Forename Alexander

dneehttheend

2011-03-08T21:23:00.008-05:00

The end has come for this blog. This is the 375th post, and it will be the last. As of June 6th, 2011, I'll be leaving for Europe, and my preparation has overtaken my wish to be surnameconnerfornamealexander. As of this date, March 8th, 2011, I wish to adopt a new heritage. I'm creating Footprint Proof for this purpose. It's not a whole heck of a lot different, but, for me, it retains the sensibility of genesis.

On the first day, there was COURTLANDT-LAND DOT COM. On the second day there was Post-NeoAbsurdist Anti Collective. On the third day there was SurnameConner. God decided to take a long weekend and after the seventh day decided that he ought to put thought into a blog that wasn't as pretentious, but that still would still draw an audience of a dozen or more. Sadly, that isn't my current blog, but if you read this, then I implore you to visit the manifestation.

http://footprintproof.blogspot.com/

As a last memento to our existence together, dear surnameconner.blogspot.com, I would like to leave you with this:

Go hang a salami, I'm a lasagna hog.

Touché.

The first two days building my dad's timberframe

2011-03-08T18:39:00.005-05:00

Sunday:

Monday:

Abandoned Church, Snickers, Doodling with Friends, and South Jersey from a Bus Window.

2011-02-20T19:06:00.005-05:00

Study for a performance this spring?

2011-02-03T23:44:00.003-05:00

Title of Performance: "Song for the Wind: 5 Strings ('North', 'South', 'East', 'West', & 'Here'), 3 Parts ('Before Then', 'Now', & 'After That')"
Duration of Performance: 3-10 minutes depending on composition derived earlier on in the day, in the installed space.
Needed for performance: Plastic Wire, Microphone & Cord, Amplifier, Ladder, Audience

Similar to:

Egypt is in a total shitshow right now.

2011-02-03T23:33:00.004-05:00

This is a spent tear gas container from the military firing against the January 30th protest.
Courtesy Vince's Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/civilianworld/

LNY wuz X

2011-01-16T22:04:00.001-05:00

Now Philadelphia is just a little bit more rad.
Visit LNY here.

9interiors

2011-01-16T21:50:00.002-05:00

9 Interiors, 9 Carbon Prints on Board, Total Size: 16 3/8" x 16 3/8"

Inspired by the YouHaveBeenHereSometime Book Project.

"The House Style Book"
Deyan Sudjic, Editor
1984

MUMMER MUSEUM!

2011-01-15T20:52:00.002-05:00

camping \ a light to find your way home

2011-01-08T21:49:00.003-05:00

south jersey in the fall.

2010-11-29T16:48:00.001-05:00

Well Wishes and Wet Dreams

2010-11-01T22:07:00.001-04:00

Happy peaceful people.

2010-10-22T22:34:00.006-04:00

coming home to the man-made unmade bed,
where unbeknownst to no one else,
The sound of the sheets crumple,
Like a fabric less supple than flesh.

Infant Innocence, 16" x 20", Watercolor, Tempera, and Monoprint on Arches

2010-10-11T10:45:00.002-04:00

The Grizzly Bear is huge and wild;
He has devoured the infant child.
The infant child is not aware
It has been eaten by the bear.
- Infant Innocence, A.E. Housman

Wow it's been a long time since I've posted a damned thing.

2010-09-25T23:27:00.005-04:00

taking a long walk:

miss marbles and sabertooth:

some recent art in my studio:

a poem:
The words I worded to you,
Two days ago,
According my ebb's flow,
Forsook all pleasantries,
To deal one mighty blow.

For years it took to come to this,
Since two moments after we had kissed,
Turned into damnable bliss,
And it can be no more.

When love is made it is two strong,
Two weak, two proud, and suddenly too far gone,
To be able to be pulled along,
When one of the partners is unwilling.

When I told you that we were done,
And the last syllable came off my tongue,
I knew that I had not won,
But a fool knows not his fate 'til the end.

And now I wait until it's not us.

I stand on the corner of my block,
Watching every bus pass by,
My eyes and passengers depart at the stop.

