~ROBERT GREENWALD/WAR ON GREED & HENRY KRAVIS/RIPS OFF ARTLOVERS !!

FILE THIS UNDER: ROBERT GREENWALD is a RIP-OFF ARTIST/or/PEOPLE In GLASS HOUSES SHOULDN’T THROW STONES/or/JIM KRANTZ we REALLY know why you can’t stomach RICHARD PRINCE !

(more on JIM KRANTZ and RICHARD PRINCE – STEALING HIS MARLBORO COWBOY – PHOTOS, blowing them up, changing them not a pixel, calling them his own and laughing all the way to the bank. . . posting – up next – if you saw the RANDY KENNEDY ARTICLE – IN THE NEW YORK TIMES, that came out today, THURSDAY, DEC 6, 2007, FRONT PAGE – ARTS SECTION, YOU KNOW WHAT I’M TALKING ‘BOUT – IF YOU’RE IN MIAMI – GET IT !!!)

KRAVIS/WAR ON GREED

ABOVE: PHOTO BY NANCY SMITH – FIRST POSTED JUNE 9, 2005/artloversnewyork.com
CAPTION: MARIE-JOSEE KRAVIS, the new President of MoMA (Museum of Modern Art) and HENRY KRAVIS attend the NEO RAUCH opening, ‘Renegaten’ at DAVID ZWIRNER GALLERY, NYC, MAY 9, 2005

see: the JUNE 9, 2005 REPORT

and posted, again: MARCH 20, 2006

. . was ripped off by ROBERT GREENWALD, that is: used without permission, in his film/clip: ‘THE WAR ON GREED, STARRING THE HOMES OF HENRY KRAVIS’.

Gimme a break – if you’re gonna pose as a “brave new world” protester, at least have some basic production ethics in your own backyard.

ROBERT GREENWALD / RIP-OFF ARTIST, attacks HENRY KRAVIS – what a joke !!!! Basically GREENWALD is a real wanna-be with nothing original to say, and fills the clip with insipid ROGER MOORE imitations and countless photo stills – that are not of his own making – and you’ve really got to wonder just how many of those photos – are bona fide copyright approved images.
talk about aggressive “borrowing” to further one’s own stake. talk about greed.
the only thing that separates GREENWALD from his target is the number of zeros in their bank account. and, at least Henry seems to be following the, perhaps unfortunate, but the laws of the current business landscape , . . while GREENWALD steals his content, and is, bottomline: really an intellectual property/copyright thief.

SO, – MEANWHILE BACK IN NYC – not only is it (mildly) snowing – but lots of cultural discontent is bubbling to the surface !! On the Front Page of the ARTS SECTION, NEW TIMES, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2007 – you have the RANDY KENNEDY article, ‘If the Copy Is an Artwork, Then What’s The Original’ – exposing the wanton exploitation of JIM KRANTZ’S MARLBORO AD CAMPAIGN PHOTOS by RICHARD PRINCE.

and on PAGE C4 of the BUSINESS SECTION, of the NEW YORK TIMES of the same date, (with a lead-in on the FRONT PAGE of the BUSINESS SECTION – proclaiming: “A FILMMAKER’S LUMP OF COAL FOR KRAVIS”) you have an article, and very substantial one, almost 1/2 page with 2 photos) by ANDREW ROSS SORKIN, titled: ‘A MOVIE AND PROTESTERS SINGLE OUT HENRY KRAVIS’ & subtitled: ‘MAKING AN ISSUE OF PRIVATE EQUITY WEALTH’ on the movie, ‘The War on Greed, Starring the Homes of Henry Kravis’ – directed by ROBERT GREENWALD – which would be more appropriately titled – . . . and starring stolen photos off the internet. At least Henry bought the homes.

ROBERT GREENWALD & BRAVE NEW FILMS – gotta love his company’s name –

RULE #1 – if you’re gonna be a big time protester – before you blast your product over the web on – YouTube – get copyright authorization for the photographic images, you’ve lifted – in complete disregard of copyright law – – or be exposed for the fake you really are.

