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2018-08-26 15:07
What’s with all these horse movies lately? I’m not complaining mind you and this one is a beaut and was a pleasure to watch, a gift I might say. Starring a new young actor Cha… Read More
2018-08-21 19:49
I'm terribly sad to learn of the passing of one of my favorite actresses. This hurts. I first discovered her in the movie A Thousand Clowns and fell in love with her. I saw her on Broadway i… Read More
2018-08-18 19:28
I’ve never been a big fan of Spike Lee’s films and I have to say that I have mixed feelings about his latest joint which I saw the other day. Its getting good reviews a… Read More
2018-08-16 14:46
A great artist has left us, a very sad day, and the monster who has contributed nothing who is evil and less then human still walks this earth Read More
2018-08-15 14:59
A sweet but sometimes annoying 8 year boy living in Brooklyn with his widowed mother and older brother is left with the older brother one weekend who has to watch over him when his mom n… Read More
2018-08-15 02:55
2018-08-13 14:37
2018-08-12 04:01
and trump still walks this earth. Unfair Read More
2018-08-11 16:59
Saw this searing exploding sad but beautiful sprawling retro. yesterday and I say see this exhibition before it closes in a month. Funny but our lives crossed but we never met. We had… Read More
2018-08-09 20:29
I am happy to report that my AIDS doodles have been acquired by the Leslie-Lohman Museum of Gay and Lesbian Art Read More
2018-08-09 20:00
If you like movies about horses, (and who doesn’t) I recommend taking a look at what might be my favorite movie so far this year. This is a small beautiful movie about a young… Read More
2018-08-06 02:41
2018-08-05 14:53
2018-08-01 15:02
I went to the Cooper Hewitt Museum yesterday on one of those new Culture Passes, that are being given out via our great public library system here in New York City. I haven't been there in… Read More
2018-07-30 20:42
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2018-07-25 19:04
The orange pile of shit's star on Hollywood Blvd. has been destroyed. The guy who did this should get some kind of medal Read More
2018-07-24 23:56
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2018-07-22 15:42
Set in the McKinley Military Academy during a recess of some kind, this intimate and moving adaptation of Romeo and Juliet stars a young and vibrant all male cast playing all the parts both… Read More
2018-07-20 23:12
Charles Bernstein just published this long post on my take on the poet Hannah Weiner who I knew quite well in the early 70's. He uses my poster that I did on her saturday afternoon show at m… Read More
2018-07-19 19:34
2018-07-18 20:52
this is the "terrible" post that facebook thought went against their community standards and blocked me for a month. Still have like 12 days in prison. How about what the orange pile of shit… Read More
2018-07-17 18:06
2018-07-17 15:08
2018-07-17 03:26
I will not minimize the gravity of what happened today. I don't need to. Terms like "Treason" and "Conspiracy" and "Impeachment" and "Blackmail" are now firmly in the mainstream parlance… Read More
2018-07-17 02:08
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2018-07-13 23:21
2018-07-13 03:12
I'm in the 2nd row from the right, 4th seat. I haven't changed much Read More
2018-07-10 18:50
Get a load of this freak Read More
2018-07-10 02:53
Still blocked by facebook for my well deserved hate posts for the orange pile of shit. So I have to get some of my anger out here. This is Trey Gowdy a corrupt pile of shit, a defender of tr… Read More
2018-07-09 14:08
From the death of one of the most beautiful men ever to this ugly ugly pile of shit that still walks this earth. A big closet queen, discharged from the army on sodomy charges that were late… Read More
2018-07-09 13:40
He might have been the most beautiful actor in the history of cinema. My youth my youth. And Donald Trump still walks this earth. Unfair Read More
2018-07-06 16:02
2018-07-05 14:47
2018-07-04 16:54
The great cinematographer Robby Muller has died. And donald trump still walks this earth. Unfair Read More
2018-07-04 15:37
2018-07-04 15:36
2018-07-04 15:23
Once again I have been put in facebook jail for a month for my anti-trump rants and posts. In the meantime I still have my blog. This is the recent Oddball Magazine post using a collage of m… Read More
2018-06-30 15:18
http://www.verse-virtual.com/robbi-nester-2018-july.html Read More
2018-06-28 23:07
and donald trump still walks this earth. Unfair Read More
2018-06-20 19:18
https://oddballmagazine.com/2018/06/20/poem-by-mark-mazzoli/ Read More
2018-06-20 02:30
https://oddballmagazine.com/2018/06/06/poem-by-donny-barilla-3/ Read More
2018-06-19 19:54
In the heat of the day after 6 months I had my final class with these marvelous seniors. Next week I'll do the exhibition in the meantime here are the final drawings Read More
2018-06-18 14:32
my close friend lee kaplan who is a talented designer did this beautiful brochure for my chinese senior exhibition. It folds vertically. Very pleased Read More
2018-06-17 18:29
2018-06-14 14:44
