One of my favorite art exhibits at Havana Biennial was located at Fábrica de Arte Cubano. There is something so real about people kissing. It brings the world together. It heals all wounds. It’s the most natural thing to do.
Kiss And Tell
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We Arrived In Havana
We are in Havana for the Cuban Art Bennial. People from all over the world are here to see all of the new Cuban contemporary work. Cuba has come a long way since we were here six years ago. The hotel we are staying in is totally luxurious and there are many new restaurants. Hopefully, future generations will turn this beautiful island into paradise.
We are missing a few in our group.
Posing with my new painting from José Fuster.
Gail, Ruth and me.
My special friend Bobby Williams
Dawn and Gail
Bobby and Gail
Team leader Carmen Santamarina
Happy Birthday Steve
Happy birthday Steve!!!! You are the best brother ever. Today you retire from proofing DigiDame every day. Thank you for helping me out. I’m sorry you had to scratch your head all too often to figure out what I was trying to say. You made me look good. Have a wonderful year and enjoy the blessings of your wonderful children and grandchildren.
Love, Lois and Eliot
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We leave for Cuba on my brother’s birthday, Friday, April 12th. We are attending The 2019 Havana Biennial. Read all about it in Cuban Art News.
Club House Circuit
Our friend Alison Kaplan is a talent agent in South Florida. I follow her on Facebook. From time to time, she posts photos of her legendary singer and comedian clients before and after their gigs.
The high season is just about over in Florida. Most of the talent have gone from club house, to club house, in the gated communities from Ft. Lauderdale to Palm Beach. They also performed in local clubs.
I don’t think the talent makes the big money of their heydays, but they are getting paid. These gigs are not about making a lot of money. It’s about still drawing a crowd and being on stage. They live to entertain. Not entertain to live.
Alison and Robert Klein
This Post Will Go Down In History
You heard it here first. Other than the magnificent John DeFaro, be sure to watch the career of artist Asad Faulwell. One day soon, Faulwell will be as famous as some of the biggest names in the art world.
How do I know?
He is 37 years old and tremendously accomplished. Read his resume below. He’s also gorgeous and very married.
I asked Asad why he is so successful. I really wanted to know what makes certain artists popular and fruitful, while other creative souls can’t get arrested. It was a question that holds true for writers, actors, singers, and comics. Asad said it’s mostly, “Luck, connections, a business sense, determination and dedication. Unless you are willing to put yourself out there all the time, nothing will happen.”
Born 1982 Caldwell, Idaho.
Lives and Works in Newport Beach, CA
MFA Claremont Graduate University, 2008
BA-Art UCSB, 2005
Select Public Collections
OCMA
LACMA
Columbus Museum of Art Pizzuti Collection
The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art
Ulrich Museum of Art
UC- Santa Barbara Art, Design & Architecture Museum
The Rubell Family Collection
Franks-Suss Collection
University of Chicago Booth Collection
Solo and Two Person Shows
2019 Climbing a Disappearing Ladder, Lawrie/Shabibi Gallery, Dubai, U.A.E.
2018 Phantom, Denk Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2017 In the Heart of the Cosmos, Lawrie/Shabibi Gallery, Dubai U.A.E.
2016 Shapeless Shackles, Bill Brady Gallery, Kansas City, MO
2014 Obelisk Movements, Kravets/Wehby Gallery, New York, NY
Bed of Broken Mirrors, Lawrie/Shabibi Gallery, Dubai U.A.E.
2013 Pins and Needles, The Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, Overland Park, KS
Asad Faulwell and Chris Johanson, Nassau County Museum of Art, Roslyn Harbor, NY
2012 Empty Vessels, Kravets/Wehby Gallery, New York, NY
2011 Les Femmes D’Alger, Kravets/Wehby Gallery, New York, NY
2009 Recent Work, Link Contemporary, Claremont, CA
Living History w/Matt Lipps, Marc Selwyn Fis
Miami Beach Gay Pride Parade
Many people in the United States still believe my adopted hometown, Miami Beach, is “G-d’s waiting room.” That’s a slang term for the state of Florida. In other words, a place where people wait to die. In the 25 years I’ve been living here (five full time), the residents keep getting younger and younger. I think Eliot and I are among the oldest.