. . it might be raining dollars in MIAMI – but it’s snowing DISCONTENT with MEGA BUCKS & GREED – in art world product – specifically the property rights of photographers – here in NYC !!!! . . gotta love that NYC – EAST COAST EDGE – !! – it’s the one thing we’ve got over MIAMI – any day – guess, that’s why they’ve got to import the art !!!!! and why we love to go there to party – for one weekend !! but, ultimately, you have to give it up for MIAMI – MIAMI treats its visiting artists RIGHT !! lots of freedom, lots of sunshine, and lots of money – and, that’s why they love to go there.

see: the FILM clip here – warongreed.org

and jump up and down – when you see the artlovers rip off !!!! maybe the planet will roll over.

. . . and yo, isn’t that an artnet photo, of MARIE JOSE & HENRY KRAVIS – in there as well – probably unattributed and posted without permission, as well.

and forget the, quote unquote high road, like JIM KRANTZ, seems to be taking – that generation of photographers, that wonders ..”if they look like idiots” for not demanding copyright protection – is way over, (and, yes! Jim – you do like look like an idiot) – esp with the immediacy of the internet – you lift the photo – be prepared to be called on it.
YOU’RE A THIEF. YOU ARE A FAKE.
Brave New Films – yeah, right ! brave for what – ripping off copyrights on your content, for one thing … brave new world, f**king green new world – you most certainly are not !

YO !!! HENRY – if you want to take them down, contact me. hypocrisy defining greed – is a worst case scenario.
as if, . . ROBERT GREENWALD doesn’t want a big bank account. oh yeah, he wants to change the world, make it better, I forgot. just on someone else’s dime.

one thing’s for sure – LAWYERS gonna be the new big artist designer/accessory – !!




~AQUA ART MIAMI/CINDERS

AQUA FAIR
AQUA HOTEL/PHOTO/DAVI RUSSO/COURTESY: AQUA ART MIAMI

THE AQUA ART FAIR MIAMI, which takes its name from its venue – THE AQUA HOTEL – looks to be
distinguishing itself from among the ranks of the many new art fairs.

Having grown considerably, in street rep, regarding edge & freshness of offerings; and the number of participating galleries – this year, the AQUA ART FAIR takes place in 2 simultaneous locations, one at the original site, the AQUA HOTEL in SOUTH BEACH, and at a new site, AQUA WYNWOOD, in a warehouse in Miami’s gallery district.

“This year we’ll feature 44 galleries at the AQUA HOTEL, with more than half of the dealers being new to our fair. Based on the west coast, fair organizers have made it their mission to promote noteworthy programs in their region as well as the greater USA . . . Approximately a third of the galleries are from SEATTLE, PORTLAND, SAN FRANCISCO, and LOS ANGELES . . .”

the website goes on to state:

“The hotel itself is a classic South Beach boutique hotel . . . located within walking distance of ART BASEL . . Many hotel beach bars and cocktail events are close by and the glorious beach itself is just a block away . . . An AQUA shuttle will run in a continual loop between the hotel and ART BASEL MIAMI BEACH each day during regular event hours, stopping near the Botanical Garden across from the Convention Center entrance D.”

more info: AQUA ART MIAMI

a brief sampling from the website:

Aqua # 1
HEATHER & IVAN MORISON, ‘Study for Earthwalker (caribou)’, Lambda print, 42 x 42 cm/COURTESY:
DANIELLE ARNAUD, LONDON/AQUA HOTEL

AQUA # 2
GRETCHEN BENNETT, ‘You’d Be Home Now (I’d Be Safe and Warm)’, hand felted and hand cut wool on canvas backing,
45 x 78 ins/COURTESY HOWARD HOUSE, SEATTLE/AQUA HOTEL

