Something to tease you with...

Here are some images I took of the work when I visited Joel's studio a couple of weeks ago- notice his interest in texture and color. WOW!







The artist's space/materials

moving right along...

view of the Ganges from the back of a boat, sunrise pooja

Studio Visit: dead dog, Gange-fication, trash piles...

This will be an amazing show...

I can already tell. I've never been one to be optimistic or uncritical. However, I can honestly say, after visiting Joel's studio, Memphis is going to be blown away.

Most of the pieces are made from everyday materials: pieces of glass, neon plastic ribbon, fake fur, but when manipulated by the magical hands of Joel, they take on new meaning and are transformed into precious objects that narrate a specific moment of Joel's experience in India. The colors, the textures, the installations..this show is going to be great.

And. I think we have a space!

my first indian wedding

even scientists don’t know why sweet water flows eternally from a cow skull at the top of the mountain in the distance. even the groom doesn’t know the bride. even you can’t understand.

Speaking of...

flags, I'm going to Christine Buckton Tillman lecture tonight (Rhodes College, 7:00), and I hope she talks about these slip-cast porcelain flags:

I been loving some flags. Her show, General Merriment, opens at Material on Friday.

night one: mumbai

the night of my arrival: a thousand moons (one for every puddle) shone up into the sputtery, blustery end-of-moonsoon midnight as a thousand small parades converged dancing at the seashore to toss a thousand elephant headed Ganeshes into the ocean. flower petals in my hair, red gulal powder on my shoulders, and betel nut staining my lips.

studio view

monsoon

dead dog in a ditch

dookie sparkle