MICHAEL WILLIAMS/CANCUNED/MAKES NEW YORKER

Michael Williams/cancuned card

the card for:

MICHAEL WILLIAMS – ‘Cancuned and Other Paintings from 2007’
OCTOBER 11 – NOVEMBER 18, 2007 – last WEEK !!!
CANADA – 55 CHRYSTIE ST – LOWER EAST SIDE – NYC

the show got a really upbeat mention in this week’s (NOV. 12, 2007) NEW YORKER,
DOWNTOWN SECTION:

“MICHAEL WILLIAMS
Imagine the Post-Impressionists transplanted to the future, and high on hallucinogens. Williams uses Pointillism, acid-electric colors, distorted perspectives, and visionary subject matter. In lieu of portraits of Breton peasant women or views of the artist’s bedroom, Williams offers a tiny bearded face emerging from a stick of deodorant, and an anthropomorphic Heineken bottle writhing on a tropical deck. There’s another crucial distinction between Williams and the Post-Impressionists: there’s little anxiety here. The world, shown through his paintbrush, is just happily and wildly weird. Through Nov. 18. (Canada, 55 Chrystie St. 212-925-4631)”

see opening night pix: 2007-11-06/SPIRITUAL, AND OTHER GEOGRAPHY

check out: MICHAEL WILLIAMS/STUDIO VISIT/2006-05-07

visit: CANADA




~Magik Markers

Magik Markers - CD cover

Magik Markers CD - photo

Magik Markers # 1

Magik Markers # 2

Magik Markers - CD

Though I’ve been a luke-warm fan of SONIC YOUTH over the last couple of decades, I have to hand it to Lee Renaldo for producing one of the best CDs of 2007 – the new MAGIK MARKERS CD titled: BOSS.

Here he has taken a group known for their energetic, frenetic and unpredictable noise adventure live shows, and produced a record that for its depth of feeling and quest for new sounds, is hard to beat.

This record combines the intense hard driving sound of THE BIRTHDAY PARTY’S amazing second album, JUNKYARD – with the haunting delivery of MAZZY STAR. The slower songs, like ‘Bad Dream/Hartford’s Beat Suite’, are what I call Bob Dylan in reverse, in that Dylan went from an acoustic sound to an electric sound, while the MAGIK MARKERS went from an extreme electric sound to a melodic sound !

Loyal fans of the MAGIK MARKERS’ earlier CDs should not be disappointed, since a lot of those great extreme sounds, remain. Bob Dylan changed his sound and tone because of the influence of the Beatles’ great TWIST AND SHOUT, it was a natural evolution and the results were amazing. This MARKERS CD shows Lee Renaldo’s influence, and the result is likewise a natural evolution, and awesome. The lyrics are great, so play this music loud and often – and check out their live videos, including the early ones, on YouTube.

Photographs by: E. Jason Wambsgans
Artwork by: Jill Storthz and Elisa Ambrogio

MAGIK MARKERS, BOSS copyright 2007 Ecstatic Peace!

SAMPLE: Bad Dreams/Hartford’s Beat Suite’ – here !!
(scroll down mid-way – left side/for link)

CHECK OUT CLIPS ON: YouTube, here !!

MAGIK MARKERS on: myspace

VISIT: ECSTATIC PEACE!




~STO/MY PRAYER FOR YOU/CINDERS/last day !!

. . . yo !! – it’s the last day !! – to catch:

‘My Prayer For You’ – NEW WORK BY STO
OCT 12 – NOV 11, 2007
CINDERS GALLERY – 103 HAVEMAYER ST – BTWN HOPE + GRAND – BROOKLYN, NYC
OPEN SUNDAY: 12-7 PM

here’s some pix from the opening:

Sto prayer # 1
that’s Sto, in the center, in the red . . ‘angry Mickey’ T Shirt.

Sto # 2
Sto, ‘Levitate me’ ($375)

Sto Prayer # 3
Sto, ‘The hills will dance to our song # 1’ ($500)

Sto Prayer # 4
Sto, ‘My prayer for you’ – the title of the show.

