I had a chance to view Coraline in true 3D at the most lovely movie theater in New York The Ziegfeld. Coraline is far better and darker than most children’s films. The visuals were completely inspiring and I can’t wait to see it again and again.
from the original book by Neil Gaiman
Coraline and her kitty venture down the rabbit hole.
The mouse circus performance was my favorite part.
This movie looks like it is going to be really good.
watch the trailer
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Based on a true story, EVERLASTING MOMENTS follows the story of Maria (Maria Heiskanen), who is married to an alcoholic and womanizing dockworker (Mikael Persbrandt). Her husband leaves the worries of family responsibilities entirely to Maria. Her situation is desperate until she meets a camera shop owner (Jesper Christensen) who encourages her to start taking and developing photographs. She soon begins to see the world in new ways that threaten her already perilous situation.
Bettie Page, Queen of Pinups, Dies at 85
Our beautiful pinup queen has passed away. Photographer Unknown.
A painting Dame Darcy made of us knitting each other’s hair,
On November 6, I went to the Whitney Museum of American Art for the opening of the William Eggleston’s exhibition The Democratic Camera. I consider William Eggleston to be one of the fathers of color photography. I used to stare at his images in photo books for hours at the library when I was Stephen Shore’s photography student art Bard College. His strange images were a huge influence on me. Eggleston made it ok to turn snapshots into works of art, and therefore he made me feel more confident about my own early images. He is a master when it comes to color. The richness in the way Eggleston printed his images was something very new at the time.
Photo by William Eggleston
In my opinion this is one of Eggleston’s best photographs. It displays the sheer bliss of light (sunlight) and photography, my two favorite things.
I showed up alone at the opening but I ran into a few friends, which was an unexpected surprise. It is always a nice to bump into people from a another part of your life at a completely different kind of event. I saw my friend Kirsten there who happens to be an old family friend of the curator of the exhibition Elisabeth Sussman. Kirsten immediately introduced me to Sussman and her brother Paul Sacks. We were all very excited for Sussman! I have admired her curatorial work for years and it was a pleasure to meet her.
Elisabeth Sussman and her brother Paul Sacks
Kirsten Sonnenberg and Paul Sacks
With my mentor Charles Traub, the head of the SVA MFA Photography program.
Then as if it was not already an amazing night, I had a chance to walk through the exhibition with Dan Bell?!! It is always great to see how another artist that I admire reacts to iconic works of art.
Photo by William Eggleston
Dan Bell could relate to this photo because he tours all the time.
More images at www.egglestontrust.com
Y know, every now and then
I think you might like to hear something from us
Nice and easy
But theres just one thing
You see we never ever do nothing
Nice and easy
We always do it nice and rough
So were gonna take the beginning of this song
And do it easy
Then were gonna do the finish rough
This is the way we do proud mary
And were rolling, rolling, rolling on the river
Listen to the story
I left a good job in the city
Working for the man every night and day
And I never lost one minute of sleeping
Worrying bout the way things might have been
Big wheel keep on turning
Proud mary keep on burning
And were rolling, rolling
Rolling on the river
Cleaned a lot of plates in memphis
Pumped a lot of tane down in new orleans
But I never saw the good side of the city
Till I hitched a ride on a riverboat queen
Big wheel keep on turning
Proud mary keep on burning
And were rolling, rolling
Rolling on the river
If you come down to the river
I bet you gonna find some people who live
You dont have to worry if you got no money
People on the river are happy to give
This is the most beautiful thing I have seen today:
“Firework Drawing #14” 2005
lit firework residue, collage on paper 41 3/4 in x 29 1/2 in
Dolly Parton’s ‘Jolene’ Still Haunts Singers on NPR.org
Jolene, jolene, jolene, jolene
Im begging of you please dont take my man
Jolene, jolene, jolene, jolene
Please dont take him just because you can
Your beauty is beyond compare
With flaming locks of auburn hair
With ivory skin and eyes of emerald green
Your smile is like a breath of spring
Your voice is soft like summer rain
And I cannot compete with you, jolene
He talks about you in his sleep
Theres nothing I can do to keep
From crying when he calls your name, jolene
And I can easily understand
How you could easily take my man
But you dont know what he means to me, jolene
Jolene, jolene, jolene, jolene
Im begging of you please dont take my man
Jolene, jolene, jolene, jolene
Please dont take him just because you can
You could have your choice of men
But I could never love again
Hes the only one for me, jolene
I had to have this talk with you
My happiness depends on you
And whatever you decide to do, jolene
Jolene, jolene, jolene, jolene
Im begging of you please dont take my man
Jolene, jolene, jolene, jolene
Please dont take him even though you can
Jolene, jolene
When Reves Mechaniques (2005) by The Hacker came out I think I listened to it everyday for about 6 months and to this day I am still not sick the album. So I am really excited to finally see him perform tonight with another one of my all time favorites Miss Kittin.
my friend Nica off on her broomstick
Like a vast ship, from the years when the earth was still flat and spices were rare, Lee Bul’s gorgeous sculpture comprised of chains and beaded links took my breath away….
