birdspot

This looks a bit like how I look after a solid week’s worth of this year’s art fairs, socializing out on the town, and gallery-hopping. All of it was entertaining. Not a lot of it was particularly memorable, and there was definitely the sense that galleries were playing it safe by offering more concrete, tangible works. There were few over-the-top installations and I noticed that photography and video also seemed scarce. Most media were outnumbered by drawings, and animal/bird/taxidermy-derivative work was everywhere, which makes me nervous. But everything makes me nervous so that’s OK.

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Cool news: friend and uber-author David Ebershoff has a new book called The 19th Wife out, and yours truly has a wee illustration in it. By all accounts the book is fantastic (early press has been glowing), and David has just launched a national book tour. In addition to readings in NY and LA (I’ll be at the Pasadena reading), he’s hitting a gazillion other states, so check it out! More info and schedule at website: www.19thwife.com

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