Category Archives: art

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Helge Ternsten art at Smith-Andersen in Palo Alto

Posted on December 14, 2014 by markweiss86

I own a Matt Gonzales collage referencing Buster Posey from a few years back, from Krevsky Baseball themed art show, so I texted Matt, then Helge Ternsten associate Paul Williams told me that Helge collects Matt, so it goes full … Continue reading →

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I have been floated to this thought this hour

Posted on December 14, 2014 by markweiss86

1. I spent two minutes trying to hear a recording made at a show I produced in 1999 at the Cub, over the ambient music and noise in 2014 a Sunday at Coupa in Palo Alto, and I caught a … Continue reading →

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DeYoung v. deform, and Comaroff architecture book

Posted on December 1, 2014 by markweiss86

Laughing out loud and rather hardily, at the humorous distortion of the Weissian chin and nose; talk about chin music?! And I juxtapurposed this photo by Eric Cohen, who not not incidentally studied masters level with Paul McCarthy at UCLA … Continue reading →

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Two red dogs, or 3

Posted on November 30, 2014 by markweiss86

Red dog number one I saw at UNICEF gift shop in Palo Alto, I nearly bought it for Terry who misses our Frida so. Red dog number two is made by and watched over by Julie Brown, Justin’s mom and … Continue reading →

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The ‘credible hulks’

Posted on November 30, 2014 by markweiss86

I’m a sports fan, and a sports-writer –trained by four or five publications, plus the 100 or so sports-themed posts here in Plasticlandia — so I do recall hearing of the two Palo Altans winning medals at the Olympics in … Continue reading →

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Dr. Frank meet Dr. Frank

Posted on November 22, 2014 by markweiss86

I traded notes last week with Dr. Frank the author and punk folk singer, Frank Portman of San Bruno Carlmont 650 area who many people think of as Mr. T. Experience on Lookout and also he played the Earthwise 5-year … Continue reading →

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Wor(l)ds of wander with friend and former client Dao Strom

Posted on November 20, 2014 by markweiss86

Writing this at 12:03 past midnight although it is lifted from something called 3AM Magazine dot com. Not really writing just cut-pasting: In the mountain town of Tam Dao, a man in the market points to the Chinese character tattoos … Continue reading →

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Ehren Tool w. Trevor Paglen

Posted on November 20, 2014 by markweiss86

insert photo of an Ehren Tool 2014 mug here insert Amazon link to a Trevor Paglen book here, while watching PBS show coda: The Fact of a Doorframe means there is something to hold onto with both hands while slowly … Continue reading →

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Gratuitos and random Cody Sanderson shout

Posted on November 17, 2014 by markweiss86

I been workin’ today from Palo Alto’s Mitchell Center Library, near Mitchell Park, the new building, the one with the Bruce Beasley granite arch marking the automobile entrance. I hereby declare that we raise a few extra bucks and replaced … Continue reading →

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Newsvendor be livelier (1973/2014)

Posted on November 13, 2014 by markweiss86

Newsvendor, be livelier! The lady with the dog, faster! More activity around the subway! Now the white car! Alphonse, get ready! Come out of … Continue reading →

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