ArtCall Diary - Entry 5/05/2000
On the Prowl
Cinque de Mayo had come and despite it being a revolutionary celebration,
there was no police presence in the park, unlike on May Day. Indie paparazzi
Robert Arihood stood watch at Ray's News just in case anything broke out.
All he got was a city marshall sweep for parking violation scofflaws at
3:33 am. We watched as one of the deli owners plunked down a hundred or
two or three bribe to keep his car safe from the clutches of the tow truck.
We had hiked uptown to Manhattan Neighborhood Networks office on West 59th
Street, early in the morning to inspect the facilities. They sure have
come a long way since the days on 23rd Street, they provide free and complete
services for the independent, alternative cable producer. Elsa Rensaa was
getting busy for the New York Tattoo Convention up at Roseland Ballroom
on May 12th to 14th.
A quick spin in the Gallery Guide found us with a opening and no address.
Greene Naftali was the gallery's name. It turned out that they were part
of the 26th Street scene for the night. I followed the crowd right up to
the 8th floor and voila! there was 'The King' Luis Vega, Vegas is now working
as an editor for a midtown fashion magazine. We spent the better part of
the night catching up, after an 8 year conflict of interest. We later journeyed
along 26th and arrived at the Ten In One Gallery, where we found
Liz -n- Val holding court before their show next Sunday in Harlem somewhere,
we will be getting the details to ya.
The procession continued ever southward to White Columns Gallery, which
is now on the corner of West 13th and Horatio. This was a very over stimulating
scene, and I found myself leaving rather rapidly. It was helped by the
offer of another hamburger at Veselka Coffeeshop that 'couldn't be beat'.
Urban pioneer, Jimmy Stewart checked in with the news about the old
5th Street Homestead. We now have another death in the family to report
as Judy is dead and Robert was still missing in action. Jimmy has now relocated
to Avenue C, as the Homestead was torn down in 1995 by HUD.
From the New York Post's Page Six comes coverage of the Kostabi vs Koons
match, seems Koons has nothing good to say about Kostabi on Six "With regards
to being in the collections of MOMA, the Met and the Guggenheim, I'm not
sure that having your work counts as being taken seriously" to which Kostabi
replied, "I am aware that you have work in MOMA's storage too, and perhaps
you feel 'not sure' whether 'we' are being taken seriously..." Are there
a couple of warm baby bottles in the house? Both artists have been reported
as working out.
photos ©carol braddock aka red ed
Flyer used by permission ©Elsa Rensaa
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