first off, sorry we've been lame about posting this weekend. we were all moving, and then fourth of july was crazy, which left not much time to do anything. the schedule should be back up and running nowwww though.
went to the new museum thursday to see the younger than jesus show before it closed. mostly we went to see the ryan trecartin videos/set pieces, which were amazing. pasta was nowhere in sight but he had all new premises that were incredibly fucked up. i wasn't really impressed by that many people showing, but two of the artists under 33 proved to be standouts. video artist anna molska showed a short black and white film of two young, well built men pushing together large geometric shapes. It has a haunting quality as the two men are wearing just jock strap/thongs and wrestling head gear and asking each other mundane questions.
another standout that has become a full on obesession is aids-3d, an art collective consisting of Daniel Keller and Nik Kosmas that makes an impact the size of a nuclear bomb in the New York art scene. They create works of essentially every media with an enormous amount of content that is documented on their website. the work speaks directly to our generation in a way that is both humorous and respectful. for instance, the new museum piece, omg obelisk, is a giant monument surrounded by black candle lit torches with the letters "omg" glowing neon down the giant column. their online work includes surreal videos, music, animations, and zine style pdfs that are equally funny and inspiring.
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