by Tim Ridlen | May 5, 2009 | Blog
From the opening shot of Isaach de Bankole waving Tai Chi gestures in a bathroom stall, I could see this was a beautifully composed film. From the first line, “You don’t speak Spanish, right?” it was also clear that this would be a Jarmush film. ...
by Tim Ridlen | Apr 18, 2009 | Blog
I have to take a moment of BAS time to mention this amazing way to spend a Sunday night. Via Paper Mag: “Several of us are banding together to start a new party – Kate Bush Night @ Sweet Paradise. We don’t know if it will be weekly, monthly, or a one...
by Tim Ridlen | Apr 14, 2009 | Blog
Something tells me that when Jerry Saltz said, “It’s a cool school, admired by jargon-wielding academics who write barely readable rhetoric explaining why looking at next to nothing is good for you.” He meant something like this: From the Press...
by Tim Ridlen | Apr 14, 2009 | Blog
Is it sacrilegious to open a show titled “Younger Then Jesus” the week of Easter? Presumably that was the provocation, along with the very idea of a generational show for artists under 33 at the New Museum. After seeing the show, I can’t say...
by Tim Ridlen | Apr 7, 2009 | Blog
It’s not very often that I actually pick up the postcards and flyers I see on the counter of the local coffee shop. This one, however, caught my eye as it sat there and mocked the New York Times sitting next to it. Apparently the artist Seth Kinmont knows how...