10 Year Anniversary

Two Words: bolo tie.

Happy 10 Year Mixed Greens anniversary, Rob.




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Field Trip!!!

Michelle H, guest blogger

We've listed a few noteworthy art events and exhibitions outside of NYC this summer, so when you're fleeing the city, you can do so with suggested direction.

Lehigh Valley Art Wars
Date/Time: May 26th, 2011 starting at 7:30pm
Location: MayFair Festival of the Arts at Cedar Beach Park, Allentown, PA

Lehigh Valley Art Wars was created by Steven Leibensperger and Zeke Zelker to give artists an opportunity to create live in front of an audience and make some money in the process. This is a non-profit operation that combines Work of Art style challenges with Warhol Vs. Basquiat cool. The winning artist gets $1,000 and an exhibition. The event will open with a prizefighter style video montage of the competing artists. Which will be awesome.

Searching for Field Character
Date/Time: May 26th-Sep 30th, 2011
Location: MASS MoCA, North Adams, MA

MASS MoCA is host to the Buraeu for Open Culture's I Am Searching for Field Character. Described by the Bureau for Open Culture as "...a series of public conversations, performances, installations, workshops and a beer garden with a slew of artists, writers, designers and thinkers visiting North Adams, MA, over the course of the summer."
The event coincides with MASS MoCA's exhibition, The Workers , which explores the cultural laborer, from "artists and writers to beekeepers and distillers who collectively contribute to the lifestyle of a region."

Exhibitions at 319A North 11th Street
Date/Time: June! Specific dates below...
Location: 319A North 11th Street, Philadelphia, PA

The building at 319A North 11th is home to multiple galleries worth checking out, so here a just a few of the exhibitions happening in the building during June.
June 3rd-26th: D. Billy & Nathan Manuel, Terry Conrad, Micah Danges, and Andrew Suggs are at Vox Populi.
June 3rd-26th: Wallace Whitney of CANADA is guest curator at Tiger Strikes Asteroid.
June 3rd-July 29th: Artist Eric McDade's exhibition Nobody Digs Your Music But Yourself opens at Marginal Utility.

Urban Garden Party
Date/Time: June 17th, 2011 starts at 7pm
Location: Mattress Factory, Pittsburgh, PA

The Urban Garden Party is themed from Hollywood to Paradise this year, and NYC iPad DJ's AndrewAndrew are set to bring the music. One must purchase tickets, as this is a fundraiser for the Mattress Factory. If one needs proof of the fun, here are photos from last year's party.

West Collection Talks
Date/Time: July 20th, 2011 from 4-5pm
Location: SEI Amphitheater, Oaks, PA

The West Collection marks this event as their 11th on-site collection talk. They will be bringing artists in the collection back to Oaks, PA to speak on a panel about painting. James Hyde, Lisa Stefanelli, and Mixed Greens' Leah Tinari will be on the panel, and the discussion will be moderated by collection director Lee Stoetzel.



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RISD MFA Painting 2011

Small Crowd, the RISD MFA Painting 2011 exhibition, June 16 - July 8, @ Mixed Greens.

Mark your calendars.

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Wed reading and Shout Out

First things first:

An overdue SHOUT OUT to MocoLoco for this posting about Sonya Blesofsky's exhibition, Tenement, currently on view at Mixed Greens.


Secondly:

It's the grayest, rainiest week possible. Go get some color in your day with The Thingness of Color at DODGE Gallery. Read about it here at New American Paintings.

Apparently today is Museum Day! Perfect for a rainy day. You still have about two hours worth of museum time!

Never did I ever think I'd read the words "sex" and "acne drug" in the headline of an article about the Barnes Foundation.

Thanks to Art Fag City for pointing out this article....oooohh authentification using fingerprints!



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Go See It Now

Just saw the Alexander McQueen exhibit at The Met. This was not the work of a fashion designer on display. This was the work of an artist. Three words: GO SEE IT NOW.

(and like the website warns, this might not be suitable for young children...i'm personally still haunted by The Horn of Plenty dress made of black duck feathers)

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What you learn by reading the NYFA job postings

Zach Feuer is seeking a "volunteer" to make lunch and water plants as part of Phoebe Washburn's upcoming exhibition.

MMPI (Art Chicago Fair) is looking for a new Show Director. Uhh, does the person who was the show director two weeks ago know that they're out??

NYFA's blog is looking for an intern to the executive director, and the need a summer editiorial intern for the NYFA Current. And these internships are unpaid. The Dia is also offering an unpaid curatorial internship. Has the law changed on the issue of paying interns or not?

Confidential? Anonymous listing?? You're not fooling us with that. This "confidential listing" for a paid internship asks you to send your resume to kwbaumgartner[at]gmail.com A quick google search of "kwbaumgartner" and you figure out that this is who you're contacting.

Thomas Campbell's plans for the Met to become uber-technologically hip apparently includes a $5-7 million budget. How do I know this? Because I read it in this job description.





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Shark news!

Great White (huge!) spotted off Martha's Vineyard! hmmmmm....just like JAWS.

hum it with me:
"daaaaa Duh daaaaaa Duh daaaaa Duh daa Duh da Duh da Duh da Duh da Duh"

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Tuesday reading

The Festival of Ideas has a guided cell phone tour of the After Hours: Murals on the Bowery portion of the exhibition. Read here for phone #.

More terrible news from China regarding Ai Weiwei and, now, Cao Fei. Read here for news on Anish Kapoor's idea for protest.

The Buffalo News has a nice shout out for Joan Linder. Her work is currently on view as part of the group exhibition Figuration and its Disconnects at University of Buffalo through May 14th.

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NEXT install video

Untitled from Mixed Greens on Vimeo.

Steven and Monica get uber precise when it comes to hanging work.

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"Festival of Ideas" and calling all curators

We're 7 months out from Festivus, so in the meantime you can celebrate the Festival of Ideas, a "dynamic laboratory for creative thinking and action bringing together scores of participants and public events", brought to us all by the New Museum. Exciting stuff! More info here! May 4-8, 2011.

Another reason to mark your calendar: Calling all artists and curators! NURTUREart announces its annual open call for the upcoming 2011-2012 exhibition series. Deadline: postmarked by June 12, 2011.



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Last day of installation!

Detail of the "ceiling medallion"


Finally on the ceiling!


Sonya puts the finishing touches on the "radiator"


A flurry of activity in the gallery today.




Pipes!


"The Basement"


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Sonya Blesofsky: Installation Continues!

Brown paper, aluminum foil, tape, glue and plastic: Various parts for the electric meters


Sections of the cornice, about to be assembled and installed.


Rob and Sonya delicately hang a window pediment.


Our super-helper, Graham, makes some very accurate measurements.


An all-vellum fence is already completed and standing.


Detail shot of the "metal studs" made from aluminum foil.


An all-vellum decorative ceiling medallion, ready to be installed on our ceiling.


Be sure to join us this coming Thursday night, 6-8pm at Mixed Greens, to celebrate the opening of Sonya Blesofsky's Tenement!





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