Wednesday Edition: Don Hamerman
Rawlings by Don Hamerman
8.5"x11" ($20) | 11"x14" ($50) | 17"x22" ($200) | 30"x40" ($2000)
Thread 2 by Don Hamerman
8.5"x11" ($20) | 11"x14" ($50) | 17"x22" ($200) | 30"x40" ($2000)
Greetings from the East, my collector friends! It's good to be back home, although it's apparently going to take me some time to readjust to my atmosphere — I woke up with a start in the wee hours of the morning and had no idea where I was. You'd think that Ollie's foot-warming presence would've snapped me into place, but no! It took me longer than it should've to get my bearings, and with the balance of the week being jam-packed, I have to get with the program. I'm in it for the long haul today, for certain.
Once I hit today's new editions from Don Hamerman out into the inter-ether, I'm off to check in on the installation of Beth Dow's new exhibition at Jen Bekman Gallery, Ruins. I know I'm always excited about something, but I am seriously over-the-top thrilled about this work. It's gorgeous and it's ground-breaking and I'm very proud to be showing it. The exhibition opens tomorrow night, plus we're hosting an Artist with Beth on Saturday afternoon. Once I've feasted my eyes, I'm off to do a talk at SVA. I'm counting on my West Coast frame-of-time to keep me bright-eyed and bushy-tailed this evening when I meet the students in their MFA Photography program. But first: today's pitch!
Thread 2 and Rawlings are the latest additions to Don's enormously popular Found Baseballs editions here on 20x200. He's previously hit it out of the park with Hemi, Mossball, Stricken and Untitled (Elephant), and with baseball season going into full swing, today's editions are pitch-perfect.
We're not a sporty lot at 20x200HQ, but it's been hard to ignore the ambient sports buzz as of late. March Madness was everywhere, even if we barely paid it any mind, and now that that's settled, suddenly the chatter in airports and elsewhere is all about baseball.
Sure, what got the season on my radar was bacon-wrapped... something — anything bacon-wrapped is sure to catch my attention, actually — but apparently there's more to it than that. I might not make it to the Seventh Inning Stretch, but this season marks the arrival of lots of things that have my architectural and foodie interests piqued. I left it to the intrepid Youngna Park to track down some details:
As Jen mentioned, we're more likely to have our ears and eyes attuned to food and architecture than baseball itself, but with the regular season officially underway at the city's two new stadiums, there's a lot to catch our attention. First, both stadiums, for our rival teams — the Yankees and Mets, of course — were built by Populous (formerly HOK), with architectural personalities that speak to each team's history.
For the Yankees, replacing a stadium that'd worn the crown of 26 previous World Series championships was a daunting task, but the new stadium fills big shoes featuring more seats to accommodate fans in the mezzanine, more luxury suites, and a view of the subway rumbling behind the scoreboard — which is, once again, manual. The Mets' new stadium, Citi Field, opens up to the city with a grandiose view of the Manhattan skyline visible from the upper concourses, replacing the cavernous, crumbly old Shea.
Players are excited about the stadium's cold therapy pool, sauna, and deluxe food, which includes lobster rolls, BBQ, Shake Shack burgers and a milkshake stand. Yankee Stadium ain't too shabby in the edibles department either, with a gourmet carving station and Cuban sandwiches. So, whether you head to the outer boroughs for baseball, snacking, or to admire grass patterns in outfield, Citi Field and Yankee Stadium, born anew, have a lot to gape over.
And with that, this week's editions are done! All that food talk's made me want to nom nom nom, so I'm going to grab a bite to eat and go gape at some art. I'll be back next week with new editions and a belated recap of our wonderful SF Collectors Confab.
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