Last Night

Ran out to see the Optiks Gala at Winter Street and then up to 19th Street to check out Robert Hodge's Turn the Radio Off. The gala by spacetaker glitzed up the barren studio spaces of Winter Street well, but the train tracks right outside could hardly be masked. The crowd was well off but not the richies that buy art save a couple of scattered singles. Deborah Colton flew back from New York, she skipped a Guggenheim party to be there. Hired girls in white dresses walked around and carried food. We left at like 9:30 when they finally started enforcing the 'this is the VIP area' rule. I think I saw about a quarter of the auction with bids. Stopping off in the Heights we walked into a totally different part of the art-going public, the small gallery was packed with about 60 people spilling out into the street listening to Onyx (remember them?) and snapping photos. Oh, I forgot about the photographers at the gala- there sure as shit was a lot of them.






Artshouston photog Kara Duval


Ankah from Space City Gamelan


gala auction stuff- basquiat-flavored sneakers in the box


Rene Cruz drawings!


Solomon Kane and a box of hot sauce


photographers scramble to catch Daniel Adame's performance


Daniel Adame


and his ramp






he kicked a hole in the wall


I saw this new Give Up on the street and kicked myself for not getting a pic
good thing it was up on the wall here!


this FAILURE board was on the floor backwards.
I turned it around but I couldn't hang it back on the wall.












Hey Chuck!




David Brown (left)




Tamalalalia Cooper (left)


Nick had to tell people not to trip at the front door.
We had to sign a waiver to get into the party
so we wouldn't fall off the roof or anything.


trash


trains




Robert Hodge at H Gallery

the Heights is nice!