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Tom Sachs put a bunch of Sanrio characters at the Lever House in NYC. I can't tell you much about Sachs, but this was an interesting installation that presents the importance and "size" of Hello Kitty. I especially like his patchwork treatment of the characters and the fact that they're tearing water into a fountain is hilarious. I didn't know this would be there, and it was great to see just...
Tom Sachs put a bunch of Sanrio characters at the Lever House in NYC. I can’t tell you much about Sachs, but this was an interesting installation that presents the importance and “size” of Hello Kitty. I especially like his patchwork treatment of the characters and the fact that they’re tearing water into a fountain is hilarious. I didn’t know this would be there, and it was great to see just walking by. That’s so NYC. You see shit done in a way that’s meant to be seen if you’re just walking by.
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James Jean's pad is pretty cool especially when there's koi in a pond. What do you think of ponds? Are they relaxing, or are they a waste of time. I remember back in the day, ponds were more popular and these days there are less and less. The "too much trouble" line comes up a lot. If you don't know James Jean's work, then you should look him up, or wait a bit, and check him out later. His casa is...
James Jean’s pad is pretty cool especially when there’s koi in a pond. What do you think of ponds? Are they relaxing, or are they a waste of time. I remember back in the day, ponds were more popular and these days there are less and less. The “too much trouble” line comes up a lot. If you don’t know James Jean’s work, then you should look him up, or wait a bit, and check him out later. His casa is interesting, once a product of an architect, who had a craftsman like home in the front and a big addition of a studio in the back, which actually uses a portion of the top of the garage as a studio, it’s a well thought out place. The architect moved down the street, but the house remains and is now broken into two. I’d say, you can do a mini cribs at James Jean’s place.
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Deharavath happened when I was out of town, but I did catch the install and talk to the artists, David Horvath of Uglydoll and Yukinori Dehara of Cakees! I shot this through my camera, and it ended up ok. I should have shot a lot more to make it more rounded, but in the end, I should be using a video camera, and doing it right. Maybe I can get some help on this eventually when I can find someone...