the LANDING, LOS ANGELES . .
presents new work by MASAMITSU SHIGETA as part of a group show presentation
at NADA NY 2022
thru . . SUNDAY MAY 8
MASAMITSU SHIGETA, ‘Outdoor Dining and Tree’, 2022
oil on canvas with wooden frame
61 x 47 in.
image via Instagram @newartdealers
check out: MASAMITSU SHIGETA on Instagram @nymasapaint
check out: the Landing Gallery, LA on Instagram @thelandinggallery
check out: NADA / NEW ART DEALERS ALLIANCE on Instagram @newartdealers
~MASAMITSU SHIGETA . . ‘Outdoor Dining and Tree’ / The LANDING. LA / NADA |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | May 7th, 2022, 8:30am
P.A.D. / PROJECT ART DISTRIBUTION . . . / A PATRICK MOHUNDRO – POP-UP CURATORIAL PROJECT
presents – among many other low-fi gems . . .
JOHN MILLER, ‘Negative Landscape’ – a limited edition of 25 snow globes . . !!
at the P.A.D. / NADA art fair exhibition, titled: ‘Liber, Liber’
Booth P6 – Pier 36
NADA, Basketball City, NY
thru . . SUNDAY MAY 8, 2022
JOHN MILLER, ‘Negative Landscape’, edition of 25, P.A.D.
image via Instagram @project_art_distribution
watch: the snow fall, here . . !!
check out: P.A.D. / PROJECT ART DISTRIBUTION on Instagram @project_art_distribution
check out: JOHN MILLER on Instagram @the_middle_of_the_day
check out: NADA / NEW ART DEALERS ALLIANCE on Instagram @newartdealers
~JOHN MILLER . . SNOW GLOBE / P.A.D. / PROJECT ART DISTRIBUTION, NY / NADA |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | May 7th, 2022, 8:20am
CONGRATS !!
TO JOE BRADLEY . . for the great, rave review – his recent show at PETZEL,
scored in the NEW YORK TIMES:
“at 46, the well-known painter changes direction, emphasizing intuition over concept to make the most riveting paintings of his career.”
~ROBERTA SMITH, NYT
see: ‘JOE BRADLEY BEGINS AGAIN’, NEW YORK TIMES, APRIL 14, 2022
JOE BRADLEY, installation shot via PETZEL GALLERY
the show being reviewed – last month’s:
JOE BRADLEY, ‘Bhoga Marga’, March 3 – April 30, 2022 at PETZEL, 456 W 18th St.
see: JOE BRADLEY, ‘Bhoga Marga’ – PETZEL WEBSITE
I’ve been following JOE, since early 2000.
JOE BRADLEY, with his art band, Cheeseburger / downtown NYC, JULY 24, 2003.
from left: JOE BRADLEY, LUKE CROTTY, & CHRISTY KARACAS.
ARCHIVAL PHOTO & COPYRIGHT: NANCY SMITH
I was the first to write up his debut early shows – at CANADA,
including my fav, ‘Shmagoo Paintings’, at Canada / which ran Oct 25 – Dec 3, 2008,
and, which features prominently – in that recent NYT article.
“The best of these bare minimum works was a series of enormous raw canvases that boasted a single motif outlined in black oil crayon.
While monumental, they had the intimacy of doodles, and were drawn all at once without adjustments,
which was impressive.”
~ROBERT SMITH / NYT APRIL, 14, 2022
here’s some flashback photos from that opening:
JOE BRADLEY, ‘Shmagoo Paintings’, Sat Oct 25 – Dec 3, 2008 / CANADA, CHINATOWN NYC
the invite CARD . . . !!!!!
printed on hardstock, (4 x 5 in.) the exhibit details, were on the reverse.
JOE BRADLEY, and DASH SNOW (!!) – at the opening . . . !!!
‘Shmagoo Paintings’, CANADA, SAT OCT 25, 2008
Archival photo & copyright: NANCY SMITH
JOE BRADLEY, ‘On the Cross’, 2008.
Grease pencil on raw canvas.
Archival photo & copyright: NANCY SMITH
JOE BRADLEY, ‘Superman’, 2008.
Grease pencil on raw canvas.
Archival photo & copyright: NANCY SMITH
JOE BRADLEY, ‘Manmade Dirigible’, 2008.
