LONDON TALKED AND TALKED AND...

Although the unusually wet weather deprived us of a sunset view, "London Talking", the art talk-slash-critique of the current exhibition of Jackson Webb went on without a hitch last night, December 19, 2005 at 630PM. And for a crappy Monday afternoon in the height of Christmas season traffic, I was rather pleased at the enthusiastic and rather eclectic turnout. The dancer Dona Tumacder-Esteban and her husband David Esteban (of the acid jazz group Sound) arrived fresh from their honeymoon. Ivan, the Chinatown streetwalker made an appearance, as did blogger Watergirl, and the writer Anson Yu of Citiguide and Appetite Magazine, among others. The wine and Finlandia cranberry vodka* flowed throughout the evening and so did the words. The talk, of which the topics ranged from artistic processes, to the importance of collaboration, to the problems of egoism and high production costs in the art world, went on for about an hour and a half without intermission. Jackson Webb return to the UK tomorrow. I hope (nay, I'm sure) we'll see them back in this town again. Stay tuned for the next art talk.
*Thanks Premium Wines, Fran Ribano, and Jobert for the booze. It helped loosen the tongues, no doubt.