Category Archives: art

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Juana Alicia mural at Stanford ‘Chicano’ center

Posted on December 6, 2012 by markweiss86

“El Codex Estanfor” is a new interior mural at Stanford, in the ‘Chicano’ center, near the bookstore, by Bay Area legend muralist Juana Alicia, also known as Juana Alicia Araiza. I wandered into El Centro Chicano, a student center that … Continue reading →

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Danse Macabre with my former classmate

Posted on December 5, 2012 by markweiss86

Somehow I found myself searching for Martin Kryska, my Dartmouth classmate who died in a car accident in 1992. I didn’t remember that he was at Anderson Ranch arts center near Vail, CO in residency at the time of the … Continue reading →

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life is so strange

Posted on December 3, 2012 by markweiss86

life is so strange (short review, plagiarized from heather desaulniers, about new work by mary armentrout) read more here: ^ ^ ^ > > ^ ‘   ,    , hey look I made the little mark dance along the … Continue reading →

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Year of the Elephant

Posted on December 3, 2012 by markweiss86

This is either the worlds worst preview for an art show or a pretty lame fan letter. I can edit to add the actual details of  #@&^ upcoming local show; I think it said Feb. 25, 20&^ at Café DuNord … Continue reading →

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If you’ve ever had the shrimp and grits from Crooks Corner, you may also put Clyde Jones in your pantheon, and this film with that one of Picasso

Posted on December 2, 2012 by markweiss86

Well, piss on a stick. If it’s just a link, and not an M bed, I ain’t gonna waste a whole post on it. Ok. now it works (excuse the foul language. I don’t recall ever saying “piss on a … Continue reading →

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The last words of Robert Arneson (1930-1992)

Posted on December 1, 2012 by markweiss86

“A huge muscular man walks into a bar and orders a beer. The bartender can’t help but stare at the guy because in contrast to his large muscles, the man has a head that is the size of an orange. … Continue reading →

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Birds of Chicago is: JT “Jeremy” Nero and Allison “Alli” Russell

Posted on November 29, 2012 by markweiss86

I caught in a sense Birds of Chicago at Don Quixote in Felton Tuesday night, or it caught me. More to come. THE LIGHT IN ME BOWS TO THE LIGHT IN YOU; or, THEY SEE HORSES, DON’T THEY? edit to … Continue reading →

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Choe way out

Posted on November 15, 2012 by markweiss86

I walked upstairs office space above Jing-Jing in Palo Alto one night and bought a calendar from David Choe. I may have met his patron that night, the now famous Time Man of The Year mutant millennial billionaire from Harvard … Continue reading →

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Sonny and the SoMas

Posted on November 11, 2012 by markweiss86

If I could be a total cliche guy, today I would spend about six hours watching football, and drinking Guinness and or scooping guacamole (mole de aguacate) with Casa Sanchez corn chips. There’s also room for about an hour or … Continue reading →

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Dao Strom new cd and chap book

Posted on November 6, 2012 by markweiss86

I am very happy for my friend and former client Dao Strom who sent me news (and photo-evidence) of the release of her new cd and chapbook. “We Were Meant to Be a Gentle People”. Amen, sister. And just in … Continue reading →

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