Quiet Evenings at Home

What happens when high-powered top chefs come home to cook. It could be delicious, but not pretty. In today’s Times a piece by JULIA MOSKIN on new books by Heston Blumenthal, Mario Batali, Ferran Adria, left to right.

BEING AMERICAN

Opening Thursday Dec. 1 and going through Dec 21 is a remarkable show I am delighted to be a part of.  Being American (at the Visual Arts Gallery, 601 W.26 St. 15th fl. NYC) has been conceived and mounted by the staff led by curator Francis Di Tommaso:

“The twenty artists in this show have twenty stories to tell about the experience of being American today. Though many would not normally exhibit in the same venue-the work of some is almost never seen outside of the printed page-they all have immediately accessible and also exquisitely nuanced commentaries to make on American culture.”

I am very honored to be a part of this wide review of visual commentary on American life, and very grateful to Francis and the gallery for putting so high a value on art done as journalism.  This field is also represented by work by Christoph Neimann, Alfredo Jaar and David Levi Strauss.

Reception: Thursday, December 1, 6-8pm

Here are a couple of my pieces in the show:

This Lincoln was done in Crayola on camera for “Picturing America” on PBS.

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Dig In!

The Congressional Supercommittee may be a party of craven fools but, hey everyone;s gotta eat. At least they get close enough to reality to see what should be on the menu. Thanks to Jan Zimmeck, Ron Brownstein for the help with this recipe. Happy Holidays.

Occupying the District

On November 6th, on the way to the protest to surround the White House against the proposed XL pipeline horror, I was delighted to find Washington’s own Occupy encampment.

Occupy D.C. - McPherson Square

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BRADLEY MANNING BY MAELLE DOLIVEUX

Bradley Manning       I was on my way home on April 9, 2011, when I stumbled into the New York Anti-War Protest passing by my building. Having never taken part in anything like that before, I decided to walk with these thousands of people for a couple of blocks, and listen to what … Read more