Art Review -- Jenny Holzer at the Whitney

Roberta Smith said it best in the NY Times of Jenny Holzer's current show, Protect, Protect: "Ms. Holzer’s terse snippets of prose have warned of evolving threats to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. She has tracked the inner thoughts of bereft lovers or shellshocked survivors and articulated the baser instincts unleashed by social chaos."

Her electronic LED displays had the same effect on my eyes as the way that a Yankee Candle Factory Outlet has on my nose. Although leaving her show made me far more culturally stimulated than a room full of Pineapple Beach scented candles...

See more at the Whitney's exhibit here

Pet Post -- Sedgwick the French Bull

Best road trip companion ever!!

Image Inspiration -- May in Amherst

A big cake and some scratch off tickets -- what more do you need to celebrate?!

The sun through the trees from the deck
(photo credit: Aaron Fischer)

Patrick Stewart Alphabet

via Ollie....amazing find.

Hunter Gatherer -- TONIGHT!!

9:30pm @ Banjo Jims -- 700 E9th St (at Ave C), NYC
Peter Bitenc's band of country rock that will soothe your soul!!

Image Inspiration

I wish this was my hand. It's not. But here's to good luck today!!

Frank Ryan -- AOD

"Unmade 02/05/09," 2009, Oil on panel

This show filled with beautifully textured beds made me sleepy and calm. And yet, the Campari kept me agile and ridiculous. It would have been fun to have an alarm clock go off every now and then...

See more of the show at Walter Maciel Gallery here

Pet Post -- Meet MARS!

Please enjoy some shots of LA's cutest kitty:

Whimsically gazing into the garden

Reflecting on his epic nap on the stairs

Image Inspiration -- Bowling Balls

"Bowling Ball Curtain," 2003

I love Eung Ho Park's Public art commission at PS 270 in Queens, NY. See more of his creative installations here and get Michele Cohen's rad book, "Public Art for Public Schools," here

Titus Kaphar -- AOD

"Our Mother Was Always So..." 2009

"Nip Tuck," 2009

Kaphar is best known for taking American and European portrait paintings from the 18th and 19th centuries and reconfiguring them into an alternate history. These two recent pieces were so texturally pleasing that I couldn't resist them. See more from his current show at the Seattle Art Museum here

Jams -- Jamie Foxx - Brady Bunch

this jam is getting me pumped through the day...thanks to William!

Image Inspiration -- Staying Positive

"Don't Stop - Keep Trying"
Amazing banner made by local Silver Lake kids