archives for: art
Nov-22-2007
Angie Mason
A stitched queasy quilt of patchwork emotions
I've tried to put it in words, but I think she says it the best, "My visual playground is full of freaky dogs, depressed hearts, devilish deviants and angelic sad sweetness."
Aug-13-2007
Deny Everything
An art installation at Maxwell's in Hoboken featuring Plexiglas Paintings by Brian Musikoff
You may know Brian Musikoff as the bassist of Stuyvesant or as that guy who gets you good and drunk at Louise & Jerry’s in Hoboken. He is also a very talented artist who has an installation at Maxwell’s…
Mar-30-2007
Chocolate Jesus
Offensive, religious or empty calories?
Here we have this life sized chocolate sculpture of a naked man standing in a Jesus Christ pose. And that's it. Nothing about the figure sparks any thoughts of religion in my mind. Yet because it is called 'My Sweet Lord' it has sparked a world of controversy.
Aug-02-2001
One Night in Asbury Park
Visiting Art Galleries on Cookman Avenue
While driving through the streets of Asbury Park, NJ, I could only speculate about its once vibrant reputation lost in its decayed ruins. Long gone are the amusements and vacation hotspots. Much of the music scene has diminished to only the landmark Stone Pony and The Saint. Both of which have had their own handful of operating troubles.
Mar-24-2001
Regurgitation: Art and Music Expo
The Art Center on First - 111 First Street Jersey City, NJ
The Art Center on First is a mammoth industrial complex that once was the Old Gold Cigarette factory in Jersey City, NJ. Today, and for a decade or so, it houses an ever-growing artist community that, in typical fashion, has worked to bring life to this dilapidated section of an otherwise burgeoning metropolis.