art par-tay

The opening for Team Macho’s show at the Magic Pony was really, really fun.
Firstly, the 5 boys work is incredibly awesome.
They take pop-cultural references, in-jokes, found ephemera and fluro colours, whirl it around and create some of the funniest, brightest, eye-catchingest work around.
It even has a dark edge to it, just to keep all the cutsey-pie haters on their toes.
It’s the kinda stuff that I’d hang on my walls in a second (if I could afford it) but would be equally at home in a fancy, pretentious gallery.
In other words, it’s intensely marketable which - contrary to popular belief - is an amazing thing to accomplish as a an artist.
It’s right up there with dying young.

Secondly, the party was fun. I actually knew some people there.
And most importantly, I met a Food Jammer, specifically Chris, and he was super, super nice. As sincere and authentic as you could hope for in a TV personality. Which is the reason I like the show in the first place.
I like my cooking show’s to be honest and not contrived. I want to see the people make mistakes and be un-scripted.
So far, Food Jammers does that, so I’ll keep watching.
And so should you,
And you should also go see the Team Macho stuff if you’re in Toronto while it’s still showing.