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Murakami might be in Brooklyn, but Cai Guo-Qiang is at the Guggenheim. Two of Asia's finest artists are doing insanely well in the world market. I don't need to say much about Murakami, who's going the Louis Vuitton thing in Brooklyn as well, and Cai Guo-Qiang did his exploding car thing as well, and showed his stuffed animals and boats with arrows. He also showed his explosion paintings as well....
Murakami might be in Brooklyn, but Cai Guo-Qiang is at the Guggenheim. Two of Asia’s finest artists are doing insanely well in the world market. I don’t need to say much about Murakami, who’s going the Louis Vuitton thing in Brooklyn as well, and Cai Guo-Qiang did his exploding car thing as well, and showed his stuffed animals and boats with arrows. He also showed his explosion paintings as well. It’s amazing that two artists from Asia can make an impact in perhaps the leading city for “high” art in America at once. If you’re in NYC, I’d highly suggest you check out Cai Guo-Qiang. I last saw his work at MassMOCA, and it’s great that he’s also going to do the fireworks for the Beijing Olympics.
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You know you're in trouble when you see "URBAN VINYL" look like this. Recall, one year ago, I photographed Diamond comics with the box that said "URBAN VINYL" on it, and although they probably don't make these, I didn't like them at all. I'm not sure if a Urbanized Han Solo or Boba Fett is the way to go. When I see this, I think it's the end of the vinyl doll craze, but it's not. Have any opinions...
You know you’re in trouble when you see “URBAN VINYL” look like this. Recall, one year ago, I photographed Diamond comics with the box that said “URBAN VINYL” on it, and although they probably don’t make these, I didn’t like them at all. I’m not sure if a Urbanized Han Solo or Boba Fett is the way to go. When I see this, I think it’s the end of the vinyl doll craze, but it’s not. Have any opinions on this? This morning, a funny thing was taking place. Look at this photo. You see the dog just looking at me as if he was skeptical old man. Not saying a word, but just watching away. But the dog owners were in back. It’s overcast, a little cold, and in this empty playground are a couple who get their morning exercise by throwing a Frisbee at each other. I would agree that Frisbee throwing is a lot of fun, but for some reason, this didn’t fit at all. The top row of handmade crochet plush are amazing. Plenty is said in hush hush about the above kaiju. What do you think? GRNY. Pillow fight with Uglies. It was a daydream for you some of you Uglyfans.
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The thief struck a Giant Robot art exhibition in SF. Know who this is? This person stole a piece by Susie Ghahremani. Notice the lack of fear or any kind of hesitation. This person is bad person. Could you do this without any hesitation? Would you even think about it? And would it eat you up later? It's sad to say, some people just don't care and won't hesitate to steal from a young artist. Sad...