Just Compensation

After getting so many responses on the small worlds project, I decided to keep using Craigslist as my focus group. I just posted the second Craigslist project and am interested to see what, if any, responses I receive.

Lagombra at Designhuis

A rollercoaster for bikes has been erected outside an art centre in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, to tie in with design space Designhuis’ Bicycle exhibition which runs till Oct. 5.

The rollercoaster was made using a chain saw and scrap wood by Stockholm-based artist Anders Jakobsen,, aka. Lagombra.

The exhibition is a retrospective of different types of bicycles, as well as showing future visions of the vehicle. And to make full use of the themed event, a side-exhibition will present objects inspired by bikes.

The exhibition will coincide with the European championship for bike messengers, which will be held in the city in July.

Mural in Bushwick w/Brokencrow

I was so caught up with my favorite people in the world that I didn't have 2 seconds to chill out and put a link of the mural we finished. Done in a mad-dashing 2 day period, Brokencrow and I cranked out this 20' x 80' wall for the Brooklyn Garment Washing Co. and our neighbors near the Jefferson L stop. Hopefully just the beginning...

Day One, Flagged and Removed

Yes, it's true, craigslist sent me a note saying that my post had been flagged and removed. Apparently Craigslist could see right through my white lies. But in just one day Benjamin, Ezra, Ian, Kimberly, Jessie, and good ol' Vinny wrote me, all hoping to set up a time to see the space and rent, rent, rent. So yes, let's see the space. All of us, together, and let the candidate with the best credit win.

The Value of Property

I've never thought more about the value of property until I moved to New York. With the rise in housing and gentrification running rampant from hicks like me moving to NYC, the problems associated with property (and the lack thereof) is more than apparant. Go hang out at a coffee shop for a minute and it seems like that is all people talk about any more. So with the concern of rent being a priority of conversation I wanted to play the real estate market in a Gordan Matta Clarke meets Dan Witz sort of way.

This leads me into small worlds (no punny stuff here, ahem, such as unReal Estates, Fake estates[already taken], etc.). I've posted a few to craigslist but it seems they have already been flagged. I'm going to spend this week reposting and getting the descriptions perfect in hopes of selling the absurd. Since after all, isn't the psychology of the market combined with the cogs of the artworld absurd enough?

Check out the craigslist post

Joseph Kyselak, got over the Austria-Hungarian Empire

Reposted from Bock's Car by Gerald on April 7. 2007

"Have you ever heard of Joseph Kyselak? No?

That is not too surprising. Even though the Austria-born magistrate is perceived nowadays as the ancestor of modern day graffiti. Kyselak was born in Vienna on December 23rd, 1799. His perspectives weren't too bad for a man of his time. His Family was fairly rich and he was able to go to University. Anyway Kyselak obviously was far from too much career-orientated.

Sometime in the early 1820s, Kyselak made a bet with a couple of friends in Vienna. He bet that his name would be known all over the Austria-Hungarian Empire within 3 years (a vast piece of land at that time) without inventing a new kind of suicide (in fact, the people from Vienna were obviously well known for commiting suicide in very unorthodox ways).

What he invented instead was nothing less than modern-day tagging. Kyselak travelled all over Central Europe in 1825 leaving his name in bright red and black at each and every exposed place he could find. The tag "Kyselak" could soon be found everywhere. He painted it on churches and castles, rocks and trees, bridges and obelisks. And in fact, within a year even his betting partners had to admit that Kyselak had indeed become very well known all over Austria and that he has won the bet.

But Kyselak could not stop. He started tagging buildings as soon as they were opened to the public. He was even asked by the police not to paint his name to a new Bridge over the Danube until the public opening ceremony was over. Kyselak agreed and waited one more week until his well known signature could be found painted on the bridge.

Kyselak can be seen as the father of modern-day tagging since he did not do anything but paint his name on a wall."

there are a bunch of stories about this guy leaving his name atop unsummited mountains and carving his name in desks of government leaders. whether or not they are valid is another thing. for example, it seems funny that the only tow images have him spelling his name differently, huh. regardless these images are pretty awesome. keep in mind this was all going down in the 20's....the 1820's!