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A blast from the past, that’s Clifford Son who was a filmmaker and appeared in a weird way in an old, old Giant Robot magazine. Haven’t seen him in years, and has been living in NYC. I see him sitting in Katz Deli and I think whoa… He was with a huge pack of Asian folks from Cali… I’m not sure if the last time I saw him in LA was a great time for him, but he looks good and healthy in NYC. That’s cool and one day, I’ll see him doing the film thing again I’m sure. Meanwhile, back to Katz. This is one of the most famous deli’s around. I almost got a turkey, but pastrami is the thing to get while you’re there. I think the dudes working at the counter look almost bummed out when you get a turkey, so get a pastrami. Look at the meat. It’s thick. They’ll even let you try it first. It’s an insane sandwich. That’s Sheldon and Clint, they’re on the crew of the video interviews. We knocked out a bunch more, and this time, it was a mix of indie kids with shorts to a few feature filmmakers. It’s fun trying to do these interviews even with limited exposure to the films, since it’s forcing me to see and feel what they deem as important. You’ll be seeing the videos in a few weeks at the same place, same channel. directorschairsite.com The cool thing about the shoots is hanging out with the crew afterwards.
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The New Museum in downtown is a cool building. Designed by Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa, this looks like a stack of block or books, and it stands out strong as it's own special space for people to remember. The hell yes by Ugo Rondinone is iconic. I think they could have got Stephen Powers instead, but oh well. The outside today was a solid performer against the blue sky and clouds.
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The New Museum in downtown is a cool building. Designed by Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa, this looks like a stack of block or books, and it stands out strong as it’s own special space for people to remember. The hell yes by Ugo Rondinone is iconic. I think they could have got Stephen Powers instead, but oh well. The outside today was a solid performer against the blue sky and clouds. This is a chair. It feels good for a bit to sit on it. I joked it could double as a toilet… It was on the observation deck. Jeffrey Inaba doing his thing. Part art and part journalism. From the rooftop, this is what I saw. This roof was strange and made me uncomfortable as if many crimes have been committed up there. Do you see the pubic hair? This was an installation of found objects. Look closely, and you’ll see what I’m talking about. I won’t give you a zoomed up version, but it was obvious when looking at it. It too may have been a found object. Theodore Kaczynski’s house – the Unabomber. I don’t know why he wasn’t called the Unibomber since he was bombing universities. Ei Arakawa is one of the artists in the show, he was doing some dance project that seemed like it was aiming to be a joke. He’s voice was distinctly Japanese accented, and it seemed like he was just messing with the people there. Finally, there were interesting pieces there, but I managed to fire off just a few photos when security was looking the other way. Although the second floor was still being installed, the overall vibe of the New Museum felt fun and kept the vibe light. I’ll be back another time when the shows change up.
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Terry Richardson book in a plastic bag at Uniqlo. It's probably old news, but this guy has amazing reach for a mess of a dude. He takes pics in a raw style, and might be one of the most popular photographers that the young folks know about. It might be because of his many associations with pop culture and street wear brands. The book is 19.90 I think, and I was going to purchase it, but it's all...
Terry Richardson book in a plastic bag at Uniqlo. It’s probably old news, but this guy has amazing reach for a mess of a dude. He takes pics in a raw style, and might be one of the most popular photographers that the young folks know about. It might be because of his many associations with pop culture and street wear brands. The book is 19.90 I think, and I was going to purchase it, but it’s all photos of people wearing Uniqlo Ts. Didn’t work for me because it was missing his raw style that’s made him a star. It’s cool that Terry Richardson has his own little section at Uniqlo.
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