Art Addict

If I Lived in Britain...

...I'd get to London to see Thomas Demand's photographs of painstakingly constructed environments at the Serpentine Gallery. The show runs to August 20th and is open Monday through Sunday 10-6.

...I'd get to Birmingham to see Marcel Dzama's latest drawings, paintings, videos, and bear costume at the Ikon Gallery. Be quick, though, as the show comes down July 16. Ikon is open Tuesday through Sunday 11-6.

You can catch both shows in one day as London and Birmingham are located just a short (1hr. 30 min.) train ride apart.

Everything is Not Going to be OK

The title of this post is a quote from my brother's latest movie - not the popular outlook on the current art market buying frenzy. As I have in the past, I am supporting the home team by plugging Palmer's latest movie here. Palmer's company Thousand Words (Requiem for a Dream, Waking Life, United States of Leland, The Clearing, etc.) produced the film.

A Scanner Darkly is Richard Linklater's (Slacker, Dazed and Confused, Before Sunset, Waking Life, School of Rock, etc.) animated adaptation of the 1977 Philip K. Dick novel. You can read a synopsis of the movie elsewhere. Cast includes Keanu Reeves, Robert Downy Jr., Woody Harrelson, Winona Ryder, and Rory Cochrane. I'm biased, of course, but I recommend going to see this movie if for no other reason than to see the very funny scenes with both Robert Downey Jr. and Woody Harrelson.

A Scanner Darkly opened yesterday in Manhattan, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, and Austin, TX. More cities to come next week.

But, don't take my word for it, here's a NY Times Review.