Bubbly

Photo by Kurt W. Sawilla

There are few things in life more enjoyable than a bottle of this.

Obama '08

Vote for someone you believe in.

Erykah, My Love

Eryka's new incredibly addictive single, "Honey", out now.

Listen here.

Watch here.

Barnett Newman's Mind-Blowing Restraint

Yve-Alain Boise on Barnett Newman in ArtForum:
"Throughout his life, Newman destroyed much of what he made: A work had to wholly satisfy him or it was banished, especially after he had completed what he often called his "first" painting, Onement I, 1948. This was how he managed to withstand the harsh treatment he received. He had to be confident in his own greatness; his confidence was his armor. When he finally received a measure of the attention he deserved, he was often urged by supporters to produce more work. He politely responded that he did not care for redundancies. Though Newman's oeuvre looms large, it is quantitatively minute: At last count I tallied 122 paintings, 88 drawings, 41 prints, 6 sculptures, 1 multiple (silk screen on Plexiglas), and 1 architectural model. That's all. In the current context of market-driven overproduction, one can only admire such restraint."

Can't Get Enough

The
Not
to
be
Missed
Album
of
2007 . . .

. . . and
the
incredible
band
who
made
it.

Jean Prouve and the Chair from Heaven

The greatest object in the universe this week is the Standard Chair designed by Jean Prouve in 1934.

The World Needs Susan Sontag

Not a day goes by when I don't hear her:

“John, it’s the beginning mind I embrace."

“Do stuff. Be clenched, curious. Not waiting for inspiration’s shove or society’s kiss on your forehead. Pay attention. It’s all about paying attention. Attention is vitality. It connects you with others. It makes you eager. John, stay eager.”

"Do something, John. Do something. Do something."

"John: Although none of the rules for becoming more alive is valid, it is healthy to keep on formulating them."

And finally, of course:
"Sanity is a cozy lie."