Grease pencil on raw canvas.
Archival photo & copyright: NANCY SMITH
note: these are all 35mm format photos.
check out: the original post . . ‘JOE BRADLEY at CANADA, OCT 25, 2008’ / artloversnewyork
check out: Mr. Magoo . . !!
an animated & very beloved children’s media figure, created in 1949, by MILLARD KAUFMAN,
Mr. Magoo, “was an elderly, wealthy, short statured retiree who gets into a series of comical
situations as a result of his short-sightedness, compounded by his stubborn refusal to admit the problem.”
~JOE BRADLEY . . . THEN & NOW !! |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | May 3rd, 2022, 8:07am
CASLON BEVINGTON: ‘DUPING FALSE LANDSCAPES’ . . .
CURATED BY DANA NOTINE
‘DUPING FALSE LANDSCAPES’ . . “Presents the artist’s most recent inquiries into the space between digital and the natural, the artificial and the physical , all while questioning the role and existence of painting in a post-internet landscape.”
~KI SMITH Gallery Press Release
APRIL 1 – 24, 2022 / at the 311 E. 3rd St., Lower East Side, NY 10009 location / now down
-&-
APRIL 1 – MAY 8, 2022 / at the 197 E. 4th St., Lower East Side, NY 10009 location / is still running !!
KI SMITH GALLERY
note: 197 E. 4th St. .. HRS: WED-SUN / 12:30 – 6:30 PM
& by app’t.
see: CASLON BEVINGTON text & install photos – KI SMITH GALLERY
CASLON BEVINGTON, ‘ERROR II’, 2022.
acrylic on panel, wooden frame / 16 x 20 in.
image via KI SMITH GALLERY
KI SMITH GALLERY, a recent start-up – now has 2 locations, about a block apart.
KI (pronounced KEY), a very likable, yet ambitious young dealer – grew up in the East Village, so his roots go deep. The E. 4th St. location seems to be the main gallery base, while the more recent E. 3rd St. branch seems to be more of a project, or event / meeting space.
I was lucky enough – to catch Caslon’s showing / at the E. 4th St. closing party / celebration,
last weekend, Sat April 23rd, 2022.
note: the main co-exhibit on 4th St. – runs on thru . . next weekend / SUN MAY 8, 2022.
from left:
CASLON BEVINGTON, KI SMITH, and DANA NOTINE,
KI SMITH GALLERY, 3rd St. Location, SAT APRIL 23, 2022.
CASLON BEVINGTON, ‘Sunstorm (Expanded)’, 2022
acrylic on canvas / 39 x 49 in.
($8,100)
CASLON BEVINGTON: (b. 1992), is a multimedia artist, living & working in NYC / whose work “aims at
visualizing the slippery relationship between physical & non-physical materiality.”
(gallery)
DANA NOTINE: (b. 1993), the curator of the show, and Ki Smith gallery admin associate / is an independent curator based in Brooklyn. “Her scholarship focuses on art’s relationship to the internet.”
(gallery)
which makes sense to me – on a greater personal level . . .
Dana and I having just recently connected, through her Master’s Thesis (MFA HUNTER, NYC) & ongoing interest . . in & regarding the JOSH HARRIS / ‘WE LIVE IN PUBLIC’, bio-documentary, 2009 / directed by ONDIE TIMONER.
the very wild, underground / art-driven . . . and, yet intensely prophetic film, won the Sundance 2009, Grand Jury Documentary award.
in fact, my first impression of this 3rd St., storefront . . ‘art viewing / social space’ was that it reminded me of ‘Quiet’ / the multi-million dollar week-long New Years Eve 2000 art party, which Josh threw to welcome in the new millennial century – and, which was to be the ‘mother’ of the ‘WE LIVE IN PUBLIC’ film / where art & social hosting (!!) meet on the floors of 2 empty warehouse buildings in downtown Tribeca / more than 20 years ago (!!) to great effect, and, where – as here . . . ‘futurist’ architecture – played a big big role / in setting the tone.
KIYOMI QUINN TAYLOR, a textile/painter . . who shows with the gallery.
more CASLON BEVINGTON paintings – along the back wall.
