We love stuff. In spite of our declared aspirations to be clutter-free, eco-friendly, and economical, we surround ourselves with objects of function, entertainment, and occasional beauty. I have gone through many phases of object-worship, verging on being a pack rat and a collectoholic.
My favorite repository of stuff is the Victoria and Albert Museum [...]
I have been saving this for you for weeks and weeks.
Bonus: The installation of a couple of the pieces in the Richard Serra retrospective at MoMA. It closes next Monday; if you haven’t seen it, it’s worth making an effort. I recommend the free audio guide — Serra is unusually lucid about his work.
To be an amateur in the U.S. is to be second rate. The reasoning goes that if one were a better writer, musician, or painter, a career in the arts would necessarily be in order. The professional is lauded – is taken seriously.
Things, however, weren’t always this way. Until the mid-to-late 19th [...]
September still feels like the beginning of the year for me, and in any case there are a few points that we here at headquarters would like to put out for discussion.
First, I think she was trying to slip out quietly, but our beloved Pandora Brewer is going on hiatus. She’ll still be around as [...]
Labor Day in the Hamptons, 1987.
Who’s yer favorite character?
And where were you twenty years ago today?