There is a time for words, and there's a time for art. And there's also a time for me to leave town, which is what I've done. As such, I have temporarily transformed this blog into a gallery, and as curator I have given
Erik K his own show until I return on Wednesday the 27th. So pour yourself a glass of wine, nibble some cheese, adopt your most affected accent, and peruse the art. Today's piece, in honor of both
the return of the Cinelli Unicanitor and
the Olympic Games, is the "Beijing Gas Mask." Enjoy.
--BSNYC/RTMS (Curator)
"Beijing Gas Mask"
Medium: Pixels
Price: $250,000.00 (or €32.50)
First, bitches!
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ReplyDeleteNice.
I noticed the "vegan double straps" on the King Kog site. As a former match sprinter I almost fell out of my seat laughing. Those little gems will provide as much security as flip-flops on greasy Speedplays.
Oh wait, it will be fixters using them. Never mind, I'm sure they'll be more than adequate.
top ten!
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ReplyDeletePodium, schmodium. All that matters is that Snob didn't hand the keys to that idiot Opinionated Cyclist. It's hard enough not getting the daily fix of BSNYC/RTMS without having to avoid the site altogether.
ReplyDeleteExcellent photoshopping, EK.
Check this out.
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How about some art for the god fearing loonytune fixies.
Smells like tacos!
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ReplyDeleteSo this guy was writing a story about his fixed gear bike...then the acid started to kick in?
Good job Erik.
ReplyDeleteThat may be Los Angeles art, but if you really want to cut it in New York, it's going to need more urine.
ReplyDeletePlus. €32 and no philosophy? you expect me to spend my euros without some philosophy behind this?
Anwhoo...Eric, since you have the keys to the place, let's hide some dig shit somewhere, short-sheet the bed and re-paint.
The juxtaposition of light and shadow that contrast the Ricardo Montebon-like plumage and sapphire ring against the stark silhouette of the cyclist seat/gas mask icon cast uncertainty and tension into the fettered traditions aroused by the cultural & environmental whitewashing of the Beijing festival. Furthermore, I feel a personal connection to nitrous-huffing Frank from Blue Velvet, which introduces another layer of brutish irony into the specter of global "sportsmanship."
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Mazal Tov!
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What a let down, I guess nobody can fill in for the snobby. Have a good trip B.S.
ReplyDeleteNice Erik, always worth a laugh, I look forward to Monday's exhibit, and maybe I shouldn't say this and jinx it but do you think we got ride of our troll? Woohoo
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ReplyDeleteNo green face paint to be seen anywhere. Thanks, Erik, for taking the high road, though I was all prepared for a psychotic rant or at least a semi-coherent ramble. I suppose I could go to youtube and find a few million of those if I really wanted one, though.
ReplyDeleteAhhh.. I dunnos art, but I knows what's I like.
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Commiecanuk said: Plus. €32 and no philosophy? you expect me to spend my euros without some philosophy behind this?
ReplyDeleteQuickest way to do this is to add a colon to the title:
"Beijing: Gas Mask"
For that real Art feel:
"Beijing Gas: Mask"
No semicolons allowed.
Exchange rate is about right.
ReplyDeleteEric, that's cool and all, but where's teh transgressive? It's not art unless it's transgressive, but only against people who aren't likely to attack you physically. The Pope, Republicans, and touring riders are all good targets, as well as older, better established artists. You might want to take a whack at Ansel Adams - decent landscapes and all, but his action photography blows. The Grand Tetons? Please. They're average Tetons, at best.
ReplyDeleteYou don't have to pay me for this advice. I'm just trying to be helpful.
Aah, the contrast between Erik K's direct images suffused with various ironic and iconic metaphoric colorings and RTMS's often cutting yet humorous and pop culture infused wit.
ReplyDeleteThe contrast of techniques, modes and styles of communication that this intended and thus non-ironic juxtaposition presents will engender endless recursive discussions and for this commenter moments of enlightenment and confusion to be savored for many morning commutes to come.
Bravo Erik, Bravo RTMS for so boldly linking the written and visual arts as tools to deconstruct popular trends in cycling.
A subject abjectly short of meaningful social commentary.
