thank-you, book!

"'I think of this Rabbit almost like an Egyptian sun goddess,' Koons said as we stood gazing up at the piece. 'It's kinda vaginal.'"

-- Lives of the Artists by Calvin Tomkins




**artwork above by Jeff Koons. image borrowed courtesy of www.artsjournal.com

"During the first decades of the twentieth century, artistic direction in Europe moved toward totally abstract visual expression. This trend coincided with revolutionary advances in science and technology, such as Sigmund Freud's development of psychoanalytic theory and explication of the role of the unconscious, and Albert Einstein's theory of relativity. City life was changing too, with the pervasive presence of electric lights, automobiles, and skyscrapers."

-- from the National Gallery of Art website


now, here is my question for you-- does nanotechnology make you feel more abstract or less? do you at least feel more psychic? what visually do you see when you consider an autobiography of your life in this century? Is abstraction an extension or rip chord?




***image above courtesy of http://www.uml.edu/wuml/podcast/media/nanotechnology-kd-001.jpg

where does my mind go when doing aerobics? it goes into a deep rhythmic void of nothingness. aerobics makes me feel blonde and truly (for lack of a better word) retarded.

while flapping my arms and twisting around to the super cheery techno version of a kurt cobain tune, i realize that i am the same age as these 30-year-old-something-dummies on television.

no, it can't be! yes, dache, yes, it can be.
**image courtesy of http://cdn-write.demandstudios.com/upload//6000/700/80/6/6786.jpg

these things i know for sure / andrea zittel

in the spirit of andrea zittel, monday starts my first set of personal limitations or rules.

this is a monthly experiment to see how much it affects my life--- does a self-imposed regiment of restrictions create more freedom or less?

first step: food --- imposing a vegan diet on myself.

second step: writing --- will free-write every morning before internet access.

third step: sharing --- will work on a multi-media art project in complete secrecy. this means no discussing, talking about, or showing the work to anyone. this includes allan.

fourth step: body --- will do aerobics daily.


will this simplify or stress-out my life? we shall see. we shall.


**image above by andrea zittel and courtesy of http://www.andrearosengallery.com/exhibitions/2005_5_andrea-zittel/#

it's amazing how the loss of a life allows so much of the goodness to push up through the gutters. despite it all, we are remembered in a touching way.


** photo above taken by allan mcleod in downtown los angeles on broadway.

blown up

it would be horrible to get blown up. i think of this every time i step on the public transportation system in los angeles. and then, i think about earthquakes, and dying in one. at the end of the night i tip my glass to this miserable city.

i made it another day. don't let the anxiety stop you from doing a silly dance or drawing a crummy picture.