A Good, Full Life
I grew up on an island. The day I turned 18, as a message to myself (and my mother) that i was now free, I went to the tattoo parlor and got inked with one of those tacky Chinese character designs. I still have that dreadful tattoo, but I don’t regret it for a moment. […]
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? […]
Rathaus, Vienna
Vienna is full of surprises. On our way home one night Orien and I bicycled past a garden and heard the waves of an incredibly enchanting soprano voice of a woman singing opera. We circled around the block, following the sound and then we saw it, across the street, they were projecting a film onto […]
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 […]
Under The Flaktürme (Nazi gun towers)
Vienna, Austria- With our new bicycles we can see the city fast. Orien and I cruise through Augarten, a huge gorgeous park in Vienna’s 2nd District. We peddle past couples picnicking, dogs chasing frisbees, children playing and suddenly we stumble upon a massive Nazi Gun emplacement tower positioned at the end of a long promenade. […]
The Donaukanal in Vienna
Vienna We purchased a couple used bikes at the flea market for 70 Euro each and set off for the Donaukanal, an offshoot from the Danube River. The canal is a wonderful place to ride a bike. There are paths that run up and down it on either side with benches, tables, sculptures, and lots […]
4 Aces, Creating interactive public art in Vienna
I’ve been asked a lot lately what this project “4 Aces” is about and so I want to explain it a little here. This project, by Pérola Bonfanti, Zel Nonnenberg and myself is set to launch in Vienna on Sept 14th. It consists of a series of free-standing doorways or “portals” placed in public space around […]
Back to the City of Dreams
The airplane descends. The slight shaking from the turbulence and the extra light from the lifted windows wakes me up and I look out across the land as we glide over quaint looking red-roofed houses and ambling green hills full of grapevines. The Danube river shimmers and soon I can make out the city of Vienna, […]
Dances with Bubbles on the Big Island of Hawaii
Kona, Hawaii “Wake up! Wake Up!” I pry open my jet lagged eyes. It’s seven AM and my brother is standing over me with a cup of coffee. “It’s time to go fishing!” We hop in the jeep and drive about thirty minutes down windy roads to my brother’s favorite fishing spot. He’s brought his […]
Aloha Hawaii
I touch down at Kona International Airport on the Big Island of Hawaii late at night. The Big Island is the largest and most southeastern Island in the chain of Hawaiian Islands. It’s population is very small, just under 200,000. My brother picks me up at the airport in his jeep and we cruise off […]
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 […]