untitled (no parking) 2013 This is an image, taken in the late afternoon, of a large section of the facade of a 19th-century Berlin building on Münzstraße which is being renovated while covered wi...

untitled (rebar) 2013 The "pond", of which only a part is shown above, is actually a flooded (and abandoned?) construction site in Williamsburg, at the SE corner of Berry and N 12 St.. A pair of...

on the fence Today is the eleventh anniversary of this blog. During the past year posting has remained a little sluggish, especially when compared to peak times, say, before the modern miracle, a...

Over the years I've made my take on the campaign to allow gays in uniform (or on the wedding cake) pretty clear, arguing that a truly progressive Queer rights movement has been highjacked by the mo...

David Greenspan, Ugo Chukwu, Rachel Claire, Amir Darvish, Meg MacCary, & Susan Hyon ("Yiddish Theater for today's players and audience" - from the program notes) Resembling Edith Sitwell's eno...

The end of our ArtCat Calendar, a project which Barry and I began eight years ago, whose mechanics he has pursued with great skill, generous commitment, and much love, was announced this morning on...

Eduardo Leandro leading members of Ensemble Pi in Kristin Nordeval's "Three Character Studies" On Saturday Ensemble Pi [Ensemble Π] presented "What Must be Said", its 7th annual Concert for Peace...

Elihu Vedder Corrupt Legislation 1896 oil on canvas [installation view] despite the "hot hand" he was dealt, [Obama] represents one of the greatest failures in the history of postwar political le...

Nancy Spero "Tattoo" 1996 silkscreen Barry and I love art and the art world, or at least most of the art world. We were recently rudely reminded of the part we don't like. One month ago we asked...

Installation view of a portion of the collection installed in the apartment, with works by David Reed (center), James Wagner (to the left). Photo by Fette Chris Harding of English Kills Art Galler...