Matt Mullican at the Drawing Centre

First time I see a floor to ceiling PACKED show that remains very calm. Impressive...

Samuel Vriezen in Good Sheperd Church (just one block from LincolnCentre..........)

Dutch Composer, poet, organizer of events, oorbeek-boardmember,Friend, etc,etc
was in town; one of his new compositions was being performed twice this week, by Lost Dog New music ensemble. (together with a couple of mostly american young composers, all people connected to this blog; sequenza 21.
I hadn't heard Vriezen's music being performed in a while. This new piece for Violin and piano called 2 suites, was very good. Simple, strong, and also funny in a way. (it's strange to describe music as funny. But we do.)
This is the second time Samuel's music is being picked by a new music ensemble in NY. That's already quite expectational. (They do these concert 3-4x a year).


In a week when the dutch newspapers are very excited about the good reviews Ivo van Hove received in NY for opening night at BAM. That very same NYTimes also included a review about Samuel's piece!
(& to continue this list; Three artists doing something now in MoMa live in Amsterdam; Marlene Dumas, Lonnie van Brummelen & Yael Bartana.
And the big Pipiloti Rist video, also in Moma, was shot by Rob van der Ven.
in a dutch tulip field!
Pride of Amsterdam!

the art of BABAR by Jean de Brunhoff

I grew up with it, so was excited to see some original work.
But; unfortunately; Quite disappointing..A few pencil sketches where more or less interesting. It's not the first time I see the original being less interesting then the final; The book.