Artist Talk: Hassan Sharif 1/25

Amazing artist conversation last night at Alexander Gray Associates in New York with Hassan Sharif, Paulina Kolczynska and Reem Fadda. Interesting mix of perspectives on Sharif's work and nice and very humble explanations by the artist himself.
A friend of the gallery invited us to his home for a reception following the event.  He had some incredible original performance piece photographs.

Hassan with Philadelphia based artists AJ Bredensteiner and Lauren McCarty

Vito Acconci - Seedbed

Artist Joe Girandola

Artist Mohammed Kazem with Guggenheim curator Reem Fadda

Parallel Stress by Dennis Oppenheim

Goodbye Corolla

I sold my car today. Bought it with encouragement from my Mother when I was commuting to Shippensburg for classes in 2002. In Pennsylvania the law requires all private party car sales be authorized by a Notary Public. It's an old fashioned law that seems to keep these small places in business for years that sometimes you can't believe exist.
The notary was a very sweet woman who seemed happy for the company.
I'll miss that car. Driving all over God's green earth with my cat in the car is how Gypsy got her name. I pawned the car off on my grandmother for a few years, gave it to a friend for the summer of 2010, and finally set her free today.

A History of the World in 100 Objects

Gift from my lovely Stepmother: A History of the World in 100 Objects.  A History of the World was a 2010 partnership between the BBC and the British Museum, involving schools, museums and audiences across the UK, which was recently published as a book.   

Thinking about objects and how they affect our daily lives and choices has become the main direction of my research.  I'll report on interesting ideas as I get further along.

More info about the book can be found here.