http://www.moma.org/visit/calendar/exhibitions/1345 , a show of Chinese ink art at the MET (so good I had to have the catalogue)
http://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2013/ink-art , what is a photograph exhibition at
The International Centre of Photography http://www.icp.org/museum/exhibitions , out of hand: materializing the
PostDigital at the museum of art and design was a riot of 3D printing http://madmuseum.org/null/exh/out-hand and a whole day in the private
galleries in Chelsea around the High Line we developed the idea of – audience
as detective artist as criminal - Highlights
there have to be the infinity room installation by Doug Wheeler at David
Zwirner http://www.davidzwirner.com/exhibition/doug-wheeler-2/ and the beyond huge Serra at the
Gagosian – sooo heavy http://www.gagosian.com/exhibitions/richard-serra--october-26-2013 . Evenings were full, a superbly
moving (yes tears were involved) dance at New York Live Arts Space - on trial
together by Ana Vujanović and Saša Asentić http://www.newyorklivearts.org/event/on-trial-together
and 12 years a slave at the Lincoln Centre – appropriate. Eating at Blooms in Chelsea and Peace Foods on
the Upper West Side were the high spots of a riot of foods stuffs – Mexican,
Chinese, Indian, Vegan, Diners and then snacks in Zabars https://www.zabars.com/ and giant cans of beer in Duane
Reeds.
As
ever I added to my taxonomy photographs - ‘stuff covered over in the street’,
‘buildings covered’ and ‘smoking architecture’.
