Multimedia | Oct 06, 2008

FAIL Blog

In times like these it's important to get a little relief, and to understand that while your life might look bad, it's just a little worse -- in a hilariously slapstick way -- for the other guy. By Scott Pierce

Multimedia | Sep 22, 2008

Joshua Churchill: Fathom

I walk into a dark and barren room. I see a man prostrated in the corner. Weird. I'm not sure if he's part of the installation or a patron. Then the cracks between the wooden floorboards emit sharp red light. The floor gyrates. "There's a man lying down in there." I ask the security guard, "Is he part of the art?"

By Melanie Reynard

Art Review | Sep 13, 2008

On The Wall

The mural, which covers every inch of the gallery's walls, was created by four artists from the Trust Your Struggle collective over a weeklong period. When the show ends September 26, 2008 it will disappear. By Victoria Gannon

Multimedia | Aug 28, 2008

Carson Mell: Dispatches from Dimension X

So far, Carson Mell is just that guy whose clever, weird, hilarious, rude, richly literary short animated films have been justification enough for your subscription to Wholphin, the McSweeney's DVD magazine. By Jonathan Kiefer

Multimedia | Aug 24, 2008

Jim Campbell: Home Movies

After a dinner party in Noe Valley, I was struck by something alive on the living room wall. It was a black and white image of the steps of the New York Public Library, superimposed with the moving shadows of pedestrians. By Melanie Reynard

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