2/3 of the inspired card for 'Free Play' - a Public Artwork by CHRISTIAN HOLSTAD - produced by ART PRODUCTION FUND - as part of the PERFORMA 05 program - the piece was a re-upped Jukebox that played songs for free & was placed in downtown's favorite McDonald's, (yes, that's .. as in fast food) on Broadway near Waverly Place. opening Nov 19, 2005

'Free Play' - the card's final panel. 'Free Play' an interactive jukebox re-fitted by CHRISTIAN HOLSTAD, playing tunes from his very own record collection. McDonald's 724 Broadway, Nov 19, 2005

CHRISTIAN HOLSTAD, flanked by Art Production Fund co-founders, left, DOREEN REMEN and right, YVONNE FORCE VILLAREAL, with his 'Free Play' Jukebox, part of PERFORMA 05, McDonald's 724 Broadway, Nov 19, 2005

from left, JANE HOLZER and Art Production Fund co-founder, YVONNE FORCE VILLAREAL, CHRISTIAN HOLSTAD, 'Free Play', McDonald's 724 Broadway, Nov 19, 2005

Daniel Reich and Doreen Remen. CHRISTIAN HOLSTAD is represented by Daniel Reich Gallery, 'Free Play' opening, McDonald's 724 Broadway, Nov 19, 2005

yes, that is a J T LEROY raccoon penis bone, reputedly given to APF's DOREEN REMEN by JT personally - now that JT's been outed as this decade's biggest literary fraud, we wonder how long that notorious charm will remain around that pretty neck, CHRISTIAN HOLSTAD,'Free Play', McDonald's 724 Broadway, Nov 19, 2005

from left, Yvonne's husband, artist, LEO VILLAREAL, with his pal, Pierre De Kerangal, CHRISTIAN HOLSTAD 'Free Play', an Art Production Fund project, presented as part of PERFORMA 05, McDonald's 724 Broadway, Nov 19, 2005

artist Jessica Craig Martin, at the opening reception for CHRISTIAN HOLSTAD 'Free Play', Art Production Fund PERFORMA 05 presentation, McDonald's 724 Broadway, Nov 19, 2005

a local checks out the jukebox, CHRISTIAN HOLSTAD, 'Free Play', Art Production Fund PERFORMA 05 presentation, McDonald's 724 Broadway, Nov 19, 2005

CHRISTIAN HOLSTAD, 'Free Play' ..an interactive jukebox refitted by Christian Holstad, and offering tunes from his very own record collection ..."no coins necessary ..once you have made your selection press one of the glitter buttons directly below ...ENJOY!", McDonald's 724 Broadway, Nov 19, 2005

some of the songs: 'Rocket Man' - Pearls Before Swine, 'Rapper's Delight' - Sugarhill Gang, 'She's Not There' - The Zombie's, CHRISTIAN HOLSTAD, 'Free Play', McDonald's 724 Broadway, Nov 19, 2005

CHRISTIAN HOLSTAD, 'Free Play', an interactive jukebox playing songs from his own collection. an Art Production Fund PERFORMA 05 presentation, McDonald's 724 Broadway, Nov 19, 2005

another neat card, just as shiny, but it was the kind that can be peeled back into a sticker. NATE LOWMAN, Maccarone, opening reception Nov 6, 2005

NATE LOWMAN opens 'THE END And Other American Pastimes', Maccarone, Nov 6, 2005

Michele Maccarone, NATE LOWMAN opening, 'THE END And Other American Pastimes', Maccarone, Nov 6, 2005

ELIZABETH PEYTON, NATE LOWMAN opening, 'THE END And Other American Pastimes', Maccarone, Nov 6, 2005

from left. Tara Subkoff of IMITATION OF CHRIST, and Cecily Brown. NATE LOWMAN opening, 'THE END And Other American pastimes', Maccarone, Nov 6, 2005

from left, artists Lily Ludlow and Rita Ackermann, NATE LOWMAN opening, 'THE END And Other American Pastimes', Maccarone, Nov 6, 2005

Carol Bove, who has an incredible, amazing piece, 'YSL', up at Mary Boone right now (Feb/06) and ARTFORUM contributor David Rimanelli, NATE LOWMANN opening, 'THE END And Other American Pastimes', Maccarone, Nov 6, 2005

Mary Blair Taylor of Maccarone, also performed as part of the Tara Delong troupe, at the recent Daniel Reich temp.Space@Hotel Chelsea performance, here at the NATE LOWMAN opening, 'THE END And Other American Pastimes', Maccarone, Nov 6, 2005

Adi of AS FOUR, though it might be called AS THREE now, NATE LOWMAN, 'THE END And Other American Pastimes', Maccarone, Nov 6, 2005

NATE LOWMAN, 'THE END And Other American Pastimes', Maccarone, Nov 6, 2005

NATE LOWMAN, 'THE END And Other American Pastimes', Maccarone, Nov 6, 2005

NATE LOWMAN, 'THE END And Other American Pastimes', Maccarone, Nov 6, 2005

Brit filmmaker RORY KINDERSLEY, with a NATE LOWMAN 'bullet hole' on the wall behind him, NATE LOWMAN 'THE END And Other American Pastimes', Nov 6, 2005. Rory said his newest film is "HOT LUNCH" - we got the distinct impression he really did mean it - as in XXX Adult Entertainment !

