'Deconstructing Time: Memories,' it's art folks.

OK folks, no music this week ... it's art news day -- specifically my wife Acquaetta Williams. She currently has a show in the still funky lower east side of Manhattan at the Tribes Gallery, an extension of the art world of owner Steve Cannon. The show is curated by noted artist Sana Musasama. The umbrella organization headed by Cannon is A Gathering of Tribes at the same 285 E 3rd St address ... with a small office team and an ambitious group of interns from Sarah Lawrence, Steve manages to publish books for up and coming writers like Chavisa Woods and they are currently reviewing selections for a poetry magazine. I met Steve for the first time at the opening reception and we had a wonderful chat about some favorite writers: some he had met including Pablo Neruda and Octavio Paz. In the summer there are outdoor readings and jazz events and he organizes a Charlie Parker Festival.

Acqua's latest series of work Deconstructing Time: Memories is there and I'll let her statement stand on its own: "Our relationship to time, at best, is incomplete and imperfect. Let yourself recapture the fragmented bits of time exposing them for what they are: a resting place where we once passed through. The totems are a representation of a reality that exists in our imaginary world." Acqua will be giving a Gallery Talk on March 30 from 3 -5 p.m. -- where you could address questions/comments ... or you can just send her an e-mail.

The YouTube video you see here was show with a Flip camera ... and it was given a glowing review in the NYT by David Pogue. Our friends Linda Goode Bryant and Paul Goode shot the scene at the opening reception ... I did the modest editing and added the music ... from last week's iMix ... A Taste of Chocolate from the movie Chocolat. Not the most professional, but hey, you can always click away.

OK, hope you enjoy ... and don't forget March 30 in case you're in town ... we're coming in a day early to go visit Fabio Trabocchi at Fiamma. Hey, it's a celebration! And if you want, he's teaching a class at the restaurant at 11 a.m. in the 29th: Le Paste.

Comments

[Metrocurean]

Cool video! I started watching without having read the bit about Chocolat and kept thinking, where do I know that song from? Love that movie. Book's even better.