.. some more pix from: 'When Fathers Fail', curated by GUILLAUME ROUCHON - AMY GARTRELL and DANIEL REICH, outside the gallery, the night of the opening, DANIEL REICH GALLERY, Sept 16, 2006

from left, artist FUTOSHI MIYAGI, with the show's curator, GUILLAUME ROUCHON. That's Futoshi Miyagi's piece , 'Untitled (Self-portrait, Twelve Rolls of Exposed film)' in the foreground, with 'The Difference Between a Memory, a Portrait, a Resolution' by PAUL MPAGI SEPUYA on the back wall. 'When Fathers Fail', DANIEL REICH GALLERY, Sept 16, 2006

another piece by FUTOSHI MIYAGI - 'Untitled (An Old Album and Ashes of its Contents)', glass container, ashes, photo album, in 'When Fathers fail', DANIEL REICH GALLERY, Sept 16, 2006

JESSICA STOCKHOLDER at the opening of her one woman show, MITCHELL-INNES & NASH, Sept 8, 2006

JESSICA STOCKHOLDER, MITCHELL-INNES & NASH, Sept 8, 2006

detail, JESSICA STOCKHOLDER, MITCHELL-INNES & NASH, Sept 8, 2006

graffiti artist, CRYSTAL, at the JESSICA STOCKHOLDER opening, MITCHELL-INNES & NASH, Sept 8, 2006

TAYLOR McKIMENS 'outed' at the TOMOO GOKITA opening, atm Gallery, Sept 7, 2006

TAYLOR McKIMENS had a show opening down the street, at CLEMENTINE, the same night, and a comic book by him, 'the Drips' was produced by PICTUREBOX INC. - as part of the exhibit, atm Gallery, Sept 7, 2006 - more on the comic

the card for: TAYLOR McKIMENS, 'The Drips', CLEMENTINE GALLERY, SEPTEMBER 7 - OCTOBER 14, 2006 - COMIC PUBLISHED BY PICTURE BOX INC.

back of the card: TAYLOR McKIMENS, 'The Drips', CLEMENTINE GALLERY, SEPTEMBER 7 - OCTOBER 14, 2006

TAYLOR McKIMENS at his opening, 'The Drips', with his friend, artist MATT LEINES, on the left. CLEMENTINE GALLERY, Sept 7, 2006

DONALD BAECHLER - TAYLOR McKIMENS got his first big break in NYC - working in Donald's studio. at the opening of the TAYLOR McKIMENS one man show - 'The Drips', CLEMENTINE GALLERY, Sept 9, 2006

Taylor's show was as much 'installation' as comic. the front room was dark, except for this 'streetlamp'. TAYLOR McKIMENS, 'The Drips', CLEMENTINE GALLERY, Sept 9, 2006

TAYLOR McKIMENS, 'The Drips', CLEMENTINE GALLERY, Sept 9, 2006

detail, TAYLOR McKIMENS, 'The Drips', CLEMENTINE GALLERY, Sept 9, 2006

detail, TAYLOR McKIMENS, 'The Drips', CLEMENTINE GALLERY, Sept 9, 2006

TAYLOR McKIMENS, 'The Drips', CLEMENTINE GALLERY, Sept 9, 2006

TAYLOR McKIMENS, 'The Drips', CLEMENTINE GALLERY, Sept 9, 2006

.. from the 'installation' in the back room, TAYLOR McKIMENS, 'The Drips', CLEMENTINE GALLERY, Sept 9, 2006

TAYLOR McKIMENS, 'The Drips', CLEMENTINE GALLERY, Sept 9, 2006

TAYLOR McKIMENS, 'The Drips', CLEMENTINE GALLERY, Sept 9, 2006

TAYLOR McKIMENS, 'The Drips', CLEMENTINE GALLERY, Sept 9, 2006

TAYLOR McKIMENS, 'The Drips', CLEMENTINE GALLERY, Sept 9, 2006

TAYLOR McKIMENS, 'The Drips', CLEMENTINE GALLERY, Sept 9, 2006

the card for: J PENRY, a one man show of drawings, curated by ANNIE OK, FUSE GALLERY, Sept 16 - Oct 21, 2006 - J PENRY'S first book - 'CASTLES and CHRISTIANS'- produced by GHava(Press) was on hand for the opening.

