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Today is Diane Russo's thesis show. I met Diane about this time last year and we've developed an amazing friendship. I've been watching her progress with her photography since then and I'm so excited for the final show. Its going to absolutely amazing, and not just because I'm featured in it. I know that she's put so much work into this and being able to be there to witness the final product is so wonderful that I can't articulate it accurately. I'm extremely proud of her. Last night I got a sneak peek of the gallery while Smidge and I were helping Diane set up. There are some awe inspiring pieces. Theres a gigantic foam vagina that you can actually crawl into. A forest of multicolored trees with balloon leaves that you can walk through. Gigantic paintings and torsoes with teeth sprouting from the walls. Truthfully it reminds me of the New Museum in NYC.
The thesis show should be a lot of fun. I think a good majority of the people featured in Diane's artwork are going to be in attendance. Which really could be both a good and a bad thing considering the whole project is based around the idea of connectivity within the lesbian community. Theres also going to be free beer at the show which may incite some ugly scenes. I'm hoping everyone has enough respect for Diane that they'll keep their cool (myself included...how many of my exs will be there?....). It should be an amazing experience and the celebratory gathering at Stuff Your Face afterward should be a good excuse to get a little drunk and mingle with people I haven't seen in quite a while.
Diane Russo The Circle
Mason Gross Thesis Gallery
33 Livingston Avenue
New Brunswick, NJ
4:30-6:30
yay for my old skool cassette creation.
"'Gangsta rap' was a ploy to convince black people to kill each other. 'Gangsta rap' didn't exist."
by the government and the media, to stop another great black leader from existing.
When I walked out of my Western Literature class today I noticed a mass of people, lights and trucks in front of Mead Hall. Antonio and I thought they were shooting a movie but I soon found out that Alicia Keys was filming her newest music video. According to reports Keys was seen carrying books and frequently being covered with a robe to stay warm. I also heard through the grape vine that she bused in African American extras, which I think is hilarious because Drew really does have a lack of ethnic diversity. My roommate Betsy saw a guy with a huge Afro doing back springs across the campus, at least the shoot was entertaining. Although they did stop my friend Nikki from crossing campus to go to the bathroom (the poor thing had to wait fifteen minutes to pee). I also saw some guys wearing shiny silver shin guards (so random). Caitlin, Betsy and Nikki accidentally walked through a scene passing by a girl on her cell phone saying "I'm pretending to be on my phone, blah blah blah." When I was last wandering around campus an hour ago Alicia was still outside filming. She does have a body guard and security but onlookers are allowed to get very close to where they are filming. Anyway if you'd like to go watch Alicia Keys shoot her newest video head on over to Drew University in Madison, NJ. I can't wait till the video comes out. I wonder if they were actually able to make my college look fun and hip.
