Gorgeous

The weather in Paris is beautiful. It's funny how much weather can transform a city. I hope the sunshine never ends!

Selby

Met Todd Selby today. He's a very nice man.

Selby's "window apartment" was basically him sitting in a mock-up of his own apartment in one of the window display cases at Colette. I was sort of taken aback at first because I wouldn't want to sit in such a small space with loads of people ogling me from the other side of a window. I asked him if he minded. He didn't; "It's just like eating in the window of a restaurant, but here I'm not even eating. I'm just lounging and hanging out on my bed." To each his own I suppose.

www.theselby.com

For the Lovely Katherine

Told you Paris was crazy for Alice!

Kidrobot

There's this fun store in Paris called Artoyz, but other than Be@rbrick, all my favorite toys that they sell are made in the States! What gives? Excited to hop back over the pond and pick up these toys, priced in the great $, from Kidrobot.

Yes! Pink Totem Doppelganger by Anton Ginzburg

Yes! Mini 'Stache Labbit Pride Pack by Frank Kozik

Irving Penn

In London, I saw the Chris Ofili and Irving Penn exhibitions. I enjoyed both, but I especially was taken by Penn's portraits at the National Portrait Gallery. The exhibition was clean, straightforward, and in the perfect space. It featured Penn's portraits of recognized figures including artists, writers, intellectuals and musicians. Organized in rooms by the notable periods in Penn's career, the exhibition highlighted the evolution of Penn's photographic techniques and the repetition inherent in his methods. His monochromatic images brought out strong, identifiable characteristics from each of his sitters. There were so many that I found arresting and that I'd like to post, but the Penn studio is really tight on reproduction so I could find few of my favorites online. Here's a good one of Newman though.

Irving Penn, Barnett Newman, 1966

I really recommend this exhibition! It runs through June 6, 2010.

Lil' Winslow

While in London, Katherine and I, and her friends Sarah and Mike explored Camden market. Katherine and I spent about thirty minutes at a stand trying to decide which little string guys to get. I chose this one and I've decided to call him Winslow because... right? I mean...

Winslow Homer, Watermelon Boys, 1876

I Love the 90s - Daria

Last summer, I interned at the Johnson Museum in Ithaca. Due to the daily thunderstorms and the heat, all I wanted to do after work was read, bake, and well, watch Daria. I was totally shocked to find zero legit DVDs of the series online (an unfortunate discovery that reinforced my victimization of 90s pop culture glory), so I did what any sensible non-torrenting person would do: I created an alert on Amazon.com and lo and behold...


Success!!! And a dear friend has already pledged to buy it for me as a belated birthday gift! Wonderful!