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Jennie Lee is a fine artist based in Manhattan. She currently works at the clothing label Libertine.

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Happy Belated Halloween and Happy Obama!
Here is a photo of an asian Sigmund Freud & his freudian slip in the Libertine studio.
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Please help us celebrate the unveiling of our new website:
The lovely & amazing Mika Rottenberg has a 6 page spread in the new art issue of W magazine that hit newstands today. arss_rottenberg_01_h.jpgarss_rottenberg_02_h.jpgarss_rottenberg_03_h.jpgarss_rottenberg_04_h.jpgarss_rottenberg_05_h.jpgarss_rottenberg_06_h.jpg
Each room was built and photographed by her in her Harlem studio.
The Isreali born video/installation artist creates worlds where the women's unique characteristics are utilized to make chains of cause and effect.
Click here to see the making of these photographs.
Everyone should buy this issue and plaster their walls with them.

There's a heavy tension that occurs twice a year that is exhausting but yet heavily addictive.
Here are some shots I was able to take between breaths...
Johnson Hartig & Maryam Malakpour wearing new Libertine SS09
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Caitin wearing more of the collection
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Maryam's little baby,Sophie. She is getting ready to be in a Marie Claire shoot
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And a few looks from Ben Cho's show at the Altman Building on Tuesday night
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Is it really September already? Farewell summer!
When I was a child,the summers were possibly the worst time because instead of being able to go outside and do nothing,my mother would force my sister and I to stay inside and do math homework.
That backfired since I got so angry that I purposely failed math-and piano for that matter after 8 years of lessons,I still cant play anything but the beginning of stairway to heaven. Those were the early days of rebellion.
Enough reminiscing from my twilight years...
I took ANOTHER camping trip this past weekend with some lovely friends,one being the talented writer, Lesley Arfin.
Here's a pic of her and our friend Dan.
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If you've done your summer reading,you will already know her autobiographical book,Dear Diary. The first time I picked it up,I couldn't put it down until it was finished.
I felt a kinship to say the least (especially finding god in a strawberry).
Not only is her book inspiring, but it opens up the universe for all people to go express themselves and tell their story.
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It will be available on paperback very soon. Let's hope they make a film version too!
Equally enticing is her new post as Editor at Large at Missbehave Magazine. 
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And if you live here in NYC, jumpstart Fashion Week tonight by dancing to the sounds of the 90's at BOWERY ELECTRIC. Lesley & Gregg K spin records every Thursday-located at Bowery and 2nd Street. 11-4am
And..don't forget to check her blog for bits of Lesley's facetious wisdomisms...http://cafeconlesley.blogspot.com/
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When I used to be agoraphobic,i would seek others with the same affliction so I wouldn't feel so alone. 
That's when I first discovered Tony Schwartz,a pioneer documentarian and the one of the first people who transformed sound recordings into an artistic means of expression.
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Throughout the 90's,I used to always carry my cassette recorder while driving across America and steal the sounds of the open sky,$12 pr night motels,plates & spoons clanking in lonesome diners,native folks chatting and everything else the highway brought.
I had no idea that 53 years prior to that,Tony had began his documentary life,recording every walk of life on the street around him in New York with a wecor wire recorder.
This accumulated into 19 albums of street sound and folk music for Folkways and Columbia Records.
I haven't listened to his entire body of work- which is archived in the Library of Congress,but so far one of my favourites is The World in My Mailbox.
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Agoraphobia made it that he couldn't leave New York,so he would trade his tapes of city street sounds for other people's tapes of their environment.
Also,for 31 years he had a radio show dedicated to people and sounds on WNYC.
You can listen to a show about him here.
Tony passed away this past June.




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Metropolitan Pavilion 125 West 18th Street NYC
Wednesday, July 30th
5 - 10 pm

Presenting at this extravaganza is the beautifully delicate and classical line know as 
Cloak & Dagger by Brookelynn Starnes.
I have the advantage of working with Miss Starnes during the day so I get to see the fascinating process of which these garments are developed and made.
Look at this red hot number...perfect for Valentine's day....
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Some of the other occupations I would like to have in life involve synchronized swimming and clandestine spying. This line would be my staple for the latter...
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On 26th and 6th Avenue sits one of 3 flea markets which I frequent monthly.
Unfortunately,this one is closing down,probably to make room for another high rise.
I took these pictures in a vendor belonging to man named Alan.
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I brought home a wounded soldier.
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morn1.jpg                           This morning I was awaken by light in my room
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I wanted to thank Lipstick Tracez for inviting me to speak.
I normally don't write much according to my prior documentary attempts.
But I will begin to express more of what your seeing...
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This is Cindy admiring her new gift from Damien Hirst.

cindy.jpg It is made of razors,broken glass overlapping blood clots.

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