Courtesy of Bake or Break.
Tom Epperson, Barbie, 2009. Digital C-print. Courtesy of Tyler Rollins Fine Art.Tom Epperson: 12 Below: The first U.S. solo exhibition for Epperson, an American photographer based in the Philippines, opens at Tyler Rollins Fine Art on April 2.
Thicker Than Most: Read Katy Donoghue's interview with Tyler Rollins in the hefty spring issue of Whitewall Magazine (page 46).
You Are What You Eat: Upcoming sustainable food events in Brooklyn include a class with The Intuitive Cook, Ameet Maturu, entitled Expand Your Protein Repertoire. Sun., March 22.
From Depression to Recession: The mention of tea bags in this NYT article really struck me. My mom reused tea bags. I thought she was cheap. Now it sounds like a good idea.
Dreams Big and Small: Sovereign Spirit shares an adorable list of childhood dreams and checks off her accomplishments.
Jet Magazine: I always wanted to be Jet Girl-of-the-Month. Issues of the magazine dating all the way back to the 1950s are available online.
White House Posts: An FDA Chief and a cultural worker.
BAM Art: Greg Lindquist's exhibition Brooklyn Industry is on view through April 26. Get your special edition print at 20 x 200.com.
All Things Maple: The Closet Cooker's dish list includes Maple Butter Tarts.
Applications Due: Nurture Art in Brooklyn is accepting curatorial proposals through May 1. Whitney ISP applications are due April 1. Figment wants your submissions too.
Yowzers: Auction result are down a staggering 70 percent from last year (but there was less to sell this year, so maybe things aren't as bad as they seem.)
May You Always Have Your Health: The Artists Access Program at Woodhull Medical Center in Brooklyn offers uninsured artists, musicians, dancers and art workers affordable health care, asking for as little as $15 for a physician visit, lab tests and X-Rays. Call 877-244-5600 for more information. [via the B.A.C. Newsletter]
Looking for work?: An art band needs help with their visuals. Don't you just love Craigslist?
Tim Tim Slam: Sounds like a music band, but it's a cookie. A step-by-step guide to eating the new treat from Pepperidge Farm.
Bad Candy: Award for the Worst Caffeinated Product of 2009 goes to Crackheads 2. The candy has 600 milligrams of caffeine in each box (that's 7.5 cans of Red Bull).
Good Candy: See photos of the sexy social sculpture, Nothing Says I Love You Like Processed Sugar, and other recent works by artist Laine Dalby.
Robin Rhode for BMW: Grand Central Terminal’s Vanderbilt Hall features a new work by Rhode using a BMW Z4 Roadster. On view through April 6.
Still Feeling Out of the Loop? Visit Art We Love.
Uploaded to Flickr by ephratb on March 5, 2009.
Vadis Turner, Beautyware Chocolates, 2007. Panty hose, curlers, kitchen sponge, q-tips, bodega bags, cotton balls, etc. Courtesy of Lyons Wier Ortt.Dowry on Display: Artist Vadis Turner will install a series of objects at PULSE NY that comprise her "professional dowry." Lyons Wier Ortt Gallery's booth, Pier 40, March 5-8.
Re-Inventing Non-Profits in NYC: A panel discussion that explores how NYC's non-profits are working to reinvent themselves and maintain visibility and relevance today. VOLTA NY, 7th floor, March 6 at 5pm.
Small is the New Big: A Rush Arts Gallery presentation of objects, drawings and photographs that highlight the relationship between scale and value. SCOPE 2009, Lincoln Center Damrosch Park, March 4-8.
The Complete Guide: The 2009 NY art fair map from Art Fag City.
A Good Reason to Eat Out: Decompress after art fair madness by inviting friends to dine out. On Sunday, March 8, a selection of Time Out New York's favorite restaurants will donate 10 percent of the day's proceeds to the NYC Food Bank.
Uh oh, Federico: An animation by the talented Mr. Solmi caused some trouble at Arte Fiera Bologna.
The Practice of Joy Before Death; It just would not be a party without you: The inaugural exhibition at Scaramouche on the Lower East Side includes work by Solmi. On view through April 19.
Sweet!: I love it when my neighbors are successful (especially the foodies).
Sweet Tooth of the Tiger: This Brooklynite really takes the cake. [via updownacross]
Galapagos Goes to the Circus: The DUMBO based organization co-hosts Open Variety Night with Bindlestiff Family Variety Arts.
Superfront: A new space in Bed-Stuy for architectural experimentation. Submit a proposal for their design competition.
Beet the System: Black Sheep Heap is selling a new utilitarian and environmentally conscious work of art in the form of a lunch bag. Order it online or catch up with the Brooklyn-based enterprise at the Union Sq. Greenmarket.
Creative Escapes: New painting, writing and videomaking workshops at Millay Colony for the Arts in Austerlitz, New York.
Hudson Valley Fresh: Tasting Table features a NY dairy co-operative that takes milk from cows to local customers in less than 36 hours.
Speaking of Cows: Keep an eye out for a new soft drink made of cow urine.
Speaking of Urine: Kid Rock has his own beer.
WTF: Snoop Dogg joins the Nation of Islam.
Work it Girl: The Cadbury bunny gets a makeover, but her new curves and makeup won't come free.
Double Whammy: The Ultimate S'more; and Double Chocolate Devil's Food with Fresh Raspberries.
Start the Day Right: A good looking recipe for Vanilla Brown Sugar Breakfast Polenta.
Fish Out of Water: A local art auction to raise money for this film has already passed, but you should know about it anyway.
