Ayn S Choi is ASC Projects. She has a great space on 26th Street and organized a group show of her artist friends that opened last night. I was lucky enough to be asked to be among the those asked to contribute. When Ayn was titling the show, she asked everyone for suggestions and just after I read my horoscope (Aries) by my friends Starsky + Cox. In it, was a phrase which was a different tense, but Pipe dreams, Wishful Thinking, Grand Gestures and Dirty Lies came from my horoscope that day. Ayn liked it so, that's how things happen sometime. It's big group of diverse work by seasoned artists and somehow, under that heading with Ayn's guiding hand, it all came together and looked fantastic. It was a fun opening. I went with an artist friend, Calvin Seibert, who I hadn't seen in eons and got to chat with a few artist pals like Judy Rifka, Mike Cockrill, Joachin Carter and my old Vanity Fair collague, writer Anthony Haden-Guest for a brief moment. Ayn snapped this shot of Anthony looking at the Jennifer Wynne Reeves piece in the exhibit. It was a last-minute addition and it's wonderful that it was included. Jennifer died last week and she was stilled being mourned and missed by those who knew and loved her. Looking at it, it hit me that this is what artists do; live their lives (just like everyone else) but they leave mementos of themselves that illustrate the lives, for us to remember and appreciate them by. As wonderful as that legacy is, it still would have been nicer all around had she been there herself. Pipe dreams...

Judy Rifka, Ayn Choi (with Mike Cockrill)

Calvin Seibert with Mike Cockrill's work

L to R; Sandi Sloane, Taro Suzuki, Judy Rifka, Peter Reginato, Patricia Fabrikant, Blake Lake (photos, Judy Rifka)

Trey Speegle, 111 Reasons To Love You (x12) 2007, 12 unique mono prints, letterpress, mixed media on paper

Anthony Haden-Guest with a piece by Jennifer Wynne Reeves