Ryan McGinness v. Ryan McGinley
"An article on Friday about art-related parties in New York misidentified the artist who has been staging a series of weekly parties since last July. He is Ryan McGinness – not Ryan McGinley, a photographer, who also organizes parties, as the article noted." Most confusing New York Times correction ever? Here! We can help, with this handy guide.
Ryan McGinness
b. 1972
Likes skateboarders.
BFA, Carnegie Mellon University
Gallery: Deitch (or post-Deitch Deitch)
The presumably not-gay one.
Makes big, jazzy, stencily, explosiony installations, paintings and things. This is him wearing a hard hat and talking about stuff.
How to identify the work: stencil, design, layering, etc.:
Ryan McGinley
October 17, 1977
Like skateboarders. [Like(s) skateboarder(s)] [LET ME HAVE SOME FUN PEOPLE]
BFA in Graphic Design, Parsons
Gallery: Team
The gay one.
Shoots post-Nan dreamy photos of pretty pals in natural and urban settings; most are emaciated; most seem like they take drugs; lots are the gay. Does lots of commercial work now, including the NYT mag. This is who goes to his openings.
How to identify the work: usually looks something like an illustration from a hipster's photo Tumblr after too much Thoreau and Whitman:
I can see why its easy to confuse them, since they are both wearing the exact same thing, and seem like the guy who would break down after one bong hit and start telling me about his ex and how they had to break up because of some stupid facebook shit.
Now do this for the McMullans!
Oh do I have STORIES ABOUT PATRICK MCMULLAN!!!
Why AREN'T they the same guy?
Ha! I think one of them was a singer whole stole Courtney Love's money.
whole = who
I never even liked her ban.
choire, Ryan McGinley is the one who likeS skateboarders xoxo
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and yoga. and vegan cupcakes.
.and getting caught in the rain.heLikes.
he's not into health food.
I can never decide if I prefer Ryan McGinley more in Love Boat or his stirring dramatic turn in Revenge of the Nerds.
Nonetheless, his presence on your show confirms that you have jumped the shark.
So you should jump off a photoshopped bridge.
The Fonz and Stephen Hill would do it.
Put your head on Potsie's shoulder.
I use to get them confused TOO!
I wonder what I look like jumping naked off a bridge. Maybe I'll go to the gym today.
Heh, half of my bagel somehow ended up in the trash?
Mrs. Mc Ginness Ginley to Ryan: "If all your pretty, emaciated, drug-taking gay friends jumped off a bridge, would you do it, too?
@C_Webb: DON'T DO IT! YOU HAVE TOO MUCH TO LIVE FOR (I went to the gym yesterday and IT ALMOST KILLED ME).
You know what's at the gym? MACHINES.
undershirt / no undershirt
Why can't guys get v-neck undershirts so they don't show with an open collar? Is that so hard?
Great minds think alike! I noticed that immediately.
it is hard, it's learned heterotechnik.
(I'm trying to shake the habit and will wear my V's down to cheesecloth, because I have such luxurious chest-hair to share with the world.)
@Art: It's not hard Art- let the wind ruffle its glorious tendrils.
I also associate both of them with getting free Red Stripe.
You never see the people jumping off a bridge you really want to see.
Choire's being bitchy about art, the sky is blue, etc.
#universalconstants #ILOLed #tumblrphotographerssuck
Obligatory "oh hey! I went to CMU the same time as him except I dropped out and now I'm an anonymous commenter and he's a famous artist" post.
I just pretend everyone is a meth-addicted porn actor. It helps with the feelings of inadequacy.
Like the sword-y porn guy who JUMPED TO HIS DEATH OFF A CLIFF THE OTHER DAY? Where was Ryan for that candid shot?
That dude was way too minority for Ryan McWhatshisname.
I think the guy got confused when the director yelled "CUT", is what it was.
Send them both into a basement with Vito Hannibal Acconci and see which one (if any) comes out.
He lectured at my art school. I'll never forget this peach: AND THEN, WE THOUGHT, PERHAPS THIS WOULD BE A GOOD PLACE, FOR A PAIR OF LOVERS. TO PERHAPS, SHARE A KISS. OR PERHAPS, FOR A DESPAIRING PERSON TO GO, TO COMMIT SUICIDE.
(or something of that nature.)
The bridge is a euphemism, right?
One's blandly decorative, the other totally derivative. In other words, the cream of the NYC art world crop.
Obligatory "RVA represent" post: That Ryan McGinness youtube clip was filmed 9 blocks from my house. Sayin.