Brooklyn Rail Benefit Auction at PACE/WILDENSTEIN

James Kalm documents the art worlds tremendous outpouring of support for the Brooklyn Rail. In the brief eight years since its publishing debut, the Brooklyn Rail has become one of New Yorks most controversial and influential publications. Providing a counterbalance to the commercially driven blandness of much current art criticism, the Rail provides a unique voice, publishing works by todays most recognized writers. Featuring interviews with Bruce Pearson, Lydia Dona, Thomas Micchelli and Jenifer Riley

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[jameskalm]

For those of you in the Greater Williamsburg Greenpoint area, a very insightful feature appears in this months WG Arts and News paper, written by Trent Morris, it includes a nice color reproduction of a painting by Loren Munk. Check it out folks, available at Spoon-Bill books.

[jameskalm]

Dear Kalm Report fans,

A wonderful interview of James Kalm with Hrag Vartanian appears at Art 21, check it out JK

The Kalm Report: Art Vlogging as Performance & Critique

By Hrag Vartanian

Then theres James Kalm, his alterego. James makes The Kalm Report, a serialized online video program that has toured the studios of many New York artists (Chris Martin, Phong Bui, Cris Dam, William Powhida), run into people at ...

[spawndonacle]

You've a great family there. More than the really attractive art, I'm impressed with the sense of community and beneficial collective behavior. Claws and fangs evolving on our potentially fair species have always seemed so misplaced with our sensitive hearts. Does the Rail exist as ink on paper? Bravo.

[jameskalm]

The Brooklyn Rail is mainly a hardcopy presence in NYC. About 20,000 copies distributed throughout the city every month at the better galleries, bookstores and art supply shops. Plus a couple thousand copies shipped out to the West Coast and Europe. A pretty expensive operation.

[jsstuver]

You have taught me much, I so appreciate you doing these vlogs. You are wonderful. Jeff

[inkbathart]

Thank you James. Your friend in Nashville.

[concretephone]

Finally remembered what my password was. Hope all goes well -- a lot of good stuff in there. Even here we read the Rail.

Thanks James

[RonSchira]

I read it online, remember the East Village Eye, like that only now...

Led Zep?

[jeffreycollins]

There is more pieces of art in there at this time than had been in that gallery in two years. LOL.

Keep up the great work James.

[LawrenceCharlesMille]

Thanks James Kalm.

You are the Best.