Diary > Mario Kiesenhofer - New York City
New York City, USA08/18–11/18
Mario Kiesenhofer
ISLAND, TO STRAY, FRAGMENT, BOOK, MATCH, GRID, MAPPING, SCAN, FIRE ISLAND, PANEL, OUTDOOR, EXPERIENCE, TOPOGRAPHY, QUEERNESS, MEDITATION, SHIFT, INDOOR, MEAT, NYC INFERNO, ENTERTAIN, CENTER, CARLOS, A HOUSE, MARBLE, ORNAMENT, RACK, BRENT, TO FOLLOW, TO FOLLOW BACK, MARK, ONYX, SLIDE, STEFAN, THE PIERS, MIES, TRACK, ENTRANCE, MODERNISM, DOWNTOWN, LOBBY, MIRROR, RUSH, UNCUT
| 1. | My stay in one word: |
| Sublime | |
| 2. | Things I miss since I am no longer there: |
| Everything! But most of all, the direct mentality of the Now Yorkers and the freethinking arts scene. | |
| 3. | Dos & don'ts in this place: |
| Dos: Give tips at a drag show Don’ts: Never use coins to pay | |
| 4. | Where to buy great supplies: |
| B&H (photography and film), Fatllama.com (renting equipment from private owners) | |
| 5. | What you should definitely bring with you from home: |
| Binoculars, the view is awesome! | |
| 6. | Concerning art at this destination: |
| My highlights were: Whitney Museum, PPOW Gallery, Yossi Milo Gallery, Clamp Art, Bodega, NY Art Book Fair, Peter Hay Halpert Fine Art, Visual Aids, Jane Lombard Gallery, Microscope Gallery, New Museum, Printed Matter, Leslie-Lohman Museum, ISCP, Re: Art Show | |
| 7. | Around the studio – where I shop, drink my coffee and get the best lunch deal in walking distance: |
| Supermarkets: Westside Market, Trader Joe’s; Lunch: Westville Chelsea, Beyond Sushi (vegan) | |
| 8. | Where I like to spend the evening (dinner, drinks and best sound): |
| Dinner in the Lower East Side and then a live drag show. | |
| 9. | What would have been useful to know before coming here and starting my residency: |
| That there is a key for the sundeck next to the laundry room. |
Website resident: mariokiesenhofer.com