{"id":29423,"date":"2016-06-03T11:30:20","date_gmt":"2016-06-03T16:30:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/?p=29423"},"modified":"2016-06-03T16:40:08","modified_gmt":"2016-06-03T21:40:08","slug":"jim-joe-vs-taylor-mckimens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/the-bomb\/2016\/06\/03\/jim-joe-vs-taylor-mckimens\/","title":{"rendered":"~JIM JOE VS . . TAYLOR McKIMENS ?? \/ no brainer: WIN WIN"},"content":{"rendered":"

INFINITY PACKAGE !!
\nmeaning . . . ?
\nit’s a<\/em> . . . TIE !!<\/p>\n

A ‘TIE’ . . . TO DIE FOR. <\/p>\n

PIX FROM THE OPENING OF:
\n‘JIM JOE – LOOK MEANS MEMORIZE’, APRIL 28 – MAY 22, 2016
\nTHE HOLE, 312 BOWERY. DOWNTOWN, NYC<\/p>\n

\"JIM-JOE---ALWAYS-RETURN-TO-THE-SCENE-OF-THE-CRIME\"<\/a>
\nJIM JOE, ‘ALWAYS RETURN TO THE SCENE OF THE CRIME’, 2016
\nINK ON CANVAS*, 20 x 16 INCHES
\n($3,000)<\/p>\n

*mostly poorly<\/em> stretched canvases – part of the charm, no doubt.
\ndon’t laugh, if you have any of JOE BRADLEY’S . . early, cheaply made, & most definite poorly<\/em> stretched human ‘geo’ ‘segment’ canvases, you are<\/strong> laughing all the way to the bank.<\/p>\n

at any rate as you can see, I’m pretty much very<\/strong> bored with what’s out there, right now. and, it’s most definite turning into a summer of . . returning to the ‘scene of the crime’.
\n(just like the presidential race, don’t get me started.) <\/p>\n

\"I-spy-Taylor-McKimens\"<\/a>
\noh oh, I SPY a . . TAYLOR McKIMENS PAINTING !!<\/p>\n

\"JIm-Joe-INFIBITY-PACKAGE---TAYLOR-McKIMENS-..-Bar-Painting\"<\/a>
\nthe money . . shot !!<\/p>\n

did that narrative go by – too fast ?<\/p>\n

ok, here’s the long version:<\/p>\n

\"JIM-JOE--PICTURES-ARE-WORTH-MORE-THAN-WORDS\"<\/a>
\nI believe that should read, ‘PICTURES ARE WORTH MORE THAN WORDS’- and, IF you do not<\/strong> believe that, then;
\n‘VISIT THE IMPRISONED’ . . . of, their own imagination.<\/p>\n

\"JIM-JOE---ALL-BEAUTIFUL-PEOPLE-MUST-DIE\"<\/a>
\npretty straightforward.
\nI, myself wear a gold charm that says: ALREADY DEAD.
\n@eattheleaf aka ANDREW GUENTHER made it.<\/p>\n

\"JIM-JOE---THE-ANIMAL-BEHIND-THE-FUR\"<\/a>
\ndoggie days of summer.
\nand of course, my . . #puppylove ZORA.<\/p>\n

\"JIM-JOE---THE-MUSIC-BUSINESS-NOT-THE-ART-BUSINESS\"<\/a>
\noh, yeah.<\/p>\n

\"TAYLOR-McKIMENS---BAR-PHOTO---THE-HOLE-OFFICE\"<\/a>
\nTAYLOR McKIMEN’S (desolate) bar narrative – up for sale, in the back office.<\/p>\n

\"detail-TAYLOR-McKIMENS-Bar-narrative\"<\/a>
\ndetail.
\n#mood<\/p>\n

\"JIM-JOE---INCREASINGLY-UNAFFORDABLE\"<\/a><\/p>\n

lol, how did that run of pix work . . for ya ?<\/p>\n

no joke, though about Taylor’s paintings becoming . . “increasingly un-affordable”, after his blockbuster show of . . ‘heads’, also at THE HOLE – this past FALL 2015, titled:
\n‘STOIC YOUTH’, running SEPT – OCT 2015.
\nsee: TAYLOR McKIMENS – ‘STOIC YOUTH’ \/ THE HOLE<\/a><\/p>\n

Taylor McKimens<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n