Matt Frassica
Matt Frassica is a writer and reporter. His writing has appeared in the New York Observer, the Rumpus, and the Burlington Free Press. You can read recent work here.
Take A Listen:
Pump Up the Volume
You might have seen Tauba Auerbach's extreme close-ups of folded paper in the New Museum's Younger Than Jesus triennial last spring. Her current show at Deitch Projects includes a couple of those, as well as paintings of folded canvas and photos of TV static. What's new is the custom-built pump organ in the middle of the room. Auerbach and collaborator Cameron Mesirow make daily appearances to perform a duet that chimes with the themes of the show.
Looking for the Empty City
Lynn Saville's photographs of the city at night are eerily empty. Saville let our reporter tag along on a nighttime walk in Central Park to get a shot of Bethesda Terrace. But even at night the park is a busy place, and a photographer with a tripod attracts attention.
Mopeds Roar Back
The moped (short for motor pedal) was going to be the vehicle of the future - back in the 1970s. Then gas prices fell and U.S. drivers went back to buying cars and big motorcycles. Now, urban moped enthusiasts are reviving the bikes and bike culture. The End of the Dial went to the Orphanage, New York City's only moped shop, to learn about this transportation marvel.
You might have seen Tauba Auerbach's extreme close-ups of folded paper in the New Museum's Younger Than Jesus triennial last spring. Her current show at Deitch Projects includes a couple of those, as well as paintings of folded canvas and photos of TV static. What's new is the custom-built pump organ in the middle of the room. Auerbach and collaborator Cameron Mesirow make daily appearances to perform a duet that chimes with the themes of the show.
Looking for the Empty City
Lynn Saville's photographs of the city at night are eerily empty. Saville let our reporter tag along on a nighttime walk in Central Park to get a shot of Bethesda Terrace. But even at night the park is a busy place, and a photographer with a tripod attracts attention.
Mopeds Roar Back
The moped (short for motor pedal) was going to be the vehicle of the future - back in the 1970s. Then gas prices fell and U.S. drivers went back to buying cars and big motorcycles. Now, urban moped enthusiasts are reviving the bikes and bike culture. The End of the Dial went to the Orphanage, New York City's only moped shop, to learn about this transportation marvel.