JIM DRAIN opens 'I WISH I HAD A BEAK', GREENE NAFTALI, APRIL 9, 2005

JOE GRILLO of DEARRAINDROP drops by. JIM DRAIN, 'I WISH I HAD A BEAK', NAFTALI GREENE, April 9, 2005

JOE GRILLO and LAURA GRANT of DEARRAINDROP. JIM DRAIN, 'I WISH I HAD A BEAK', GREENE NAFTALI, April 9, 2005

JOE GRILLO and LAURA GRANT, JIM DRAIN opens, 'I WISH I HAD A BEAK', GREENE NAFTALI, April 9, 2005

independent curators, JENNIFER (right) & SAHEER, aka FANGS. FANGS curated the JUNE 2005 DEARRAINDROP show at DIESEL DENIM GALLERY in Soho. SAHEER also writes music reviews for TOKION. JIM DRAIN opens, 'I WISH I HAD A BEAK', GREENE NAFTALI, April 9, 2005

JIM DRAIN produced an amazing background wall for the show. that's performance artists, MALCOLM STUART and BEC STUPAK seated in front of it. JIM DRAIN opens, 'I WISH I HAD A BEAK', GREENE NAFTALI, April 9, 2005

the couch was part of the wall installation. seated from left: Bec Stupak, Malcolm Stuart, Nancy Garcia & Carlos Giffoni. JIM DRAIN, 'I WISH I HAD A BEAK', GREENE NAFTALI, April 9, 2005

JIM DRAIN, 'I WISH I HAD A BEAK', GREENE NAFTALI, April 9, 2005

JIM DRAIN, 'I WISH I HAD A BEAK', GREENE NAFTALI, April 9, 2005

JIM DRAIN, 'I WISH I HAD A BEAK', GREENE NAFTALI, April 9, 2005

detail, JIM DRAIN, 'I WISH I HAD A BEAK', GREENE NAFTALI, April 9, 2005

NAOMI FISHER looked beautiful, if she weren't animate, she could have been mistaken for one of the sculptures. we later found out, she had recently hooked up with JIM. JIM DRAIN opens 'I WISH I HAD A BEAK', GREENE NAFTALI, April 9, 2005

EYE, TRANSPLANT, April 9, 2005

EYE, TRANSPLANT, April 9, 2005

detail, EYE, TRANSPLANT, April 9, 2005

EYE, photo of a photo by MASAYUKI SHIODA in STUDIO VOICE MAGAZINE out of TOKYO, TRANSPLANT, April 9, 2005

EYE, photo of a photo by MASAYUKI SHIODA, in STUDIO VOICE MAGAZINE out of TOKYO, TRANSPLANT, April 9, 2005

EYE exhibits at TRANSPLANT GALLERY, April 2-28, 2005. April 9, 2005

YUKI MINAMI of TRANSPLANT GALLERY, stands beside a FRANKIE MARTIN wall hanging. FRANKIE MARTIN, 'ONE MINUTE RAVE' opened on March 11, 2005 at CANADA - this was a special APRIL 9th Birthday Party evening, CANADA, April 9, 2005

BRENDAN CASS stands in front of the JOCELYN SHIPLEY installation for her 'PHLOKLORE' exhibit, which also opened at CANADA on March 11, 2005. APRIL 9th Birthday Party, CANADA, April 9, 2005

detail, JOCELYN SHIPLEY, 'PHOLKLORE', CANADA, April 9, 2005

JOCELYN SHIPLEY, sculpture, 'PHOLKLORE' exhibit, CANADA, April 9, 2005

CANADA co-founder & director, and photographer in his own right, PHIL GRAUER, April 9th Birthday Party, CANADA, April 9, 2005

...back in the good ole days, GEDI SIBONY, April 9th Birthday Party, CANADA, April 9, 2005 - that's FRANKIE MARTIN'S work behind him on the wall.

Gedi's wife, artist JENNY MONICK, APRIL 9th Birthday Party, CANADA, April 9, 2005

a small wall sculpture by GEDI SIBONY in the back room, APRIL 9th Birthday Party, CANADA, April 9, 2005

artist JOHN HODANY, APRIL 9th Birthday Party, CANADA, April 9, 2005

LARRY CARLSON, is in town for the APRIL 9th Birthday Party, CANADA, April 9, 2005

LARRY CARLSON and BRIAN BELOTT with some of Brian's books. Brian opened 'Books, Books, Books, Books, Books, Books and Books' on March 11, 2005 at CANADA, as well. The exhibit was still up when the APRIL 9th Birthday Party took place, CANADA, April 9, 2005

some of Brian's friends collaborated on the books, looks like KATHERINE BERNHARDT worked on this one. BRIAN BELOTT, 'Books, Books, Books, Books, Books, Books,and Books', APRIL 9th Birthday Party, CANADA, April 9, 2005

