Tate Modern: Proper Modern Art in London
I know it’s important to protect rare species, but isn’t the real answer to preserve habitat so art can live sustainably in the wild?..
Something Unusual to Report: Graffiti in Stratford
Things that are usual: 1. working; 2. shopping; 3. eating; 4. drinking beer; 5. procreating; 6. watching television. These are usual things. If you see something not usual, report it. It won’t hurt you. You’ll feel so much better if you report…
Metal Menagerie – Chiang Mai, Thailand
…There is welding equipment all over the place, and the artists are all clad in protective overalls and home made masks that protect their faces from sparks. Noi shows us around proudly. There are steel horses, elephants, monsters and mutants… My original Thai tourist visa has expired. To get a new visa, I need…
Portrait of a Boy Scout – Chiang Mai, Thailand
“…you will get a hundred Baht per hour.” “Really? Nice. I’ll do anything for three hundred Baht. Do they want me to get nude?” “No! No, no, no. It is a portrait class. They will only be painting your face.” “Oh. OK… I don’t mind getting nude…” “Everywhere I go in Thailand people stare at…
Arty Jam – Chiang Mai, Thailand
“…Now this is good art. You can see what the fuck the picture is about” he huffs. “The political themes in the abstract work are interesting though” I venture. “Sure. Politics. Well that’s another thing. I almost got shut down twice in the last few months. I hung some work that someone didn’t like, and…