The 4 Aces project opens in Vienna!
The 4 Aces, our next portals project in Vienna opened yesterday with an unveiling event at the Albertina Museum. I could not be there as I had some things to attend to in New York, but I photoshopped myself into the unveiling ceremony so I could feel like I was there. 4 ACES, by four […]
Sensory Deprivation Art in Vienna
Interactive installations are one of my favorite forms of art. I love it when the artist shares an extended experience with the audience bringing them into, and making them a part of the art. My boyfriend Orien and I visited Carsten Höller’s exhibition “Leben” at TBA21, a gallery uniquely positioned inside the Augarten in Vienna. I loved […]
The Flohmarkt, Vienna
I found it, I am so pleased. I found what is probably the best flea market in Vienna. Up until now, I was going to the Noshmarket near the center of Vienna perusing overpriced treasures amongst overpriced junk. Yesterday, my new Viennese friend Cosima took me to Wienerberg, to the best fleamarket I’ve seen here. […]
The Refreshing Virtues of Venediger Au Park
Before coming to Vienna, I had the presupposition that it would be uptight, much more so than New York. And to be fair, there certainly are things about Vienna that are… For example, Vienna is very clean in comparison to NYC. The Viennese seem to be obsessed with polishing glass, they seem to love clean, white […]
A Vulgar Display of Power in Vienna
Vienna, Austria Today I woke up to a great commotion outside my window. I leaned out to take a peek and my eyes widened and my brow furrowed to see paddy wagons lined up down the block. Hundreds of cops were walking around or standing post at the entrance to several streets. What was happening? […]
Technisches Museum in Vienna
Today I went to the Museum of Technology in Vienna (the Technisches Museum) and took a trip through time. For 10 Euro you get quite a spectacular walk through the history of human innovation. Inside the 22,000 square meter building you will find giant train engines, trolley cars, early airplanes, a helicopter, and a seemingly infinite […]
The Aces
Pérola and I have been painting the portals for our Vienna project, now a collaboration with three other talented people, Zel Nonnenberg a video artist, Nathan Wheeler, a sound artist and Marilia Vasconcellos a photographer. We will leave for Vienna in late June to get everything ready for the opening on Sept 14th. The first portal […]
The Naschmarkt, Vienna
After days of overcast, the sun breaks triumphantly through the grey bringing with it a crisp, blue sky. Perola and I, after hermiting ourselves up in the apartment painting for a several days, decide we must get out. We step into the sun and make a beeline for the Saturday flea market. We are staying […]
Vienna, the last days
My last days in Vienna were filled with exploration and coffee. Perola and I walked everywhere marveling at the architecture, impressive statues and ornate churches. The symbol of the double headed eagle of the former Habsburg Monarchy are omnipresent throughout the city. We drank a hundred coffees and ate many savory Viennese meals and delicious cakes and […]
The colorful back streets of Vienna
Vienna and the hunt for magical doors continues… Perola and I wander down another hundred streets in search of portal locations for our next interactive public art installation which will take place here in Vienna next fall. We weave through the 1st district, through grand courtyards, down mysterious corridors, into back alleyways… And still there […]