Shi Jindian's 3D CJ750 Blueprint in steel wire at the White Rabbit Gallery
Accurate right down to the old fashioned side valves inside the engine, Shi Jindian's blue wire and fine filigree sculpture is a full scale, three dimensional blueprint – of a an astonishingly accurate rendition of a Chinese copy (Chiangjiang [Yangtze] 750) of a Russian copy (Dnepr) of a German copy (Zundapp) of a bike based on a pre-World War II BMW motorcycle with a side car. continue reading

The oldest thing in the shop has nothing to do with the closet full of vintage motorcycle skeletons. Lo and behold, it's the hammer. Based on discoveries in Kenya in 1969, the most accurate assumption we can make about the hammer is that it was invented by some nameless man (or chimpish man) about 2,600,000 years ago. In other words, it's old. Indeed, it is in our nature to hit things with other things, to forge some sort of terroritory for ourselves in the minor eternity of things that need to be hit... continue reading

This past Saturday Stacie London kickstarted the 68 Benelli one last time before it and “The Big Wheel” return to storage.

I spent the weekend with Tommy Mose Abbott, a long time friend/painter/artist/musician, tooling around LA checking out numerous art openings and helping him get prepared for his move to Austin, Tx. It was nice to see some good art after a long hiatus, and Saturday night was a great conclusion. Saturday was the opening reception for the Dennis Hopper Double Standard exhibition and marked the final showing of Chris Burden’s piece: The Big Wheel... continue reading

Before RADAR was invented the military used contraptions like this to detect air attack. continue reading