. . . and, one of our fave !! NYC/BROOKLYN GALLERIES – CINDERS – is showing a selection of their – mostly East Coast – artists in rm 225 of the AQUA HOTEL site, including some BRIAN CHIPPENDALE OFFERINGS.

here’s an image of a BRIAN CHIPPENDALE, silkscreen collage on board, titled: ‘BLOW ME AWAY’, ($1,600), which is in the current CINDERS show, ‘EARLY WORM GETS THE BIRD’ – back home in BROOKLYN . . .
Chippendale/AQUA HOTEL

more pix: on the CINDERS SHOW – ‘EARLY WORM GETS THE BIRD’

check out more images as well, here: CINDERS GALLERY/’EARLY WORM GETS THE BIRD’

UP-DATE: SAT JAN 5, 2008
CINDERS HAS JUST POSTED SOME ‘GROOVY’ PIX OF THEIR INSTALLATION at the AQUA HOTEL ART FAIR (2007)
ON THEIR: WEBSITE !!
CLICK ON THIS IMAGE of THEIR “WELCOME MAT” at the FAIR/on their homepage:
Cinders AQUA

AQUA ART FAIR MIAMI

CINDERS GALLERY




~COCOROSIE/KAREN BLACK/DEITCH PROJECTS/MIAMI

Deitch/Miami

DEITCH PROJECTS, MAC COSMETICS & THE RALEIGH HOTEL PRESENT:

HEAVEN and HELL – A SPECIAL PERFORMANCE BY:

THE VOLUPTUOUS HORROR OF KAREN BLACK – and – COCOROSIE – !!!

WED – DEC 5, 2007 – PERFORMANCE BEGINS PROMPTLY AT 11 PM

GENERAL ADMISSION

THE RALEIGH HOTEL – 1775 COLLINS AVE – MIAMI BEACH – ENTRANCE on 18TH ST

SEE: GREAT PHOTOS !! – COCOROSIE CONCERT/OCT 19/2007-DEITCH PROJECTS !!

DEITCH PROJECTS




~KAMROOZ ARAM/OLIVER KAMM/NADA

Kamrooz Aram
KAMROOZ ARAM/’From the Series Revolutionary Dreams (Prince)’, 2007/
IMAGE COURTESY: OLIVER KAMM / 5BE GALLERY

OLIVER KAMM / 5BE GALLERY PRESENTS A SOLO EXHIBITION OF NEW DRAWINGS BY:
KAMROOZ ARAM – at the NADA Art Fair in Miami.

Drawings in the show include works from the series ‘Revolutionary Dreams’, ‘Mystical Visions and Cosmic Vibrations’, and ‘Irrational Exuberance’.

Aram’s recent exhibitions include solo shows at Oliver Kamm/5BE Gallery, Mass MoCA in North Adams MA, Wilkinson Gallery in London, a two-person show with Takahiko Iimura at Transmission Gallery, Glasgow, a group show at James Cohan Gallery, a site specific installation at the Busan Biennale 2006, and Greater New York at PS1 in 2005.

KAMROOZ ARAM was born in SHIRAZ, IRAN in 1978.
He currently lives and works in New York City, and has an MFA from COLUMBIA.

Kamrooz Aram # 2
KAMROOZ ARAM/’The Gleam of the Morning’s First Beam’, 2005, oil and stickers on canvas, 84 x 120 ins/IMAGE COURTESY: OLIVER KAMM / 5BE GALLERY

Kamrooz # 3
KAMROOZ ARAM/’Mystical Visions Undetected by Night Vision Strengthen the Faith of the Believers and Make their Enemies Scatter’, 2007, oil and stickers on canvas, 84 x 120 ins/PHOTO COURTESY: OLIVER KAMM / 5BE GALLERY

see: more of his work, here !!.

