LOLA SCHNABEL, daughter of JULIAN, had a painting in a small show curated by NICOLA VASSELL. Lola is a 3rd Year Filmmaking student, in the BFA Program at COOPER UNION.
96 Greene St, May 11, 2007

LOLA SCHNABEL with her painting.
96 Greene St, May 11, 2007

Lola's brother, VITO SCHNABEL, with KATHY GRAYSON. Kathy also has work in the show. both Kathy Grayson and the show's curator, Nicola Vassell are co-directors at DEITCH PROJECTS, just around the corner.
96 Greene St, May 11, 2007

KATHY GRAYSON has made a name for herself as an independent curator. in fact, she curates an important survey this summer, at PERES PROJECTS in BERLIN. called 'Mail Order Monsters', it runs from July 1 - August 4, 2007. The list of artists is not yet up on the PERES PROJECTS website, but TAYLOR McKIMENS is one of them.
96 Greene St, May 11, 2007

one of KATHY GRAYSON'S paintings.
96 Greene St, May 11, 2007

a KATHY GRAYSON painting.
96 Greene St, May 11, 2007

the curator of the show, NICOLA VASSELL. The show is officially titled: 'POWERS OF TEN - SUCCESSIVE ORDERS OF FORMAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL MAGNITUDE'. The exhibition space appears to be in a private loft space & the show is open by appointment only: nicola@deitch.com - it runs till June 30, 2007.
96 Greene St, May 11, 2007

while we were waiting for Lola to arrive, we happened upon this classic DEITCH PROJECTS hardcover release - 'JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT 1981: The Studio of the Street'.
96 Greene St, May 11, 2007

the TABLE of CONTENTS, with a photo of JEAN MICHEL BASQUIAT on the facing page. 'JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT 1981: The Studio of the Street',
96 Greene St, May 11, 2007

a BASQUIAT painting, from 'JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT 1981: The Studio of the Street', 96 Greene St, May 11, 2007

Jean Michel Basquiat painting, from 'JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT 1981: The Studio of the Street',
96 Greene St, May 11, 2007

Jean Michel Basquiat painting, from 'JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT 1981: The Studio of the Street',
96 Greene St, May 11, 2007

a vintage photo of JEAN MICHEL BASQUIAT with girlfriend SUZANNE MALLOUK, in 'JEAN-MICHEL BASQIUAT 1981: The Studio of the Street',
96 Greene St, May 11, 2007

SUZANNE MALLOUK today, with friend ROBERT KNAFO, at the recent BIRGIT MEGERLE opening, DANIEL REICH GALLERY, Feb 10, 2007
PHOTO: NANCY SMITH

Suzanne went on to finish Med School and is now a psychiatrist in Connecticut, I believe dealing with substance abuse issues. the original report on which the photo first posted: 2007-03-07

CHRISTOPHER MARTIN, 'COMET ON FIRE' t-shirt, opens a beautiful, multi-media show, called 'SHAPESHIFTERS', at Little Cakes Little Gallery, the weekend of April 20-21, the show running from April 20-May 20, 2007. the show included "drawings, light boxes, and little characters that live on cliffs".
Little Cakes, April 21, 2007

CHRISTOPHER MARTIN is a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design, where he first hooked up with HANNA FUSHIHARA ARON & friends. Although he has exhibited work in group shows thru Little Cakes, in New York and Baltimore in the past, this is his first solo show in NYC.

CHRISTOPHER MARTIN lives in TORONTO, CANADA where he is the co-host of a Food Network Canada show called, 'Food Jammers' on which he and his 2 other "conspirators construct home brew cooking equipment using junkyard parts, found objects and locally sourced ingredients. The show is seen coast to coast in Canada and can also be seen in Australia, Italy, Brazil and Thailand"!!
Little Cakes,
April 21, 2007

CHRISTOPHER MARTIN, 'little characters that live on cliffs', 'SHAPESHIFTERS',
Little Cakes,
April 21, 2007

CHRISTOPHER MARTIN. the 'cliff dwelling dudes' are made from found wood. the canopies they sit beneath are made from boat sail cloth, and function as.."mini tents shielding them from the rays of the sun and droplets of rain in a world unknown to us", 'SHAPESHIFTERS', Little Cakes, April 21, 2007

