TRAVEL DIARY

A weblog regularly updated by Jodi Rose.

Monday, October 27, 2008

4:34 PM
Posted by jodi rose

Did I quote this already, can't remember, sadly, still applies.

Willem de Kooning - "The trouble with being poor is that it takes up all your time."

Paris is craziness; non-stop meeting and talking with various artists and people who are keen to play on bridges with me. It's fantastic to have all this support and recognition, just working on increasing the funding to go along with it! Thought I might find myself a galerist at the opening of Slick Art Fair; so far nothing, but had a good night at cent quatre 104 new art space, hanging out with Olivier, Gael, Heiko, Ewen and assorted others. Friday night was Pixelache dinner and a lovely bar over the basin la villette, and Saturday the book launch for a series of works by Brandon Le Belle at Palais de Tokyo, followed by a wild night ride through Paris on the velib (city bikes everywhere; not free and very complicated system to work at first; plus varying quality of bike repair, but fun once you get one that goes!) with JB and Claudia, going the scenic route along the river and through the marais to rue rivoli. Found the wholesale production of nightlife as a cultural economy kinda overwhelming, but will be out there participating in it tonight at Justin's farewell drinks. More art invitations than I can keep up with right now; a vinyl release in the works; and had a long rave with the wonderful Alan, who builds and specialises in vibration microphones, he was very kind about my work and enthusiastic about doing something on a bridge together in the future. Time to go write up proposal no.2 with mu and then cobble together a few more words for my bread and butter travel articles. If anyone wants to publish me somewhere else, please get in touch; I can be coherent; really!!! Especially when not using the quirky French keyboard. Living in a tiny cabin but it has hot water, cooking facilities, and the best sleep I've had in years, on the street that turns into the Pont Neuf; so that makes me very happy; as you can imagine.