OLIVER KAMM / 5BE GALLERY – BOOTH C7 – NADA MIAMI ART FAIR – DEC 5-9, 2007

OLIVER KAMM / 5BE GALLERY




~NADA ART FAIR/MIAMI/2007/PREVIEW BENEFIT NEW MUSEUM

NADA ART FAIR 2007

The OPENING NIGHT PREVIEW of the NADA ART FAIR MIAMI 2007 – to BENEFIT THE NEW MUSEUM (NYC) is to-nite !! – TUES – DEC 4, 2007 – 4-9 PM.
At 8:30 PM – there will be a special performance by KEN KAGAMI and DEERHOOF.
TICKETS ARE STILL AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR.
4PM entry: $200
5PM entry: $125
8PM entry: $50

check out: THE NEW MUSEUM/the new website.

for more info – check out: NADA (NEW ART DEALERS ALLIANCE)

. . . we couldn’t help but notice – 3 interesting names – among the 19 members of the BENEFIT COMMITTEE / THE CONTEMPORARY COUNCIL of the NEW MUSEUM:

. . . KIM GORDON, CHAN MARSHALL and MIRANDA JULY !!

. . . . . bet they’ll be at the PARTY !!!!!!

Kim Gordon/Participant
KIM GORDON, attends the ‘SECRET SHOW’ BENEFIT for PARTICIPANT, held at the NATIONAL ARTS CLUB, FEB 4, 2007
more pix from that event: THE ENTERTAINERS
check out: the new PARTICIPANT website !!

Chan Marshall 2004
CHAN MARSHALL, aka CAT POWER, photographed at a CANADA OPENING, SEPT 9, 2004
this photo first posted on artnet.
see: the 2004 ARTNET/ART LOVERS REPORT
see: the 2006 artlovers RAVE REVIEW – ‘THE GREATEST’/CAT POWER
check out: CANADA

Miranda # 1
MIRANDA JULY, at the booksigning for – ‘LEARNING TO LOVE YOU MORE’, HARRELL FLECTCHER & MIRANDA JULY – THE JOURNAL GALLERY, BROOKLYN, OCT 3, 2007
check out: THE JOURNAL GALLERY & MAGAZINE
check out: LEARNING TO LOVE YOU MORE/OFFICIAL WEBSITE

ABOVE 3 PHOTOS: NANCY SMITH

NADA/NEW ART DEALERS ALLIANCE




~MINI CONCERTS IN BACK ALLEYS/CREATIVE TIME/LOWER EAST SIDE

CT- Mini Concerts
PHOTO: CARLTON DeWOODY/COURTESY: CREATIVE TIME

CREATIVE TIME PRESENTS: ‘MINI CONCERTS IN BACK ALLEYS’ – SAT DEC 1, 2007 – 2-11:30 PM

‘Though your mother may have warned you not to go into the back alleys, this certainly won’t be the first time you ignore her, and this time for good reason.
Creative Council Member CARLTON DeWOODY, with JEN DeNIKE, and SMITH-STEWART GALLERY, invite you to a one-day rock out on the Lower East Side.’

‘MINI CONCERTS’ will make various interventions on sites chosen by each artist throughout the Lower East Side . . . which collectively can only be described as shiny moments in dusty corners.’ !!

‘All performances are between 5 and 15 minutes long, and are only performed once . . ‘

SCHEDULE:

2:03 PM – RACHEL MASON – HAMILTON FISH PARK – PITT ST btw Houston & Stanton
3:11 PM – MIND CASTLE – FREEMAN ALLEY – RIVINGTON btw Bowery & Chrystie
3:41 PM – DIRT MOUND – RIVINGTON btw Chryste & Forsyth
4:29 PM – ARTIC CIRCLE – HESTER btw Chrystie & Forsyth
5:43.21 PM – Y.O.U. – 1ST ST btw 1ST AVE & AVE A
6:27 PM – MADS LYNNERUP – 227 BOWERY btw Rivington & Stanton
9:03 PM – GEORGI SAGRI – DELANCEY & ALLEN
9:36 PM – CAROLINE BRETON – 162 ELDRIDGE btw Delancey & Rivington
10:16 PM – BRIAN BELOTT – 71 HESTER btw Orchard & Ludlow
11:01 PM – MARK BEASLEY & ROSE KALLAL – 35 ORCHARD ST btw Hester & Canal

NOTE:

ARTIC CIRCLE: is – TYLER BURBA, JEN DeNIKE and CARLTON DeWOODY.

