sam goldstein’s camera is the fuegs

Sorry, but I thought the whole affair (no fault of BYT’s) was poorly coordinated, with a scene that was pretty bland/flat (the tent might have been otherwsise). And the Panza collection on the whole is full of lousy art, the kind you might find at a condo open house! Awful, just awwwwful.

what VIP tent?!? you mean the masturbatory enclave on the yard that was constantly photographing themselves being too cool for the rest of the audience. VIP at AfterHours, dreadful idea.

The music was great (although i agree there was something off with the sound), the fire pits were cool too. Overall great event.

Can someone put “Not Worth To Leave The House” on the masthead? I think Florian’s on to something.

Look at everyone cue-ing up to hate on this event…maybe it’s because some dickhead snuck into everyone’s glamor shots?

I was there for the music and art. In my opinion neither expectation was satisified. I was a-okay with seeing chix in sequin dresses though. And other hot concoctions.

as much as i want to complain about DD being half as loud as the djs, as well as the other points raised above, it was a pretty solid way to start a friday night for only $10 …

also, are all these pictures necessary? you wouldn’t write a repetitive 4,000 word column, but you post 120 pictures, many of them of the same people. I mean, there are two pictures of the ground!

The last After Hours I attended was a nice reception where the focus was on the art. This one, IMO, turned out to be a hipster-ridden debacle. The long lines, subpar sound system, and general ambiance didn’t do it for me. Still, I could see how some would enjoy it.

Don’t blame “hipsters” for this evening’s problems. The Hirshhorn really should have had more people selling tickets. The line was abominable! Hyperbole, yikes! Next time please to have more preparations for ginormous crowds (aimed at the Smithsonian, not at BYT).

In general, it was a fine night, but the conga/running-around line was just weird. And I for one thank God (and Cale) for the VIP area - I was able to sit and chat with an easily-gotten drink. Nah nah boo boo and all that.

I think the drink ticket thing has to do with social host liability?

I didn’t think it was all that hipster-ridden (no bike rack full of fixies or persons donning an amalgam of intentionally awful garments). I thought it was more George Washington juniors and slap happy staffers recovering from the election.

these people seemed to enjoy it: http://stoiqa.com/?p=212

Yeah, it wasn’t their best collection, but the inside was a lot more mellow. The scene outside just wasn’t my cup of tea. A lot of people seemed to be enjoying it though, so I’d recommend checking it out at least once.

bahahahhahah - an uppity after-school version of LES. i keep waiting for bill cosby and tony danza to pop in

I had a fun night dancing, drinking, eating bratwurst, and critiquing the art with all you DC beauties despite the never-ending lines — but perhaps the long waits were just Hirshhorn’s artistic manifestation of government inefficiency…? thanx smithsonian for advocating the need for change :-p

holy magic:
http://www.brightestyoungthings.com/photos/photo/3017441226/IMG0120.html

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