On October 19th, 2011, ‘THE JOYFUL COMMUNITY’…
…the 1971 book by Benjamin Zablocki that just arrived in the mail (along with a pile of others – which will provide perfect plane reading on lots and lots…
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On October 18th, 2011, ‘GRAPHIC DESIGN: NOW IN PRODUCTION’…
…is the impending show at the Walker Art Center which I had to read about in my London friend Alice Rawsthorn’s column in the Herald Tribune this morning,…
On October 17th, 2011, THE ALLOTMENT AT KENSINGTON GARDENS…
…was a highlight find hidden in the endless fields and lawns of Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens – first viewed through a mysterious high window…they have chickens that…
On October 16th, 2011, BRIAN ENO AND MIERLE LADERMAN UKELES…
…were the big hero highlights of the 2nd day of the Serpentine Garden Marathon – Eno giving an inspiring talk that had me scribbling notes for one of…
On October 15th, 2011, MY PRESENTATION AT THE GARDEN MARATHON…
…(part of a series of annual talks, performances, and interviews masterminded by the indefatigable Hans Ulrich Obrist at the Serpentine Gallery in London’s Kensington Gardens which has previously…
On October 14th, 2011, THE ANNUAL SERPENTINE PAVILLION…
…the most elegant, austere, and simple yet in the series – designed this year by Swiss architect Peter Zumthor and Dutch landscape designer Piet Oudolf in London’s Kensington…
On October 13th, 2011, ‘MEET THE ANIMAL CLIENTS PART I’…
…was the opening event of the Animal Estates London HQ: Urban Wildlife Client Services this evening attracting a group of a few hundred to hear from local bird,…
On October 12th, 2011, OPENING EVENT FOR ANIMAL ESTATES 8.0: LONDON…
…is tomorrow night! ANIMAL ESTATES LONDON HQ: URBAN WILDLIFE CLIENT SERVICES at ARUP Phase 2, 8 Fitzroy Street, London W1T 4BJ, October 13th, 2011 – January 20th, 2012…
On October 11th, 2011, INSTALLATION OF THE ANIMAL ESTATES LONDON HQ…
…is keeping us (including design collaborator Benjamin from Åbäke) busy morning til night in preparation for the Thursday evening opening event ‘Meet the Animal Clients, Part I: Birds,…
On October 10th, 2011, TACITA DEAN IN THE TATE MODERN TURBINE HALL…
…opened this evening with a packed Frieze Fair week art crowd filling the mezzanine overlooking the massive film projection of ‘Film’ created for the space (which is about…
On October 9th, 2011, WHITE CUBICLE TOILET GALLERY…
…a favorite art space in town which occupies the 1.40 x 1.40 square meter ladies bathroom of the great George & Dragon (the friendly East End where-everyone-knows-your-name sort…
On October 8th, 2011, LONDON LANDING…
…this afternoon to Heathrow where I rush through customs, Heathrow Express, Paddington Station, the Bakerloo Tube line, Regent Park Station, the nearby apartment to drop off bags, (all…
On October 7th, 2011, BUDAPEST HOTEL VIEW…
…as the sun rose this morning over the Danube crossed by the Chain Bridge was pretty magic-y, making me excited to return again soon to spend more time…
On October 6th, 2011, BUDAPEST’S ÓBUDA ESTATE…
…Soviet Housing blocks, where experimental and innovative residential designs for the masses were tested out during the 1960’s before being constructed across the country, was the destination of…
On October 5th, 2011, BUDAPEST’S WEKERLE TELEP…
…the delightful utopian Garden City-inspired suburban development with a rural village-like feel, featuring a diversity of housing types in a lively mix of regional Hungarian styles and motifs…
October 4th, 2011, DEN HAAG STUDENT WORKSHOPS…
…continued today with the students from the art academy in Den Haag completing their versions of Composted Constructions – transforming scavenged domestic cast-offs into creations that accommodate plants,…
On October 3rd, DEN HAAG PROJECT PLANTING…
…and student workshopping took over Stroom’s Foodprint Erasmusveld project site today, where I groggily arrived from the airport for a day of planting installations and working with students…
On October 2nd, 2011, TWIN CITIES MARATHON…
…noises of people shouting words of encouragement to early morning 10 mile Summit Avenue runners, in advance of the marathoners hitting mile 25 out our door, woke me…
On October 1st, 2011, GAETANO CARBONI AND AMY FRANCESCHINI…
…of Future Farmers (arriving on stage in a handmade horse costume) gave presentations here in Reno this morning at the Art + Environment Conference about recent projects including…
On September 30th, 2011, RENO FOOD AND BOOK DISCOVERIES…
…came just as I was beginning to think that this town was all casinos and slot machines, just before my talk at the Nevada Museum of Art for the…