Billy Cotton, another Tara Delong dancer, with a NATE LOWMAN 'bullet hole' on the wall behind him, NATE LOWMAN opening, 'THE END And Other American Pastimes', Nov 6, 2005

from left, ART+AUCTION new senior editor, MEGHAN DAILEY, with Teri Sanders her production manager and Miranda Dempster, their art director, at the ART BASEL/MIAMI BEACH Catalog Launch Cocktail, at the Morgan's Hotel, Nov 6, 2005. it was actually quite sparsely attended.

what can we say, another beautiful card, JAPANESE artist, EYE brings 'ONGALOO' to GBE @ Passerby, November 18 - December 10th, 2005

JAPANESE artist, EYE opens 'ONGALOO' at GBE @ Passerby, Nov 17, 2005

Yuki Minami came back to visit New York, with her friend EYE. EYE, 'ONGALOO', GBE @ Passerby, Nov 17, 2005

Hisham Bharoocha, EYE, 'ONGALOO', GBE @ Passerby, Nov 17, 2005

artist Dash Snow, EYE, 'ONGALOO', GBE @ Passerby, Nov 17, 2005

artist Peter Coffin, EYE, 'ONGALOO', GBE @ Passerby, Nov 17, 2005

art scene photographer, Joshua Wildman, living up to his name, EYE,'ONGALOO', GBE @ Passerby, Nov 17, 2005

from left, artist and musician Dan McNeil, and right, musician/photographer Jeff Winterberg of COPTIC LIGHT, at EYE, 'ONGALOO', GBE @ Passerby, Nov 17, 2005

graphic designer, Shohin Okamoto, EYE,'ONGALOO', GBE @ Passerby, Nov 17, 2005

photographer Toshiya, EYE, 'ONGALOO', GBE @ Passerby, Nov 17, 2005

downtown favorites, David Aron and Hanna Fushihara Aron, EYE, 'ONGALOO', GBE @ Passerby, Nov 17, 2005

EYE, 'ONGALOO', GBE @ Passerby, Nov 17, 2005

EYE, 'ONGALOO', GBE @ Passerby, Nov 17, 2005

EYE, 'ONGALOO', GBE @ Passerby, Nov 17, 2005

EYE, 'ONGALOO', GBE @ Passerby, Nov 17, 2005

EYE, 'ONGALOO', GBE @ Passerby, Nov 17, 2005

EYE, 'ONGALOO', GBE @ Passerby, Nov 17, 2005

EYE, 'ONGALOO', GBE @ Passerby, Nov 17, 2005

EYE, 'ONGALOO', GBE @ Passerby, Nov 17, 2005

as American as they get, the card for: MATTHEW DAY JACKSON, 'FORTUNATE SON', PERRY RUBENSTEIN, November 5 - December 22, 2005

MATTHEW DAY JACKSON, WWII Mushroom Cloud, August 9th, 1945, 11:02 am, Nagasaki, Japan, "Nagasaki (Prophecy)" needlepoint inlayed into poster, 'FORTUNATE SON', PERRY RUBENSTEIN, Nov 19, 2005

MATTHEW DAY JACKSON, "Sacajawea (American Martyr Series)", scorched wood. woodburned drawing, sculpey, mother of pearl, abalone, yarn, epoxy, tooled leather, skull bead, 'FORTUNATE SON', PERRY RUBENSTEIN, Nov 19, 2005

detail, "Sacajawea (American Martyr Series)" MATTHEW DAY JACKSON, 'FORTUNATE SON' PERRY RUBENSTEIN, Nov 19, 2005

MATTHEW DAY JACKSON, "Phoenix (Peace Eagle)", scorched wood, dyed panel, faux brick panel, sculpey, yarn, panther eye, abalone, mother of pearl, tooled leather on wood panel, 'FORTUNATE SON', PERRY RUBENSTEIN, Nov 19, 2005

detail, "Phoenix (Peace Eagle)", MATTHEW DAY JACKSON, 'FORTUNATE SON', PERRY RUBENSTEIN, Nov 19, 2005

