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Eyes in the Sky


A bust of George Ellery Hale in Mount Wilson's Solar Tower.

Gastro-Vision | From Seeds to Sprouts, Greens Across Manhattan

 


Rob Carter. "Faith in a Seed (Darwin)," 2012. Video still. Courtesy the artist and Art in General.

Ian Svenonius: A God Among Undergrads

 


Ian Svenonius with Chain and the Gang, photographed by Adela Loconte.

Open Enrollment | BAMPS

Well it’s finally happening. The day has come. As of around noon EST today, someone will announce over a loudspeaker at a crowded Yankee stadium that I am officially a member of the BAMPS – Bachelor of Arts and Master of Professional Studies. If you want to get technical, it should really be BLAMPS, since I did my undergrad in liberal arts. But there’s something phonaesthetically displeasing about that extra L, so I’ll stick with BAMPS.

Yelling Fire in the Hall of Presidents

 


"United States: Most Wanted Painting" by Komar and Melamid.

An alarming number of Americans are taken by the notion that all past and present leaders of their Executive Branch converge and coexist in a state of simultaneity on a mysterious plane of existence decorated in the neo-classical style.  I kind of believe it too. I call it The Hall of Presidents Syndrome.

No Preservatives | News and Notes

 


Sonya Clark. "madam cj walker," 2008. Plastic combs. Via artist's website.

Just Us Boyz


"Just 3 Boyz" from "Funny or Die Presents." From left to right: Tim Heidecker, Zach Galifiniakis, Eric Wareheim.

Weekly Roundup

Martin Puryear. Night Watch (2012). Courtesy of the artist and McKee Gallery, New York

Martin Puryear. "Night Watch," 2012. Courtesy the artist and McKee Gallery, New York.