This is a stunning and graceful large scale retro of one of the leading artists of the 20th Century that I found moving and exciting. The show covers his work from his surreal pieces, bu… Read More
2018-06-06 03:37
2018-06-05 18:53
My class with these wonderful Chinese seniors ends in 2 weeks with an exhibition. Here are some final drawings Read More
2018-06-02 03:21
The painter Malcolm Morley has passed, but Goddamn Donald Trump still walks this earth Read More
2018-05-26 19:54
I had just turned 17, living in Brooklyn with my family when this horrible story broke, and it truly affected me in a bad way. Now I finally caught up with the riveting documentary about… Read More
2018-05-24 20:06
2018-05-23 20:44
2018-05-23 14:40
Yesterday was our show and schmooze luncheon at the UFT where all the classes display the artwork done and I was pleased with the work the seniors did for my class. Its very ad hoc in term… Read More
2018-05-23 13:02
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2018-05-20 18:22
2018-05-16 03:14
another notable passing to mark. sick of all the good & creative people passing of late and the orange pile of shit is still walking this earth serving absolutely no purpose at all Read More
2018-05-15 19:30
2018-05-15 17:27
and donald trump still walks this earth. Unfair Read More
2018-05-15 12:07
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2018-05-12 14:29
A new transfer of this hard ball little mouse dropping of a B noir movie has just been released and its a beaut. This was anthony mann’s big breakthrough film and provided him with… Read More
2018-05-10 17:18
Some nice work from my senior retiree class at the UFT Read More
2018-05-10 15:04
2018-05-10 15:03
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/09/obituaries/anne-v-coates-admired-editor-of-acclaimed-movies-dies-at-92.html?rref=collection%2Fissuecollection%2Ftodays-new-york-times&action=click&… Read More
2018-05-08 23:18
Has just posted their latest issue with many of my notebook drawings. Click on the link then click on art and then my name. Nice and thank youhttps://www.csuchico.edu/watershed/2018-sp… Read More
2018-05-08 19:48
2018-05-07 14:30
My friend Lee Kaplan designed this beautiful flyer for my Chinese Senior exhibition coming up at the end of June Read More
2018-05-06 20:52
2018-05-04 20:16
Pay no mind to Roberta Smith's snide and nasty review of this wonderful show in the New York Times and take yourself to see it. I found so much to like, love and enjoy in this beautifull… Read More
2018-05-02 03:59
2018-04-28 13:40
My lover John the poet and art critic hated Peter Hujar. I found this out in the early 70’s when we were at some art opening, and like the song goes “across… Read More
2018-04-22 14:29
If this film was made in the 40’s, 50’s or even the early 60’s it no doubt would have been either the Christmas or Easter attraction at Radio City Music Hall with a spe… Read More
2018-04-21 14:38
This is one of my favorite shows, tense, complex and sexy but You can imagine my shock when watching disc one susie the meddler sarandon appeared, unexpected by me. I had no idea she… Read More
2018-04-20 17:53
2018-04-19 18:32
https://oddballmagazine.com/2018/04/18/poem-by-rajnish-mishra/ Read More
2018-04-17 20:17
2018-04-16 14:44
2018-04-15 18:18
2018-04-14 21:28
Saw this riveting and searing retro like show of Leon Golub at the Met Breuer and please get up there or down there before it closes sometime in May. I was friends and acquaintances of b… Read More
2018-04-13 11:26
2018-04-12 13:32
2018-04-11 20:34
I am thrilled to announce that I have been awarded a 2018 Adolph and Esther Gottlieb grant. This is my second one I have received the first one being in 2004. It is a nice bit of change as t… Read More
2018-04-07 15:52
Sorry to learn of the death of Dorothy who I knew and have fond memories of her and Philip. She was a witty and intelligent person with a wicked sense of humor and was usually the center and… Read More
2018-04-06 17:38
2018-04-06 17:17
2018-04-03 22:21
2018-04-03 18:08
https://oddballmagazine.com/2018/04/03/poem-by-steve-sibra-2/ Read More
2018-03-28 02:01
In spite of feeling angry and miserable at the world and the universe today I had my lovely art class at the Brooklyn Chinese Center. If feeling lousy I recommend spending a few hours with… Read More
2018-03-28 01:59
My heart is broken. One of my favorites has passed Read More
2018-03-27 18:12
https://nypost.com/2018/03/24/eight-people-hurt-in-four-alarm-building-blaze/I woke to this terrible news. My old friend the art book dealer and archivist Jean Noel Herlin had a terrible fir… Read More
2018-03-25 15:34
sad to learn of the passing of Helen. I got to know her when I was teaching at the UCSD from 1982-84. She was strong and a memorable presence Read More
2018-03-22 22:29
Some more beautiful work from my Chinese senior art class Read More
2018-03-18 15:18
The film gets its title from the original Disney name given for the massive Amusement park located in Orlando Florida when it was in the planning stages. Directed by the impres… Read More
2018-03-17 03:58
2018-03-15 03:05
By one of my senior students Read More
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