Some nights are made for staying in. There are no crowds, no loud music playing, and no awkward small talk. It’s just you, your space and the freedom to relax exactly the way that you want. But a quiet night in doesn’t have to be boring either, just because it’s quiet, it doesn’t mean you won’t enjoy yourself.
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There was a time when staying in was the done thing. A night at home wasn’t a compromise; it was an event. Families gathered around a single television set, eating TV dinners while the entire nation collectively held its breath over whether Martha Smith would finally have a nice Christmas. These days, staying in is often seen as a failure, a fallback when plans collapse. But this is nonsense. A properly curated night in is a thing of beauty, the sort of evening that allows one to enjoy culture, camaraderie, and the small joy of not having to queue for a toilet while listening to a stranger loudly explain cryptocurrency. Continue reading A Grand Night In: How to Have Fun Online Without Leaving the Sofa
All Photos By Gail
Last night, I was roaming around in this building at 111 Front Street in DUMBO Brooklyn:
Maybe you know it: it’s where a bunch of cool art galleries are – kind of like a consolidated Chelsea Gallery District on the second floor of just one building. Still, they make the most of the space. I had been invited to two specific shows at 111 Front and after doing time at both of those, I just wandered around the floor, because it was a bit of a happening scene. And, as you know, I like to make the scene.
After a couple of glasses of free wine, I stumbled upon Unlovely: a group sculpture show for 2014 graduates of the Rhode Island School of Design MFA program, which was full of all kinds of fucked up art. At first I wasn’t even going to shoot it, because I was balancing a PBR in one hand and my iPad in the other, but I just couldn’t resist taking a few snaps. Some of the art looked like things you would see in nightmares, and I mean that in the most complimentary was possible. Now of course, I am kicking myself for not taking pictures of everything, because this was one crazy show. Still, I try to live my life without regrets.
Force/ Form by Blake Hiltunen
This sculpture looks like a big wadded up ball of tin foil that’s been spray painted with a variety of what I’d describe as “wound-hued” colors. I felt very compelled by its bruised pinkness.
Night (Mineral Oil on Monofilament, Resin on Fabrics, Car Headlights and Other Mixed Media) By Hao Ni
This thing, wow, it was like a terrarium/fountain combination from the X Files or something – like that episode where they made that kid drink the “Back Oil.” I wish I could un-see that one.
Night, Alternate View
On The Edge of the Desert By Matthew J. Mahoney
I call this one “Garbage Dump Skeleton in a College Dorm Room.” There is a lot going on here, that is for sure. Here is what the Artist, Matthew Mahoney, Used in the creation of this tableau:
Here’s another shot, where I tried to get in more of the garbage look:
OK, so that’s all I got on this exhibit but you can see Unlovely at 111 Front Street, Suite 220, Dumbo Brooklyn, Through June 25th, 2014.