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<\/a>\nPHOTO BY BILLY FARRELL \/ WALL STREET JOURNAL, Mon April 27, 2015<\/p>\n
and, as well over the weekend, the NEW YORK POST chimed with the first really compelling – art (and eats !!) coverage. it’s the first time I actually felt interested in the agenda over there. I mean its pretty fast and heavy . . on the underground beat – talk about . . gritty<\/em> !!<\/p>\n I mean, if you forget about hoping that this museum, and it’s current set of curators, who are more like librarians, than anything else . . sorry but it’s true, could actually do a giant intellectual leap<\/em> or even stretch . . and put up some really cutting edge art, on that innovative infrastructure, their ‘classic’ holdings are . . beyond inspiring. <\/p>\n forget that Mary Heilmann stuff . . sorry, but she’s taking up space that should go to others that got swept under the rug, by her questionable rise. I never understood that acclaim for her work, for the life of me. was that Roberta’s handiwork ? though that cascading stairway of bare electric light bulbs by FELIX GONZALEZ-TORRES<\/strong>, 1994-95, (scroll down the link for the article, below – for a great installation photo !!) is wow. industrial hardcore gritty chic – or what !!<\/p>\n but EDWARD HOPPER<\/strong> ? to see those beauts, of light, and the American angst, the heartbeat of the American landscape, before everything went totally haywire – wow, now that’s what I call . . divine opportunity. (scroll down that same link to see . . his classic ‘Early Sunday Morning’) show me a Hopper line drawing, a preliminary working sketch, a watercolor. they should do a huge, totally immersive throw-down in the spirit of that Cattelan Guggenheim retrospective, yeah, that’s what I’m talking about !! <\/p>\n also, there is truly something rather great and mysterious to that ROBERT HENRI <\/strong>portrait of GERTRUDE WHITNEY<\/strong>, the museum’s founder, who scandalized the social scene with her love of pajama’s – before Julian did – !! it’s also a great and generous idea to have a small exhibition room, and an eatery open to the public – without needing to sign up and pay a $20 admission fee, every time you want to hop over – from the High Line.<\/p>\n so, here’s my no-brainer of a prediction: my first request ? Red Rover, red rover . . !!<\/p>\n yeah, Whitney white bread, oops I mean white glove admins . . you sure can<\/strong> hire ME as a creative consultant for a super exciting cutting edge program – any day. what do they say ?
\nmaybe it’s because I studied under that great color field painter GUIDO MOLINARI<\/a> back in Montreal ? probably so. once you taste hardcore, once you eat sushi – it’s hard to eat . . canned tuna.<\/p>\n
\ntalk about a light source, I’d like to see that – up close and personal.
\ndamn digital images, anyway.
\ngotta love that Gertrude Whitney – indie spirit !! . . “a sculptor and savvy collector, she once offered 700 pieces to the MET, which basically said, ‘No thanks’ (!!)
\n . . so in 1931 she started a museum of her own.” (!!)
\nno wonder her spirit – lives on.<\/p>\n
\ntheir ‘pay-as-what-you-want’ Fridays \/ 7-10PM . . are going to be hot, until people tire of the classics, but maybe that will give them just enough breathing space . . to up their cutting edge – game.<\/p>\n
\nget KEVIN MORBY<\/strong> !! – back in town – for a concert !!
\nand let . . CINDERS<\/strong> put up a group show – for the back-drop.<\/p>\n
\nor just a one-off, guest curator gig, lol.
\nmy<\/strong> contact is at the top of this page – at the left.
\nas if . . . pigs can fly – over the moon.<\/p>\n
\nhope, and courage – are the 2 most important human traits.<\/p>\n