To work, to play, to live,
They step down and let go of what they must,
Be it a handrail on the vehicle,
Or a scheduled unveiling,
Like me, like us.

shoot

2010-08-15T19:02:00.000-04:00

PX70 Color Shade First Flush

2010-08-15T10:44:00.003-04:00

country mouse \ city mouse

2010-07-18T14:30:00.005-04:00

A bull mastiff named Molly
The Barn!
Sights in the city
Last minute acoustic show in West Philly
Back in the dirty south
Everyone's face looked gross

The Second-Half of the Beach

2010-07-09T11:30:00.001-04:00

too much time has passed.

2010-07-04T23:49:00.009-04:00

outside my window tonight.

2010-07-01T22:42:00.000-04:00

in the studio today

2010-06-20T19:03:00.002-04:00

2010-06-19T19:20:00.004-04:00

Tempera, Carbon Print, and Acrylic on Paper, 22" x 30"

A new addition

2010-06-19T18:51:00.002-04:00

"The Wall Made Gaps Himself" (for "Mending Wall")
120" Wide x 40" Tall
Paint and Chalk on Paper

studio, new work, outside my window, hanging out in central park

2010-06-06T15:43:00.004-04:00

The Princess and the Peer

2010-05-25T22:30:00.001-04:00

anyone looking for my birthday present

2010-05-14T21:01:00.000-04:00

then here it is:

http://luxury-scarves.com/en/1_search/detail.php?ID=1422#

richmondisahellofatown

2010-05-09T21:58:00.013-04:00

"A Possible Aftermaths" in Exit Light at Reference Art Gallery:

And the rock music that the kids are all "hill yih" about:

Oh there was an aftermath:

Flea Market in Spotsylvania, Virginia:

On the way to and including duh bridge and Tuckahoe State Park in Delaware:

A lot of these car pictures courtesy of Mr. Bennett himself.

Electron Boy Saves the day

2010-05-05T18:31:00.002-04:00

This article makes me think about how we encounter people everyday. The Make a Wish Foundation rocks!

"Thursday was shaping up to be just another school day for 13-year-old Erik Martin, but then something extraordinary happened: Spider-Man called.

Spider-Man happens to be one of the few people who knows that Erik, too, has a secret identity — he's Electron Boy, a superhero who fights the powers of evil with light.

And Spider-Man needed Erik's help.

Erik, who is living with liver cancer, has always wanted to be a superhero. On Thursday, the regional chapter of the Make-A-Wish Foundation granted him that wish with an elaborate event that involved hundreds of volunteers in Bellevue and Seattle."

05/07 - 05/28

2010-05-01T10:24:00.001-04:00

I made an installation for this show.

Come to the opening! 05/07, 7-11PM

getting ready for richmond.

2010-04-29T23:21:00.001-04:00

My explanation for moving to Uunartoq Qeqertoq

2010-04-29T23:11:00.003-04:00

Uunartoq Qeqertoq is...

soundtracks to mold casting (mostly erotic)

2010-04-29T20:44:00.001-04:00

3 minutes and 40 seconds in gives you a little TuPac makin' love kinda jam.

derainderainmetryingbutfailinghartleyhartley

2010-04-26T21:25:00.003-04:00

Google "tool" displays national internet censorship requests

2010-04-25T10:51:00.001-04:00

(Reposted from Jamie B., Thanks girl!)

http://www.google.com/governmentrequests/

"Like other technology and communications companies, we regularly receive requests from government agencies around the world to remove content from our services, or provide information about users of our services and products. The map shows the number of requests that we received between July 1, 2009 and December 31, 2009, with certain limitations.

We know these numbers are imperfect and may not provide a complete picture of these government requests. For example, a single request may ask for the removal of more than one URL or for the disclosure of information for multiple users."

Most School Budgets Fail in South Jersey

2010-04-24T18:19:00.003-04:00

This is really sad. My town was one of the ones that voted "No" for it's own school system's budget.

At the studio today.

2010-04-19T22:08:00.004-04:00

Noun Release

2010-04-19T17:50:00.003-04:00

AWWW!!!!

