Friday Fun Day
Friday, September 09, 2011
Above: still from Breanne Trammell's Yves Klein Blue Jeans, 2010
ArtBusiness.com either has a verrrry dry sense of humor, or is more aligned with easy business than the business of art. "They say crime doesn't pay? Well, crime is OK on eBay"--YOWSAHS.
Williamsburg is dead? (An interesting breakdown of the Brooklyn neighborhoods, re: the art scene.)
Adam Lindemann uses the Whitney's move downtown as a chance to retell the history of Tom Krens. An oldie, but a goodie.
And lastly, since this week is dedicated to reflecting on September 11th and the ripple effects of that day, this NYTimes article was a particularly interesting window into the designers whose Fashion Week presentations were affected that season.
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Breanne Trammell's Cheetos
Thursday, September 08, 2011
It's probably safe to say that Breanne Trammell's gotta thing for Cheetos. Check out her new window installation, Cheetos in the Expanded Field, in the windows of Mixed Greens. On view through November 12.
The mixed media installation includes a serious of sculptures including "Organic Cheeto Cigarette", "Yves Klein Cheetos" vinyl decals, and a "Hot Orange Friendship Bracelet". Rosalind Krauss, eat your heart out.
view from inside
And join us for the opening reception tonight, at Mixed Greens, 6-8pm.
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Functional Shift--opens tonight!
Thursday, September 08, 2011
detail from Stacy Fisher's Pink and Gold Wall Sculpture, 2011
In addition to Alessandra Expòsito's Once-Blooming and Button-Eyed opening tonight, we are also celebrating the opening of Functional Shift, featuring work by Kim Faler, Stacy Fisher, and Joan Linder. All three artists in this exhibition use familiar, functional objects to recalibrate the viewer's expectations of the materials and forms that populate our existence.
FUNCTIONAL SHIFT
September 8 - October 8
opening: Tonight September 8, 6-8pm
detail from Joan Linder's Where Death Delights in Helping the Living, 2010
detail from Kim Faler's Saudade, 2011
detail from Kim Faler's Untitled (Endgame), 2011
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Bee-A-Nah-Leh (Part 1)
Wednesday, September 07, 2011
Ciao tutti! Sono tornata! Finalllllly, a little rundown on my Venice visit. I'm posting today with some photos, primarily focused on the main pavilion.
The approach.
First room--ceiling installation and series of drawings installation, and (see below)
A detail from Nicolás Paris' Classroom: Partial exercises installation.
The second room had an enjoyable installation by Gianni Colombo: Spazio elastico, a dark room with a glowing grid of elastic bands, which you were to move through in space. Felt a bit like Tron. Too dark for a picture though.
Next up was my favorite room--R.H. Quaytman's I Modi, Chapter 22. Courtesy the artist and Miguel Abreru Gallery, NYC.
In the second or third room I looked up, horrified, and started to back-step slowly out of the door, thinking a pigeon attack was brewing. But, upon closer inspection...
...these taxidermied birds (scattered throughout every room of the pavilion), were intentionally placed. Unfortunately I didn't catch the name of the author of this work.
I simply had to share this shot of the Cafe. It was, well, dizzying. Only in Venice.
Stay tuned for Part 2--USA, France, Germany, and other individual pavilions!
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NEWS and Goings On
Tuesday, September 06, 2011
On September 10th, Sonya Blesofsky will be participating in the Brooklyn Arts Council's special interactive tribute to the September 11th attacks. Watch a video about it here. And read a more in-depth explanation of the project here.Swiss Institute is moving into Deitch's old space.
Stop the presses: Lady Gaga just made a Polaroid project..."with participation by" James Franco (among others). He's really making the rounds these days.
Accounts of art looting in the aftermath of the Oslo bombing.
*in coming days, I'll post pics from the Venice Biennale AND will discuss:
1. Why the British Pavilion reminded me of Sleep No More
2. Why I don't have any pictures of the Canadian Pavilion
3. Why one should not wear silk in Venice in August
4. The mysterious pigeon installation throughout the main pavilion in the Giardini (I spent the first 10 minutes thinking a Hitchcockian scenario was brewing)
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How many Mixed Greeners does it take to hang a Linder?
Tuesday, September 06, 2011
At least 3, apparently. Join us this Thursday, September 8th, for the opening of Functional Shift at Mixed Greens.
