Lynn’s Trapeze Coney Island, 2010 (All Photos By Gail)
Taiwanese artist Jeff Chien-Hsing Liao came to New York at age 18 to study photography, and has been inspired by both city and craft ever since. Continue reading Jeff Chien-Hsing Liao’s New York: Assembled Realities At The Museum of the City of New York
Photo By Gail
This adorable Bird Figurine with a Human Head (with a bird on that head) — artist unknown — was photographed by me at the Kasher| Potamkin Store, (rear of the Steven Kasher Gallery) Located at 515 West 26th Street, 2nd Floor, in New York’s Chelsea Gallery District.
Pink Haired model Charlotte Free is the face of Chanel’s Fall-Winter Eyewear Campaign. Window display photographed by me in Chinatown, NYC.
Photo By Gail
Some of you might be familiar with the name of Belgian painter James Ensor from the 1994 song by They Might Be Giants, “Meet James Ensor” — but now you have the chance to see and learn about one of his most famous paintings!
Continue reading Modern Art Monday Presents: James Ensor, Masks Confronting Death
The greatness of musician/producer Butch Walker is a subject that just takes too long to talk about, but be assured that Butch lives comfortably in the “Best Artist You’ve Never Heard Of” realm. On the basis of talent alone (which, let’s face it, counts for shit these days) he’s managed to endlessly reinvent himself and survive over two decades in the music business without succumbing to over-commercialization of his artist aesthetic. Not to mention, but you can see I am about to, the fact that Walker is possessed of an otherworldly voice that is right up there with the likes of Robin Zander and Jason Falkner.
Continue reading Video Clip of The Week: Butch Walker, “Bed On Fire”