An incredible, brand new installation made from 1,000 bicycles by dissident Chinese artist Ai Weiwei who emerged four months ago from a prolonged detention by the Chinese government. The installation is one of 21 artworks on display as part of “Ai Weiwei Absent,” at the Taipei Fine Arts Museum and runs through January 29th.

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At the opening of George Hugnet’s The Love Life of the Spumifers at UBU Gallery last night, an older gentleman made a comment to my friend and I that ‘nothing changes – beauty stays the same from age to age.’ While that comment has provided fodder to many fiery debates, it cuts to the heart of what Hugnet offers us: Damsels, Demons, and Sex. These images activate our intrinsic fascination with beauty and the grotesque, and more specifically, our desire to see the fusion of the two.

November 16, 2011 – January 28, 2012

UBU GALLERY 416 EAST 59 STREET NEW YORK NY 10022 T:212 753 4444 F:212 753 4470 E:INFO@UBUGALLERY.COM


All images © ADAGP & Myrtille Hugnet

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Happy Daylight Savings!

I’m excited to introduce you to Collaborate Gallery out of Oakland, CA.



‘We believe in the creative power of collaboration, participation, and engagement – where artists from varied backgrounds and disciplines come together to create, and where the community is a part of that experience.’

Collaborate has a fantastic show up right now, MONSTERS, which runs through November 27th. I am honored to have a piece in this exhibit alongside participating artists: Alex Pardee, Andy Batt, Ben Clarkson, Benjamin Billingsley, Buddy Nestor, Chuck Light, Emma Mankin, Eric Shamlin, Gretchen Menn, Joel Zika, Jon Carling, Josh Ellingson, Justin B. Rathke, Kelly Allen, Lisa Wood, Lucien Shapiro, Maeve Grogan, Nicolas Giraud (aka 100taur), Paul Romano, Purebred (Jason Mitchell & Stacey Ransom), Rachel Weiss, Robert Bowen, Rossella Scapini, Scott Wilson, Stephen Reedy, Thomas Ligotti.

Big thanks to Barbara Kyne and Nicole Hills – they’ve been a pleasure to work with and are doing great things over there in Oakland.

You can check out images of the show and info on the gallery at :
Collaborate Gallery
MONSTERS Press