“Taking the title from McGee’s recent solo exhibition at the Musuem Het Domain in the Netherlands, this 178 page catalog is actually produced by the gallery, providing a comprehensive view of his career, from his early street work and handmade zines through to his latest installations featuring eye-popping geometry, upended vehicles, and mechanized taggers. According to Giant Robot, this is the most expansive and complete study of the talented Californian artist’s work to date.”
One copy for me, one copy for Anthony, Santa, please. To view more pages, click here.
Let’s Paint TV is the Los Angeles based cable-access television show. Host John Kilduff exercises on his treadmill as he paints, managing to tackle other domestic tasks simultaneously. He also takes live viewer phone calls, persevering his hecklers as he spews out life-affirming messages to his viewers. While at times the show is ridiculous and totally chaotic, John is at least impressive for tackling in a half-an-hour what most find difficult to find time for in a week, or a lifetime.
I was lucky enough to have him answer a few of my questions:
1. How do you feel after the taping of your shows, are you totally exhausted?
I am pretty tired and usually do nothing the rest of the day.
2. Have you been feeling the physical benefits of exercising while you’re doing other things? Would you recommend it?
Yes, I have benefited from this as I have gotten in shape (or at least a little bit) and I have found it helps me deal with my sometimes hectic life. I would recommend it but in small doses. ie. I ‘ve been doing this research for over two years, and had I tried to do what I am doing now, I might hurt myself. But, exercising when you are not thinking about exercising is the best part…as I hate to just exercise…it’s kind of boring.
3. What are your thoughts on synergy?
Not exactly sure what it means but I think multitasking is possibly a form of it. In that one is blending all these elements and trying to make sense of it….creating this synergy.
4. Has there ever been a moment in multitasking when you thought, “Okay, this is way too much going on at once”? It seems that your shows are only getting more elaborate.
Yes! Of course, but practice makes perfect …so when I am out of control and doing too much all at once, I try to slow down and focus on just one or two tasks as opposed to 3 or 4. In doing this - say stretching ones abilities too far - I may be developing that part of the brain to handles multitasking.
5. What do you think when you wake up in the morning?
Not sure. It’s never the same thought, I guess. I know that before waking up, I am always at peace with myself.
Inspired by other friendship surveys, here is a quiz with my friend Jimmy. Technically Jimmy and I are in a blog war, which means that… we are enemies, essentially, or, officially. But a little synergy between two opposing forces probably won’t hurt anybody.
Right now Jimmy’s photography is in a group exhibit at Le Gallery entitled It’s Good Enough Here, a show profiling different perspectives on Canadian landscapes. You can also see and buy his stuff coming through in the Heavy Metal in Baghdad fundraising photoshow, taking place in Toronto on Dec. 13th.
1. Do you have a mildly negative habitual thing that you tend to do, day-to-day?
i never wake up as early as i should nor do i eat breakfast
2. Name something you would buy if you could afford it.
a farm / tame horse
3. Current thing you’re really into?
im pretty into the band angelblood right now, also the movie the witchfinder general and also getting paid soon so i dont have to keep asking allison to buy me dinner. today i found enough quarters in my room to be able afford a double cheeseburger at mcdonalds though.
4. Describe a dream you’ve had. It could be something you dreamt last night or an aspiring goal.
id like to live in the country one day, be able to live comfortably and affect people in a positive way
“The word “dunce” was originally a reference to John Duns Scotus, a 13th century scholastic theologian, whose books on theology, philosophy, and logic were University textbooks. His followers, termed “Dunsmen” or “Dunses”, were later challenged about their hodge-podge system of hair-splitting and needless distinctions. Their obstinacy over an increasing array of challenges posed first by humanists and then by reformers, led to the term “dunses” to denote fools in general.
Duns Scotus accepted the wearing of conical hats to increase learning, in the belief that it would funnel knowledge to its wearer (and perhaps in emulation of wizards).”
