• Yoko Ono

    07Nov
    Categories: Art, Design Comments: 0

    “Yoko split up the Beatles.” Maybe… but ever since I saw her “Yes Yoko Ono” retrospective at the Japan Society in NYC cerca 2001, I have appreciated Yoko Ono as a serious artist and not just a catalyst for Wings. And by serious I mean thought-provoking, original, interesting, conceptual, crazy, and very unique. Seriously. You have to view her artwork with an open mind and a large grain of salt. And unlike the mass-market acceptance of the Beatles, Yoko still isn’t quite ready for the mainstream, as evident in this recent clip from Late Night With Jimmy Fallon. The Plastic Ono Band (with son Sean Lennon on guitar) performs “Waiting for the D Train” from her latest album. It’s bizarre, but honestly she’s come a long way from her 1960’s buzzing like a fly for 3 solid minutes. Now it’s 2000’s fly-speak interspersed with hooky guitars. Joy.

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  • BA Urban Art Fest

    04Aug
    Categories: Art Comments: 0

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    There’s always something cool/fun/trendy to do in Buenos Aires. Brett told me about the Urban Art Festival, so I was excited because I love the street art here. Some very talented kids live in this city, and the graffiti is more art than property damage.
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    I checked out the fest with Crystal on Saturday, and went back again on Sunday with more friends. We saw lots of cool art, a little breakdancing, interesting people watching. There were films (We saw part of one about Banksy where he goes to dinner at Joan Crawford’s house), a skateboarding competition, DJ’s, etc. On Sunday night a band finished off the festivites, called Él Mató a un Policía Motorizado (He killed a bike-cop). And they were pretty good.

    Oh, and I also met a guy with home-made pants that told me about a good place to get my hair cut. So all in all it was a good time.

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