the ny art book fair- photos/text from last year

PS1 is a huge empty public school building in queens. since 1971 PS1 has housed some of the world's great experimental art, providing installation, performance, studio and exhibition spaces. in 2000 PS1 became affiliated with MoMA. this november for the second consecutive year M0MA PS1 hosted the new york art book fair.

cerebral. fun! from abstruse art historical critique in e-flux journal to fag art porn in butt magazine- the excitement that art and books induce!

the new york art book fair

several of the hundreds of exhibitors:

• tbw books
• studio alabaster
• bedford press
• e-flux journal
• butt magazine
• post
• picturebox

sweet 1925 blog!

my friend cyd wrote about me on her really cool style blog sweet 1925.- thanks cyd!!!!!!!

evolution now t shrts

next week we'll be printing an edition of shirts with images of early 20th century japanese stamps. we will donate 10% of the sales to tsunami relief. i'll have more specifics in future posts.









evolutionnow.etsy.com

shopping in baltimore

reading glasses from the visionary art museum- get it?! many different styles- only $5.00! avam's shop, sideshow, is the best museum shop i've ever been to. full of heart and fun. the opposite of the usual humorless, deliberately "tasteful" aesthetic of most museum stores.

the kikkerland toothbrush set is from trohv. there is so much to covet in this beautifully curated hampden based store, which also carries evolution now clothing. the toothbrushes are 8.50 for a set of 5- less than an ugly toothbrush! great for a family or for a vacation house. trohv will be opening a second store in dc this spring.

more toothbrushes here

pentti sammallahti at nailya alexander gallery

all photos copyright pentti sammallahti.

bucolic splendor blog drew my attention to this great show at nailya alexander gallery (just down the street from rare violins.

velvety images, lushly, masterfully printed.

sammallahti- cartier-bresson of animal photography? don't mean to trivialize (quite the opposite!) or oversimplify, but these shots are compelling because the very deliberate compositions are captured in decisive moments; ... a strange surreal feeling when a lovely landscape is briefly inhabited and echoed by a stretching dog, strutting blackbirds, a seated monkey...

romantic

36th street loft.

soho.

st nicholas park in harlem.


the valentines day store window diplays i made at nomad in cambridge massachusetts.

la crepe c'est si bon

a pretty little crepe place opened on eldridge street across from vanessa's dollar dumpling house. vanessa's was really crowded on sunday so we tried it out. it was very quiet and sunny. only three or four people came and left while we were there, but one of them turned out to be someone mike knew in ireland 15 years ago. crazy. the crepes were delicious!