JACK PIERSON - 'Early Works' - DANIEL REICH GALLERY, December 15 - January 28, 2006

JACK PIERSON at the opening of 'Early Works', Daniel Reich Gallery, NYC, Dec 15, 2005

JACK PIERSON, 'Psycho Killer', 2000, Plastic, 'Early Works', Daniel Reich Gallery, Dec 15, 2005

JACK PIERSON, '1984', carpet, metal hardware, 'Early Works', Daniel Reich Gallery, Dec 15, 2005

JACK PIERSON, early Pat Hearn poster, detail from 'A box of non-specific ephemera and research material', 2002, 'Early Works', Daniel Reich Gallery, Dec 15, 2005

JACK PIERSON, 'A box of non-specific ephemera and research material', 2002, 'Early Works', Daniel Reich Gallery, Dec 15, 2005

JACK PIERSON, detail, 'A box of non-specific ephemera and research material', 2002, 'Early Works', Daniel Reich Gallery, Dec 15, 2005

left, Ricky Clifton, with JACK PIERSON, at the opening of Jack's 'Early Works' exhibit, Daniel Reich Gallery, Dec 15, 2005

JACK PIERSON, 'Black Jackie', 1991, acrylic paint, plywood, silver and black rain curtain, cigarette and ash, Christmas lights, color gel, dimensions variable, 'Early Works', Daniel Reich Gallery, Dec 15, 2005

left, Michael Rourke, with JACK PIERSON, at Jack's opening of 'Early Works', Daniel Reich Gallery, Dec 15, 2005

JACK PIERSON, 'Breakfast, Hope - Dinner, Fear', 1982, plastic panels and lettering, 'Early Works', Daniel Reich Gallery, Dec 15, 2005

JACK PIERSON, 'Breakfast, Hope', 1982, 'Early Works', Daniel Reich Gallery, Dec 15, 2005

JACK PIERSON, 'Dinner, Fear', 1982, 'Early Works', Daniel Reich Gallery, Dec 15, 2005

Phiiliip at the JACK PIERSON opening, 'Early Works', Daniel Reich Gallery, Dec 15, 2005

Grant Worth under the JACK PIERSON piece: '5 Cents', 1990, colored plastic, (collection: Matt and Julie Hough, Los Angeles), at the opening of Jack Pierson 'Early Works', Daniel Reich Gallery, Dec 15, 2005

John McCord, at the JACK PIERSON opening, 'Early Works', Daniel Reich Gallery, Dec 15, 2005

writer, art critic, Linda Yablonski, at the JACK PIERSON opening, 'Early Works', Daniel Reich Gallery, Dec 15, 2005

from left, Sissel Kardel and Billy Whalen, at the JACK PIERSON opening, 'Early Works', Daniel Reich Gallery, Dec 15, 2005

Emily MacDonald of FILMAID INTERNATIONAL - OPERATIONS, at the JACK PIERSON opening, 'Early Works', Daniel Reich Gallery, Dec 15, 2005

JACK PIERSON, 'Keys', 1982, wood, keys, metal hardware, 'Early Works', Daniel Reich Gallery, Dec 15, 2005

JACK PIERSON, 'The Golden Hour', 1994, roll of 24 c-prints, 'Eary Works', Daniel Reich Gallery, Dec 15, 2005

Ashley Reid scores a little love. JACK PIERSON opening, 'Early Works', Daniel Reich Gallery, Dec 15, 2005 (...didn't we see that same grin on a 'Sweet Sixteen' celebrant all over MTV this weekend...)

on the left, celebrity maven, Baird Jones, recently profiled in the New York Times, with DANIEL REICH, at the JACK PIERSON opening, 'Early Works', Daniel Reich Gallery, Dec 15, 2005 (...a little more than just a handful of people would have paid good money to have seen that scarf pulled just a little bit tighter...)

a very appropos tree decorated JACK PIERSON'S 'Black Jackie' for the gallery's 'Holiday Party', Daniel Reich Gallery, Dec 17, 2005

GRANT WORTH, 'True Magicians, Holy Ghosts', John Connelly Presents, Nov 19 - Dec 17, 2005

the beginnings of 'Little Chelsea' aka 'The Strip'- John Connelly scored the biggest space, John Connelly Presents, Dec 17, 2005 (art maven Simon Cerigo coined the term 'Little Chelsea')

Grant Worth takes us on a private tour of his exhibit, 'True Magicians, Holy Ghosts', John Connnelly Presents, Dec 17, 2005

installation shot, GRANT WORTH, 'True Magicians, Holy Ghosts', John Connelly Presents, Dec 17, 2005 (... like all truly poetic visions, especially one invoking magicians and holy ghosts not only in its title, but in its cumulative aura - this one was impossible to totally catch on film, the small size of the polaroids, 3 x 3", might have had something to do with it.. but not all)

GRANT WORTH, Polaroid, 3 x 3", 'True Magicians, Holy Ghosts', John Connelly Presents, Dec 17, 2005

GRANT WORTH, Polaroid, 3 x 3", 'True Magicians, Holy Ghosts', John Connelly Presents, Dec 17, 2005

GRANT WORTH, Polaroid, 3 x 3", 'True Magicians, Holy Ghosts', John Connelly Presents, Dec 17, 2005

GRANT WORTH, Polaroid, 3 x 3", 'True Magicians, Holy Ghosts', John Connelly Presents, Dec 17, 2005

GRANT WORTH also exhibited an equally enchanting video loop - 'Planetarium in G major', 2005, a single channel, 9 minute, 33 second DVD, 'True Magicians, Holy Ghosts', John Connelly Presents, Dec 17, 2005

GRANT WORTH, 'Planetarium in G major', 'True Magicians, Holy Ghosts', John Connelly Presents, Dec 17, 2005

GRANT WORTH, 'Planetarium in G major', 'True Magicians, Holy Ghosts', John Connelly Presents, Dec 17, 2005

Alex Tuttle, Director, John Connelly Presents, aka jcp, GRANT WORTH exhibit, 'True Magicians, Holy Ghosts', John Connelly Presents, Dec 17, 2005

MIKHAIL BARYSHNIKOV ..."dancer, creative force" at the grand opening of THE THEATRES AT 37 ARTS, 450 West 37 Street, NYC, Dec 6, 2005

detail, LAURIE SIMMONS. ART PRODUCTION FUND took the occasion to display some of its WOW (WORKS ON WHATEVER) TAPESTRY SERIES, Grand Opening: THE THEATRES AT 37 ARTS, Dec 6, 2005

LAURIE SIMMONS, ART PRODUCTION FUND, WOW TAPESTRY SERIES, Grand Opening: 37 ARTS, Dec 6, 2005

HERNAN BAS, ART PRODUCTION FUND, WOW TAPESTRY SERIES, Grand Opening: 37 ARTS, Dec 6, 2005

detail, HERNAN BAS, ART PRODUCTION FUND, WOW TAPESTRY SERIES, Grand Opening: 37 ARTS, Dce 6, 2005

up in a balconey, VERNE DAWSON, ART PRODUCTION FUND, WOW TAPESTRY SERIES, Grand Opening: 37 ARTS, Dec 6, 2005

detail, VERNE DAWSON, ART PRODUCTION FUND, WOW TAPESTRY SERIES, Grand Opening: 37 ARTS, Dec 6, 2005

the dealer, ..some would say notorious, CHRISTIAN HAYES, of THE PROJECT, dropped by - he happens to live next door, .. he said he was one of the few neighbors whose view wasn't ruined by the new theatre complex, Grand Opening: 37 ARTS, Dec 6, 2005