CHISTOPHER MARTIN, one of the characters is fashioned from a piece of wood chewed by beavers, could it be this one ? 'SHAPESHIFTERS', Little Cakes, April 21, 2007

another 'cliff dwelling dude', CHRISTOPHER MARTIN, 'SHAPESHIFTERS' - seeing these detailed hand wrought characters, one can only imagine the ingeniousness of the home brew equipment Christopher Martin comes up with - with his hands-on craft skills - on the Food Network Canada show!
Little Cakes, April 21, 2007

CHRISTOPHER MARTIN. the wooden puppet-like characters could be bought individually as well. Each wears "armor" made from stitched together "scale" or "feathers" of cloth. 'SHAPESHIFTERS',
Little Cakes, April 21, 2007

CHRISTOPHER MARTIN, 'light box'. The boxes are lit from behind in both white and black light - and each light tube can be switched on or off to create different lighting effects. 'SHAPESHIFTERS',
Little Cakes, April 21, 2007

CHRISTOPHER MARTIN, light box, 'SHAPESHIFTERS',
Little Cakes, April 21, 2007

another light box. CHRISTOPHER MARTIN, 'SHAPESHIFTERS',
Little Cakes, April 21, 2007

CHRISTOPHER MARTIN, drawings which "..mimic collages, when in fact every part of them has been hand painted". 'SHAPESHIFTERS',
Little Cakes, April 21, 2007

CHRISTOPHER MARTIN. they look like collages, but they are detailed, diversely surfaced, ("air brush strokes are used to create dimensionality and texture") hand painted 'drawings'. 'SHAPESHIFTERS',
Little Cakes, April 21, 2007

CHRISTOPHER MARTIN, paint drawing. 'SHAPESHIFTERS',
Little Cakes, April 21, 2007

a view of the installation. CHRISTOPHER MARTIN, 'SHAPESHIFTERS',
Little Cakes, April 21, 2007

HANNA FUSHIHARA ARON, the multi-talented force behind Little Cakes Little Gallery, CHRISTOPHER MARTIN, 'SHAPESHIFTERS',
Little Cakes, April 21, 2007

Little Cakes Little Gallery from the street.
East Village, NYC, April 21, 2007

KIERSTEN ESSENPREIS and JOHN ORTH open their 2 person show at Cinders Gallery, May 4, 2007. The show ran from May 3 - June 3, 2007

JOHN ORTH plays in a pretty well known underground 6 musician band called, Holopaw.

KIERSTEN ESSENPREIS, 'Tar Babies', flashe on wood,($350). Kiersten called her 1/2 of the show: 'Half Shut Knife'. Cinders, May 4, 2007

KIERSTEN ESSENPREIS, 'Serenity Now', 'Half Shut Knife', Cinders, May 4, 2007

JOHN ORTH, 'Weeping Bandit', latex and pencil on cardboard, ($350). JOHN ORTH titled his part of the show, 'Oh, Glory. Rivulets. Crystalline.'
Cinders, May 4, 2007

JOHN ORTH, 'Weeping Woodsman #2', 'Oh, Glory. Rivulets. Crystalline.',
Cinders, May 4, 2007

ANGELA DEANE and STEPHANIE HUTIN, at the KIERSTEN ESSENPREIS/JOHN ORTH opening. Stephanie Hutin teaches Animation in the BFA program at VCU, in Richmond, VIRGINIA. most of these guys met up when they were students at the University of Florida in Gainesville.
Cinders, May 4, 2007

JAPANTHER, 'THE GRAVY', 6" available in the back store, for $4.
Cinders, May 4, 2007

YO YO!!! JAPANTHER is going play !! at John Connelly Presents, next week !! on FRIDAY JUNE 15, 2007 - as part of the Assume Vivid Astro Focus installation !!! call jcp for times.

'BELIEVE IN ME', limited edition print (25) by STO. also in the back store. Cinders, May 4, 2007

STO and KELIE of Cinders Gallery and Store. KIERSTEN ESSENPREIS and JOHN ORTH installation, Cinders, May 4, 2007

the opening of Cinders' annual 'PORCH SHOW' is tonite!, FRIDAY, JUNE 8, 2007, from 7-10pm. see gallery website: the hotlinked flaming hand logo above, for list of artists - its a big survey show!! and it will be a BIG!! party, that spills out onto the street.

