The Colorama

This is a great piece in the Times today about advertising in Grand Central Station or the lack there of. For about 40 years the east balcony was filed with a giant photographic mural, actually a 60 ft. chrome called the Colorama. Described as the worlds largest photograph, I remember it vividly the first time I arrived in the venerable station, the size that is. The image I believe was some birds?? I don't think I had ever seen an image that size before. You were really in New York now. By the time it was ready to come down it had lost its glory and to say it was dated would be kind. Kodak was the brains behind this, see all the various images through the years here. I love that photographer David Dunlap took both shots and by god he got pretty close to his original.

BLACK WATCH

If your still need some political psycho drama in your life, now that the two year vetting process for president is over, get you ass over to St Ann's Warehouse in Brooklyn for the National Theatre of Scotland's production of Black Watch. Not only is it one of the most exhilarating nights of theatre you will have but it will also keep your blood boiling and break your heart to hear the first hand recounting of how these Scottish boys ended up in this man made mess, that is the Iraq war.

LYNN DAVIS

Lynn Davis's show continues at Edwynn Houk gallery until December. Again quality of the work is superb but I feel like I may have seen some of these images before.

BIFAS

The Boston International Fine Arts Show is starting on Thursday. I didn't recognise many of the galleries but Iris Gallery from Great Barrington MA, did contact me, they represent David Burdeny and their Boston gallery now has a show featuring Blurb Book winner Beth Dow. They should Have some interesting stuff. So if you are in Bean Town this weekend give it look.