James Kalm with The Dinner Party @ The Brooklyn Museum

Thanks to James Kalm, and You Tube we can see the work by Judy Chicago (and many other artists) that Jim Shaw's Donner party plays off of. One a perhaps absurdly heavy handed attempt to make something sacred and the other a play on the profane.

Jim Shaw @ P.S.1 on You Tube

Someone named James Kalm, seems to have posted a number of DYI you tube videos of NY art openings, happenings and events. He happens to have posted extensive one of Jim Shaw's show at PS1 which Merge was such a big fan of. I have a more mixed opinion, but thanks to stuff like this, I can take a few peeks at details, I might have missed and think about the work again. For the record, I love his "thrift store paintings" and most of the other work and had never seen such a large display of them. I had mixed opinions about the "Donner Party" (many art world gags make me gag)but I have to think about it.

Posting this creates the classic internet age questions-- A) that the person who shot and posted is ok with it being reposted and B) that PS1, the artist and owners of anyworks are ok with it.