Tag: MOMA

Roughly Synonymous? Better “Get The Picture”

“Get The Picture” by Bianca Bosker is a fascinating art world exposé. The ART WORLD? Gigantic and infinitesimal. The center? Manhattan. My home of 13 years. Despite being full-time since July 2, 2009 — a self-represented artist based in Idaho is an extreme art world outsider.

Accordingly, the following had me spitting coffee:

“…at certain Brooklyn openings, you could reliably revive a stalled-out conversation by shitting on Gagosian, capitalism, or painting, all of which were roughly synonymous.”

Gold, Jerry. Gold! Right there and then, “Roughly Synonymous” was born.

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MOMA, Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, Football on Short Beach

Borbay Photography MOMA, Macy's Day Parade, Thanksgiving

Photographing someone watching someone else photograph Starry Night. Seven eyeballs, four lenses, one picture.

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Two Year Anniversary of Being a Professional Artist

Borbay on Met Rooftop

Exactly two years ago, I declared my independence and became a full-time “Professional Location Artist” — my longest career to-date. Since then, I’ve had the honor of being named Time Out New York’s Most Creative New Yorker 2009, secured and delivered over 50 commissions, painted 162 canvases, and created on-location in Manhattan, Milan, Chicago, Minnesota, Las Vegas and Jamaica.

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Now I’m An Artist

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Have you ever made a lifelong ultimatum? Some best friends vow to marry if they are still single by a certain age. Others promise to give up smoking crack cocaine when their kid is born. I promised to leave the corporate world at 40 to become a full-time artist.

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