check this out

Interviews up on LACMA's Unframed blog - yours truly is credited for reporting.

http://lacma.wordpress.com/201​1/08/08/artist-interpretations​-in-gifts-of-the-sultan-qa-wit​h-sadegh-tirafkan/

http://lacma.wordpress.com/2011/08/09/artist-interpretations-in-gifts-of-the-sultan-part-ii-qa-with-ahmed-mater/

Stay tuned for Shahzia Sikander's interview as well.

stateside

I'm back, with memories of a dreamy and wonderful July in Paris...

Last day in Paris!

It's been a real treat to spend a month here. Beautiful city, beautiful art... Back to NYC this evening!

This picture is so cool - my friends and I went to MAC/VAL, this contemporary art museum on the edge of Paris, and this piece was by Shilpa Gupta and it was totally mind-blowing: essentially you stood and could see your shadow on the screen, and then random objects in shadow form would appear and you could interact with them. We had to take a photo (I'm on the left.)

Versailles

King Louis shows some leg.



The grounds were actually so much more impressive than the palace, if I can be honest.



I wonder how much of this interior decor I can try to emulate in my New York apartment...