VOLCOM launches its first comic book - VOLCOMICS #1 - 'IRONIC TURPITUDE REFORMATTED AS ICONIC DRIVEL' - with a touring comic book launch & drawing show, 1st stop: FUSE GALLERY, NYC. May 19, 2007

". . . in the spirit of the underground comics movement that seethed out of SAN FRANCISCO in the 1960's .. Volcom Stone presents .. VOLCOMICS".
volcom.com

back cover, VOLCOMICS #1 - illustration by TRAVIS FUDGE aka TRAVIS MILLARD. The show travels to: LOS ANGELES:JUNE 1, LA BREA VOLCOM STORE - volcom.com; LONDON:JUNE 28, TRUMAN BREWERY - slamcity.com; SAN FRANCISCO:JULY 14, SPACE GALLERY - spacegallerysf.com -&- TOKYO:JULY 20, CLASKA - volcom.jp (all dates: 2007)

the comic book was free and they also gave up free t-shirts, that were among the best, if not THE best, seen this year. the artwork was priced to sell. VOLCOMICS ISSUE #1 RELEASE PARTY,
FUSE GALLERY, May 19, 2007

MIKE AHO, with work in the show, (behind him), also curated the show. VOLCOMICS ISSUE #1 RELEASE PARTY,
FUSE GALLERY, May 19, 2007

MIKE AHO, drawings, VOLCOMICS ISSUE #1 RELEASE PARTY, FUSE GALLERY, May 19, 2007

MIKE AHO, 'Lies', VOLCOMICS ISSUE #1 RELEASE PARTY, FUSE GALLERY, May 19, 2007

close-up, MIKE AHO, 'workn hard, hardly workn', VOLCOMICS ISSUE #1 RELEASE PARTY, FUSE GALLERY, May 19, 2007

artist MEL KADEL, with work in the show, VOLCOMICS ISSUE #1 RELEASE PARTY, FUSE GALLERY, May 19, 2007

MEL KADEL also has work in the Cinders Gallery 'PORCH SHOW' opening to-nite (FRI June 8, 2007)

MEL KADEL, drawing, VOLCOMICS ISSUE #1 RELEASE PARTY,
FUSE GALLERY, May 19, 2007

MEL KADEL, drawing, VOLCOMICS ISSUE #1 RELEASE PARTY,
FUSE GALLERY, May 19, 2007

MEL KADEL, drawing, VOLCOMICS ISSUE #1 RELEASE PARTY,
FUSE GALLERY, May 19, 2007

AARON SUSKIN, VOLCOM TEAM RIDER
(i.e. pro skateboarder), VOLCOMICS ISSUE #1 RELEASE PARTY,
FUSE GALLERY, May 19, 2007
that's a drawing by OZZIE WRIGHT behind him.

TRAVIS MILLARD, aka TRAVIS FUDGE, with work in the show. VOLCOMICS ISSUE #1 RELEASE PARTY, FUSE GALLERY, May 19, 2007

see also: 'REALMS of PASSION' at RIVIERA, (5th row down) & 'the new comix'

TRAVIS MILLARD, drawings, VOLCOMICS ISSUE #1 RELEASE PARTY,
FUSE GALLERY, May 19, 2007

TRAVIS MILLARD, drawings, VOLCOMICS ISSUE # 1 RELEASE PARTY,
FUSE GALLERY, May 19, 2007

TRAVIS MILLARD, drawings, VOLCOMICS ISSUE #1 RELEASE PARTY,
FUSE GALLERY, May 19, 2007

TRAVIS MILLARD, drawing, VOLCOMICS ISSUE #1 RELEASE PARTY, FUSE GALLERY, May 19, 2007

BGM, drawings, VOLCOMICS ISSUE #1 RELEASE PARTY, FUSE GALLERY,
May 19, 2007

BGM, drawings, VOLCOMICS ISSUE #1 RELEASE PARTY, FUSE GALLERY,
May 19, 2007

BGM, drawings, VOLCOMICS ISSUE #1 RELEASE PARTY, FUSE GALLERY,
May 19, 2007

BGM, drawings, VOLCOMICS ISSUE #1 RELEASE PARTY, FUSE GALLERY,
May 19, 2007

BGM, drawings, VOLCOMICS ISSUE #1 RELEASE PARTY, FUSE GALLERY,
May 19, 2007

KILL PIXIE, drawings, VOLCOMICS ISSUE #1 RELEASE PARTY, FUSE GALLERY,
May 19, 2007

detail, KILL PIXIE, drawings, VOLCOMICS ISSUE #1 RELEASE PARTY,
FUSE GALLERY, May 19, 2007