Sto prayer # 6
the various sized, mostly small canvases are arranged in thematic groupings – that travel around the room, narrating a kind of tale of toxic earthly & sci fi beginnings – overcome by spiritual/creative healing.
STO, ‘My Prayer For You’, at CINDERS.
PHOTOS: NANCY SMITH – taken at the opening, Oct 12, 2007

check out more pix from the show on: IF I HAD $200

CINDERS GALLERY




~MIN KIM/TOMOO GOKITA/atm/ACAF

atm # 4
MIN KIM/atm/ACAF 2007

atm # 5
MIN KIM/atm/ACAF 2007

atm # 6
MIN KIM/atm/ACAF 2007

atm # 7
TOMOO GOKITA/atm/ACAF 2007

atm # 8
TOMOO GOKITA/atm/ACAF 2007

atm # 9
the atm booth/ ACAF NY 2007 – SARAH MATTES at the desk
PHOTOS: NANCY SMITH, NOV 9, 2007 – ACAF 2007

ACAF NY 2007 – ASIAN CONTEMPORARY ART FAIR
NOVEMBER 9-12
PIER 92 – 52ND ST & 12Th AVE – MIDTOWN – NYC
NOV 11 – 11am-6pm
NOV 12 – 11am-5pm
ADMISSION: one-day $15/$5 STUDENTS

atm Gallery

ACAF
atm




~YAYOI DEKI/YAYOI KUSAMA/atm/ACAF

atm # 1
YAYOI DEKI, atm/ACAF 2007

atm # 2
from left: artwork by YAYOI DEKI; artwork by YAYOI KUSAMA/atm/ACAF 2007

atm # 3
both very compulsive in their creative expression, though a generation apart, they recently meet up – from left: YAYOI DEKI and YAYOI KUSAMA/image courtesy book/catalog/atm/ACAF 2007
PHOTOS: NANCY SMITH, NOV 9, 2007 – ACAF 2007

Bil Brady’s atm Gallery has one of the best booths – by far – in the first ACAF NY 2007/ASIAN CONTEMPORARY ART FAIR – running this weekend – NOVEMBER 9-12, 2007
at: PIER 92 – 52ND ST & 12TH AVENUE – MIDTOWN – NYC
NOV 11 – 11am-6pm
NOV 12 – 11am-5pm
ADMISSION: one-day $15/$5/students

ASIAN CONTEMPORARY ART FAIR

atm gallery




~MISAKI KAWAI/FUZZY LOVE/LOYAL

Misaki Loyal
image: MISAKI KAWAI/GALLERI LOYAL

. . . opened yesterday, FRIDAY NOV 9, 2007:

MISAKI KAWAI – ‘FUZZY LOVE’
NOV 9 – DEC 2, 2007
GALLERI LOYAL – 53 TORSGATAN – STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN

. . . “Born in Kagawa, Japan in 1978, and raised in Osaka, Misaki Kawai studied at the Kyoto College of Art and moved to New York in 2000.”

see more pix on: the GALLERI LOYAL WEBSITE

see: an early artlovers photo of MISAKI KAWAI/on artnet
scroll down to row 4 – along with early pix of: DEVENDRA BANHART, KARA WALKER, JOE BRADLEY, MICHAEL WILLIAMS , . . and more.

GALLERI LOYAL

www.misakikawai.com




~MISAKI KAWAI/MAKING A HOME/JAPAN SOCIETY

MISAKI KAWAI ALSO HAS A BIG INSTALLATION IN THE SHOW: ‘MAKING A HOME: JAPANESE CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS IN NEW YORK’, curated by ERIC C. SHINER.

in fact, it was Misaki who reminded us of the JAPAN SOCIETY show, when we crossed paths at the recent JOURNAL GALLERY opening: ‘CABINET OF CURIOSITIES’, curated by KATHY GRAYSON, in which Misaki also had work.
further, MISAKI KAWAI was unique – in being the sole artist – who had work in both shows.

see extensive coverage of both shows, including Misaki’s presentations, here: 2007-10-24/AMERICAN CABINETS & JAPANESE HOMES

Misaki cabinet opening

MISAKI KAWAI AT THE ‘CABINET OF CURIOSITIES’ opening. the inaugural opening of the new JOURNAL GALLERY & HEADQUARTERS, in BROOKLYN, curated by KATHY GRAYSON, SEPT 14, 2007
PHOTO: NANCY SMITH

. . here are some more pix of the MISAKI KAWAI installation, ‘Space House’, at the JAPAN SOCIETY show, ‘MAKING A HOME: JAPANESE CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS IN NEW YORK’, curated by ERIC C.SHINER.

Misaki’s large scale, funny, colorful and minutely detailed installation is located on the entry floor, or ground floor, to the left of the water fountain pool.

Misaki Home# 1

Misaki Home # 2

Misaki Home # 3

Misaki Home # 4

Misaki Home# 5

Misaki Home # 6

MISAKI KAWAI, ‘SPACE HOUSE’, ‘MAKING A HOME’, JAPAN SOCIETY
PHOTOS: NANCY SMITH, OCT 3, 2007

‘MAKING A HOME: JAPANESE CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS IN NEW YORK’
curated by ERIC C. SHINER
JAPAN SOCIETY – 333 EAST 47Th STREET – MIDTOWN – NYC

JAPAN SOCIETY

P.S.
you can visit !! MISAKI’S WONDERFUL WEBSITE – its currently hotlinked on artlovers – hit: Art Lovers Photos (above, right on options bar) and then HIT – the LITTLE FUZZY SAD-EYED DOG – extreme right – the 2nd row of hotlinked logos !!!!