“BEVINGTON’S subjects are sourced from digitally produced images often taken on cell phones or now antiquated digital cameras. The images, archived and unintentionally aged, are printed, transferred, corroded, copied over time; resulting in semi-abstract paintings which pose metaphysica inquiries of reality, memory, and perception.”
(gallery, and written in fact by Dana.)
PHOTOS: NANCY SMITH / unless otherwise noted
check out: KI SMITH Gallery on Instagram @kismithgalery
check out: CASLON BEVINGTON on Instagram @cas10n
check out: DANA NOTINE on Instagram @dananotine
check out: KIYOMI QUINN TAYLOR on Instagram @kiyomitay
~CASLON BEVINGTON . . ‘DUPING FALSE LANDSCAPES’ / CURATED by DANA NOTINE / KI SMITH GALLERY / up thru MAY 8 |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | April 30th, 2022, 1:22pm
now, that’s . . a gritty – slice of life.
if I ever – did see one.
TREVOR KING, ‘PROJECTIONS’
OPENING FRI APRIL 29 / 5 – 8 PM
RUNNING . . . APRIL 29 – JUNE 5, 2022
OUTDOOR EXHIBITION SPACE
ART LOT BROOKLYN, 206 COLOMBIA ST., BROOKLYN, NY
TREVOR KING, ‘PROJECTIONS’ . .
image via Instagram @artlotbrooklyn
PHOTO BY: MEKKO HARJO
check out: ART LOT BROOKLYN on Instagram @artlotbrooklyn
check out: TREVOR KING on Instagram @trevorkingartworks
check out: MEKKO HARJO on Instagram @mekkoh
~TREVOR KING . . ‘PROJECTIONS’ / ART LOT BROOKLYN / FRI APRIL 29 . . 5 -8 PM |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | April 29th, 2022, 11:08am
SOMETIMES . . .
THINGS ARE VERY FLEETING . . . !!
THE LAST EVER . . . BROCKLEY GARDENS SHOW: JAKE SHORE . . . !!
MON APRIL 25, 2022 / 6 – 8:30 PM
“ONE NIGHT ONLY & THEN WE’RE GONE”
“WE ARE KIND OF A GALLERY SPACE LOCATED – IN A SMALL GARAGE in BROCKLEY, SOUTH LONDON.”
see: BROCKLEY GARDENS
image via Instagram @idiot1000
Photo by: KYLE DANIELS
check out: BROCKLEY GARDENS on Instagram @broccoli_jardinage
check out: JAKE SHORE’ / ‘I LOVE LIFE’ . . on Instagram @idiot1000
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def, check out: JAKE SHORE – tumblr
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JAKE SHORE, ‘untitled’, 2020.
plastic sheeting stretched on wood frame
solo show / SPIDER GALLEEY, WICHITA, KANSAS, OCT 2020
image via JAKE SHORE – tumblr
WE JUST MET – and, YOU’RE GONE ?!!
too sad !!!!
and hey . . that doesn’t sound very . . . broccoli, unless it’s just / time – to go.
plants grow, bloom and – then . . you eat them.
the meaning of life . . . in a green stalk – nutshell ?
~JAKE SHORE . . ‘THE LAST SHOW / THE LAST NIGHT’ / BROCKLEY GARDENS, LONDON / MON APRIL 25 |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | April 24th, 2022, 12:00pm
YEP !!!!!! / FOR SURE !!!!!!
‘JOSHUA ABELOW FEATURING JOSHUA BOULOS’
OPEN TODAY – SAT APRIL 23 / 12 – 5 PM
RUNS THRU . . . MAY 14, 2022
A.D.NYC, 19 MONROE ST., NY
HRS: SAT / 12-5 PM
JOSHUA BOULOS, ‘HAND TALES vol.1: Felons’, 2021.
audio cassette player, Deadmau5 portable speaker, looping audio cassette
image via Instagram @ad.nyc
to hear the sound track . . . . and, yes – you want to /
hit: ABELOW + BOULOS / Instagram @ad.nyc
check out: A.D.NYC on Instagram @ad.nyc
check out: JOSHUA ABELOW on Instagram @joshuaabelow
check out: JOSHUA BOULOS on Instagram @joshuaboulos
~JOSHUA ABELOW FEATURING JOSHUA BOULOS / A.D.NYC / OPEN TODAY / SAT 12-5 |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | April 23rd, 2022, 11:49am
current mood: feeling kind of world . . grimy, & people . . weary.
definite, definite prefer feeling ‘shiny’ . . so much better /
maybe, just maybe – this will help ?
sure do wish, I could be in Chicago – for sure, to see the work – in real life / and, in person.
