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SHOUT OUT: Art/Work

Artinfo did give a nice SHOUT OUT to Heather Bhandari & Jonathan Melber's Art/Work today in their list of "40 Books Every Artist Should Own, Part 1". So I was a little down on Artinfo.com earlier, but I'm back on board now.

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Adding to the stereotype?

Image courtesy of Artinfo.com

Artinfo has started presenting a feature that I find rather obnoxious. Every month or so, an artist is chosen to present a list of their "can't live withouts". Frankly, I feel alienated. And I'm left wondering if every other artist and artworld worker is too.

This month's feature focuses on the highly successful Mickalene Thomas. She lists her favorite book, a baby onesie (her partner's expecting), and her favorite smoked arugula and trout salad. So she reads, she's a soon-to-be mom, and she's a bit of a foodie. But it was her preference for "Rick Owens knits" and "Avantindietro Boots" that made me roll my eyes. Is this feature perpetuating the idea that artists, once they become successful, roll over to the dark side?? Micki Thomas is an artist I admire and, in fact, often refer to when talking about successful career paths in the contemporary art world. It saddens me to think that instead of reminiscing about her early days at the Studio Museum, this type of article makes me jealous of her shoes ("$1,700, at select retail outlets.")

For those of you who watch Girls out there, I have two words for you: Booth Jonathan.

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Summer Adventure

Hi everyone, it's your resident blogger here. Just giving you a heads-up that I'll be on hiatus this summer. Where am I off to, exactly? See the above map. I'll be in the town of Amelia, a little town about an hour outside of Rome. And this is what I'll be up to. You can read more about it here.

Our summer interns will make sure the blog is lovingly maintained while I'm away. And perhaps from time to time I'll hop online and post a few pictures from my art-filled adventures!

A presto!

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sneak peek at upcoming Paris-Scope

Audrey Hasen Russell will be the featured artist for our next Paris-Scope exhibition! Read about it here.

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Come check out our current show!

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Videos from the opening and the exhibitions!

SHOUT OUT to ODelle Abney for the video coverage of our opening reception for Kimberley Hart's Promise and Jenna Spevack's Eight Extraordinary Greens.




SHOUT OUT to Marcelo's Art VLog for the above two videos.

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The experience of Frieze NYC 2012

The ferry ride!


The water views! The beautiful weather!


The open bar at SoHo House!

Loved. It.
And the rest was a lot like an art fair.


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Installation shots--Kimberley Hart & Jenna Spevack's exhibitions

Jenna Spevack's Eight Extraordinary Greens.


Kimberley Hart's Promise.

Read More below to see more installation shots from the shows!

*all photos shot by Etienne Frossard.

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Friday Fun Day: Kid Millions...killin' it!

Kid Millions is on tour. Read about it here. We're so pumped we just bought our tickets! Check out some of his friends joining him for the May 15th performance below!

May 15 New York, NY Le Poisson Rouge (RELEASE SHOW)

w/Colin Langenus Orchestra, Nymph; f/ Greg Fox (Guardien Alien, ex-Liturgy), James McNew (Yo La Tengo), Shahin Motia (Ex Models, Oneida), Richard Hoffman (Sightings), Sarah Richardson (Creeping Nobodies), Bryan Devendorf (The National) and Ryan Sawyer (Tall Firs).

TGIF.

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More installation shots!

Jenna Spevack's installation is underway. Furniture is placed, plants have arrived, and tiny tweaks are in-process.


Microgreens grow in bins situated within or underneath altered pieces of furniture.


Each setup is painstakingly positioned, some of the wood surfaces even have inlaid jewels--a reference to the fable of The Cock and the Jewel.



Join us tomorrow night for the opening of Jenna Spevack's Eight Extraordinary Greens at Mixed Greens!

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Installing: Kimberley Hart and Jenna Spevack

Kimberley, Thad and Rob place the Martin House sculpture in the front gallery.


This was the scene at the back of the gallery yesterday after Jenna's furniture was delivered.




And...lights are on! Ready for microgreens!

Join for the opening reception for both Kimberley Hart's Promise and Jenna Spevack's Eight Extraordinary Greens this THURSDAY, 6-8pm at Mixed Greens.


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Last Chance to see Rudy Shepherd

Tomorrow is your LAST CHANCE to see Rudy Shepherd's Psychic Death @ Mixed Greens.

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Friday Fun Day: ironing paper bags

Yep, you read that right. Chuka is currently ironing Trader Joe's bags for an upcoming super secret project. TGIF.


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Reading for Thursday

Mr. Brainwash has another suit against him. Surprise, surprise.

The NYTimes has some insight into artist Dawn Kasper's experiences at the Whitney (where does she go to the bathroom??)

Apparently the Frieze New York tent has tent enthusiasts gettin' REALLY excited.

Amazing new site with historical photos of NYC...seems it's quite popular already.

Undercover is big with artists these days. See here and here.

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Frieze is for hipsters...or not

Frieze New York seems to be catering to a very specific crowd:

FOOD: by Frankies Spuntino, Fat Radish, Roberta's, and obvi Intelligensia coffee...this is nice mix of various hipster vibes: LES/Bushwick/Venice, CA.

ALCOHOL: by The Standard Biergarten. Oooh, feels like laid-back, pre-summer prepping at a Meatpacking venue. Very casual. No signs of rose' here.

HOTELS: Wythe and Hotel Americano are both high on the suggested list. What this says about the visitor: "not afraid to stay off the beaten path" a/k/a "I have a car service lined up for the weekend." On the other hand, I like the rather affordable hotels included on this list.

ENTERTAINMENT: The Mulberry sponsored VIP dinner will feature a performance by Lana Del Rey. This is a nice pairing of high and low.

TICKETS: But can the hipsters come out to Randall's Island when the tickets are $40??? I see that the reduced rate is $25, but still!


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