SHOUT OUT: Photograph Magazine
Monday, March 19, 2012
It's time for a quick VOLTA recap. What an excellent fair--such a manageable size and comfortable venue. We were pretty happy with the number of interested collectors and international visitors, not to mention the upbeat atmosphere. SHOUT OUT to VOLTA, and a big SHOUT OUT to Jean Dykstra at Photograph Magazine for this thoughtful mention of Julianne Swartz's work in our booth.
Steven and Monica hard at work in the busy booth (above).
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It's spring...things to do!
Monday, March 19, 2012
Besides spring cleaning, there are few things to add to your calendar this week:Friday, March 23rd, 7-10pm at The Active Space: Documentary screening of Them F*ckin' Robots by Ine Poppe and Sam Nemeth. Read more about it here.
Keith Haring @ the Brooklyn Museum is now open, through July.
Tribeca Film Festival is around the corner (April 18 -29)...start reading up on it now.
Cherry blossoms?Brooklyn Botanic Garden celebrates Hanami for the entire month of April.
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Sonya Blesofsky @ Plug Projects, Kansas City
Friday, March 16, 2012
Check out Sonya Blesofsky's site-specific installation above, currently on view at Plug Projects as part of the Superstruct exhibition.
Sonya Blesofsky
Flood Crest, 2012
vellum, glue, graphite
PLUG Projects
“SUPERSTRUCT”
Work By: Stephanie Snider, Sonya Blesofsky, Brady Haston, Kirsten Kindler, and Juniper Tangpuz.
March 16 – May 5, 2012
Exhibition Opening: March 16, 6pm - 9pm
Gallery Hours: Saturdays 10am - 5pm and by appointment
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TAGS: blesofsky / exhibitions
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Loss of control: Dawn Kasper @ The Whitney Biennial
Friday, March 16, 2012
I smell something faintly aromatic…cedar..sandalwood. Mixed with burning. And once I turn the corner into Dawn Kasper's "environment" installation at The Whitney, I'm hit smack in the face with wafting fumes of incense. A crowd of visitors is shuffling through small objects in a case like it's a garage sale. But the museum guard is only feet away and seems unconcerned.
The wall label informs me that this installation, THIS COULD BE SOMETHING IF I LET IT, is the entire contents of the artist's bedroom and nomadic studio, moved into the Whitney for the duration of the Biennial. The artist will be making work, conducting studio visits, and playing music during this time. Again, according to the wall label. This stands in as a living sculpture and blurs the distinction between performance and preparation.
Suddenly the artist smelled what I smelled. "What is that? Wait, what is that?" And the proud visitors happily showed off the incense they'd taken the liberty of lighting. I watched as Ms. Kasper lept to the front of her nomadic studio space to put out the smoking stick because surely FIRE was not an intended outcome of this experiment.
Later I crossed paths with Ms. Kasper in the stairwell. She was joined by an exuberant and inquisitive visitor on a little walk around the museum. I overhead her lament the obvious: "It's not my stuff anymore in this context."
THIS COULD BE SOMETHING IF I LET IT, 2012
from the series The Nomadic Studio Practice Experiment 2009-
Three month durational performance and multimedia installation
Collection of the artist.
Dawn Kasper
b. 1977 in Fairfax, Virginia; lives and works in Los Angeles
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MUST-READS
Friday, March 16, 2012
Clifford Owen's final performance at MoMA PS1--"called for French kissing an audience member and demanding sex"! That is, until Kara Walker stepped in.Ed Winkleman points to yet another fair I was unaware of this past week--the female artist only Salon Zürcher! Frankly, I love any article that quotes (my Wellesley sister) Hillary Clinton and any art fair that promotes women artists.
It sure would be nice to be in Masstricht today...TEFAF opens today. The Art Newspaper has prepared a handy guide for those of you visiting the fair.
Great list of artist residencies out today by Artinfo.com. Artists, it's application time!
Marina's Performance Art museum coming soon to Hudson, NY.
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SHOUT OUT: AMA for announcing Paris-Scope
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Art Media Agency gets a SHOUT OUT for announcing our upcoming collaboration with Projective City: introducing PARIS-SCOPE!
Opening March 29th @ Mixed Greens with an exhibition by James Reeder.
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Support Jenna Spevack's upcoming project
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Eight Extraordinary Greens, coming soon to MIXED GREENS.
Support it here @ Kickstarter.
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My 4 Favorite Art Fair moments
Monday, March 12, 2012
1. The outdoor roof deck cafe at the Independent Fair. Nothing says art fair cafe better than sunshine, an Alexander Wang crowd, and edamame salad.
Click below to read more!
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"I am the bunny. You are the bunny."
Friday, March 09, 2012
Read Tom Clyde's first submission (the beginning of his new blog project) where he muses over Joan Linder's ink on paper drawing from her Rabbit series, 2004-2007.
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Mixed Greens @ VOLTA NY March 8-11
Wednesday, March 07, 2012
VOLTA NY [ Art Fair ]
7W 34th Street
New York, NY
Thu, March 8th - Sun, March 11th, 2012
Visitor Information here.
Booth C6 = MIXED GREENS
*presenting work by Julianne Swartz
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Planning upcoming exhibition
Tuesday, March 06, 2012
Heather, Chuka and Rudy work on plans for Rudy's upcoming exhibition at Mixed Greens. Busy week! Mark your calendars:
Rudy Shepherd
Psychic Death
opening March 29th, 6-8pm @ MIXED GREENS
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Way to go team!
Friday, March 02, 2012
We experienced the thrill of an emergency unwrap and rewrap session today--WAY TO GO TEAM! Job well done. TGIF.
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A performance by Meghan LeBorious on Thursday, March 22nd
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Mixed Greens is pleased to announce that in conjunction with her window drawing installation Emptiness & Its Implications, Meghan LeBorious, will enact a closing performance utilizing salt, chandelier crystals and light.
The performance will take place only on Thursday, March 22nd, from 7-8pm.
Download a press release for the window installation here.
Please contact me (courtney[at]mixedgreens[dot]com) with any questions regarding the event. Hope to see you there!
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Adia Millett's opening
Monday, February 27, 2012
Special thanks to O'Delle Abney for coverage of Adia's opening reception last Thursday.
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Adia Millett's "Portraits of An Escape" opens TONIGHT at Mixed Greens
Thursday, February 23, 2012
opening TONIGHT
ADIA MILLETT
Portraits of An Escape
@ Mixed Greens
6-8pm
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