What I Did Last Summer

Here are some of the collages I made, beginning in Annisquam. I will use them as the basis for drawings and paintings.

After watching Lifetime’s “Georgia O’Keefe” I happened to catch “Project Runway.” Although I hate the melodrama of  this program, the assignment was intriguing so I had to watch it. The designers were taken to the L.A. Times and asked to construct a garment using piles of newspapers which were stacked up by day. Each person took a different approach–folding, pasting, weaving, crushing, sewing paper into three dimensional forms. It would have been interesting to follow each person to learn how they came up with their ideas–what aspect of the papers stimulated them–to watch the creative process unfold.  However, as a reality show the emphasis is on personal attacks and personality.

The following day in the Times, there was a column entitled, “Poetic Connections.” These are “found” poems: lines published in Craigslist with line and stanza breaks added. This was fun to read and it fits in with my collages-making and fascination with detritus.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Peace-Love-Art

Life after the Still Life Project

I haven’t posted in awhile, but I’ve been busy. I’ve been drawing daily for The Still Life Project. You can view 90 of my drawings, and the group project in three galleries linked to our site. There are still drawings trickling in. The group will be meeting this week to evaluate the project. A visit to New York is always stimulating. Last weekend we saw The Morandi Exhibit at the Met, Miro at Moma and Alfred Kubin at the Neue Gallery. I worked on a small collage on the train and did a few drawings at MOMA.

This from Fact Magazine, UK: To congratulate Barack Obama on becoming the President-Elect of The United States of America, we’re offering him a free lifetime subscription to FACT, a copy of the Gang Gang Dance album and a tin of Max Tundra soup. Change is good…

After our show at the Art Alliance, I took a couple of days off. I found a small, very old wedding photo album (at Goodwill) just perfect for my new work. The interior pages are black, and I have started a few pieces that I would like to translate into paintings. These are just starting points; I may want to add to them or make changes later.

                

            

From Cult Figures to a Band of the Moment

This article by  MELENA RYZIK appeared in the New York Times

It is an indication of the fractured state of the music industry that not only is Gang Gang Dance now identifiably a trendy New York band, it is also signifying its status in a very visible, of-the-moment way.

A Shout Out to GGD

Gang Gang Dance made the front page of the New York Times on line today. The album, St. Dymphna, comes out tomorrow. It is awesome!

Homage to Andrew Kuo

GANG GANG DANCE FALL TOUR

Sep 18 2008     8:00 Huckfinn     Nagoya
Sep 19 2008     8:00P O-Nest     Shibuya
Sep 20 2008     8:00P Rock Bar Lucrezia     Hamamatsu
Sep 21 2008     8:00P Voodoo Lounge     Fukuoka
Sep 22 2008     8:00P TBA     Nagasaki
Sep 23 2008     8:00P Sunsui     Osaka
Sep 24 2008     8:00P O-Nest     Shibuya
Oct 11 2008     8:00P Ulu     London
Oct 12 2008     8:00P      La Fleche D’or    France
Oct 13 2008     8:00P      Stadtgarten w/ Tricky    Cologne
Oct 28 2008     8:00P Queen Elizabeth Theatre w/ Of Montreal     Toronto
Oct 29 2008     8:00P Metropolis w/ Of Montreal     Montreal
Oct 30 2008     8:00P Orpheum Theatre w/ Of Montreal     Boston, Mass
Oct 31 2008     8:00P Electric Factory w/ Of Montreal     Philadelphia
Nov 1 2008      8:00P The National w/ Of Montreal     Richmond, Virginia
Nov 3 2008      8:00P Empty Bottle w/ Marnie Stern     Chicago, Illinois
Nov 4 2008      8:00P 7th Street Entry w/ Marnie Stern     Minneapolis, Minn
Nov 5 2008      8:00P Turner Hall w/ Marnie Stern     Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Nov 7 2008      8:00P Larimer Lounge w/ Marnie Stern     Denver, Colorado
Nov 8 2008      8:00P Kilby Court w/ Marnie Stern     Salt Lake City, Utah
Nov 10 2008    8:00P The Triple Door w/ Marnie Stern     Seattle, Wa
Nov 11 2008    8:00P The Biltmore Cabaret w/ Marnie Stern Vancouver
Nov 12 2008    8:00P Berbati’s w/ Marnie Stern     Portland, Oregon
Nov 14 2008    8:00P Bimbo’s w/ Marnie Stern     San Francisco, Ca
Nov 15 2008    8:00P El Rey Theater w/ Marnie Stern     Los Angeles, Ca
Nov 16 2008    8:00P Casbah     San Diego, California
Nov 17 2008    8:00P TBC     Tucson, Arizona
Nov 20 2008    8:00P Lola’s     Dallas, Texas
Nov 21 2008    8:00P Mohawk     Austin, Texas
Nov 22 2008    8:00P Spanish Moon     Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Nov 24 2008    8:00P The Earl     Atlanta, Georgia
Nov 25 2008    8:00P Cat’s Cradle     Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Nov 28 2008    8:00P Music Hall of Williamsburg     Brooklyn, New York
Nov 29 2008    8:00P Santos     New York, New York