the turkey that ate thanksgiving

i hope your Thanksgiving was amazing and spectacular! ben and geraldine were kind enough to host a large Thanksgiving feast at their home this year and we had the great pleasure of having this feast with 15+ people, most of whim were enjoying their first Thanksgiving!

here is the turkey that caused the household to shake..
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10 kilo!!!!! seriously almost broke my bike
and this is the end result

and then more of the festivities...

a note to the idiots that stole my computer

I must say that while your breaking into the house on 19 november was remarkable considering the fact that you broke in from the BACK which is not accessible from the street, stealing my computer was really irritating. the fact that you didn't take much else is great, but showed me that you are indeed ameteurs. and shame on you for taking my friend's cufflinks - those were special to him. not that you care, considering the fact that you are heartless and lame. thanks for making my week difficult. if i find you, i am under strict instructions to harm you in the bollocks - don't think i won't.

new opportunities

At the risk of exploiting friends, colleagues and others that check this site, I am looking for some part-time or full-time work to supplement the business I am operating... While dealing art and working in the art industry is my passion and will remain a life-long ambition/endeavour, monetarily, I am needing some other work to enable survival and other facets of life for the time being. If there are any in the community here in Amsterdam that know of anything that could work, I am more then happy to hear of it and chase it down. thank you thank you and thank you for your help and understading in this matter.

In the meantime, I will keep the updates and word-on-the-street coming at you a few times a week :) Because God forbid we miss something that could turn out to be interesting and entertaining... thanks!

my brother is a rock star

http://vimeo.com/1367285

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AntERR4lt90

for some reason i can't embed this.... but it is super cool. our friend katherine is the star and the video is great...

enjoy!

NEW gallery premiere in Amsterdam 8 november

my friend Justin is is hosting the grand premiere of his new gallery on the Lauriergracht here in Amsterdam tomorrow night! please come out - fabulous work and a good partie with all of the beautiful people...

TEN HAAF PROJECTS

Bruce Gilden ‘’Coney Island’’

November 8th –December 31st 2008

Opening reception and book signing by Bruce Gilden: Saturday the 8^th of November 5-8 pm.

www.tenhaafprojects.com

Ten Haaf Project is pleased to announce the exhibition ‘’Coney Island’’ by Bruce Gilden. The New York based Magnum photographer Gilden is known for his dynamic way of documenting city life, of the eccentric and the unusual that inhabit the city.

His close ups, often with a flash give the viewer a sense not looking at a picture, but being part of the picture themselves. In Bruce Gilden his own words: ‘’ I am known for taking pictures very close, and the older I get, the closer I get.’’

The pictures on display in the gallery are from Gilden his body of work: ‘Coney Island’’ All images are shot at the famous beach in New York, between 1968 and 1986. Coney Island was one of the first places Gilden went to photograph, and a place where he still goes.

From its heyday in the early 20^th century when every New Yorker went the celebrate summer to the 70ties where the poor that could not escape New York went to relax, Coney Island has changed. Also today Coney Island is changing rapidly.

The photos on display in the gallery are also shown in the book: ‘’Coney Island’’ available in the gallery.

Bruce Gilden was born in 1946 In Brooklyn. Since 1971 he has been exhibiting in numerous museums and galleries worldwide. Gilden has received numerous grants and awards for his work including three National Endowments for the Arts fellowships (1980, 1984 and 1992), a Villa Medici’s Hors les Murs (1995), New York State Foundation for the Arts Grant (1979, 1992 and 2000), the European Award for Photography (1996) and a Japan Foundation Fellowship (1999).

Ten Haaf Projects
Laurierstraat 248
1016 PT Amsterdam
The Netherlands
Tel: 020-4285885
info@tenhaafprojects.com

Gallery hours: Wednesday- Saturday 12-6 pm, and by appointment
Download the digital invitation here

OBAMA WON!!!!
see the way things went down here
and the Bruce Springsteen song has never been truer... I am very proud of the country I come from today - we managed to elect the first African-American President in US history and just having him in office will change the face of relations and influence for the US the world over. in a good way. Congratulations, Mr. and Mrs. President-elect! Thoughts and prayers are with you now more than ever - you are going to need it ;)

EDIT: to all of my chicagoans - i hope you had the time of your life last night! could there have been a more exciting time to be in chicago other than this? well, maybe the world fair of 1893, cubs winning the world series in 1908, the fire (not good) or perhaps that time radiohead played for free in grant park in 2003... either way, i am really really jealous and hope you enjoyed the sweetness of the victory to it's fullest ;)

Election Night!!!

Alrighty friends, compatriates and celeb-junkies!

Election Night is here! On the European continent, it is now almost 8pm and there is a buzz of people all over the city looking for the bar or house or screen-only-used-for-video-games-on -a-regular-basis that they intend on gluing themselves to until 3 or 4 in the morning. In this way, we can do our small part to rally support for all of you in the US that are fulfilling your American rights and duties. Update to come tomorrow on who the winner of tonight's major decision will be! Complete with pictures and hopefully some videos ;)

In the meantime, I have updated the picasa pictures and there will be more coming of Halloween and some times out with friends from other corners of Europe!

here are some live feed sites for you...
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/pda/2008/nov/04/uselections2008-twitter
http://www.ustream.tv/
http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/cnn/cnns_election_night_plans_99141.asp

have a great night, happy voting and GO OBAMA!!!!