Pam Norrish, a Canadian, in front of PS1

I normally don't see this much work in one week but I wanted to share some of the opportunities that are available when studying in New York. After Dia:Beacon Pam, Emily, Zoe, and I went to Long Island City to visit PS1which is one of the largest and oldest not for profit spaces in the United States. Although I wasn't crazy about the actual exhibitions the space itself is really great. The museum is housed in a school and they use all four floors including the boiler room. One of the highlights for me was seeing a video of Vanessa Beecroft's performance for the 52nd Venice Biennale entitled "VB61Still Death! Dafur Still Deaf?" The performance consisted of 30 to 40 Sudanese women laying on a white canvas that simulate dead bodies, red paint was then poured on top of them to simulate blood. The piece lasts for 3 to 4 hours. I was also really smitten with Brazilian artist Tunga's "À la Lumiere des Deux Mondes (At the Light of Both Worlds) " The installation reminded me of old fables where a person stumbles upon a giants abode where there are skeletons strewn about. I was also surprised to see Chicago owns Tony Fitzpatrick with his own show on the first floor. Tony also has a movie review for Jodie Foster's The Brave One in the latest episode of BAS.

I also had to include the photo above of Pam demonstrating how she won the lead role of Peter Pan back in her native land of Canada.