Our favorite New Jersey shredder-come-lately Marissa Paternoster of Screaming Females has announced the June release of her solo project Noun’s first album, Holy Hell, on Don Giovanni Records.

Check out Noun here: http://www.myspace.com/noun

Cone

2010-04-15T07:51:00.000-04:00

If you wondered what was going on in Philly

2010-04-11T23:13:00.002-04:00

Check out this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2nmgcVbfKE

This is Major Lazer's "Pon De Floor".
This is not safe for work.
The "dance" is called "daggering".

MicroWAVE

2010-04-08T23:46:00.006-04:00

Better than Rap Snacks (Kathy, Maria, and Rasheeda agree)

2010-04-08T21:37:00.001-04:00

Throwing it all up at once

2010-04-03T10:09:00.006-04:00

Ms. Kovac was in town!

Some weird thing wrapped in a blanket was under the train tracks!

Reid's Bushwick party was a lot of fun!

Then there were some gams!

PX FILM!!!!

2010-03-26T09:37:00.000-04:00

PX FILM!!!

http://www.the-impossible-project.com/projects/pxfilm

I have three packs on their way!!!

Recent Works

2010-03-21T16:25:00.003-04:00

"Four Letter Word"
Board, Spray Paint, Acrylic Paint, Cardstock, Burlap, Tape, Tracing Paper, and Chicken Wire
25" Tall x 50" Wide

"To Throw Oneself Into the Endless Body of the Sea or the Infinite Wisdom of the Sky"
Watercolor on Paper (Two Pieces)
42" Tall x 29" Wide (Together)

Untitled
Acrylic Paint and Bee on Canvas
24" Tall x 20" Wide

dreamboats dock in south philly

2010-03-21T14:55:00.008-04:00

P.S. Eliot was in town and we all got down to the rock music.

glimpse

2010-03-17T22:09:00.001-04:00

Things from my first month in my new studio

2010-03-08T16:12:00.001-05:00

"Pulse"

"Giddy Up"

"Craftsmanship"

"From Tip to Tale"

Study

"Romancing a Narrative"

Tino Sehgal at the Guggenheim rocked.

2010-03-08T16:04:00.001-05:00

The Whitney Biennial was ok.
The New Museum show, "Skin Fruit", was a clusterfuck of poor curatorial skill.

It is so nice, abstracty, and warm out

2010-03-08T15:57:00.002-05:00

Who knows any more...

2010-02-28T23:31:00.002-05:00

the smartest & funniest bit of art i've seen in a year. also, a tower.

2010-02-28T23:06:00.004-05:00

hahahaha
heheheheh
.

new floormates (just some, not all)

2010-02-25T15:01:00.004-05:00

Aki Sasamoto's "Strange Attractors"

2010-02-24T10:50:00.002-05:00

Will be on view at the 75th Whitney Biennial:

http://video.nytimes.com/video/2010/02/22/multimedia/1247467133340/strange-attractors-by-aki-sasamoto.html

constructing a construction; song for the corner of a room; beginning at the beginning

2010-02-21T00:10:00.003-05:00

the kitchen sink yet again

2010-02-19T21:59:00.001-05:00

weekend recap

2010-02-15T18:01:00.002-05:00

HIPSTER PUPPIES

2010-02-14T10:53:00.000-05:00

Best thing on the internet this morning:

http://hipsterpuppies.tumblr.com/

dertball

2010-02-12T11:45:00.001-05:00

Outside; and Inside My Studio

2010-02-10T16:18:00.003-05:00

Voidlessnesses

2010-02-10T11:13:00.002-05:00

All works under 1ft x 1ft, Acrylic on Paper Board.

bathroom

2010-02-08T21:52:00.002-05:00

superb

2010-02-07T00:22:00.007-05:00

Making Abstract

2010-02-07T00:12:00.004-05:00

^"Silted"^

^"Pleading Not To Be Knocked Down"^

^"What's At Stake"^

^"Planting"^

^"Placement"^

^"Borderline"^

^"A Gem"^

All works, pastel on paper with tape.

snow storm outside my studio window; more to follow.

