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paint, sculpt, draw, install, conceptualize, in public , in private et cetera

Frisco photo essay

Posted on June 13, 2014 by markweiss86

 

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Puzzling evidence in Palo Alto

Posted on June 11, 2014 by markweiss86

  (under construction: time to eat the donuts….)   edit to add: Holy canoli! Did he say “Silicon Valley” at 1:40???

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Two new true Ray Johnson books

Posted on June 9, 2014 by markweiss86

I’ve only seen one Ray Johnson in person, at a gallery in Carmel, and posted about that previously.   I don’t think I knew much about Ray Johnson until I read Accidental Masterpiece by Michael Kimmelman. Prompting me to post … Continue reading →

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Frida

Posted on June 9, 2014 by markweiss86

No more to say, and nothing to weep for but the Beings in the Dream, trapped in its disappearance,   sighing, screaming with it, buying and selling pieces of phantom, worshipping each other,   worshipping the God (Dog?) included in … Continue reading →

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Full Plastic Jacket

Posted on June 8, 2014 by markweiss86

Ehren Tool is in residence at Palo Alto Art Center, creating a body of ceramic work that pertains to his service to our country, as an MP, in the Gulf War. He has created more than 14,000 cups that reference … Continue reading →

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Peets don’t fail me now

Posted on June 5, 2014 by markweiss86

Palo Alto, a Thursday late morning early afternoon in June — Strong coffee brings out the inner-Mencken in me, unleashing the inner-Stalin in Stephen Levy, who keeps deleting my attempts to civic-engage him [portion deleted] [portions deleted} [portions deleted}   … Continue reading →

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In the spirit of Sister Gertrude Morgan

Posted on June 2, 2014 by markweiss86

Two points about this: when I first wrote this, in June, 2014 it was post number 666; but then I decided it was lame to post this overly eager letter to some young researcher I met, even a Yale-educated musicologist. … Continue reading →

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Ida Levinthal nexus via San Jose Museum and South

Posted on June 1, 2014 by markweiss86

we are hoofing it (by car) to san jo to see a museum a movie and a dinner, then I hope to update with my insights and then gods be willing co-produce a piece of art-sculpture-monument that says something Continue reading →

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The Salty Suites and Sand Guys at Sunset shindig

Posted on June 1, 2014 by markweiss86

  Terry and I spent a couple hours Saturday down at the Sunset Magazine Celebration Weekend event. She is going back today for a second helping. It helps that we live walking distance away. Actually they comp us in to … Continue reading →

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XIX. Mere surmise slurs: now twenty percent more surmisier

Posted on May 31, 2014 by markweiss86

Originally posted on Plastic Alto with Mark Weiss:
not a vas deferens either (Brian E. Moore) My friend the filmmaker/pathologist Dr. Brian Moore sent me, apropos of nothing, a quote attributed to Kojiro Tomita, a famous curator of Asian Arts…

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