The Zoom Kobe IV – Kobe recently told the world that next shoe in his signature line will be a low-top which lit the basketball world on fire since for a good long time now there has been a commonly held belief that basketball shoes needed to be high tops in order to protect against ankle injury. Some folks are saying that if Kobe wears this shoe on the court and proves against that notion that it can single handedly revoulutionize the basketball sneaker industry. You know that’s all well and good but I can’t help but think how Gibert Arenas must feel. He’s already the most insecure basketball player in NBA history, I wonder if Kobe getting all the propers for something he honestly thought of last year will in some way affect his already fragile ego. There’s nothing on his blog yet, but you best believe I’m on GIlbert Arenas Blog watch.
Bad Porn – One of my favorite basketball players is Corey Maggette. This has less to do with his skills and more to do with the fact that he’s just about the shiniest, most ripped up player in the league. Seriously, he looks like a giant action figure covered in baby oil. Anyways, I was reading Basketbawful and I learned that his nickname in some circles is “Bad Porn”
“They’ve started to call him ‘Bad Porn’ at various Warriors boards. Their justification? ‘Sure, there’s penetration and scoring, but are you really happy with what you’re seeing?’”
Fabulous. Just fabulous.
Best in Show 2008 – This is LA Weekly’s list of the best art shows and things over the past year. If I made a list of the best shows shows I went to this past year I would have to include a lot of my own shows. That’s not because I think I’m so amazing (even though I do) but it’s largely out of default because I don’t seem to go to too many shows that I’m not in. Early New Years Resolution: go to more shows. I am particularly remiss for not ever having been to MOCA.
LACMA proposes a merger with MOCA - I don’t really have a whole lot to say about this. Apparently it’s happening because the MOCA has no money or something and the merger with LACMA will allow it to stay open. So I guess my stance is that this is a good thing since I’m guessing this means the MOCA will stay open long enough for me to finally visit it. Terry Kim 1, Recession 0.
“Vanity Fair Portraits” at LACMA – In keeping with my new resolution to see more shows I think I might actually maybe go and possibly see this show. Considering the fact that I learned how to paint by painting pictures from fashion magazines I feel somewhat obligated.
Review: Andrew Dawson’s ‘Quatre Mains’ at UCLA Live - When I first aw this headline I was gonna start clowning on it but after reading the article it actually looks pretty interesting. I’m normally not a big fan of performance art of any kind (it just looks like really bad ballet to me) so maybe it might just sound better than it actually is, but the writer seems pretty sold on it.
Michael Buitron on 2008 Biennial at OCMA – When I first started reading this my stomach started to turn because it sounded so corny. Apparently there’s going to be a lot of polotically bent artwork. Here’s a brief synopsis of my view of political art: it’s the most positively antiquated concept. This ain’t the sixties. Odds are, if a person are learning anything about world affairs from artwork it probably says more about that person’s inablitiy to keep up with current affairs than any qualities inherent in the artwork. That being said, when I finished reading the entire peice it did start to intrigue me. I have a lot of California pride, so this better not dissapoint.
Art Roll Pt.I: Jeff Soto/Riverside Art Museum – I’m not too impressed with this guy, but you know he did get a museum show. So, congratualtions and go guy.
Shepard Fairey’s Iconic Obama Image Makes Time Magazine’s ‘Person of The Year’ Cover - I don’t like Sheppard Fairey so this bugs me that he’s on the cover of Time. I often think about what the future will think about this current period of art and how it will measure up historically. I imagine it will measure up pretty badly.
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