BRENDAN CASS worked on this one. BRIAN BELOTT, 'Books, Books, Books, Books, Books, Books, and Books', CANADA, April 9, 2005

BRIAN BELOTT, 'Books, Books, Books, Books, Books, Books and Books', CANADA, April 9, 2005

BRIAN BELOTT, 'Books, Books, Books, Books, Books, Books and Books', CANADA, April 9, 2005

BRIAN BELOTT, 'Books, Books, Books, Books, Books, Books and Books', CANADA, April 9, 2005

BRIAN BELOTT, Joe Bradley, Larry Carlson (seated) with Brian's exhibit, 'Books, Books, Books, Books, Books, Books and Books', CANADA, April 9, 2005

more pix from the FRANKIE MARTIN installation, 'ONE MINUTE RAVE' ... a cardboard cut-out DJ that looks alot like Frankie, CANADA, April 9, 2005

turntable, FRANKIE MARTIN, 'ONE MINUTE RAVE', CANADA, April 9, 2005

FRANKIE MARTIN, 'ONE MINUTE RAVE', CANADA, April 9, 2005

FRANKIE MARTIN, 'ONE MINUTE RAVE', CANADA, April 9, 2005

FRANKIE MARTIN, 'ONE MINUTE RAVE', CANADA, April 9, 2005

FRANKIE MARTIN, 'ONE MINUTE RAVE', CANADA, April 9, 2005

FRANKIE MARTIN, 'ONE MINUTE RAVE', CANADA, April 9, 2005

Frankie made a tent out of many thrift shop afghans, in which her 'RAVE' loop was projected onto a wall. FRANKIE MARTIN, 'ONE MINUTE RAVE', CANADA, April 9, 2005

unique CD cover drawing, FRANKIE MARTIN, 'ONE MINUTE RAVE', CANADA, April 9, 2005

'Where's Waldo?', FRANKIE MARTIN, 'ONE MINUTE RAVE', CANADA, April 9, 2005

AMY GARTRELL's painting. AMY GARTRELL opened .... 'Hot Hands Cold Heart', at DANIEL REICH GALLERY on April 14, 2005.

here are a few more pix from that opening. SCOTT HUG and MICHAEL CLIFTON, with a large AMY GARTRELL painting behind them, at Amy's opening, 'Hot Hands Cold Heart', DANIEL REICH GALLERY, April 14, 2005

artist, KENNETH MROCZEK, at the AMY GARTRELL opening, 'Hot Hands Cold Heart', DANIEL REICH GALLERY, April 14, 2005

MICHAEL MAGNAN, at the AMY GARTRELL opening, 'Hot Hands Cold Heart', DANIEL REICH GALLERY, April 14, 2005

PHIILIIP at the AMY GARTRELL opening, 'Hot Hands Cold Heart', DANIEL REICH GALLERY, April 14, 2005

STERLING RUBY opened, 'STERLING RUBY NEW WORK' at FOXY PRODUCTION, April 14, 2005

from left: MICHAEL GILLESPIE, HEATHER HUBBS, and VAN HARRISON, at the STERLING RUBY opening, FOXY PRODUCTION, April 14, 2005

TIM GARDNER opens a show of new work at 303, April 15, 2005

the card for: 'Tim Gardner' which ran from April 15 - May 28, 2005 at 303 Gallery. the image on the card is: 'Untitled (Family Portrait 1)' 2005, pastel on gessoed paper mounted on canvas.

TIM GARDNER, work on paper, 303, April 15, 2005

TIM GARDNER, work on paper, 303, April 15, 2005

the card for: 'Mark Handforth', his one man show which ran from April 15 to May 21, 2005 at Gavin Brown's enterprise.

MARK HANDFORTH at the opening of his one man show of new work, Gavin Brown's enterprise, April 15, 2005

artist DARA FRIEDMAN, (and Mark's wife), at his opening, 'MARK HANDFORTH', Gavin Brown's enterprise, April 15, 2005

SAM ORLOFSKY at the MARK HANDFORTH opening, Gavin Brown's enterprise, April 15, 2005

FERNANDO ZUBILLAGA stands beside a MARK HANDFORTH wall sculpture, at the opening, 'MARK HANDFORTH', Gavin Brown's enterprise, April 15, 2005

MARK HANDFORTH, wall sculpture, .. there were lit candles inside the phone box, which also had a mirror on the interior back wall. 'MARK HANDFORTH', Gavin Brown's enterprise, April 15, 2005

a view looking back into the installation, 'MARK HANDFORTH', Gavin Brown's enterprise, April 15, 2005

Rirkrit Tiravanija and John Tremblay, at the 'MARK HANDFORTH' opening, Gavin Brown's enterprise, April 15, 2005