DEARRAINDROP opens 'Members of The Island', curated by FANGS, Diesel Denim Gallery, Soho, June 15, 2005

DEARRAINDROP. This skull was outside the front door of the store/gallery. Diesel Denim Gallery, June 15, 2005

from left: JOE GRILLO, of DEARRAINDROP, FANGS, the show's curatorial team, JENNIFER FRANZESE and SAHEER, both in DEARRAINDROP t-shirts, Leif Ritchey (in white shirt) with his arm around, new wife, Tooya Ritchey, both of AFF (ART FIEND FOUNDATION), Diesel Denim Gallery, June 15, 2005

DEARRAINDROP's BILLY GRANT and LAURA GRANT, with their kid sister, Lisa Grant (in the 'BOPPER' t-shirt) at center. Diesel Denim Gallery, June 15, 2005

BILLY GRANT, DEARRAINDROP, 'Members of The Island', Diesel Denim Gallery, June 15, 2005

DEARRAINDROP's CHRIS KUCINSKI, he made the skull outside the store's door. note the DEARRAINDROP tie. DEARRAINDROP, 'Members of The Island', Diesel Denim Gallery, June 15, 2005

OWEN OSBORN, also part of the DEARRAINDROP crew. He makes the sound components, joysticks and other workings. DEARRAINDROP, 'Members of The Island', Diesel Denim Gallery, June 15, 2005

JOE GRILLO holds a limited edition vinyl record, with their own music, that DEARRAINDROP produced for the show & gave out to friends. That's Saheer, of FANGS, on the right. Diesel Denim Gallery, June 15, 2005

DEARRAINDROP, 'Members of The Island', Diesel Denim Gallery, June 15, 2005

DEARRAINDROP, 'Members of The Island', Diesel Denim Gallery, June 15, 2005

DEARRAINDROP, 'Members of The Island', Diesel Denim Gallery, June 15, 2005

DEARRAINDROP, 'Members of The Island' Diesel Denim Gallery, June 15, 2005

DEARRAINDROP, 'Members of The Island', Diesel Denim Gallery, June 15, 2005

DEARRAINDROP, 'Members of The Island', Diesel Denim Gallery, June 15, 2005

DEARRAINDROP, 'Members of The Island', Diesel Denim Gallery, June 15, 2005

DEARRAINDROP, 'Members of The Island', Diesel Denim Gallery, June 15, 2005

DEARRAINDROP, 'Members of The Island', Diesel Denim Gallery, June 15, 2005

DEARRAINDROP, 'Members of The Island', Diesel Denim Gallery, June 15, 2005

DEARRAINDROP, 'Members of The Island', Diesel Denim Gallery, June 15, 2005

Marie Lorenz, in a DEARRAINDROP dress, DEARRAINDROP, 'Members of The Island', Diesel Denim Gallery, June 15, 2005

Taylor McKimens and Misaki Kawai, Misaki's holding a DEARRAINDROP vinyl record, DEARRAINDROP, 'Members of The Island', June 15, 2005

Brian Belott, DEARRAINDROP, 'Members of The Island', Diesel Denim Gallery, June 15, 2005

from left: Treasurer Brian Morseberger, and Brandon Joyce, Director, of the South Philly ATHENAEUM artist collective, they had just bicycled all the way in from Philly, with Andy Hershey (in a DEARRAINDROP t-shirt), DEARRAINDROP, 'Members of The Island', Diesel Denim Gallery, June 15, 2005

Colin Langenus and Tom Hohmann of NYC band, THE USA IS A MONSTER, DEARRAINDROP, 'Members of The Island', Diesel Denim Gallery, June 15, 2005

designer Dante, of 'Fried Chicken' in one of his t-shirts, DEARRAINDROP, 'Members of The Island', Diesel Denim Gallery, June 15, 2005

Pete Trentacoste, visuals manager, East Coast, Diesel, at the opening of DEARRAINDROP, 'Members of The Island', Diesel Denim Gallery, June 15, 2005

Remy Amezcua, Alfredo Martinez photogram collaborator at THE PROPOSITION, at the opening, DEARRAINDROP 'Members of The Island', Diesel Denim Gallery, June 15, 2005

Sara Shapouri and Meghan Eckman, ..is that an ANIMENTAL t-shirt?, DEARRAINDROP, 'Members of The Island', Diesel Denim Gallery, June 15, 2005

Martina Kubinyi, recent SVA graduate in Illustration, visual merchandizer & sales associate, Diesel Denim Gallery, in the back alcove of the store, August 4, 2005

card for: NEIL WHITACRE, 'marshmallow', his one man show at Sixtyseven, MAY 12 - JUNE 11, 2005

WILLIAM VILLALONGO, 'Lapdance Venus', 2005, cut velour paper, "Delicate Demons and Heavenly Delights" curated by Kamroox Aram & Jessica Lin Cox, a summer show that ran from June 10 - July 29, OLIVER KAMM 5BE GALLERY, June 15, 2005

ADAM HELMS, 'Seated NFA Commander', 2005, graphite on paper, "Delicate Demons and Heavenly Delights", OLIVER KAMM 5BE GALLERY, June 15, 2005

MIN KIM, 'when night comes, I wish for the tiny lights to glow through the darkness', 2005, "Delicate Demons and Heavenly Delights", OLIVER KAMM 5BE GALLERY, June 15, 2005

PAULA KANE, 'Flowers in the Woods', 2003, "Delicate Demons and Heavenly Delights", OLIVER KAMM 5BE GALLERY, June 15, 2005

DANE NESTER, 'Untitled', 2005, "Delicate Demons and Heavenly Delights", OLIVER KAMM 5BE GALLERY, June 15, 2005

detail, DANE NESTER, 'Untitled', 2005, "Delicate Demons and Heavenly Delights", OLIVER KAMM 5BE GALLERY, June 15, 2005

ANYA KIELAR opens 'FLUTTER', DANIEL REICH, June 2, 2005

MICHAEL PHELAN opens 'We do Not Remember Days, We Remember Moments', DANIEL REICH, June 2, 2005

Erik Parker drops by. the 2 person opening was also called 'BLESS YOU TACO BELL', DANIEL REICH, June 2, 2005

Garth Weiser, MFA candidate Columbia, DANIEL REICH, June 2, 2005

Francesca Di Mattio, MFA candidate Columbia, DANIEL REICH, June 2, 2005

Patricia Treib, MFA cadidate Columbia, DANIEL REICH, June 2, 2005

DAMON JOHNSON, left, here with his dad, RICHARD JOHNSON, of PAGE SIX, shows his work in 'Baird Jones Curates Celebrity Art' at the Chelsea Museum, June 2, 2005

KENNY KOMER, in the sidewalk crawl space, and BORIS RASIN, above, building their 'Sub:urban (Jets Fan)' residence under the grate, CAPSULE, June 23, 2005

KENNY KOMER and BORIS RASIN, 'Sub:urban (Jets fan)' as seen from inside the CAPSULE gallery space, August 4, 2005

'Sub:urban (Jets fan)', looking in thru a window, from inside the gallery, KENNY KOMER and BORIS RASIN, CAPSULE, August 4, 2005

RAMIREX curates 'NEW YORK ART GENERATION' at Paula Barr Chelsea, the Yellow Head is: 'MY NET WORTH', 2005 by MARTIN ROTH. RAMIREX stands in front of his collage 'SICARIO', 2001, (TEEN KILLERS), Paula Barr Chelsea, June 23, 2005