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An artist's video appreciation of the Burden installation, which simultaneously makes a subversive statement and provides maximum fun

I don't usually consider myself an obsessive individual, but when it comes to art, I have found myself occasionally a devotee. This is the case with Chris Burden's newish installation at LACMA in Los Angeles. Rather than verbalize my fascination, I simply recorded it, and then celebrated it in my own 'art video'. Well, I didn't just record it once. I shot on three separate occasions until I felt I had captured the essence of Metropolis II. In fact, I could continue to shoot, find new angles and new approaches to what is, in my opinion, a masterpiece. This is a work that is at once playful and deadly serious. Burden lures us in with...

Amsterdammers: Why life over 50 rocks

What the Amsterdammers know - video interviews

In the short week I spent in Amsterdam last autumn, I approached four Amsterdammers and asked them one simple question... What's it like being over 50 in Amsterdam? I was charmed by their responses.

Lovely, open people all. I wonder, would I get the same reception in L.A.? Well, maybe if I spoke Dutch...

Which I'd be happy to learn, just so I could live in that wonderful city on the sea. Wish I had a clone! Or another 100 years!

William Burroughs Uncovered, video

An intimate video discussion with his friend and biographer, Barry Miles

Miles reveals a very different Burroughs than one would expect. What is commonly known about Burroughs is his wild, discursive writing style and the sensational homicide of his wife; what Miles brings to light is that while this event became a dark and visceral shadow for Burroughs, it also became an animating force, one which fueled his later writing career.

Video: Amsterdam by Bike, Yikes

Risking Life and Limb, our Fearless Editrix rides and films the streets of Amsterdam.

Short and sweet here, since my video says it all; the best way to catch the vibe of Amsterdam is on TWO WHEELS!

Art Rock

Massive entertainment for the masses

“I want to see the Big Ass Rock”

That’s what I overheard a hefty dame exclaim as I left the scene of the massive artwork known as Levitated Mass, by artist Michael Heizer. Why do I prefer her title? Oh well, perhaps it doesn’t really do it justice.

By now thousands of people have stared at this hulk and wondered, why is this Art? And that's a great thing. Because that's what Art is supposed to do - make you question it, and everything else too. At any rate, they all use the rock as a massive photo opp. How many museum goes does it take to hold up a huge, f'in rock?

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