J PENRY opens his one man show at FUSE GALLERY, Sept 16, 2006

a limited edition book of J PENRY drawings, titled, 'CASTLES and CHRISTIANS', was produced for the show by GHava(press), FUSE GALLERY, Sept 16, 2006

J PENRY signs the book for a fan, FUSE GALLERY, Sept 9, 2006

J PENRY, FUSE GALLERY, Sept 9, 2006

J PENRY, FUSE GALLERY, Sept 9, 2006 - is this an 'homage' to: RON ENGLISH - 'Marilyn with Mickeys' ?

.. 'hungry for love', J PENRY, FUSE GALLERY, Sept 9, 2006

.. 'NOT GAY', J PENRY, FUSE GALLERY, Sept 9, 2006

.. 'THE JESUS AND MARY CHAIN WERE SO BUMMED. MAYBE THIS WILL CHEER THEM UP.', J PENRY, FUSE GALLERY, Sept 9, 2006

.. 'BOOTS AT THE BEACH', J PENRY, FUSE GALLERY, Sept 9, 2006

.. 'MAHMOUD AHMED', J PENRY, FUSE GALLERY, Sept 9, 2006

.. 'LINDSAY WAS BORN TO BE MY UNICORN', J PENRY, FUSE GALLERY, Sept 9, 2006

J PENRY and T K WEBB, at the J PENRY opening, FUSE GALLERY, Sept 9, 2006

from left, NICOLAS VERNNES, who runs a recording studio, RARE BOOK ROOM, and SAM JAYNE, of the band, LOVELESS LAUGHTER, at the J PENRY opening, FUSE GALLERY, Sept 9, 2006

tattoo art on SAM JAYNE, J PENRY opening, FUSE GALLERY, Sept 9, 2006

the J PENRY drawing of LOVELESS LAUGHTER, J PENRY opening, FUSE GALLERY, Sept 16, 2006

the poster for the limited edition J PENRY book, J PENRY opening, FUSE GALLERY, Sept 16, 2006

the desk copy, of the limited edition J PENRY book of drawings, 'CASTLES and CHRISTIANS', GHava(press), J PENRY opening, FUSE GALLERY, Sept 16, 2006 - the book, about 9 x 7", with about 50 pages, many in color, is a beautiful production.

scan of front cover, J PENRY, 'CASTLES and CHRISTIANS', GHava(press), FUSE GALLERY, Sept 16, 2006

..'CAN'T ALWAYS PARTY LIKE A WEREWOLF.', J PENRY, from 'CASTLES and CHRISTIANS', GHava(Press), FUSE GALLERY, Sept 16, 2006

..rubber cement, J PENRY, 'CASTLES and CHRISTIANS', GHava(press), FUSE GALLERY, Sept 16, 2006

.. 'the white witch cast her spell', J PENRY, 'CASTLES and CHRISTIANS', GHava(Press), FUSE GALLERY, Sept 16, 2006

.. 'I'LL ALWAYS THINK OF ERIC AS A HOWLING BANSHEE.', J PENRY, 'CASTLES and CHRISTIANS', GHava(press), FUSE GALLERY, Sept 16, 2006

.. J PENRY, 'CASTLES and CHRISTIANS', GHava(Press), FUSE GALLERY, Sept 16, 2006

from left, DEREK LERNER, BEN VELEZ MERTEN, RANDALL J. LANE and SADEK BAZARAA. Derek, Randall and Sadek run GHava(Press), which produced the limited edition J PENRY book of drawings, 'CASTLES and CHRISTIANS', photographed here, at the opening of the J PENRY show, FUSE GALLERY, Sept 16, 2006

GHava(Press)

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