KILL PIXIE, drawing, VOLCOMICS ISSUE #1 RELEASE PARTY, FUSE GALLERY,
May 19, 2007

MICHAEL SIEBEN, with work in the show, VOLCOMICS ISSUE #1 RELEASE PARTY, FUSE GALLERY, May 19, 2007

see also:'REALMS of PASSION' at RIVIERA (scroll down to row 5), and 'the new comix'

MICHAEL SIEBEN, drawing, VOLCOMICS ISSUE #1 RELEASE PARTY,
FUSE GALLERY, May 19, 2007

MICHAEL SIEBEN, drawing, VOLCOMICS ISSUE #1 RELEASE PARTY,
FUSE GALLERY, May 19, 2007

MICHAEL SIEBEN, drawing, VOLCOMICS ISSUE #1 RELEASE PARTY,
FUSE GALLERY, May 19, 2007

MICHAEL SIEBEN, drawing, VOLCOMICS ISSUE #1 RELEASE PARTY,
FUSE GALLERY, May 19, 2007

LORI D, drawings, VOLCOMICS ISSUE #1 RELEASE PARTY,
FUSE GALLERY, May 19, 2007

LORI D, drawing, VOLCOMICS ISSUE #1 RELEASE PARTY,
FUSE GALLERY, May 19, 2007

detail, LORI D, drawing, VOLCOMICS ISSUE #1 RELEASE PARTY,
FUSE GALLERY, May 19, 2007

HACULLA, with work in the show, VOLCOMICS ISSUE #1 RELEASE PARTY, FUSE GALLERY, May 19, 2007

HACULLA, drawings on plastic mini bags, VOLCOMICS ISSUE #1 RELEASE PARTY,
FUSE GALLERY, May 19, 2007

HACULLA, drawings, VOLCOMICS ISSUE #1 RELEASE PARTY,
FUSE GALLERY, May 19, 2007

HACULLA, drawings, VOLCOMICS ISSUE #1 RELEASE PARTY,
FUSE GALLERY, May 19, 2007

TODD BRATRUD, with his work behind him, VOLCOMICS ISSUE #1 RELEASE PARTY, FUSE GALLERY, May 19, 2007

TODD BRATRUD, drawings, VOLCOMICS ISSUE #1 RELEASE PARTY,
FUSE GALLERY, May 19, 2007

TODD BRATRUD, drawings, VOLCOMICS ISSUE #1 RELEASE PARTY,
FUSE GALLERY, May 19, 2007

TODD BRATRUD, drawing, VOLCOMICS ISSUE #1 RELEASE PARTY, FUSE GALLERY, May 19, 2007

TODD BRATRUD, drawing, VOLCOMICS ISSUE #1 RELEASE PARTY, FUSE GALLERY, May 19, 2007

STEVE STRATTON, VOLCOM SKATE TEAM MANAGER, VOLCOMICS ISSUE #1 RELEASE PARTY,
FUSE GALLERY, May 19, 2007

STEVE STRATTON and MIKE AHO are part of the WEST COAST BAND: SOUNDER, with releases out under the VOLCOM ENTERTAINMENT LABEL.

OZZIE WRIGHT, drawings, VOLCOMICS ISSUE #1 RELEASE PARTY,
FUSE GALLERY, May 19, 2007

OZZIE WRIGHT, drawing, VOLCOMICS ISSUE #1 RELEASE PARTY,
FUSE GALLERY,
May 19, 2007

MARK APPLEYARD, drawing, VOLCOMICS ISSUE #1 RELEASE PARTY,
FUSE GALLERY, May 19, 2007

MIKE APPLEYARD, drawings, VOLCOMICS ISSUE #1 RELEASE PARTY, FUSE GALLERY, May 19, 2007

MARK APPLEYARD, 'DAMN IT BOY, JESUS IS A MEXICAN', VOLCOMICS ISSUE #1 RELEASE PARTY,
FUSE GALLERY, May 19, 2007

TRAVIS MILLARD, sticker hand-out, VOLCOMICS ISSUE #1 RELEASE PARTY,
FUSE GALLERY, May 19, 2007
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