Real Not Real

It has taken me awhile to throw up this post, but I wanted to mention two recent dinner parties by artists, one in NYC and the other here in SF.

On March 28, Jerome Waag and Sam White of Chez Panisse created a pop-up restaurant in the New Langton Arts space on Folsom called OPEN. I had been planning to go and unfortunately wasn’t able to make it, but I hope to catch up with these guys soon.

And on Easter Sunday, Agathe Snow did it again in New York (this time with Alex Apparu and Rita Ackermann): an Easter dinner at the Armory that was part feast, part performance.

I am a fan of Chris Johanson. And his work is at the Jack Hanley Gallery in SF through April 12. (15th and Valencia, Tuesday – Saturday: 11a-6p, if you want to check it out).

The last time I was in New York, I went to the New Museum, and I have to say I was underwhelmed. There were a few lovely pieces on the top floor (or was it the second?) that were largely about texture, and decoration, and deterioration, but many of the pieces that worked with a default aesthetic just seemed like they were lacking criticality.

I did, however, pick up a copy of Lawrence Weiner’s Henry the Navigator in a Sea of Sand/Enrique el Navegante en un Mar de Arena which was pretty fun since I’d just seen the Weiner show at the Whitney. I also got a copy of Soft Targets, my friend Dan’s journal.

After visiting the New Museum, I appreciate this bit of street art, courtesy of Wooster Collective: