Ryan Adams' Morrison Hotel Art Show: The Day After

​Musician-in-hiatus Ryan Adams debuted a whole host of work at the Bowery's Morrison Hotel--that old CBGB-gallery-turned-confusingly-low-ambition-purveyor-of-"fine art music photography"--last night, in a balloon-drenched bacchanal of paintings of arcade games and self-portraiture. Today, the gallery's display stares accusingly outward:

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Pretty sure John Varvatos got here first, as far as zeitgeist-killing agitprop goes, but I suppose the bums that do in fact still loiter on that block appreciate Adams' efforts on their behalf.

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Dug the details though. There were also ones for 7 Seconds and Slayer:

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Once you got inside, things looked pretty hungover.

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Me: So, these balloons are left over from the opening last night?

Friendly gallery employee: Yeah. If you want one, you can have one.

Me: ...