No. 04: Dev Swartz
Little Passing Thoughts, The Breakfast Show on NTS, De Durgerdam, Parks, and The Paris Review
Devon Swartz is the curator of goods for RLT, Community Goods, and more as the founder of Simple Sundries. She also takes beautiful photographs, makes a wild cocktail, and on special occasions shares on her newsletter This Is For You. From Dev –
I. a playful, tender little book
I can’t quite remember what rabbit hole led me to discover London-based artist Orfeo Tagiuri, but I am so glad I did. His book, Little Passing Thoughts is full of hundreds of his drawings and since receiving it, I’ve been picking it up each day. There is something so wonderfully comforting in the simplicity of each drawing and the words he pairs with them. And it comes wrapped in the sweetest little dust jacket!
II. a nice way to wake up
I’m really enjoying listening to The Breakfast Show with Flo on NTS radio show in the morning while I make my coffee and putz around my house before my day fully begins. The tone is what I need to get going – it’s mellow but energetic. She played this song a couple of weeks ago, and I haven’t been able to stop listening to it since.
III. a place I can’t wait to return to
In April, I visited Amsterdam for the first time with my mom. We loved it, but what made the trip so special was where we stayed. The hotel is called De Durgerdam and it’s about a 15 minute drive from the center of Amsterdam. Durgerdam is a fisherman’s village and the hotel (which was built in 1664) was once an inn for sailors. It’s beautiful and perfectly quaint. It had only been open for a couple weeks when we stayed there and everything about it was so thoughtfully executed that I wanted to move in. Every detail so well done. And there was a sweet reading nook in our room (they have a wonderful library and reading room in the basement). It’s cozy and the food is delicious too. If you’re planning a trip to Amsterdam, stay here.
IV. a nice way to chill
Laying around in a park is such a wonderful way to spend your time, alone or with someone you really enjoy. Find somewhere with lots of grass and a big, shady tree. Bring snacks. Hang out for a while. Enjoy.
V. a trove of inspiration
The Paris Review is released quarterly and receiving it always feels like a gift. Since each issue comes out at the start of each new season, you get to really savor it. I love reading it slowly throughout the months until the next one arrives. Filled with prose, poetry, art, and interviews, I’ve come to regard it as a piece of art in itself. The covers are always stunning. I also love to browse the archive on their website and go into the back issues.
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los angeles
Open: Dike Blair and Maja Ruznic at Karma. Brittany Fanning’s Getting Away With Murder at The Lodge. Soumya Netrabile’s Between Past and Present/Between Appearance and Memory at Anat Ebgi. Shara Hughes’ Light the Dark at David Kordansky. Rose Wylie’s CLOSE, not too close at David Zwirner. Ellsworth Kelly’s An Exploration of Color at Gemini. Vanessa Beecroft’s Rules of Non-Engagement at Jeffrey Deitch.
September 23: James Goss’ Gates of Paradise opens at The Pit.
September 27 & 28: Japanese Breakfast at The Walt Disney Concert Hall.
October 12: Tirzah at The Echo.
new york
Open: Emme McIntyre’s an echo, a stain at David Zwirner (69th st). Wolfgang Tillmans’ Fold Me at David Zwirner (19th st). Dana Arbib’s show Vetro Orto at Tiwa Gallery. Ed Ruscha’s NOW THEN at MoMA featuring over 200 works. Ruth Asawa’s Through Line at the Whitney. Jules de Balincourt’s Midnight Movers at Pace. Chase Hall’s Melanoidin at Pace Prints and The Bathers at David Kordansky. Kelly Beeman’s Summer at Perrotin Gallery. Artist Joe Henry Baker’s NEW WORKS at IRL. Ed Clark’s The Big Sweep at Hauser & Wirth (22nd st). Group show Clairvoyance opens at SHRINE featuring Adrianne Rubenstein, Hayley Barker, Aglae Bassens and Gwen O’Neil. A special exhibition juxtaposing pioneering early 20th-century Swiss modernist Sophie Taeuber-Arp with works by three contemporary artists – Leonor Antunes, Ellen Lesperance and Nicolas Party – at Hauser & Wirth (69th st). Merrick Adams’s Soft Stars Hard Thunder at Turn.
September 22: Friend Editions opens in the Lower East Side.
September 24: The Break vintage pop-up in Clinton Hill.
September 28: Dylan Hayes’ 1 night show Old Growth.
September 29: Public Records is collaborating with Visible Cloaks for the first iteration of St. GIGA anywhere outside of Japan.
October 7: Japanese Breakfast at Webster Hall.
October 23 - 25: Faye Webster at Brooklyn Steel.