What is James Franco thinking?
Thursday, February 07, 2013
Dear James,
I'm worried about you. I just got the email from Peres Projects about your upcoming solo exhibition entitled Gay Town. The accompanying image (above) was troubling. For a variety of reasons. First of all, "Gay Town"? It looks like a junk pile of stereotypical ephemera: Rainbows and bumper stickers--check. A bunch of t-shirts tacked on the surface (presumably from "gay town")???--check. Batman & Robin?!?!?!?! Seriously?
I wonder where the dialog even begins with this work. Is there a dialog? Or is it just insensitive and a little bit ignorant? Hope you have more to say about this show.
In other news, can't wait to see Spring Breakers.
xoxo
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Wednesday, February 06, 2013
Color Shift is in its last days. Be sure to stop by and check it on on or before Saturday, February 9th!above: Kate Steciw's works on canvas.
above: Arabella Campbell's We have pictures because we have walls., 2011, and Sherwin Tibayan's Installation View #2 (MOMA, Blue Monochrome, 1961, Yves Klein, 2013
above: Zachary Dean Norman's archival pigment prints are in the background.
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Coke O'Neal in the news!
Tuesday, February 05, 2013
Read this article about artists' responses to Superstorm Sandy--including Coke Wisdom O'Neal's new body of work to be featured in an upcoming solo exhibition at Mixed Greens, opening March 21st!
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Studio Visit: Keith Lemley
Tuesday, February 05, 2013
Heather was up in Providence last Friday, and she got to check out Keith Lemley's work in person. Be sure to check out his show, Dreams of an Ideal, at the Smith Center for the Arts at Providence College. Artscope, the New England publication, has a lovely bit on Keith and his work here.
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the (art) world of 3-D Printing
Thursday, January 31, 2013
Looks like my fascination with 3-D Printing was well directed, because the art world is catching on. Harvard is currently using the process to "fill in the blanks" and restore an ancient statue, while a Dutch architecture firm is investigating 3-D printed houses. THE FUUUUUTTTUUURRRRRRE....
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Blane de St. Croix Arctic Project
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Donate to Blane de St. Croix's Arctic Project here!
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Matthew de Leon's "Window Dressing"
Thursday, January 24, 2013
WINDOW INSTALLATION
Window Installation
Matthew de Leon: Window Dressing
January 10–March 16, 2013
“You know you are the first thing I’ve created in a really long time that made me feel like an artist.” —Jonathan Switcher
Mixed Greens is thrilled to present a site-specific installation by Matthew de Leon. Repeated large-scale portraits of the character Jonathan Switcher (played by Andrew McCarthy) will confront viewers passing under the Mixed Greens windows on 26th Street. For the first time, as viewers look in, their gaze will be returned.
In the 1987 movie Mannequin, Jonathan Switcher is a young, frustrated artist who has difficulty keeping a job until he makes the perfect mannequin. De Leon focuses on the moment in the movie when this antihero, downtrodden and depressed, views his creation in a department store’s window for the first time. The still frame de Leon recontextualizes is the moment Switcher presses his hands against the rainy window, ecstatic and inspired by the sight of the mannequin and the feeling that he is a real artist. When he believes in himself, his creation comes to life.
As a young boy, de Leon watched this movie repeatedly, in love with the flamboyant characters and the science fiction romance. As an adult, the film resonates with him in a different way. Switcher’s resiliency and the euphoria he shows when making art inspired de Leon to think about someone else, albeit a fictional character, whose art became his life.
The transformed, repeated image of Jonathan Switcher in the Mixed Greens windows refers back to the source’s medium as a film. The piece plays with this language of film and Switcher’s gaze. Typically an art viewer finds an object of his or her gaze, but here the gaze turns back on the viewer in a look of absolute wonder, joy, and epiphany. In Window Dressing, it is the West 26th Street viewer who is the artist’s creation and is brought to life in this contemporary Pygmalion story.
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Kim Beck on view at Boston University, opening tonight!
