Intermission Break with Kraftwerk

The eighties would have never been the same for me without Christoph Gielen and these gentlemen.

A Little Help From Our Friends

This is one of my favorites. Smack Jack. I can't thank Nina Hagen enough for coming into my life by way of an ex-boyfriend named Christoph Gielen. Now, Christoph and I are best friends. Brother and sister for life. Back then, we were kids who idolized Nina...and bought all the exports we could get our hands on. The sacred ones of course, that came before I came into Christoph's life were not to be handled. I received my first German sex lessons by way of this ingenue. And maybe that was a blessing that I was to learn from an East German...thrown out of her country for her right to feminism manifested in the most ridiculous act of exhibitionism. Here she is on te fow(t.v.). Let's just say this was light years earlier than the clit is where is where it's at movement. Are you reading this Joerg? Do you remember the days?



No reason here for the Nina juncture at this moment except that she certainly, inspires transformation a.k.a. change. We are all capable of it! So, do something a little differently this week and see what you can make of it. Ride the wave or rather in some of our cases, the roller coaster.

Christoph Gielen's ARCADIA at Daniel Cooney Gallery

Don't miss out on Christoph Gielen's wonderful aerial shots and cityscape's at the Daniel Cooney Gallery.

What makes Christoph's work so compelling is the eeriness in which he depicts contemporary urban sprawl. However, don't get me wrong. On the contrary, his work is strangely beautiful. Homes and highways, become dollhouses and tubular patterns. Colors define the graphic quality of the imagery.

One of my favorites is oddly enough, not a aerial shot, but a haunting image taken in Shanghai. Deep blue envelopes the night and a building under construction. From side to side, top to bottom, gradations of indigo are broken into crisscross lines while a single guardrail intersects the bottom frame with a rusty yellow.

Super Kudos Christoph!

And not to mention, a little bird chirping outside my window in Jersey City told me that Christoph not only has a passion for being strapped in hanging out of helicopters, but he's sweet as cherry pie.

The show will be up till January 31st! So, get on your long johns and take a hike over to Chelsea. If yours truly can do it with five layers on...

Darn', it's cold out there!

Yep, the Holiday Sale is still going on....so, get it while they are hot! Put these little toasty-gem prints next to your Menorahs and trees and make a loved one know the love of the Rockaways! Queens!