February 2008

Last saturday’s wynwood’n

February 13, 2008 dig3 Comments

We went out to see William O’brien’s works at World Class Boxing. We really enjoy the sculptures, which are not just the ceramic masks; the pedestals, with their unrefined edges and details, are made by O’brien. And his drawings installation are offers complexity, playfulness and a snapshot into O’brien’s day-to-day studio activities.

We also went to see some works at UM projects space, Snitzer, gallery Diet and 2020. We missed Dorsch.

Here are some images.

Criticalmiami has a relevant post. We dont have images of Sean Dack’s show; but here is one from his blog.

And then the ride home.

internet item of the day

February 13, 2008 dig

So after we saw “la Science des Reves“, the director’s commentary and the extra stuff on the dvd, we made favorable remarks about the actors and the director. It was pleasant to see Gael García Bernal, since Amores Perros and Charlotte Gainsbourg, whom I have never seen act but enjoyed her music.
Michel Gondry was especially funny and endearing. Revisit the extra footages on the dvd, it’s worth it.

His upcoming movie is called “Be Kind Rewind“, with Jack Black, Mos Def, Danny Glover et al. The official trailer.

Here is Michel Gondry’s trailer.

a ‘post-racial’ america

February 1, 2008 dig

I think there is a generational and cultural to this idea. But politically, one can forget about this. History, power and race will always influence politics.

Daniel Schorr’s analysis.

Talk of the Nation hosts a forum (Michel Martin, host of NPR’s Tell Me More; Keli Goff, author of Party Crashing: How the Hip-Hop Generation Declared Political Independence; Michael Fauntroy, assistant professor of public policy at George Mason University; author of Republicans and the Black Vote; Raymond Winbush, director of the Institute for Urban Affairs at Morgan State University)

, held at Morgan State University, on Obama, black voters and a potential black presidency in america.