DREAMFARM

Sometimes you get hired by the strangest folks, for the strangest jobs. There is the Liar, he will tell you everything is terrible, awful or worst. He will tell you that he was sick to his stomach because everything you did was not usable. And he will make vague references to emails about how he had outlined exactly what he had been looking for as content. When you go back to look those emails, all you find are, the one raving, yes raving, about how great the piece was, how fitting and how happy he was with the project. So where did it all go so wrong? Usually it is about giving credit -- some people don't want to give up the credit for a job well done. It has to be theirs from conception to completion. Take a close look at Madmen and you will see a room full of poker faces -- playing the ultimate game of bluff. Who is the Thief? He comes in all shapes and sizes. It can be about credit once again, it could be about fair pay, swiping client accounts, or just an ...

San Francisco's MOMA is about to close for 2 and half years for an extensive upgrade and expansion.   Meanwhile, this is the last week before the closing to view a massive tour de force of visual art called "The Clock". "The Clock" was created by Christian Marclay, a Swiss and American artist born in San Rafael, California and raised in Geneva, Switzerland.  The work Marclay produced is a 24-hour compilation and  editing masterpiece of Hollywood film clips, stock footage and sound design which completely engrosses the viewer.  How does he do this without an intact storyline? The editing is stunning. The pacing is generated real time. The research surreal (over 3 years with a team of assistants) creating a linear time space continuum that propels the viewer forward second by second.  Yet it has been called gimmicky.  Ah, how jaded we are. Pulled from hundreds of hours of footage to find that exact clock, watch or timepiece to illus...