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Bosko Blagojevic has penned a review of Brazda’s show at Bortolami Gallery. We saw it a week ago, and I loved the fact that the press release used the word “hermetic.” That’s a word I often think of when viewing contemporary art shows, but galleries rarely come out and actually put it in print.

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I was checking out my facebook profile today and saw this ad. I realize it’s for people looking to “settle down,” but using a baby for a dating site ad is just creepy.

• Sotheby’s plunges after weak auction- Crain’s New York Business.com
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Ed Hamilton, of the Hotel Chelsea Blog, will be reading tonight from is new book, Legends of the Chelsea Hotel, at 7pm at 192 Books in Chelsea.

192 Books
192 Tenth Avenue at 21st Street

James and I will try to get there, probably a little late, as we’re attending the opening night preview of the new Asian Contemporary Art Fair. ArtCal is a media partner.

still from Marisa Olson’s “Performed Listening: H” (2007)

The next Over The Opening occurs this Friday from 7-10pm, featuring the lovely and talented Marisa Olson. We’ll have to see if any of the wacky ideas we discussed at the last OTO come to fruition. More details can be found here.

All Williamsburg galleries are open until 9 that night, so go see lots of art.

If you can’t get to Williamsburg that night, I recommend The Shape of Things to Come opening at LMCC Redhead gallery downtown that night.

[image from tinjail.com]

James and I, along with the critic Brian Sholis, will be conversing at CUE Art Foundation on Tuesday as part of their career development program for artists called “Meeting Artists’ Needs.”

The details:

In the Public Eye: The Role of Today’s Critic: Brian Sholis, writer and Editor of Artforum.com in conversation with bloggers Barry Hoggard (bloggy.com) and James Wagner (jameswagner.com). This event is free for CUE members and $5 for non-members.

Go here to reserve a ticket.

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After attending a performance by John Moran at PS122, James and I encountered this violist improvising on the platform across from us in the L train’s First Avenue station, with a bit of unexpected dance accompaniment. This is a station where you can’t cross over to the other side without going back to the street, or we would have moved over there to give him some money and talk to him. If anyone knows him, ask him to drop me an email.

The video is made up of several clips that I combined, and I’m no video editor. My apologies for the abrupt transitions.