News in General: School, Philly Artblog, Show in Jersey
First, about the show in New Jersey. I have a few tickets left for the opening of the fall-winter exhibitions at Grounds for Sculpture/International Sculpture Center, in Hamilton, NJ. This is close to Philly and Princeton. A nice trip for committed New Yorkers. I have one piece in a show of student work… I think it should be a good show. I know there is a Virginia Commonwealth University student in there and sculpture at VCU rawks pretty hard at sculpturing.
The opening is Saturday, October 6, 2 - 6pm. I have no idea what to do at a four-hour opening. I have no idea what to do at openings regardless. The opening is not public, so if you want to go you must have one of my invitations. If you want one, email me your address and I’ll send it out: mail (at) daytonc (dot) com… You also have to RSVP, and the ticket is good for you and a guest. It’s officially dubbed a “private cocktail reception” and I’m not positive what that means, but I think it entails free drinks, and guilt if you don’t tip the bartender. I know, because I went to something like this for Tim Hawkinson in L.A. It was fun, and I’m still guilty. Seriously, any of you that are given to leaving comments on my blog that know anything about this (Who’s had a museum opening? Ben? Rob?) please tell me what to wear, and where I can buy it.
School is great, but the Castlemans in Illinois are a very busy family. This is why I have neglected the blog.
Anna goes to preschool twice a week at our church. Karen teaches college and other stuff. I go to grad school. Anna’s actually in grad school as well, and currently working on a series of acrylic paintings on paper pilfered daily from, you guessed it, Felix Gonzalez Torres. They’re really fantastic and she’s already gotten an offer for a trade. I’m ‘corking’ baseball bats with steel and Vaseline and crushed fluorescent (ha! I spelled that right the first try!) bulbs and felt and other stuff… Nine bats total, completely indistinguishable except for their weight… labels with what they happen to be corked with and hanging on a custom made steel bat rack. Title: If you’re not cheating, you’re not trying.
I just had the idea to wear a custom made “I made Richard Serra cry” T-shirt to the Jersey opening…
Finally, check out this video about Susan Hagen’s installation at Eastern State Pen on the Philly Artblog. Roberta and Libby mention my installation at Eastern State in passing. They crack me up. They also keep us ex-patriots in touch with what’s happening in the Ill-adelph. That last word was very Rubens-like. Wow.
Phillies lost 12 - 0 tonight.
66 degrees and clear in Chicago.
Sorry for no pictures.
Goodnight.
Mama Chianti wrote:
I bet Anna gives Felix a run for his money–or if not for his money. For his sense of “WHAT?”! Here I go being too hermeneutical…. Love, me
Posted on 13-Sep-07 at 9:53 am | Permalink
the fourth samba wrote:
Day, I wanna see them bats b!
Yeah I wish I could take credit for ILLadelph. The Roots, I believe concocted that joint.
Posted on 13-Sep-07 at 7:16 pm | Permalink
Rob Matthews wrote:
Museum? Yes. Reception at museum? No. Sorry can’t help you. You’re an artist so society allows you some slack. I’d go with business casual. Oh wait, I’m going to this thing so I WILL be going business casual. It’s in the afternoon, you know? Tuck your shirt in and don’t wear jeans…actually you could wear nice jeans.
Posted on 15-Sep-07 at 6:41 pm | Permalink