February 5th, 2010 by erin

Dudes, it has been ugly, cold and raining, for the past week in Austin, and I’m pretty well sick of it. Austin is about sunshine and boiling heat, not this stupid apocalyptic rainfall. I think one of Ugo Rondinone‘s rainbow signs mounted atop my roof might help rectify the situation. At the very least it would act as a glowing beacon for all the hapless folks swimming around out there. My ‘bow would proudly proclaim: Party At Erin’s Arc! (Everyone Is Welcome).

Or it could say one of these other things… I’m open.

ugo rondinone

via Internetwork

ugo rondinone

via mirumir’s Flickr stream

ugo rondinone

via Aquabotic

ugo rondinone

via You Have Been Here Sometime

ugo rondinone

via lisabella’s Flickr stream

ugo rondinone

via Internetwork

ugo rondinone

Portrait of John Giorno

ugo rondinone

via Wooster Collective (hilarious image!)

If you had a giant neon rainbow perched atop your house, what would it say?

16 Responses to “Cry Me A River”

  1. Raina says:

    “I’m Exhausted,” which won’t be nearly so sad in bright rainbow colors and a chubby font.

  2. Ceci says:

    NO SNOW PLEASE!

  3. Naomi says:

    I only get one rainbow message? I don’t know… maybe “Hey! You! Get off of My Cloud”

  4. love this. mine would probably say “awwwww yeahuh!”

  5. or “sleep schmeep.”

  6. oh yes! that last one is on the New Museum in manhattan. it’s awesome. they also have an awesome mug with it: http://www.newmuseumstore.org/viewItem.asp?ItemID=10016231&UnitCde=1

  7. erin says:

    Hi Joanna, thanks so much for stopping by!

    And that mug IS awesome.

  8. Kristin H.A.H. says:

    Hmmm, perhaps as an homage to the estimable Long Duk Dong, What’s a happenin’ hot stuff?

  9. ruth allison says:

    Welcome to my world!! From Ruthie the Dub (that’s Dublin, Ireland where it rains all the fuckin time even in the summer!)…40 shades of green me arse! But what the heck, I’m happy, I have half a bottle of Coted Du Rhone in me and I’m in my beautiful bijou apartment, listening to groovy tunes on my idpod… and IT’s FRIDAY!!!……and your beautiful rainbows put a little smile on me face. From your Dublin groupie Ruthie :)

  10. nic collection! love his work……

    all the best,
    david john

  11. melody says:

    “that wasn’t not funny”

    our favorite realworld line ever!

  12. melody says:

    Hmmm, after some further thought I’m leaning twds “Don’t taze me bro”

  13. Mine would say ‘Toodleloo mother fuckA’
    Appropriate for so many occasions.

  14. moi je joue says:

    that is so funny!!
    i was recently in nyc and walked past the building with the “hell, yes” sign on it, having no idea what it was.
    as for my own imaginary neon sign- i have nothing clever to say.
    like, that’s what it would say- “i have nothing clever to say.”

  15. Shilo says:

    mine definitely needs to say CALM DOWN WOMAN

  16. erin says:

    Hi Ruthie and moi je joue, lovely to meet you both! Thanks so much for stopping by.

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