To Be Of Use

No Laughing Matter

Everything Has A Price

On Creating Reality by Andy Kaufman at Maccarone

The Maccarone gallery in the West Village produced an exhibit of artifacts from the life and times of Andy Kaufman. The items included puppets and scripts from his early years as a local children's show host, portions of his record collection, the iconic costumes of Tony Clifton and other characters, scripts, private letters and diaries spanning his career, and other ephemera.

It was both great and very weird to see Andy being recognized in the context of the art world, and like most things Kaufman it raised more questions than it answered. Intention, identity, and (appropriate to the title) reality are all intentionally obscured throughout Kaufman's work, and seemingly his private life as well. Who was the "real" Andy Kaufman? Was there such a thing? Is it art? Does it matter? 

More information and better pictures can be found here. 

A personal favorite Kaufman bit.

You Made Me Love You

Patrick Buckley - Baller's Eve - aNYthing

On Sunday night the aNYthing shop (now in a new location!) hosted a party/opening/zine release for  photographer Patrick Buckley. The work is stuff he shot in collaboration with the Baller's Eve radio show on East Village Radio, and includes portraits of  many of the artists that they feature on the program. 

Despite the balmy 2 degree weather and showing up well after the party was supposed to end, the place was still packed and the vibe was very positive. The pictures look great in the space and the accompanying zine is awesome. More info on how you can get one can be found here, or be a human and just stop by the shop.

PS The zine also includes a Baller's Eve mixtape. Get it.

The Wonder of It All

A Long Hard Look (at Yourself)