~MOMOYO TORIMITSU/MAKING A HOME/JAPAN SOCIETY

Momoyo # 1

Momoyo # 2

above: MOMOYO TORIMITSU, at her site specific piece, ‘Willingly or Unwillingly, You Are Welcome’, at the big survey show, ‘Making A Home: Japanese Contemporary Artists in New York’, curated by ERIC C. SHINER.

Momoyo/photo

. . the famous 1996 photograph – by MICHAEL DANES, in the exhibit’s extensive catalog.
MOMOYO TORIMITSU, ‘Miyata Jiro Performance in NY’, 1996.
Polyester resin, motor, business suit, nurse costume.
(that’s MOMOYO TORIMITSU in the nurse outfit !!)
Dikeou Collection, Peter Norton Family Foundation.

Photos: Nancy Smith, Japan Society Oct 3, 2007

‘Making A Home: Japanese Contemporary Artists in New York’
Curated by ERIC C. SHINER
OCTOBER 5 – JANUARY 13, 2007
JAPAN SOCIETY GALLERY – 333 EAST 47TH STREET – MIDTOWN – NYC

extensive photo coverage of the show: ‘MAKING A HOME’

prior coverage: MOMOYO TORIMITSU to be at JAPAN SOCIETY

see: early photo – ‘MR. JIRO MIYATA’ on artlovers/artnet
(scroll down to 4th row)


JAPAN SOCIETY




~MARIKO MORI/DEITCH PROJECTS

Mariko-poster

the poster for: MARIKO MORI – ‘TOM NA H-IU’
NOVEMBER 8 – DECEMBER 22, 2007
DEITCH PROJECTS – 18 WOOSTER ST – SOHO – NYC

Mariko at opening

Mariko # 2

Mariko # 3

‘TOM NA H-IU’, opened last night, THURSDAY, NOV 8TH, 2007

above: Mariko Mori at the opening.
‘FLATSTONE’, ceramic stones and acrylic vase, greets guests at the start of the exhibit; and below,
the tall and luminous ‘Tom Na H-Iu’, 2005-2006, glass, steel and LED lights, in a darked back room. . . . which changes light patterns according to incoming cosmic neutrinos via internet hook-up !!
see: the press release
PHOTOS: NANCY SMITH

more photos from the opening post next week !!

DEITCH PROJECTS




~BIKE TOUR/NATURAL CEMENT LANDMARKS/NYC/SAT NOV 11

Bike # 1
THE CITY RELIQUARY CIVIC RIDERS BIKE CLUB/PHOTO:CITY RELIQUARY

Bike # 2
ARCHIVAL PHOTO/”LARRY FROM CLASSIC RIDERS B.C. – WINNER OF ‘BEST In SHOW 2005’/PHOTO:BROOKLYN CIVIC RIDERS BICYCLE CLUB – CITY RELIQUARY

FREE !!!! BIKE TOUR !!!! & LECTURE !!!!

THE CITY RELIQUARY PROUDLY PRESENTS:
ROSENDALE CEMENT – A NATURAL BEGINNING for the LANDMARKS of NEW YORK CITY
EXHIBIT OPENS: SATURDAY NOV 10, 2007 with a reception form 12-6 PM

1-2 PM – LECTURE by DIETRICH WERNER, President of the Century House Historical Society in Rosendale, NY and Leading Historian on Natural cement

2-3:30 PM – BIKE TOUR, following the lecture, a free bike tour of some of NYC’s Natural cement landmarks. Dress warm. Wear a helmet.

. . . “though the architecture of New York may seem like postmodern chaos trapped in a grid, (this exhibit) spotlights a common thread which connects some of the boroughs most precious monuments. ‘Rosendale Cement – A Natural Beginning for the Landmarks of Ne York City!’ features a display of vintage cement bags used to transport Rosendale Natural Cement for the construction of The Brooklyn Bridge, the Statue of Liberty pedestal, The Natural History Museum, Times Building, Hotel Algonquin, Grand Central Station, and other blockbusters in the five boroughs.
Various objects used to mine the cement (including an antique box for dynamite) and photographs of the structures at the time of their completion are also on display.

Witness the beautiful and ornate edifices in person with a guided bike tour of the various buildings immediately following the talk.”

The City Reliquary Museum and Civic Organization