Os Gemeos: the boys are back in town

Thanks to Os Gemeos and an 80-foot Genie Boom, I got to fly high above the city on Saturday:


You can find my details about the twins' new painting in Chelsea at Dossier (click), and I'll likely divulge more soon. I had Brazil on the brain at Closettour (click) this weekend too.

of midnight murals and "mid-sea mastodons"

Back to the whales again...sometimes themes continue to re-occur, as if in a dream.

Have you read this article from the Times' Magazine a couple of weeks ago? (click) I only finished it in bed this morning, after I dreamed I was standing on the outdoor subway platform pictured in Os Gemeos' new mural. The writer's description of a whale encounter, of suddenly finding himself wanting "to hop on for a long ride downward toward some dimly remembered primordial home," reminded me of how I felt last week (click), when I first met the mural.

Sometimes for city dwellers, art has to stand in for nature, providing a glimpse of that "primordial home," or giving us a ride there in our dreams.

As you can see above, Miss Mega-Watts (click) captured me there last night with her camera.

If you prefer a clearer statement, made in the light of day, maybe you'd like the way I said it for New York Magazine. (click)

a break on a baleia's back

They're baaaack. (click.)


Os Gemeos finished their mural on Houston last night, after a long day at the office. I had a long one too. So while you better believe there's a story to tell, I, like my new friend pictured above, am tired, and ready to nap on a patchwork whale's back.

So that's all for now. In the meantime, you can click on the photo above to see it nice and close.

que maravilha

Os Gemeos' exhibit, "Too Far Too Close" at Deitch Projects on Wooster.
...sigh...
The colors, music, light and energy in the gallery made me so excited for my own return to Brazil, just a little over two weeks from now.
Stay tuned...and visit this exhibit if you haven't already. I wish it were staying forever.
http://www.deitch.com/projects/sub.php?projId=243&orient=h