Randalls Island, New York—Quiet Lunch hit Frieze hard yesterday. And for the most part, loved every second. Except when we were sweating our fucking balls off the entire time because the AC wasn’t fuctioning. We also hated the new design layout of their massive tents. Why did they change on the previous year’s awesome design where the air, light and …
Talking to Pablo. | Shawn Hricz at Solas Studios.
1965, Summerville New Jersey, 11:30PM. Shawn Hricz is born half an hour too early, at least according to his mother. His father celebrates. He’ll be able to claim little Shawn on his taxes for the previous year. Mother had been hoping Shawn would snag the title of “First Baby of the Year” and all the accolades that come with it, …
Kenny Scharf and Malia Scharf Create Art for the Masses
Malia Scharf would often wear clothes splashed with psychedelic pop-art designs, and when her friends would ask how they could get one, she would have to reply that they were one-offs, leftovers, as it were, from silkscreens created by Kenny Scharf, her artist father. Malia, who is a yoga teacher as well as a filmmaker, convinced her father to change …
Defining The Demiurge With Artist Justin Orvis Steimer
Almost a decade ago, in my earliest days living in New York City proper (I’m a Long Island boy), I met a tall, quiet, slightly shy, longhaired artist at the coolest annual improvisational jazz-meets-blues jam on the Upper East Side. This was Justin Orvis Steimer. The party, thrown every year on jazz legend “Duke” Ellington’s birthday (April 29th), took place …
(Cuntfessions) Miss Congeniality Has Gone Too Far: On the Miss America Pageant’s “Retooling”
It would be a proud day indeed for one, Gracie Lou Freebush a.k.a. Gracie Hart (Sandra Bullock), to learn that the Miss America pageant has eliminated the key aspects of what constitutes conventional beauty: the swimsuit and evening wear portions. And while former Miss America winner Mallory Hagan might have a point about the “fat-shaming” ridiculousness of being able to …
Superfine! NYC Is Keeping It Real
There will be no metaphorical free lunches at this year’s Superfine! NYC, Alex Mitow and his partner, photographer James Miille’s fun and highly approachable art fair, which opens May 2nd in Manhattan’s Meatpacking District. “After being involved with art fairs for about five years, I’m sick of the, ‘It’s going to bring a lot of people’ thing,” says the fast-talking, …
A Conspiracy in Caracas.
Venezuela is on fire. Literally. Garbage fires permeate the streets of Caracas as pro and anti government forces square off in an increasingly bloody showdown. You can tell a lot about someone by who they blame for Venezuela’s suffering, especially at the extreme ends of the spectrum. Hard core conservatives see socialism run amok. Conspiracy theorists see the country as …
The Dexter Series Finale was JUST Right. *Spoiler Alert*
Like millions of other fans, I watched the series finale of Dexter on Sunday evening. However, unlike the vast majority of those fans and nearly every media outlet, I thought it was an excellent finish. In the following paragraphs I will put forth what will likely be a socially suicidal defense of what I felt was a well-written, well-executed final …
The Lost Talk: Hayley McCulloch & Paul Brainard at Die Wunderkammer.
Remember our coverage of Die Wunderkammer at The Lodge? Well, there was a brilliant talk between artists Hayley McCulloch and Paul Brainard. Unfortunately we didn’t get a chance to film the talk, but we did get our hands on a transcribed version of the talk via a shady, trench coat wearing stranger who threatened to kill us if we ever …
The First Act with Cotton.
I have a particular fondness for New Jersey because I lived there for five years while I attended college at Rutgers. Not even the stench of industry or the obnoxious presence of Yankees and (especially) Giants fans could stop my heart from keeping a special little corner for the Dirty. One of the things I love most about New Jersey …
The First Act with Hunter & Wolfe.
I would like to welcome you, dear reader, to the first installment of the newest column at Quiet Lunch Magazine: The First Act! This column, penned by yours truly, is a comprehensive music feature exclusively for small, local music acts… local to anywhere. Lesser known bands rarely get the press they need to expand their fan base and reach people …
Shameful Singles: Songs We’re Embarrassed to Love.
We’ve been giving you cool music all month long but it’s time that we step away from the notion of dope and get a little honest. When we’re not playing hip and trendy, we moonlight as fairly handsome über losers. This means that in our spare time, you can probably find us picking noses, giving babies the finger and listening …