Last Day.
 These two women seemed so happy playing the building that I'm going to post three photos of them. They had the joy thing down. And I love that dude in the first pic looking up into the sound.   And here are just some more pics from the last day of the installation. Whew. What. A. Run.    Wrapped in plastic . . . 
Rip-Off Artist.
 The mechanized tableau Steve Powers' Waterboard Thrill Ride doesn't last very long so like most things in Coney Island you feel vaguely ripped off. But there's something really wrong with wanting to see more when it comes to watching simulated torture. The piece is perfect in that way. It takes you in, if just a little bit. It makes me ill that we need to have art about this, that there even is a this. This is so depressing. We are the rip-off.  Comment of the day went to the gentleman pictured above. When I asked him what he thought of the piece, he answered like a slightly bemused Grandpa Munster, "It's OK. It's what they do down there, you know."  
"Sponge Bob's Built For Waterboarding."
Hold Me Closer Than That.
 JIM HODGES, Double Portrait: The Artist and His Mother, May 2008, 2008 Our champ Anne Pasternak has curated what looks to be a whopper of a show, Intimacy, out in the Hamptons at The Fireplace Project. Just one more thing that proves how much ass she kicks. Seriously. Look at this roster. Ricci Albenda, Nayland Blake, Kerstin Brätsch, Sophie Calle, Peter Coffin, Ann Craven, Tara Donovan, Tracey Emin, Tony Feher, Spencer Finch, Ceal Floyer, Lyle Ashton Harris, Sharon Hayes, Jim Hodges, Jamie Isenstein, Matt Keegan, Wolfgang Laib, Sol Lewitt, Glenn Ligon, Malcolm McLaren, Donald Moffett, Not Vital, Adam Putnam, Ugo Rondinone, Frances Stark and Guido Van Der Werve. Overwhelming much? Yowza. Git on the Jit.
Drowning, Not Waving.
 This just in before the Ambien kicks in . . . An article in today's Times about Steve Powers' latest project for Creative Time in Coney Island, Waterboard Thrill Ride. Surf's Up! Democracy is DOWN! 
Happens, That Everything.
 Screengrab, moi.Thrilling news from Creative Time double-alum David Byrne. He's been collaborating with Brian Eno again, and a release, Everything That Happens, will be coming at us in August. Oh. My. God. Wait. Let me say that again . . . He's been collaborating with Brian Eno again. Thankfully you're pinching me. See the announcement, listen to the gorgeousness floating in the background, and sign up for your own free song now!
#3
Dove into the Shallow again. Hit my head. Couldn't have been happier. I love how much this sliver of RGB in the intro reminds me of that superfun participatory Creative Time project by Gunther Selichar, Who’s Afraid of Blue, Red and Green from back in 2004. That shit was dope.  This is just a nice split between artist and title.  This has nothing to do with the art, but check out the dude jumping onto the top of the tour bus. They mean it when they say, "Hop On. Hop off."  How great does the safety barrier frame the bottom of this shot? Kind of excellent how they reflect the deadness of the subject's eyes on the screen above.  "I don't wanna talk. I just wanna go back to blue." I wonder if McLaren planned to match the the background in Shallow #3 with the blue of the dead sign just above the screen. Who cares. This is beautiful.  Heh-heh. Sometimes, grapes are just awesome. 
Like, A MILLION Times Better Than Murals.
Seriously. Do You?
 We all know that one of my favorite Creative Time alums is Marilyn Minter so I was well chuffed when I saw that she was all over this week's TimeOutNY. Lots of visuals and a nice bit of time traveling back through Minter's body of work with Howard Halle. Sweet.
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* Last Day.
* Rip-Off Artist.
* "Sponge Bob's Built For Waterboarding."
* Take It To The Top.
* Drowning, Not Waving.
* Hold Me Closer Than That.
* Drowning, Not Waving.
* Happens, That Everything.
* #3
* Like, A MILLION Times Better Than Murals.
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About the author
Brent Burket has his own art blog, Heart As Arena. He also writes for ArtCal Zine.
Brent has been a member of Creative Council since January 2005.
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