Andy Battaglia

50 Pianos Sound Off in ’11,000 Strings’ at Park Avenue Armory An orchestral piece for 50 pianos makes its North American premiere at New York's Park Avenue Armory.

This is worth hearing/seeing if you can, more performances into next week www.artnews.com/art-news/new...

Artists/bands with most albums in my collection:

John Coltrane
Miles Davis
Duke Ellington
Brian Eno
Ella Fitzgerald
Grateful Dead
Theo Parrish
R.E.M.
Frank Sinatra
Stereolab
Sun Ra

Just got a press release for an event “shaping up to be the most Instagrammable evening of the summer.”

Cabaret Performer Justin Vivian Bond Dishes on the Current Cultural Climate During this year's Pride Month, the MacArthur Foundation grant awardee will perform a series of queer-centered cabaret shows at Joe’s Pub.

I talked to the one and only Justin Vivian Bond about art, music, and strategies for maintaining something like sanity in an age of derangement. www.artnews.com/art-news/art...

At Storm King, Kevin Beasley’s Acoustic Mirror Reflects Sounds of the Seasons At Storm King Art Center, Kevin Beasley’s acoustic mirror amplifies visitors' voices and celebrates the land.

Wrote about a new artwork by Kevin Beasley inspired in part by World War I-era defense walls that did in fact have ears.

Unbelievable lack of perspective | “Markets have best day in 16 years" ... "are still below where they were before the president announced his massive tariff strategy"

Thank you for axing the questions / you showed us the face of delusion...

The 100 Best Artworks of the 21st Century See the 100 best artworks of the 21st century, including pieces by Arthur Jafa, Kerry James Marshall, and Hito Steyerl.

This is quite a list—so much to savor. (And I wrote blurbs for works by Christian Marclay, Matthew Barney, Delcy Morelos, Ragnar Kjartansson, Paul Chan, Pierre Huyghe, and Santiago Yahuarcani.)

David Lynch David Lynch

Interviewing David Lynch for The A.V. Club was a top-five career highlight for sure. Having just seen one for the first time earlier that day, I brought him the surreal citrus fruit known as the Buddha's Hand ... he liked it and put it in a bowl between us for a centerpiece while we talked

I sat next to David Lynch's brother and sister at a gallery dinner once and they were awesome. www.artnews.com/art-news/new...

Total classic

Matthew Barney and Alex Katz Go Great Together in “The Bitch” Matthew Barney and Alex Katz figure in a duo show titled "The Bitch" at O'Flaherty's in New York.

I wrote about "The Bitch," a really wild show of art by Matthew Barney and Alex Katz at the ever-enigmatic O'Flaherty's gallery on the Lower East Side. Two legends make more sense together than might be expected... www.artnews.com/art-news/art...

Newsmakers: Jonathan Lethem Discusses His Abstract and Novelistic Book About Art Novelist Jonathan Lethem talks about "Cellophane Bricks," which compiles writing commissioned by artists for catalogs, gallery materials, and more.

I talked to Jonathan Lethem about his new book of writings about art. Topics include Vulcan mind-melds, bookshelves as installations, Gregory Crewsdon, a weird Egyptian lips thing, Donald Barthelme, and more. www.artnews.com/art-news/new...

Gets incrementally better and better…

Is there any worse self-own than hitting snooze, then proceeding to have an absolutely face-melting nightmare during the ten extra minutes

Jeffrey Gibson Opens a Portal in Two-Spirit Tribute at MASS MoCA Jeffrey Gibson's exhibition at MASS MoCA features ceremonial garments and illuminated dance floors in tribute to two-spirit culture.

I wrote about the opening of a big Jeffrey Gibson exhibition very worth seeing at MASS MoCA, a spirited two-spirit affair (that'll be there over 19,000 square feet for a year...) www.artnews.com/art-news/art...

There are three nights of Unsound at Lincoln Center—Atrium, Tully, Geffen—and that all started with you!

Amazing! Mat from Unsound is in town and I was just saying last night that I thought you had a place nearby but wasn’t sure. Holler next time you’re around.