PEGGY CHIANG – ‘spleen and ideal’
OPENS SAT APRIL 23 / 5 – 8 PM
and runs thru . . . SUN JUNE 5, 2022
PRAIRIE , 2055 W. CERMAK RD, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
PEGGY CHIANG,’spleen and ideal’.
image via Instagram @prairie.chicago
you can still catch . . .
these 2 ‘soda can’ sculptures by PEGGY – at the PRAIRIE CHICAGO BOOTH /
BARELY FAIR, CHICAGO – which runs thru this SUN APRIL 24 . . . !!!!
PEGGY CHIANG, (looks to be . . soda can & flashlight?) sculpture
PEGGY CHIANG, ‘No.8’, 2019.
soda can, birchwood, resin, plastic, paint
image via Instagram @prairie.chicago
PEGGY CHIANG, (looks to be . . soda can & flashlight?) sculpture
PEGGU CHIANG, ‘No.3’, 2018
soda can, printed styrofoam, plastic, HMA, plexiglass
image via Instagram @prairie.chicago
def, check out: PRAIRIE GALLERY on Instagram @prairie.chicago
def, check out: PEGGY CHIANG on Instagram @peggy-wendy
~PEGGY CHIANG . . ‘spleen and ideal’ / PRAIRIE, CHICAGO / OPENS SAT APRIL 23 |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | April 22nd, 2022, 12:59pm
‘The starry sky
The lunar voice of the sister sounds unceasing
Through the spiriting night.’
~’Spiritual Twilight’, GEORG TRAKL /
via Haley Josephs exhibit statement.
yes / you just have to catch the happiness – as it happens around you /
it all comes down to: FARM to Table – even, . . . art-wise !!
in this fast-paced, chaotic world.
HALEY JOSEPHS – ‘PASSAGES’
up thru . . . SAT MAY 7, 2022
JACK BARRETT GALLERY, 89 FRANKLIN ST., TRIBECA, NYC 10013
HRS: TUES – SAT / 12-6 PM or by app’t
see: the entire artist statement & exhibit photos.
KATE CERIGO . . . at the opening, FRI APRIL 8, 2022
Photo: NICHOLAS STEINDORF
HALEY JOSEPHS, ‘THE MOTHER’, 2022.
oil on linen / 96 x 74 in.
image via JACK BARRETT GALLERY
HALEY JOSEPHS, ‘THE LIGHT of the WORLD’, 2022.
oil on linen / 40 x 30 in.
image via JACK BARRETT GALLERY
yes, you have to live – as if there is something . . . special inside you / a ‘mystical spark’ . . !!
~with thanks to JOSHUA ABELOW
check out: JACK BARRETT GALLERY on Instagram @jackbarretttgallery
check out: HALEY JOSEPHS on Instagram @haley.josephs
~HALEY JOSEPHS . . ‘PASSAGES’ / JACK BARRETT / . . thru MAY 7 |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | April 15th, 2022, 10:28am
“When you live as if – there’s nothing special, no mystical spark inside you, you gradually
start to believe it.”
~excerpt from . .
‘Ten Arguments For Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now’, 2018,
by JARON LANIER / via Joshua Abelow
DANI ARNICA, JOSHUA ABELOW: ‘Anti-Magic’,
Et al. Gallery, SF
the gallery will also be open until 8 PM – on SAT APRIL 16
the show runs thru . . MAY 21, 2022
ET Al., 2831 Mission St., San Francisco, CA 94110
HRS: FRI-SAT / 12 – 5 PM
note: Please wear masks
def, check out: the exhibit mission statement . . . !!!!!
check out: ET AL GALLERY SF on Instagram @etalgallerysf
check out: JOSHUA ABELOW on Instagram @joshuaabelow
check out: DANI ARNICA on Instagram @dani.Arnica
~DANI ARNICA & JOSHUA ABELOW . . ‘ANTI-MAGIC’ / Et al. / S.F. / OPENING FRI APRIL 15 |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | April 14th, 2022, 9:10am
