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Robert Indiana (1928 – 2918) aspired to become “an American painter of signs,“ noting that “for the last five years I have lived and worked on the Slip and the waterfront, where signs are much more profuse than trees.“
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With their Photorealism, Robert Bechtle’s works capture the essence of modern, postwar American culture. The manicured lawns bathed in sunlight, the well-kept houses, the kids, the cars . . . all of suburbia’s manifestations are explored and exploited in his works. He elevates the mundane and commonplace to something more, an anonymous yet intimate view of ourselves. It is important to remember that his works are not photographs. They are masterfully painted pieces that are touched by the artist’s ideas, vision, hand, and point of view.
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Thomas Bayrle’s American Dream Billboard visible from the Highline, 10th Avenue Near 18th Street, NYC.
On Thursday, January 12th, Music Hall of Williamsburg will host a benefit for Jonathan Toubin, DJ and conductor of New York Night Train, who is still hospitalized in Portland, Oregon after becoming the victim of a freak accident on December 8th, 2011, in which a taxi crashed into his hotel room and landed on top of him while he slept. Toubin remains in critical condition in the hospital’s ICU, but is currently stable and has made significant strides in his recovery in the last several days. Continue reading A Benefit For Injured NYC DJ Jonathan Toubin, January 12, 2012!