TYLER BURBA … is “a musician, poet, philosophy scholar, and teddy bear Buddhist’, his solo album ‘VISIT’ (surrealist lyrical tunes with cowboy poetry0 was launched in 2006 by FARFALLA PRESS, and ‘snowboots’ a collaborative project with DeWoody, is currently recording their premiere record …”

CARLTON DeWOODY … “born and raised in New York by an artist and collector . . makes sure to honor the blessing and respect the jingle . . . if you like potato chips you’ll love his band ‘snowboots’ ..”

JEN DeNIKE … “has recently been studying light and collecting stones in the Artic Circle. She is currently in production on a new video ‘Gold Stars’, a divine manifestation of these trips. Her next solo show will be February 2008 at SMITH-STEWART.”
JEN DeNIKE’S upcoming show at SMITH-STEWART is titled: ‘Thirteeen’ and will open
Thursday, FEB 7 (6-8 pm). SMITH-STEWART GALLERY is located at 53 STANTON ST.

and ….

BRIAN BELOTT – “makes collage art, found art, performance art, and books, inspired by his cat Ming. He proudly hails from New Jersey and recently launched
a new book – ‘Wipe That Clock Off Your Face’ – published by PictureBox.”
BRIAN BELOTT just opened a show of his found images/sounds and ‘paintings on glass’ at CANADA – 55 CHRYSTIE ST – called ‘Swirly Music’ – it runs NOVEMBER 29, 2007 – JANUARY 13, 2008.

more info: icebase.com/SMITH-STEWART

SMITH-STEWART

CREATIVE TIME

CANADA




~JACK HANLEY/INAUGURAL NYC OPENING

JH inaugural poster
image/COURTESY: JACK HANLEY/NYC

JACK HANLEY, with gallery locations in SAN FRANCISCO and LOS ANGELES, adds a NEW YORK CITY LOCATION !!

the long awaited opening is – TO-NITE – SAT – DEC 1, 2007 – at 8 PM !!

THE INAUGURAL GROUP SHOW FEATURES: TAUBA AUERBACH, BJORN COPELAND, COLTER JACOBSEN, CHRIS JOHANSON, WILL ROGAN, LESLIE SHOWS & ALEXANDRE SINGH

the show will run: DEC 1, 2007 – JAN 1, 2008
JACK HANLEY – 136 WATTS ST – TRIBECA – NYC

here’s a map:
JH map

JACK HANLEY




~KATHERINE BERNHARDT/PARIS

KB in PARIS
KATHERINE BERNHARDT IMAGE/COURTESY: SUZANNE TARASIEVE/PARIS

IF YOU’RE IN PARIS, FRANCE !! – YOU CAN MAKE THE OPENING – TO-NITE !!

KATHERINE BERNHARDT – ‘DRUNKEN HOT GIRLS’ – OPENING SAT DEC 1/20:00HRS
THE SHOW RUNS: DECEMBER 1 2007 – JANUARY 19, 2008
GALERIE SUZANNE TARASIEVE – PARIS – FRANCE

DJ iDUMB (Dumb & Dumber, Paris) will be spinning.

THERE IS ALSO AN ACCOMPANYING CATALOG by YAN CEH.

This is Katherine’s second solo show at the gallery, and, she will be there, at the opening.

GALERIE SUZANNE TARASIEVE




~COMMUNITY OUTREACH OPENS TORONTO OUTPOST

CLare Rojas # 1
CLARE ROJAS/IMAGE COURTESY: COMMUNITY OUTREACH

Clare Rojas # 2
CLARE ROJAS/IMAGE COURTESY: COMMUNITY OUTREACH

LOOKS LIKE PAUL BRIGHT and his COMMUNITY OUTREACH GALLERY, founded in LONDON, ONTARIO – is opening a branch in TORONTO.

