Scary Bunny, Starry Night

Lex Leifheit of Art Things, Considered wrote the most romantic post title about this site: “Scary Bunny, Starry Night.”

It sort of seductively whispers at you, doesn’t it?

Lex is responsible for much of what is good about the Green Street Arts Center in Middletown and has a weekly radio show called The Art Agenda on 88.1 WESU. She covers the art scene in Connecticut with regular interviews with the people making it happen.

I’m batting my eyes at her and adding the link to Scary Bunnies. Which I should have done ages ago. Sorry, Lex!

Starry Night at Yale University Art Gallery

I don’t know how I forgot about this, but Van Gogh’s Starry Night is on exhibition in New Haven RIGHT THIS FUCKING SECOND.

MOMA always does a great job of letting people know what seminal works out of their thousands of seminal artworks won’t be on display in the galleries on any given day, so I imagine people are bitching in the ticket line in New York right now.

The show at Yale University Art Gallery runs through September 7, 2008, and includes “Cypresses” from the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Let’s Paint TV

Let’s Paint TV is definitely one of the best and most strange series of videos on YouTube right now.

The videos feature John Kilduff, host of a public access television show from Eagle Rock, CA, who spends each show simultaneously running on a treadmill in a business suit, painting and engaging in activities such as blending drinks. Callers ask questions and play songs.

Here’s “Let’s Paint, Exercise and Blend Drinks”

And the mind bending, “Let’s Paint, Exercise and Dress Like a Chicken”

Poster Boy NYC Subway Art

I got an email this morning from Poster Boy, the artist who manipulated the subway ads that I posted earlier this week on Subway Ads Subverted. In addition to subway subversions, he also does work on subway trains, storefronts and street art.

Here’s a few more, but visit his flickr gallery to see all of his abstract creations. Thanks, Poster Boy! God speed!

Subway Ads Subverted

I was reminded that I saw a few altered versions of subway ads for M. Knight Shyamalan’s “The Happening” somewhere on the web after I saw this post on Urban Prankster about changes to Showtime’s recent campaign for “Weeds” and “Diary of a Call Girl.”

Here’s the original ad:

I went back and tried to find the Shyamalan stuff. It’s on Slash Film, although I doubt that’s where I first saw it.

“The Crapening”

“The Penis”

I have no idea if the posters are being manipulated by the same person. More on this Flickr account.

The Party’s Over

The “party people” silhouettes are coming down from Asylum Avenue. I think artist Tao Labossiere did them, but I could be wrong about that.

Indie-ana Jones

1 dude dressed like Indiana Jones + “like” a 1,000,000 Legos + 1 big ass hill in San Francisco + lots of weed = 1 car alarm

For Art’s Sake

The Greater Hartford Arts Council is having a fundraising dinner at Max’s Downtown. $225/person.

An elegant, intimate dinner featuring a live auction, artful conversation, and course after course of luscious gourmet selections prepared by Max Downtown’s Executive Chef, accompanied by the finest wines from around the world. Proceeds benefit the 2008 United Arts Campaign.

Get in on the online auction now and place a bid on an original artwork by director (and master self-promoter) Ken Kahn, valued at $800!

Robert Rauschenberg, 1925-2008

You Suck at Photoshop

A series of “tutorials” by Dannie Hoyle starring his failed marriage.