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Tom Sachs: SPACE PROGRAM: MARS

nickrymer — Fri, 25 May 2012 13:16:37 +0000

I spent 6.5 hours at an art show.
Over two of those hours were spent working, packaging Tom Sachs hot nuts.
The nuts came down from a hopper.
I pressed the nuts in a foil.
The nuts went down a conveyor belt to a wheel barrow.
I became an intern.
I sent the bar for the show at 103 packs of Tom Sachs hot nuts.
Go see the show.
Become indoctrinated.
Check out the limb.
Trust me.

Park Avenue Armory
643 Park Avenue
between 66th and 67th Streets

OPEN HOURS
Wednesday, May 16 – Sunday, June 17, 2012Tuesdays – Sundays: 12:00pm – 7:00pm
Fridays: 12:00pm – 9:00pm
Monday, May 28 (Memorial Day):
12:00pm – 7:00pm
Closed all other Mondays

Lets Make Some Art Together

nickrymer — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 00:55:54 +0000

I'm making a map with state tattoos and need your help.

I don't need your skin, just an image of your state tattoo along with a bit of info. You don't need any fancy photography; just snap a picture of your state tattoo with what ever camera you have on hand. E-mail me the image along with the name of the state, the location of the tattoo and a few sentences about why you got the tattoo.

I am going to stitch together all of the images I receive to make a map. When the map is done I will e-mail you a copy.

Send the images and text along with any other questions, comments or snide remarks to - tattoos@nickrymer.com

It's just fine to get more then one version of a state, so don't worry about duplicates, e-mail away.

It is real simple, we can start with mine:

Alabama
Right Calf
I moved to Alabama in second grade, for the next 22 years it was home. Three days before moving out of state I had one of my best friends tattoo me in his living room. No matter where I live I will always have a piece of home with me.

your e-mail address and name will be kept private.
I will not share it.

T PAIN AINT WET!

nickrymer — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 21:01:18 +0000

I love the wet paint signs in the New York subway. Just look at all the cool things you can do with them ->. Don't believe the frame grab? See for your self, Google Image Search will make you a beliver.

"T PAIN" has long since been my favorite of the signs. It's not due to the fact that I am a huge T-Pain fan. Just about the only thing I know about the guy is his appearance on "On A Boat" song. That does not make me a fan. Still, for some reason the WET PAINT/T PAIN signs always make me smirk.

This beauty is my new favorite. I took this picture myself, I did not need Google Image Search.

Remember kids, T PAIN AINT WET

Go Glitz Or Go Home

nickrymer — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 21:24:48 +0000

If I know that I will end up liking something so much that it will alter my life, I will not do it.

That’s not entirely true. If there is something out there that I know I will end up glomming onto so much so that it would interfere with my other obsessions, I won’t let myself get into it.

I have plenty of obsessions already; football (see post below), comedy, I recently watched the first 3 seasons of the A-team in a row (its really just the same show over and over again in different locations) and it took over my life (I learned better with Knight Rider, I only watched the first season before giving it up) and all kinds of other things.

This is why people are shocked to find out that I have never watched shows like Buffy or The X-Files, that I have never played D&D or I that I don’t read comic books. I know that they would take over my life. I have plenty of other obsessions, thank you very much.

I have always been good at keeping the “new” things at bay, not letting myself obsess over the obsessions I don't yet have. In recent years I have stopped obsessing over the obsessions I do have, except for football. I did not stop enjoying the things I liked; I just let them have less influence over me. It was a pretty easy transition. There was an unforeseen side effect when I let go of obsessional influence; I turned into a boring person.

In the spirit of 2012 Doing Stuff, I have fully embraced my obsessions and let them take a toll on my life. I have gone back to my Google Reader, I have started keeping this website up to date, I am getting more involved in art, I’m making videos (again see post below and this post will get there). I am also letting what I watch influence my work. I’m letting all it in baby!

One of the recent obsessions has been Toddlers & Tiaras. Don't judge. I take in plenty of "high class" stuff. Sometimes you need to just watch something easy. Shut off your brain and laugh. T&T is streaming on Netflix. It’s easy, it’s convenient, it’s fun. I need to point out, that I don’t watch it alone, that would be creepy. My girlfriend has watched every episode too.

Each show is built around the same template; it’s ultra-predictable TV. So you could kinda say that it is just like watching the A-Team. In every episode of the A-Team, B.A. and the guys wind up in a garage or barn where they have to build a machine to get them out of a sticky situation. And in every episode of Toddlers & Tiaras you get moms who take their daughters, that you would think are to young to get spray tanned, spray tanned or do the spray tanning them selves. In every episode of the A-Team Hannibal says “I love it when a plan comes together.” In every episode of Toddlers & Tiaras you get some version of the line “Go glitz or go home.”

Recently while I was on my A-Team kick, I decided that I needed to dress like Mr. T. I found out it is a bit expensive to pull off the look and there is potential to look a little foolish. So now that I am on to watching Toddlers & Tiaras, I have decided it is time for me to Go Glitz Or Go Home and make some art.

So I fired up the cameras and got someone to spray me down. I am working on my next video right now. Here is some of the process.
the stuff, pale right after, streak on ankle, tan line, still bronzing

sorry I missed your birthday

nickrymer — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 16:23:25 +0000

This picture was taken just after I finished shooting my new video, "sorry i missed your birthday". If you like cake and football you are going to like this video. If you don't like cake and football you will like it as well. I'l be honest with you, there is no way you will not like this video.