2010-02-06T17:31:00.001-05:00

allusion

2010-02-01T23:30:00.000-05:00

"I apologize,
I seem to have arrived,
Home with items in my bag from your house.
There's cutlery,
a tablecloth, some Hennessy,
And a book on presidents deceased.
I'll have them FedExed to you,
It was a strange thing to do,
I hope we can still be friends.
Ah, it was not me,
but someone else, you see,
Twisting the steering reins.

Put a penny in the slot and make an
artificial light shine,
Leave go my golden arm..."

-Fionn Regan, 'Put a Penny in the Slot'

SUpER Me GIF

2010-01-31T14:09:00.003-05:00

The Instant Art Critique Phrase Generator

2010-01-25T19:29:00.001-05:00

I'm sure most people have seen this:

http://www.pixmaven.com/phrase_generator.html

But it's new to me and I think it's just great. Feels like reading ArtForum.

in bed

2010-01-23T19:16:00.000-05:00

H.F.T.'s Crib

2010-01-23T11:45:00.003-05:00

OOOH! I wanna go here so badly!

standin'

2010-01-22T21:43:00.003-05:00

me in blue

2010-01-18T22:58:00.003-05:00

this is my job

2010-01-15T11:18:00.001-05:00

Hanneline Rogeborg talked about this

2010-01-13T22:03:00.005-05:00

and it's pretty awesome:
http://books.google.com/books?id=aLkZNs-GtnMC&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_v2_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q=&f=false
Balzac, "The Unknown Masterpiece"

New article

2010-01-13T07:23:00.000-05:00

from ComeIntoLand. I wrote it about the video artist Kara Crombie:

http://www.comeintoland.com/landlovers/karacrombie/

finally

2010-01-12T20:32:00.001-05:00

http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/01/new-approach-to-china.html

Some Art (Some Shit Shots)

2010-01-11T22:13:00.004-05:00

Drawings:

Paintings:

A Slip.

2010-01-11T21:01:00.005-05:00

New Years

2010-01-03T23:07:00.028-05:00

It all started with Karaoke:

New Year's Eve 4-Eva:

Oh, look at the Mummers:

self absored baby blog

2009-12-29T22:50:00.002-05:00

i stumbled onto this last night:

http://maxandfriends.tumblr.com/

ah... youth.

My face, my studio, and some gams from Alabama (courtesy of Ms. Jackie Sullivan M.D., Esq.)

2009-12-28T21:49:00.002-05:00

Mare E. Ex-Mus

2009-12-25T14:33:00.001-05:00

Merry Christmas in 56 minutes

2009-12-24T23:04:00.002-05:00

Home for the Holidays

2009-12-24T13:47:00.003-05:00

Bijou trying to figure out the snow.

Jerry Springer & Stockings

South Philly Christmas Sheik

2009-12-24T13:39:00.001-05:00

SNOW DAY VENTURING OUT!

2009-12-20T11:54:00.004-05:00

SYMiHC

2009-12-12T13:34:00.002-05:00

If you've never listened to the "Stuff You Missed in History Class" podcast then you should. I'm totally obsessed with it. You can download the podcasts here:

http://www.howstuffworks.com/podcasts/stuff-you-missed-in-history-class.rss

or subscribe through iTunes. It is awesome!

Advent Calendar to Day 9

2009-12-09T19:47:00.002-05:00

New Article

2009-11-30T21:41:00.001-05:00

I wrote an article on this great painter I met in Canada for ComeIntoLand:

http://www.comeintoland.com/interviews/thrushholmes/

P.S. Sorry my updates have been few and far between, but I've been busy dammit.

awww, sad.

2009-11-20T12:59:00.002-05:00

Finished Product

2009-11-05T21:18:00.002-05:00

Title: "The Danger in Nature (Watching Growth, The Broken Umbrella, Hanging in There)"
Size: Triptych, Each Panel: 4' Tall x 3' Wide, Overall: 4' Tall x 9' Wide
Medium: Cyanotypes on Canvas

It's great being in the same town as E-Train!

