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Arts Editor: Stephan Fowlkes
The Chelsea Art Crawl December 18th, 2008



Well after eight months and hundreds of gallery
openings with work from probably a thousand
some-odd artists, I have come to several
conclusions: painting definitely is
NOT dead,
ANYTHING CAN BE ART,
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Publishers Pick of The Week:
Sonia Montez              Kevin Graves
J.Sebastian: The Last Dragon

Sitting here in the middle of my studio
with Taimak Guarriello star of The
Motown blockbuster film by Berry
Gordy, The Last Dragon I begin to get a
deeper understanding of what it would
take to achieve the Golden Glow Bruce
Leroy finds at the end of the movie to
save the damsel in distress and defeat
the bad the guy in the knick of time!
Travel Trends and destinations for
2009. TOP 10 DESTINATIONS
By Ellie Robyns

U.S., Mexico, Argentina, Canada, Spain, Italy,
Costa Rica, Iceland, Colombia, and the United
Kingdom (not in any particular order)

Within the United States, the West is showing
the best package deals, all- inclusive specials
and great theme and national parks packages.

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Alexander Viscio Presents:


Rhythmic Forms Summoning
Psychic Reverbs from Times Square.
Multi media works by Bettina Schükle

Rhythmic Forms
Holding a conk shell to the ear to imagine
the sea.

Fabric off the streets of Trivandrum,
Coping with the Holiday
Stress

The holiday season has many lovely qualities, but it
also brings additional demands.  To make this a
really nice and happy time of year you must learn to
juggle like you would in a three ring circus, which
is what the holidays often feel like.  
Bernadette Mizrahi:Photographer


Inspired by her life experiences and her
quest to overcome a harsh and
devastating fate, Mizrahi's work varies in
tone from modern, playful interpretations
of classic pin-up art, extraordinary
portraits to poetic depictions of life and
death. Her work, which includes a unique
and provocative series
The Dynamic of Organic
Eve Krupitsky

My name is Eve and I adore Manhattan,
the epicenter of culture, electric energy
and people. I have lived in this city all my
life and often wonder what the definition
of a real New Yorker is. Perhaps, it is the
woman selling metro cards
behind the
thick glass of


Model & Musician: Jillian Ann

"I like to give the audience a feeling of
empowerment while expressing the ability to
confront preconceived notions, defined
parameters, contrived obstacles and offer a
musically creative example of how energy can be
used to overcome, liberate and persevere" -
Jillian Ann
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Suggestions for 2009 New Years
Resolutions:
Little things you can do for
yourself and the world
By Anki King

Avoid Plastics

·The smaller plastic is the more it harms the
ocean and the life in it so avoid small
plastic beads in exfoliating face
Air Pollution, Mumbai India
Feature:
Artist, Adrian Roman


Adrian Roman is a versatile art director,
illustrator, designer and artist. He
graduated from New World School of Art
in 2001, where he studied drawing and
sculpture. He also received a degree in
graphic design.

Since 1998, he has been creating
unexpected connections between people,
ideas and art. His distinct ideas and visual
style has also been behind a