BOOOOOOOORRRRRINNNNGG.
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Aah, the contrast between Erik K's direct images suffused with various ironic and iconic metaphoric colorings and RTMS's often cutting yet humorous and pop culture infused wit.
ReplyDeleteThe contrast of techniques, modes and styles of communication that this intended and thus non-ironic juxtaposition presents will engender endless recursive discussions and for this commenter moments of enlightenment and confusion to be savored for many morning commutes to come.
You win The Golden Shit Award.Kudos.
That's no gas mask, the guy's a seat sniffer.
ReplyDeleteVery nice Erik K!
ReplyDeleteIt kinda reminds me of Duchamp's Fountain. (Found Art? Check. Vaguely triangular shape? Check. Dada school? Check. NYC based? Check.)
http://tinyurl.com/Duchamp
Durn good art for sure, but I wouldn't go sticking my nose in it.
Now excuse me, but where's the goose cheese and PBR at this opening?
(Nice misdirection yesterday suggesting that BSNYC turn over the site to Fat Cyclist, but I figured FC was a little too busy to run two sites.)
They are bringing back the Unicanitor? Was there demand for it? I had one of those abominations back in the 80's because it was cheap. I have no desire to repeat the pain and chafing.
ReplyDeleteA friend of mine, a genuine bike racer from back in the day, always refers to those saddles as "EUNICH-inators." Maybe they are just the thing for hipsters in tight jeans, but I don't want one.
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ReplyDeleteWe like good art.
We love sepia art.
Just sayin.
Eric - what kind of breaks (brakes?) do you use on your bike ?
ReplyDelete..Due to the lack of a rear break cable, splitting the bike in half and packing it up becomes a no brainier.
just wondering aloud
the hiding of the subject's teeth with the whitewashed unicantor saddle speaks volumes on Chinese repression of truth in media and the Tibetan people. I dig it.
ReplyDeleteAnd I agree about the duchamp and the more urine.... somehow, it just fits.
anon 1:11, You got me, I suck at spelling, I have however fixed the mistake. Either way, I should probably stick to art, But hey I've got ideas and I want to share them. And thanks to everyone who appreciated today's piece. On Monday I promise you, we will venture deeper down the rabbit hole.
ReplyDeleteanyone know where to get an olympic saddle like that?
ReplyDeleteErik K is not only a funny fellow and great designer, but he can do bike trials on a ten speed from one lily pad to the next. Hammer:Proper
ReplyDeleteErik K--Bravo!
ReplyDeleteA--Nice commentary. Hit me up for the Art Museum the next time you're in town.
erik,
ReplyDeleteNice. The image evokes several things in me at once. Chinese censorhsip, the polluted Chinese air. The saddle also resembles the masks worn by physicians during the black plague (which originated in China, btw). But for me the most compelling is the sensitive potrayal of saddle sniffing.
"i am skilled photographer"
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Gerchof,
ReplyDeleteYakov Smirnoff called, ...he wants his schtick back.
Now that the snob's gone, it's time to play hide the dookie or perhaps drop an upper-tanker to surprise him when he gets home.
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ReplyDeleteRemind me to never have you sick bastards house sit for me.
I missed the podium, but I made the time cut! WOOHOO, I'll be at the starting line tomorrow!
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...looks like henry winkler, an older "fonzie", the original 'shark jumper' getting his fill of olympic cycling, beijing pollution & maybe a little "residue' d' la nicole cooke"...all in one captured moment...
ReplyDeleteYeah, I'm getting my laughs from the post and the comment section. But:
ReplyDelete"Beijing Gas Mask". Huh? Isn't that kinda righteous? Am I supposed to laugh at people like Terpstra who bungle Beijing traffic, too?
this blog is getting lame
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ReplyDeleteSo true, Max, so true.
ReplyDeleteJudging from the model's ring, I think he and I may have attended the same high school.
That's Victoria Pendleton's saddle :)
ReplyDeleteI work at a hardware store, so I made my own top tube bar with pipe insulation and pink duct tape (I think this is the best part about the bike).
ReplyDeletePure genius!!!
http://www.fixedgeargallery.com/2008/july/5/RyanAndrewRivas.htm
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