Jasper Johns at MOMA
First, take your time. A large painting hangs dead center in the first room of this exhibit. Dimensions aren’t given on the wall sign, but the press kit lists 67” x 96”. This painting is central and all the … Read More
Martha King published in new anthology
I’m one of 29 contributors to Wreckage of Reason II subtitled “Back to the Drawing Board.” (I appear in the original 2008 volume as well.) The editors say these stories “use different style and genres … to illustrate moments … Read More
Prose Pros presents Lynne Tillman and Lynn Crawford
Literary mischief, bravado inventions from two dazzling writers: Prose Pros presents Lynne Tillman and Lynn Crawford at SideWalk Café, March 6, at 6:30. Lynne Tillman’s fourth collection of stories Someday This Will Be Funny, was published in May 2011. And … Read More
The Pigeons of Winter 2013
Baz has been moving across and back from abstract to figures again. There will be pigeon paintings on canvas this winter. For a look at numbers 1 to 8, copy this link into your browser: http://www.flickr.com/photos/67642740@N08/sets/72157639449256424/show/with/11782313344/ These eight are all … Read More
Japanese Sex Art
“Shhh Shunga: Sex and pleasure in Japanese Art” is on view at the British Museum, London, until Jauary 5, 2014. Shunga actually means “spring pictures.” Many pictures from the floating world, another lovely meaning we all recognize…floating. According to the … Read More
Our UK Tour – Final installment
October 17: Sussex University; October 24: Brookes Oxford First of all, Brookes Oxford is a new university in Oxford, not the ancient dreaming spires establishment. It was named in 1992 to honor its first principal … but was previously known … Read More
Our UK Tour – Green Men everywhere
October 11, 23, and 26 Are there old trees in Brooklyn? Yes, but not quite like these– An oak in the Archbishop of Canterbury’s garden. We were taken there by our friend poet Elaine Randall, who is among other things … Read More
Our UK Tour – Looking for the Green Man
October 23, 2013, outside Oxford No visit to the UK without looking for the Green Man. On this day we had the kind assistance of Rebsie Fairholm, the graphic designer for Basil’s publisher, Skylight Press. From Rebsie’s blog ( http://sulismanoeuvre.blogspot.com/ ) … Read More