KINEKO IVIC and his GREENER PASTURES is going to get some real competition – now !! TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA – finally looks to be really – hooked up !!
see: the whole report/KINEKO IVIC/GREENER PASTURES

THE FIRST – COMMUNITY OUTREACH SHOW in TORONTO – is a GROUP SHOW, titled, ‘HEY YOU GUYYYYS!’
. . . at first, it was billed as a one month – CHRISTMAS SPECIAL TYPE SHOW – but, now according to the website – it seems to be the INAUGURAL SHOW FOR – A – NEW – & – ON/GOING – TORONTO SPACE !!!

the new COMMUNITY OUTREACH outpost is located at:

1658 QUEEN ST. WEST, TORONTO, ONTARIO – HOURS: WED-SAT: NOON-6PM

‘HEY YOU GUYYYYS!’ – features the work of: MATT LEINES, TAYLOR McKIMENS, CLARE ROJAS, ROBERT PIMPLE, ANDREW JEFFREY WRIGHT, ERIC WHITE, MISAKI KAWAI, BEN JONES, and others.

see: more on ‘HEY YOU GUYYYYS!’/on the gallery website

the show opened NOV 3 and runs thru this FRIDAY, NOV 30, 2007 – with a closing party on FRIDAY NOV 30 – featuring DJ JENNY ORENDA and the PHABULOUS PHONECARD. the gallery will be open from noon on that FRI – with the party starting at 8 PM.

Taylor & Paul
TAYLOR McKIMENS, left, with PAUL BRIGHT, of COMMUNITY OUTREACH, in the van. Paul was picking up some of Taylor’s work for a summer show at the original LONDON, ONTARIO – COMMUNITY OUTREACH site.
PHOTO: NANCY SMITH/BROOKLYN, NYC, JUNE 1, 2007

see: PAUL BRIGHT/TAYLOR McKIMENS/4 LARGE WORKS/JUNE 2007

see: CLARE ROJAS & photos of her FALL 2004 exhibit,
‘CLARE ROJAS / TABLE TURNER’, DEITCH PROJECTS, Nov 13, 2004

COMMUNITY OUTREACH




~AMY GARTRELL/FUNCTION CREEP/LAST WEEK !!

Amy - pink
AMY GARTRELL, ‘A RARE CONVERGENCE’ (1978), 2007, Ink on paper, 23 x 24 ins./IMAGE COURTESY: DANIEL REICH GALLERY

Amy - yellow
AMY GARTRELL, ‘DOWN IS DOWN’, 2007, Ink on paper, 23 x 24 ins./IMAGE COURTESY: DANIEL REICH GALLERY

AMY GARTRELL – ‘FUNCTION CREEP ‘ – LAST WEEK !!
OCTOBER 29 – NOVEMBER 24, 2007
DANIEL REICH GALLERY – 537A WEST 23RD STREET – CHELSEA – NYC

AMY GARTRELL MIGHT NOT destroy concrete gallery floors, or install fully operational candy factories, but maybe she doesn’t have too !!! don’t worry bout AMY – SHE KICKS HER OWN KIND OF MAGIC into every surface, light source & object; found and man-made – she puts her little mystical paws on.

Amy & Daniel

AMY GARTRELL and DANIEL REICH at the opening of: ‘FUNCTION CREEP’, Oct 20, 2007
DANIEL REICH GALLERY, CHELSEA, NYC
PHOTO: NANCY SMITH

see: more photos from the opening

see: the show’s card

see: a mini STUDIO VISIT – a few weeks – before the show opened

see: AMY GARTRELL DRIFTWOOD/BEVELED GLASS SCULPTURE

see: more pix of the ‘FUNCTION CREEP’ installation and individual artworks/gallery website/click on the STAINED GLASS IMAGE/HOMEPAGE

DANIEL REICH GALLERY
on: the gallery