Functional Shift
Kim Faler, Stacy Fisher, and Joan Linder
September 8 - October 8
opening September 8th, 6-8pm @ Mixed Greens
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EXPÓSITO INSTALLATION EXTRAVAGANZA (Cont.)
Monday, August 29, 2011
Part 2 of the Alessandra Expósito installation extravaganza happened pre-Irene. Now we're gearing up for the arrival of Breanne Trammell (she's installing in our windows), and Kim Faler (she's got work in our Functional Shift exhibition). Both of them are driving down through broken tree limbs as I type.
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Oy Vey Thursday
Thursday, August 25, 2011
I couldn't agree more with the opening line of the Artinfo article: "First there was an earthquake, then the hurricane, and now... the return of Bravo's "Work of Art: The Next Great Artist"! Harbingers of end-times are aplenty this week, it seems." Bravo's Work of Art is back for Season 2. I suppose this season has a chance of turning the show around--I was glad to see at least a few of the names on the list of participating artists. I'm already positive that Sucklord will receive more attention for his name than anything else.
In some rather ridiculous Thursday reading, a gallerist accuses a SpongeBob animator of hiring his personal band of "martial arts experts" to attack her. Oy vey.
And this latest Damien Hirst story sounds rather, um, painful. Oy.
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Wed late night reading
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Don't think I wasn't gonna blog today!"$5Mil 1Terabyte Art Piece"--wowsers.
So that's what's gonna happen with that empty space under the High Line!
Is Art Market Views on a LONG hiatus, or is it just dying a slow death since Lindsay moved over to Art In America? Minimal posting for months...last entry July 25. sad face.
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Exposito Installation extravaganza!
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Some pics of the troops as they carefully move Expòsito's newest sculpture into the gallery. Mark your calendars for the opening of Once-Blooming and Button-Eyed, new sculpture by Alessandra Expòsito, Thursday September 8th, 6-8pm at MIXED GREENS.
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Earthquake Tuesday and other things I find hard to believe
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Well folks, we felt the earthquake. Did you? This got me thinking about the thousands upon thousands of artifacts and artworks lost to natural disasters, such as the recent earthquakes in Japan and Haiti.
In other eyebrow-raising news, Scope London cancelled....due to political unrest?? Riiight.
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Smolinski at SWARM Gallery!
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Installation view of Invasive Horizon at SWARM Gallery
Swarm Gallery is pleased to present Invasive Horizon, a duo exhibition of work on paper by Connecticut-based artist Joseph Smolinski and site-specific installation by Oakland-based artist Colin Christy.
On view August 20 - September 23, 2011
Check it out!
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Sharks and other Ridonkulous Friday stuff
Friday, August 19, 2011
Not one, but TWO shark attacks...in RUSSIA. Ridonkulous.One photog's ridonkulous copyright infringement suit against fellow photog, Ryan McGinley, thrown out by judge. Thankfully the judge wasn't as ridonkulous.
This artist had a lot of determination and a LOT of time on his hands, with incredible results. Ridonkulously cool to look at.
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Adia Millett at Jenkins Johnson Gallery, San Francisco
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Adia Millett's When I Was a Little Boy, 2011
For those of you in the San Francisco area, mark your calendars for the opening of an exhibition of new work by Adia Millett.
The Room Inside (new work by Adia Millett)
Jenkins Johnson Gallery, San Francisco
September 1 - October 1, 2011
We hope you'll check it out!
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Nurture Art Benefit--get your tickets!
Thursday, August 11, 2011
It's that time again--time for me to express my love for NURTUREart! Show your love and join us at the annual benefit!
Mark your calendars for the annual benefit:
October 11, 2011
Chelsea Art Museum
556 West 22nd Street, New York, NY
You can buy your tickets in advance here (get a VIP ticket for early entry and a chance to pick out a work of art!!! You can preview the artwork online beginning September 15.) VIP Tickets are $200 until October 1 and $250 after that. Individual entry is $75. NURTUREart is using Google Checkout this year due to a Google Grant (yipeee) meaning that these transactions will be processed for free and 100% of your donations and ticket purchases will go towards funding an incredible organization.
ATTENTION ALL ARTISTS: NURTUREart is hosting an open call for artwork for the Annual Benefit. Find out more information here.
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