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<\/a>\nIMAGE COURTESY\/GAVIN BROWN’S enterprise <\/p>\n
. . . so, hot off the internet press – comes in this newsflash, today: MEANWHILE IN . . . OTHER – FAST BREAKING – DELI-BOY NEWS . . . <\/strong><\/p>\n (and yeah, it’s hard to keep up. we told ya, deli boy is taking over !! – this season anyway. no doubt about it. GBE is sweeping the scene.)<\/p>\n KATHLEEN MASSARA – relates in a post that just went up – MARCH 30, 2011 – in L MAGAZINE – that some smart ass bodies (!!) according to Ms. Massara’s retelling – of the dirty deed: <\/p>\n ‘Chez Tiravanija, the onus is on the viewer to make the experience worthwhile. The relational artist’s <\/em> job is to bring people together in a space with as few boundaries as possible. Last week, appropriately,<\/strong> artists PATRICIA SILVA and ERIC ANDERSON took matters into their own hands when they saw that a car was parked inside the wide-open gallery with keys in the ignition. <\/p>\n Taking this as a sign that they were free to take it for a spin, the pair drove around for less than a half hour, then returned to the gallery. Gavin Brown was outside, fuming<\/strong>, thinking his car had been stolen. He later told SALTZ*, “I suppose in some<\/strong> sense I set up the situation. So I’ve got nothing to complain about.” ‘<\/p>\n apparently trying to regain his cool – he then reached for some famous last words – not !! – as further related by Massara:<\/p>\n “But if someone really wanted to do something like this, they should have taken the car for a week, or driven it off the pier.” <\/p>\n yo dude – that for sure would NOT have been funny, but as done – yes. the deed was funny. dirty, but not that dirty, dude. all I can say is: seeing GAVIN BROWN fume ? – priceless !! <\/p>\n *artlovers footnote: – JERRY ‘PASS THE’ SALTZ – is a NYC art critic . . . Ms. Massara also alludes to a tempest-in-the-soup-pot brew that seems to be a-stoking among the food, I mean art critics – here in this town. and no, I don’t think Skippy’s take is right – on the mark either. in fact think it went right over his head !! with golden icons . . . (A-Z\/Mao-Warhol) . . . in a mini on-site art bank – for sale, presumably – if the whole god damn installation isn’t up for museum purchase – at a blue plate special – price, no doubt !!<\/p>\n no I don’t thnk the show is about ‘sellessnish’ – at all !!<\/p>\n and I don’t think Gavin or Rirkrit – think so – either. witness their immediate response – online shilling !! ha.<\/p>\n it’s art – and art is a many-sided thing to behold – especially when it is – BRILLIANT !! <\/p>\n but selflessness – is not one of the facets. <\/p>\n the other guy who’s response doesn’t make the cut, and who really lost it is the New York Time’s KEN JOHNSON – whose bitter and short-ceiling’d – take – just posted in the NEW YORK TIMES yesterday. oh lordy. see: KATHLEEN MASSARA\/L MAGAZINE\/FOOD ART FOR THE SOUL<\/a><\/p>\n see: KEN JOHNSON\/NEW YORK TIMES\/RIRKRIT TIRAVANIJA at GBE<\/a><\/p>\n
\nNYC’S most famous Thai deli-boys, GAVIN BROWN & RIRKRIT TIRAVANIJA are hawking those ‘message’ T’s online !!
\nyo, like we said, they should come with a warning – do not attempt to wear at home – unless your country has an ingrained freedom of speech policy – and a broad sense of humor. not for use in small-minded dictatorships, intolerant regimes, or squeamish democracies, for that matter. either.
\nBUT WHAT WE WANT WE REALLY KNOW IS – WHEN WILL THEY DO – TAKE-OUT THAI (FOOD) !!
\nto order: T-SHIRT NO T-SHIRT<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a>
\n(gotta love this photo, bye the way – cause – if you know your JOHN LENNON stuff – then you know that’s his<\/em> car – parked outside. the mini cooper – yep. ghost of John Lennon – in the house !!)<\/p>\n<\/a>
\nPHOTOS: NANCY SMITH. OPENING NIGHT. ‘FEAR EATS THE SOUL’, GBE. MARCH 23, 2011<\/p>\n
\nabsconded<\/em> with Gavin’s car – that he had apparently left unattended with the keys in the ignition – an entirely plausible scenario given that the space was once a garage or loading dock and the gallery interior has been hollowed out. or left empty. or mde empty – again. stripped. de-constructed is the polite word. and with no security, or guns, just sayin – in sight !!
\n(hey, is that ‘golden’ beer crate nailed down – that’s what I want to know !!)<\/p>\n
\nand a smart move – art wise, indeedy doody do.<\/p>\n
\nbye the way, that’s ‘pass’ – as in – GO PAST JAIL – WIN $200. in other words: skip.
\nmaybe we should clarify the situation, and just call him – Skippy Saltz ?? !! ha. <\/p>\n
\nall I want to say is: my god – don’t you guys have any imagination ? don’t you know, can’t you get – something soaring free – when you – see it ?
\nor as Joan Rivers says in her recent bio\/doc – it’s comedy, jerk !! <\/p>\n
\nissue: Ms. Masada also refers in her post to:
\n“IN a recent review, art critic Jerry Saltz applauded the piece’s ‘selfishness’.” end quote.
\nas if !!<\/p>\n
\nthough he is usually right on about the flat stuff, i.e. paintings – he never seems to be able to make the leap of faith – its called imagination, dude – needed for the free-wheeling stuff . . he didn’t get that great MICHEL GONDRY installation – ‘PLEASE RE-WIND’ – a few years back at DEITCH PROJECTS, either.
\ntalk about – bitter. better watch out for the mighty feared<\/em> GBE evil eye !!
\nGavin Brown fuming ? – no say !! <\/p>\n