MATTHEW DAY JACKSON, "Hung, Drawn & Quartered II (Treeson)", tree branch, spiked leather, taxidermy eyes, braided rope, scythe handle (leg), birkenstocks, boot stretcher feet, 'FORTUNATE SON', PERRY RUBENSTEIN, Nov 19, 2005

detail, MATTHEW DAY JACKSON, "Hung, Drawn & Quartered II (Treeson)", 'FORTUNATE SON', PERRY RUBENSTEIN, Nov 19, 2005

detail, MATTHEW DAY JACKSON, "Hung, Drawn & Quartered II (Treeson)". 'FORTUNATE SON', PERRY RUBENSTEIN, Nov 17, 2005

detail ...the invite for the Viennese art group GELATIN, 'Tantamounter 24/7' show at German scion, LEO KOENIG's new 23rd Street space -- was in fact a large newsprint sheet, approx 3 x 2 ft, & included a handy calendar for the New Year !!! November 16 thru November 23, 2005

detail, GELATIN, 'Tantamounter 24/7' - the oversize newsprint sheet/invite thoughtfully included a 2006 calendar.. 'Tanatmounter 24/7' was a continuous 24 hour live-in performance for an entire week, in which the art group replicated objects that were placed into their multi-dimensional ..'machine' - the project was part of PERFORMA 05, the First Biennial of New Visual Art Performance, New York City. Nov 16 - Nov 23, 2005

from left, GABRIEL VON LOEBELL and ALI JANKA of GELATIN. This is the night of the closing party. in fact the artists were built into their replicating machine, and couldn't leave for the entire week - so this was in fact - an opening closing - the front wall was broken through and a rough entranceway was created so GELATIN fans could see what had transpired, GELATIN, 'Tantamounter 24/7', LEO KOENIG, Nov 23, 2005

from left, (Jim Drain & Naomi Fisher aside) GELATIN's GABRIEL VON LOEBELL & ALI JANKA with collector JOHN HALL - I guess when you buy up whole collections of German art from Georg Baselitz, you get to sit at the head table with the artists, GELATIN, 'Tantamounter 24/7', LEO KOENIG, Nov 23, 2005

GELATIN'S FLORIAN REITHER. why did we get the feeling - he was responsible for the heavy dose of twisted pornographic imagery that infused the project's invite calendar and living/working quarters? GELATIN, 'Tanatamounter 24/7', LEO KOENIG, Nov 23, 2005

NAOMI FISHER was the surprise live-in house guest/artist - boyfriend JIM DRAIN looks relieved to find her intact and happy - wonder why. GELATIN, 'Tantamounter 24/7', LEO KOENIG. Nov 23, 2005

LEO KOENIG - not the most popular guy in town, especially among those who remember him from his JOSH HARRIS - Pseudo - funded days - LEO ran the quote unquote art gallery for the notorious QUIET MILLENNIUM PARTY - on lower Broadway - still, one could not deny him - this moment of art history. GELATIN, 'Tanatamounter 24/7', a PERFORMA 05 associated performance, LEO KOENIG, Nov 23, 2005

a long shot of the work space/living quarters of the GELATIN 24/7 live-in replication project - 'Tantamounter 24/7' - which was built right into 90% of the floor space of the gallery, LEO KOENIG, Nov 23, 2005

the kitchen, GELATIN, 'Tantamounter 24/7', LEO KOENIG, Nov 23, 2005

sleeping quarters, GELATIN, 'Tantamounter 24/7' LEO KOENIG, Nov 23, 2005

the "Statistical Analysis" Chart, GELATIN, 'Tantamounter 24/7'. LEO KOENIG, Nov 23, 2005

Bill Saylor with his before and afters - GELATIN, 'Tantamounter 24/7', LEO KOENIG, Nov 23, 2005

close-up, Bill Saylor's original object and the GELATIN, 'Tantamounter 24/7' replica, LEO KOENIG, Nov 23, 2005

Erika Shanahan, who was home schooled in New Jersey and now attends the New Jersey Center for Visual Arts, was smart enough, after reading the HOLLAND COTTER NY TIMES article, to come down at 6 PM on the last day of the performance, (just before this closing party) and put in her favorite sculpture. She had waited outside in line, for 3 hours, to put it into the Tantamounter replica entry port & voila in 1/2 hr - a real collector's item - and for free! GELATIN, 'Tantamounter 24/7', LEO KOENIG, Nov 23, 2005

Erika Shanahan, GELATIN 'Tantamounter 24/7' replica, before and after, LEO KOENIG, Nov 23, 2005

Erika's brother, Sean Shanahan, currently home schooled in New Jersey, also smart enough to immediately trek into Manahattan, and bring in a favorite object for GELATIN to replicate. GELATIN, 'Tantamounter 24/7'. LEO KOENIG, Nov 23, 2005

home schooled Sean Shanahan's object to be replicated. GELATIN, 'Tantamounter 24/7', LEO KOENIG, Nov 23, 2005

Sean Shanahan's finished replica. That's actually the top of the object entry port, the yellow light flashed when the replica was finished. GELATIN, 'Tanatamounter 24/7', LEO KOENIG, Nov 23, 2005

always to be found, out on a Chelsea street, GELATIN'S TOBIAS URBAN, 'Tantamounter 24/7' closing party, a PERFORMA 05 associate performance, LEO KOENIG, Nov 23, 2005