Tayari's Blog: Where There's Franco, There's Fun

Posted by TayariJones on June 6, 2008 11:04 AM
Filed under Living For The City

After I bought my favorite painting, "The Goya Gown" from Franco IDOL gossipMondini Ruiz last month, I have declared myself to be his biggest fan. I declared it really loud, actually, at the Smithsonian's George Gustav Heye Center. Franco was participating in a show called "Remix: New Modernities in a Post Indian World." It may seem odd to get really loud in a museum, especially a swanky NY museum, but Franco has a way of making anything seem appropriate.

The other artists in the show were milling around, looking serious and stormy in thier black clothing while Franco was working the crowd saying "I'll make you a deal!" I bought the sculpture pictured here. It's called IDOL Gossip. Get it? I think I am going to take it to work and display it there.

If Franco is every showing in your town, you have to go. It will be an experience, I promise.

And speaking of The Goya Gown, I think it would make a lovely book cover. Franco does, too.

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