Photo by Seze
Detail of Lee Bul’s stunning sculpture now on view. Photo by Seze
www.lehmannmaupin.com
4 Homemade Pizzas
+ Turkish Fig Princess – fig, blue cheese, rosemary and mozzarella
+ Pear Shaped Lady – pear, blue cheese, mozzarella and tomato sauce
+ Pixie Pixel’s Pepperoni & Pesto Pizza – tomato sauce, mozzarella, fake pepperoni, sun dried tomatoes, artichoke hearts & my homemade pesto
+ From the Greek Gods – tomato sauce, mozzarella, black olives, Feta, cherry tomatoes
and a Fresh Salad with a Pomegranate Apricot Mustard Vinaigrette
In honor of May Day, I made a Faerie Folk mix. Here is the tracklisting:
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Akron/Family – I’ll Be On The Water
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Angels Of Light – Sunflower’s Here To Stay
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DANIELLE DAX – Here Come the Harvest Buns
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The Rolling Stones – In Another Land
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Dolly Parton – Love Is Like A Butterfly
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KATE BUSH – Cloudbusting
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LOCUST – Summer Rain
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DAME DARCY – Honey Time
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Cibelle – Dedans Le Lapin
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Coco Rosie – By Your Side
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Animal Collective – The Softest Voice
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RASPUTINA – Sister Sleep
While searching for images of Fairies I found these gorgeous painting by Josephine Wall. Take a look at her site, her work is very intricate and lush. www.josephinewall.co.uk
My Lady Unicorn, by Josephine Wall
Heart and Soul, by Josephine Wall
Love and Anger by Kate Bush
It lay buried here. It lay deep inside me.
It’s so deep I don’t think that I can speak about it.
It could take me all of my life,
But it would only take a moment to
Tell you what I’m feeling,
But I don’t know if I’m ready yet.
You come walking into this room
Like you’re walking into my arms.
What would I do without you?
Take away the love and the anger,
And a little piece of hope holding us together.
Looking for a moment that’ll never happen,
Living in the gap between past and future.
Take away the stone and the timber,
And a little piece of rope won’t hold it together.
If you can’t tell your sister,
If you can’t tell a priest,
‘Cause it’s so deep you don’t think that you can speak about it
To anyone,
Can you tell it to your heart?
Can you find it in your heart
To let go of these feelings
Like a bell to a Southerly wind?
We could be like two strings beating,
Speaking in sympathy…
What would we do without you?
Two strings speak in sympathy.
Take away the love and the anger,
And a little piece of hope holding us together.
Looking for a moment that’ll never happen,
Living in the gap between past and future.
Take away the stone and the timber,
And a little piece of rope won’t hold it together.
We’re building a house of the future together.
(What would we do without you?)
Well, if it’s so deep you don’t think that you can speak about it,
Just remember to reach out and touch the past and the future.
Well, if it’s so deep you don’t think you can speak about it,
Don’t ever think that you can’t change the past and the future.
You might not, not think so now,
But just you wait and see–someone will come to help you.
I had a chance to see the gorgeous Frida Kahlo exhibit at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Seeing the exhibit made me want to watch the beautiful film Frida (2002) starring Salma Hayek again. The film is based on “Frida: A Biography of Frida Kahlo” by Hayden Herrera (who also helped to curate the Philadelphia exhibition). I read about two thirds of the book but I had to put it down because her life was just too painful to keep reading about. Seeing the exhibit was great, I had a chance to see some old friends (paintings that I have loved since my teenage years) and I started some new friendships (with some rare photographs and paintings that were included in the show)
Frida Kahlo, Self Portrait with Monkeys, 1943 is one of my favorites
Watch the awesome Bollywood inspired video for Jimmy here
And here is
the original video which is equally as awesome in its psychedelic disco fabulousness!
What drug is poor “dumb faced” Jimmy on?
I met Kate Simko last year at the Detroit Electronic Music Festival. After playing an amazing live set she was supposed to leave on a flight back to Chicago. But she had some really really bad flight luck and could not leave town. So she returned back to the festival in complete desperation, and we were the first people she ran into. Poor Kate was in the worst mood and I immediately adopted her as my own and made sure she had a good time for the remainder of the festival. Now we have become close friends and I am so excited for her and her budding career. She is one of the few women I personally know who is making her own electronic music. Yeah Kate!
Kate Simko, She Said (Spectral)
The Bunker Podcast 10: Kate Simko
Recorded live at The Bunker on March 7, 2008.
KATE SIMKO’S TOP TEN WOMEN COMPOSERS
Kate, photo by Seze
