patti smith at brooklyn steel

patti smith makes it a special twosday at brooklyn steel

 

photo: ellen qbertplaya

 

electric lady studios

"when i told him i was too chicken to go in, he laughed softly and said that contrary to what people think, he was shy and parties made him nervous."  - patti smith, just kids

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just kids

Just Kids by Patti Smith

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


OMG!!!! OMG sooooooo goooood! A beautifully written homage to a historical relationship that truly stands the test of time. The details of New York and Brooklyn were thoroughly a unique look into an art scene that only a lucky few were able to experience first hand. I was especially drawn into the Brooklyn bits when Patti and Robert lived in Clinton Hill. Probs will hit up 160 Hall Street to pay my respects. The memoir made me believe in soul mates again. Thanks Patti!

fltgc: governors island

must fltgc excursion: governor's island. shar's had to gallery crawl alone for the past couple and slightly fearing the demise of fltgc. she stayed strong. lo and behold saki and anthony were game for some remote fltgc away from the usual soho, tibeca and les locales. this edition was even complete with bikes. shar byob, however those not fortunate enough to own one can ride free for an hour thanks to free bike fridays. too bad there was an uber long line and paying for ones didn't work because they ran out of bikes quickly. :( saki and anthony were bikeless, but saki did ride mine until it started to pour.
when the rain clouds cleared we hit plot/09: this world an nearer ones. we went backwards on the route but still enjoyed ourselves. there was a "haunted house" with edgar arceneaux's sound canon double projection, where a low sound waves to give you the heeby jeebies. then a huge wind chime and hammocks as a part of klaus weber's large dark wind chime. look how nicely anthony poses with it. 10 minutes later a kid decided to hang from the wind chime and broke a cable on it.

we entered st. cornelius chapel for anthony mccall's between you and i. it was pitch dark so if you are afraid of the dark you have been warned. it's worth the venture into pitch darkness to be amongst the geometric lights. it's most fun and you'll be in the spot light literally.

judi werthein's la tierra de los libres

don't forget to pick up patti smith and her daughter jesse's audio piece, messages in a bottle, while you traverse the island.

lastly we hit up the sculpture guild's formative lines: working in drawing and sculpture, where i saw the loverily sculpture. i want it for my apartment.