The Miami Beach Gay Pride Parade is a perfect example of the spirit and lifestyle of what exists down here. People want to enjoy life, and live together in peace and harmony. The sun is usually shining, the weather is warm and we are surrounded by water that constantly reminds us that life is filled with surprises.
The Gay community was instrumental in shaping Miami Beach into the Paradise it is today. We all should be eternally grateful.
Ringside seats at the Miami Beach Gay Pride Parade. Larios on Ocean Drive so accommodating. Restaurant owned by Gloria & Emilio Estefan. (L) Eliot, Lois, Gail, Debbie (R) Richie, Marcia, Gary and Myra.
Photos by Eliot Hess
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Gelber. He’s the Mayor of Miami Beach.
Superman Knew A Good Thing
The phone booth may be making a comeback. We all thought it was dead forever with the advent of the cell phone, but we forgot about one thing, privacy.
A company called JabbrrX is counting on business people, as well as the general public, to value their privacy.
They created a 4-foot square luxurious phone booth with sound absorbing walls, good lighting and an upholstered bench. It also has technology secure Wi-Fi, bluetooth connectivity, and a camera and monitor for videoconferencing. They thought of everything.
The JabbrrX phone booth is great for wide open workspaces and crowded public places. JFK International Airport has already installed two JabbrrX units in Terminal 4. More are on the way.
JabbrrX users pay $10 for 15 minutes to $60 for two hours. The company has sold phone booths to Fortune 500 companies. Audible has installed units in their offices, with hundreds more throughout the U.S. and a few in London, Berlin and Dublin.
The company was founded by Brian Hackathorn and Jeremy Jennings.
www.jabbrrbox.com
@jabbrrbox
Our Trip To Mexico City On Video
A few weeks ago I showed you a video my friend, Steve Greenberg, produced of our trip to Egypt on an app called yours.co.
I couldn’t wait to try it for myself. I uploaded my iPhone photos from our trip to Mexico City with the Fountainhead Residency and the rest was taken care of for me.
The company set the video to music and did the editing. They also figured out the proper sequence of events.
I hope the people that we traveled with will be thrilled. The video captures the art galleries and art collectors we visited in a much more creative way. The whole point of the trip was to see new bodies of work
This app is brilliant. The company told me they are about to introduce new features that will enhance the videos even more! I can’t wait.
Enjoy!
https://app.yours.co/share/4OGpq6phKlarswyl73jcMxcsdb33/-L_sXnyenoqw5LBDERT4
https://app.yours.co/share/4OGpq6phKlarswyl73jcMxcsdb33/-L_sXuCMfkJqefszrLRe
https://app.yours.co/share/4OGpq6phKlarswyl73jcMxcsdb33/-L_sXx6XnoGDQ16vJN4p
Pet Rock
Take a good look. These adorable animals are not what they appear to be. A friend of mine posted these photos on Facebook because she couldn’t believe her eyes, and wanted others to see these unbelievable transformations, from rock to miniature animal.
That’s right. These objects are actually stones that Japanese artist Akie Nakata turned into pretend animals that you can hold in the palm of your hand. The animal paintings are truly conversation pieces.
I don’t think we have ever seen anything like this before. Read how each stone has its own destiny. Click here.
My Dirty Secret
Eliot and I own two sets of silver plate silverware. Each set is for 12 people. Both sets are about 45 years old. Needless to say, they are not as shiny as they once were.
I don’t like to use them when we have company because they look slightly tarnished. It’s a shame because they are valuable, and in today’s market, it would be very costly to replace them.
Francis and Guy came to the rescue. That’s a couple we met on a tour in Ireland last summer. I don’t remember how or why, but I told them about my silverware situation during one of our many conversations. I wanted to know how I could clean the silverware without spending days polishing the many knives, forks, spoons, etc.
When they told me how they clean their silver, I couldn’t believe it. It seemed so simple. It’s been months since they told me what to do. I finally got the courage to try.
I filled a 1/3 of my sink with hot water. I lined the sink with aluminum foil, and then added a tablespoon of baking soda and a table spoon of salt. I then stirred the water so everything was evenly distributed.
I placed 12 utensils in the sink at a time and let them soak for 15 minutes. After, I rinsed them off, I put them in the dishwasher for a good cleaning. The results? Spotless and shiny silverware. It was that simple.
If you want to learn this trick, and not spend hours polishing your silverware, watch the video for specific instructions.
Have fun! It’s really easy.
