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Monday, March 14, 2005 WHAT THEN BECOMES UNIQUE?my EX- came up from MIAMI BEACH on friday to attend THE ARMORY, an annual art fair held at the piers on 51st & the WEST SIDE HIWAY. not only did GEORGES drag me along to all of the exhibits each day, but also to a dozen other galleries around the city. it was the second time i visited THE MUSEUM of MODERN ART in less than a month, only this time i did not bust into tears when i saw the work of my favorites... HENRI MATTISSE, WILLEM de KOONING, EGON SHIELE, PAUL CEZANNE and MARK ROTHKO. saturday night, we somehow ended up at the NEW MUSEUM, which is currently running a show called EAST VILLAGE USA. the show features many artist from the 1980's, who's work exemplified the EAST VILLAGE back then in NEW YORK CITY. NELSON SULLIVAN was one such artist who's videography is on display at this gallery. NELSON was also a very close personal friend of mine. (i'm having a hard time writing about this because the video showed so many of my old friends who are only with us in spirit and art). as i stood there and watched 21 year old footage of my friends and myself that i'd never seen before, my head started to spin as though i had just taken 5 hits of acid. afterward, i was emotionally shellshocked. i asked myself... had it really been that long? i try to keep focused on the now, but at times like that i have no defense. sunday, we trekked out to QUEENS to see the exhibition at PS1. unfortunately, by then i had seen way too much art in a very short amount of time and everything there seemed way too obvious and very self-conscious. it made me wonder... in a room where everyone has figured out how to look unique/cool (therefore rendering everyone average) ... what then becomes unique? is it the way one thinks? or is it in not trying to BE anything at all? . | Permalink 2009 RuCo, Inc.—All Rights Reserved |
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