I'm editing it right now so keep an eye out for updates.

Regret Project

nickrymer — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 23:02:02 +0000

If you have some regret and the ability to type, you can make street art in New York, kinda. The Regret Project is built from a simple statement, "tell me your greatest regret and i'll turn it into street art".

From what I can tell the project has only been going on for a few weeks but is already fulfilling on the promise of making work. It seems simple enough, you, the regretter anonymously (or not) submit your regret on a website (regretproject.org). If chosen your deepest darkest feelings might be transferred from inner thoughts to public art.

The documented work so far has been made out of everything from subway ads, to projection bombs to televisions. The work is being documented on a companion tumblr site (regretproject.tumblr.com).

Make sure to check out the work and leave a regret. I have. If my regret shows up in the real world I might let you know.

Distracted Living Is Better Living

nickrymer — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 22:40:56 +0000

March 13, 2012 was a beautiful day in New York City. So I hit the streets and mapped a part of Manhattan. 138points!
W 24 to W 29th Between 6th Ave and Broadway. On the streets making the borders I mapped only the inside side of the street. All of the rest of the streets, both sides of the streets were mapped.

Distracted Living Is Better Living is a map of pedestrians who are either
- Talking: Talking on the phone (hands-free or classic)
- Phone: Looking down at a phone
- Headphones: Wearing headphones

The data points are broken up by men and women
No distinctions were made if the the person was walking or not while engaging in the recored activity. Many people I witnessed pulling out phones to engage in the activities just stopped in their tracks and created a pedestrian traffic jam on the spot.

This map is not to judge the way people should navigate the city streets. It was more to see how many people navigate the city the same way I do. While making the map I was listing to The Rolling Stones while walking around and looking down at a clip board.

View Distracted Living Is Better Living in a larger map

It's Art and I Helped

nickrymer — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 13:33:18 +0000

If you are in or around New York City the next 4 months, you should come checkout the Museum of The City of New York where my name is on the wall. Sure my name is only part of the credits but that is it really makes the whole exhibition come together.
While you are checking out my name you really should see the work my name is attached too. I did some work on and helped install; Stories the City Tells Itself: The Video Art and Photography of Neil Goldberg. This is the first-ever exhibition of contemporary video art at the Museum of the City of New York. The exhibition presents nine video artworks and three photographic projects that capture the unexpected power and resonance of everyday moments in New York City. It is great to see all the hard work that Neil and the rest of the people invloved in makeing this happen, have been doing for the last many months paying of in a big way.

As long as you are in New York looking at art that I have helped out with in some way, go on out to Queens and MoMA PS1. Have you mind blown by Clifford Owens: Anthology. Make sure to pay special attention tho the sweet transcoding job on the videos.

*update - NYT article: "The Extraordinary, Glimpsed in the Ordinary, Neil Goldberg Exhibition at Museum of the City of New York"

Football!

nickrymer — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 18:25:00 +0000

I had to go to the game dress like this.I love football, a lot.
In college I had been dating a girl around two years and skipped her sisters wedding to go to a football game (I went to the rehearsal dinner the night before). I know there are other people out there just like me, who measure their self worth every weekend buy the outcome of a game. I also know there are plenty of other people out there who could care less about football.
I am interested in the language people use when describing football. I am working on a new project and want your help. All you have to do is leave a voicemail telling me about your love/hate for football. One catch, your message can not use the words: football, sports, tradition, game or competition.

It is pretty hard to do but I would love for you to try.
All you need to do is call 682-7FUMBEL
All calls will be kept anonymous and no personal information will be shared.
call - 682-738-6235

2012 Doing Stuff! "new" music

nickrymer — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:01:01 +0000

I have dubbed this year, 2012 Doing Stuff!
In that vain, I want music back in my life.
I haven't really listened to or sought out anything new/new to me in nearly 3 years. When I was living in Alabama I could find new music all the time. I heard it live almost every weekend. It is not as easy to find new music in New York. The bars/clubs have bills are jammed full of bands that don't necessarily fit together and when you get to the door they ask you "What band are you here to see?" When money is tight it is hard to pay 10 bucks on something that you don't know if you are going to like or not. Sadly, this has stopped me from walking into someplace and finding new music. For some reason it has also stopped me from listening to music that I would not see live. I may have bought 3 albums in the last three years.

It's a shame.
As the music faded away from my life I found a new vice…. podcasting. I have a real podcasting problem. An addiction. Already this week (it's Friday) I've listened to at least 11 hours of podcasts and I am sure that I will listen to at least 4 or 5 more hours before the week is over.

I don't want to completely free myself from the podcast, I just want to supplement it. My plan for 2012 Doing Stuff! is to listen to an new/new to me album for every hour of podcasting I listen to. To make this happen, I need your help and suggestions. Point me in the right direction or send me stuff you think I will dig. What makes this hard is that I am a full album kinda guy, not just songs. 95% of the music that is on my Ipod are full albums. It just how I do it.

So please help me. I am open to all kindsa new things.
Help me everyone, you are my only hope
(track me down on email, facebook or twitter)