Proof of Concept

Thursday's spate of openings in proved better people watching than art viewing. While some openings were sparse, like
Bill Armstrong's show at ClampArt, throngs of people crowded into Moti Hasson and Pace Wildenstein. I suspect that the Grolsch at these two locations had more influence than the art.

ALEXIS LEYVA MACHADO (KCHO) work at Marlborough sent my companion into a diatribe about the exhausted use of boats as psychological motif. While I can't attest to any particular work that features rowboats, it was curious that Robert Rauchenberg's work across the street at Pace Wildenstein also featured some photosilk screens of boats.

A requisite activity, and arguably the highlight to a good run of gallery hopping, is the discussion that occurs over drinks. Later over some Glühwein at Loreley, recalling my friend's agitation about rowboats, we devised the following list.


Items that could be retired from visual art:

• Crows
• Dead Animals (of any kind)Tape Cassettes
• Empty Row Boats
• Doll parts/ Barbie Dolls
• Red Wagons
• Guns
• Faceless Men or Women Masturbating
• Night Gowns