Thursday, January 24, 2013
For those of you in the Boston area, be sure to check out Kim Beck's work in:
ALTERNATIVE VISIONS / SUSTAINABLE FUTURES
bu.edu/cfa/sustainability
January 24 - April 20, 2013
Opening Reception: Thursday, January 24, 5:30-8pm
The Boston University School of Visual Arts and sustainability@BU present a cross-disciplinary collaborative project that responds to current environmental issues and investigates the potential to affect change through critical dialogue and innovative practices.
This multifaceted project is centered upon a large-scale exhibition held in Boston University's 808 Gallery. The 808 space will serve as a hub for a wide variety of programming, including lectures, demonstrations, and workshops on beekeeping and foraging, student-driven educational forums, and community outreach.
Participating artists include:Kim Beck, Center for PostNatural History, Futurefarmers, Mary Mattingly, Jaimes Mayhew, Maria Molteni/Colette Aliman, Plotform, and Marina Zurkow.
More information
617.353.3371 | 808 gallery 855 Commonwealth Ave Boston, MA 02215
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FLOOD! (but we're fine)
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Everything is FINE and the artwork is SAFE, but just in case you were curious what it looks like for a full gallery team to rush into action, see below. I'm also AMAZED that so much artwork came out of one tiny storage room. We'll be closed for the rest of today and likely tomorrow, but we should back up to full speed by Friday! Stay tuned!
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Busy, busy
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Editing for Coke's upcoming solo show at Mixed Greens this March.
AND....is May the new March? In addition to Frieze's second run in NYC, a slew of other fairs are popping up in May 2013: NADA, Cutlog, and now a Design fair?
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High Anxiety Tuesday
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Anxiety is high in the new year: This weekend was brimming with news-worthy events, spring semesters are about to start, and we're already talking about booth layout for upcoming art fairs. Here are some anxiety-inspired links for your enjoyment:Artinfo catches onto the anti-anxiety design trend.
Artist Ben Pederson's video, Space Plants, simultaneously aids and calms my anxiety (through humor, I guess).
This "assault" story on the High Line is making me rather anxious.
I wonder if this article gives Larry Gagosian anxiety...
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Thursday Reading
Thursday, January 17, 2013
Most interesting thing I've seen/experienced all week...and before you click on the link, don't start trying to close all of the pop-up windows. Also, this might best be viewed on your home computer (I can't imagine this flying in a super strict work environment). Click here to enjoy!AFC's "The show could use some improvement." Ouch. You harsh.
So what exactly IS VIP Art now? No longer an art fair, right? I get more emails from it than anything. I'm confused and overwhelmed.
Smack Mellon resumes business as usual with Aude Moreau's Sugar Carpet! MUST SEE!
And there's a Call for Flatware! see below
Recycle your metal flatware for upcoming exhibition.
Jean Shin invites you to be a part of the creative process and donate your unwanted metal flatware (forks, knives, spoons, serving utensils, and cutlery) to be transformed into a large sculptural installation.
The artwork will be featured in a solo exhibition at Montclair Art Museum in Fall 2013.
To participate, please drop off unwanted flatware (all conditions welcome, must be METAL) at:
--Cristin Tierney Gallery in Chelsea at 546 West 29th Street between 10th and 11th Avenues.
--or send an email to make alternative arrangements info@jeanshin.com
Materials will be collected until March 1st, 2013.
www.jeanshin.com
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Buffalo Recap
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Heather and I took the the tiniest commuter plane (scary!) up to Buffalo last weekend. First stop on our adventure was Joan Linder's studio!
Joan is currently in preparation mode for her upcoming solo exhibition at Mixed Greens, opening April 25, 2013.
Next stop on our tour was Hallwalls, Buffalo's prized cultural institution, to check out the opening for the group exhibition Vascular Modes (on view through March 1, 2013).
This was followed by a rather foggy visit to The Pink (above).
The next day included a visit to Dennis Maher's Fargo House. If you're in the Buffalo area, be sure to check out Maher's upcoming exhibition at the Albright-Knox: House of Collective Repair, will be on view from January 26, through May 12, 2013.
And below you'll see some shots from the last studio visit of the day--Kyle Butler:
Check out some of Kyle's work here.
Hit "READ MORE" below to see the extras from our Buffalo visit.
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in case you missed the opening
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
SHOUT OUT to ODelle Abney for posting this walkthrough of our opening reception. ENJOY!
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