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Mr. Ulrich is no auction novice: in 2002 he sold five works at a Christie’s auction in New York, including Basquiat’s “Profit I” (1982), a dark canvas dominated by a skeletal black man that brought $5.5 million, a record for the artist at the time. “This is my last Basquiat,” he said.
Inside Art - Lars Ulrich, Metallica Drummer, to Sell Basquiat’s ‘Boxer’ at Christie’s - NYTimes.com
Metallica’s Lars Ulrich boots his last Basquiat at Christie’s in London. I love Metallica. I think Lars is a twat. But, as evidenced in Some Kind of Monster, the man has an eye for art. There sheer volume of major contemporary pieces he’s owned during the last decade or so is astounding…then again, the fact that anyone owns “important” art and hangs it in their home is pretty astounding to me. I have posters…and a painting of chrysanthemums that my grandmother did in the late 60s.
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Of course I had to post this. Duh.
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Awesome. I can’t believe that this domain was available! (Don’t forget to donate, kids — don’t you want to see that $6.66 charge/debit on your monthly statement?)
So, as much as we would love to see The New Year and pals Tre Orsi at the Music Hall of Williamsburg tonight, due to a prior engagement, it’s probably not going to happen. You should go, however. Bring a snuggly blanket and bliss out.
The New Year, you may recall, is a huggable supergroup of 90s indie rock stalwarts: the Kadane brothers — late of one of Cindy’s old faves Bedhead — Peter Schmidt (x-Funland), Mike Donofrio (x-Saturnine), Josh McKay (x-Macha) and some dude named Chris Brokaw.
Tre Orsi features studio owner/sound engineer extraordinare Matthew Barnhart (The Echo Lab), Bryan VanDivier (South San Gabriel) and former Shearwater bassist/keyboardist/tambourine maniac Howard Draper.
But enough words …
les chaussettes noires — La Leçon de twist
Once upon a time, my friend Justin and I would send each other songs that reflected the day’s mood. This morning, a Bruce Daigrepont song that he’d once sent me as a “Friday Mood” track randomly came up on my iPod and improved my morning 1000% percent; in the spirit of that old tradition, here’s the mood for today.
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For some reason, I was thinking about Cathy Moriarty as I walked to the train today. I’m not sure why, other than that I’ve been itching to watch Raging Bull recently. I really like this portrait — it’s from a 1981 issue of After Dark magazine. I try and work this expression on the train in the mornings, under my giant sunglasses.