. . . well the island (aka Manhattan) was so depressing, the ART FAIR WEEKEND - BASICALLY BEING A BIG BUST - except for a few bright lights - that we thought we’d take our chances seeking inspiration & delight - as opposed to cheesy headlines, police brutality, and bad rip-offs - back over the East River - to Brooklyn - Williamsburg - to be specific - after scoring so well with that really fine NICK KUSZYK opening - ‘JAMMER SLAMMER’ - at McCAIG WELLES a couple of nights back. (more on that soon !!)
of course the new ‘WELCOME TO WILLIAMSBURG’ billboard - is this one: it proclaims, FREE MADOFF !
you’re free to make your own interpretation of just what that means, the best thing about art: freedom of thought - including your own !! but I’m pretty sure it’s meant to be ironic.
(at first glance I thought it said : FREE MADOFFI - as in rhymes with KHADAFFI !! …)
so cheesy headlines and commentary on rip-offs prevail here, too - must be in the air.
they do say 2009 - is - the year of JUSTICE.
in case you are wondering what that little scribble at the top of his forehead, says: it says - this !!
but pretty darn soon - like in the span of 2 short blocks, political & criminal ill winds disappeared - like a breath of fresh mountain air, like Switzerland in Brooklyn - with the sighting of the newly installed, for Spring - plastic flower arrangements in re-cycled old tire tubes - at The City Reliquary Storefront Museum !!
(though is that a local streetwalker - we caught on camera ? oh, well, let’s just move on.. enough with the political/sociological commentary - let’s do the neighborhood tour - just for art !! appreciation !!)
the museum seems to have a show up called ‘THE FIGHT FOR FAIR PRICE AND FAIR PROFIT IN DEPRESSION ERA NEW YORK’ - that runs JANUARY 30 - MAY 3, 2009 & which seems to center on: SPILT MILK !!
since the museum is only open to the public - SAT & SUN 12 noon-6pm - we couldn’t go in and find out - though we were certainly wanting too !!
read more about the show: here !!
note: “pivotal moments in the story are illustrated with miniature dioramas !!” - we’ve got to return on a weekend.
the display features vintage glass milk bottles and lace doillies representing, milk, I guess. pretty enough.
(the white yarn spilling out & swirling around - was the ’spilt’ milk - though it sort of reminded us of the ‘intestines’ spilling out of the R. Robots inner guts !! at NICK KUSZYK’S - ‘JAMMER SLAMMER’ - you’ll see, soon enough !! we’ve got R. Robot on the brain !!)
the other window still features the PULLEY COLLECTION of GAIL MITCHELL - but, too much sunlight to get a good shot.
PHOTOS: NANCY SMITH
