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Redmond Herrity, Letterkenny Stone Sculptor

Posted on July 28, 2010 by Eric

At our ArtWorks opening in Letterkenny, we saw Redmond and Orla Herrity for the first time in a year. Redmond is a superb stonecarver, and he invited us to come by his studio the next morning. He’s carving some replacements … Continue reading →

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Krazy Kat Desert Justice: Is Humor Art, and Art, Humor?

Posted on July 19, 2010 by Eric

Maybe it’s the teapot mesa horizon – I’m not sure what else ties this monoprint (mine) to George Herriman’s Krazy Kat, one of the oddest and greatest comic strips in history.  It’s what I thought of right away when it … Continue reading →

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ArtWorks Letterkenny Exhibition Scandal

Posted on July 13, 2010 by Eric

No scandal just yet, despite the lurid title, but come by the reception this Saturday (July 17th) if you’re in the area, or if you can be. If shocking behavior occurs, this is where it will likely take place. Get … Continue reading →

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News from Babel, Chris Cutler, and the Legacy of the Cow.

Posted on July 12, 2010 by Eric

The other evening in the wee hours, I heard News From Babel’s “Letters Home“  (1985) for the first time in a few years. This is music that continually surprises, with melody that takes sudden turns and twists, alternately giddy, melancholy, … Continue reading →

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Old Tongue Peeled

Posted on July 2, 2010 by Eric

The version of “Old Tongue” that just opened at ArtWorks is too quick and detailed to come across on the web, but by trying to strip it down for compression, I came up with a very different version, one that … Continue reading →

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End of Empire

Posted on June 26, 2010 by Eric

Some kind of Gene Wolfe parlor of tarnished escutcheons, faceless poise, and rotting velvet, with remnants of ruling families maintaining the procedures of dignity as any trace of distinction and inbred purpose fade. Ancestral identity becomes mere cashflow and costume. … Continue reading →

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Gao Xingjian’s “Return to Painting”

Posted on June 26, 2010 by Eric

This is a favorite of mine, a gift from my sister a few years ago. Gao draws astounding forms from black ink and paper, pulling image from abstraction and bleeding ink in a way that reminds me of Joseph Beuys’ … Continue reading →

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Odin-Odeon Cinema Fragment One

Posted on June 19, 2010 by Eric

Each Wednesday (Woden’s Day) night this Spring, when possible, I would go over to the studio and make prints. I had several etched plates lying about, each of them suggestive of image, while not quite readable without interpretation. The ways … Continue reading →

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