2009-11-02T13:00:00.000-05:00

Toronto, Finally

2009-11-02T12:35:00.008-05:00

An image from Robert Hengeveld's installation at the UpArt Exhibition, which was housed in the old Gladstone Hotel in the hip west end of Toronto's downtown:

Images from The Leona Drive Project, which was an amazing installation out in the suburbs of Toronto:

Shots from the Toronto Art Fair, which had some really neat art, as well as some decorative shit. Oh well, they occupy different places on the spectrum of making and I guess the latter has a valid purpose:

Above is Allison Schulnik's painting from Mike Weiss gallery^. I love her work.

This is our waitress from a great pub, called the "Imperial Pub". This is the only place I've had 'poutine' (french fries covered with brown gravy and cheese curds) and it is amazing. Also, the bar dog named "MoMo":

Some shots on the go:

Zombies congregating in a park before Toronto's annual Zombie Walk^. It's hard to see, but this zombie's jacket said "Punk is Dead" on the back.

This is looking up at the Ontario College of Art^. It was an amazing building.

A little jazz club we found^.

One & Other Video

2009-10-30T15:54:00.003-04:00

Here's a link to a video of highlights from Antony Gormley's One & Other "exhibition" in London this past summer. Really great:

http://www.skyarts.co.uk/video/video-one-other-summer-2009/

Tra La La Dee Da

2009-10-30T11:07:00.002-04:00

ComeIntoLand.com recently asked me to be a contributing writer for there website content and my first article on Tania Leshkina's photography is now online:

http://www.comeintoland.com/landlovers/tanialeshkina/

I've thrown some of her photos up on my blog before. If you get a chance, take a read.

Eh, Don'chya'know!

2009-10-24T21:50:00.002-04:00

Toronto is great. Lots of running around. Thank gosh for this vacay. Pictures to come when I'm back and settled in the states.

winter's a comin'!

2009-10-12T19:08:00.001-04:00

first day with full long-johns on.

tijuana moods

2009-10-04T21:16:00.004-04:00

turns me into jelly fo'real.

excerpt: http://alexanderconner.com/ytd.mp3
huge file, but worth the load.

kitchen experiment

2009-10-04T16:53:00.001-04:00

Adapted from: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/lentil-sausage-soup-recipe/index.html

Black Bean and Sausage Goulash

Ingredients

* 1 pound dried black beans
* ¾ cup olive oil
* 4 cups diced yellow onions (3 large)
* 4 cups chopped leeks, white and light green parts only (2 leeks)
* 1 tablespoon minced garlic (2 large cloves)
* 1 tablespoon kosher salt
* 1 ½ teaspoons freshly ground black pepper
* 1 tablespoon minced fresh thyme leaves
* 1 teaspoon ground cumin
* 3 cups medium diced celery (8 stalks)
* 3 cups medium diced carrots (4 to 6 carrots)
* 48oz Chicken Stock
* ¼ cup tomato paste
* 1 pound sausage (sliced into 1 inch pieces)
* ½ bottle beer

Directions

In a large bowl, cover the beans with boiling water and allow to sit for 15 minutes. Drain.

In a large stockpot over medium heat, heat ½ cup olive oil (reserve ¼ cup) and sauté the onions, leeks, garlic, salt, pepper, thyme, and cumin for 20 minutes, or until the vegetables are translucent and tender. Add the celery and carrots and sauté for another 10 minutes. Add 40oz chicken stock (reserve 8oz.), tomato paste, and drained beans, cover, and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer uncovered for 30 minutes. In another pan cook sausage in the ¼ cup reserved olive oil, until browned, then turn off stove. Check beans and add reserved 8oz chicken stock and continue to simmer for another 30 minutes. Check the seasonings. Add the sausage (meat, oil, & drippings) and beer, cover pot, and simmer for another 3 minutes. Turn off stove, and let pot sit with top on for 30 minutes and then eat!

AWESOME!!!

the sun is in my eyes.

2009-10-03T21:16:00.002-04:00

Joan walking in the front yard the sun is in my eyes.

Found photo mailed to me by Ms. Sullivan. Reciprocity required.

st(r)uck

2009-10-03T00:18:00.002-04:00