~buzz from the street

. . . that’s 27th Street to be specific.

word bubbling up from the artists, make that: friends!! of the artists – – is – that CLEMENTINE is closing !! and JEFFREY DEITCH snapped up TAYLOR McKIMENS – right away !!
. . the big question remaining – is: whose gonna grab MISAKI KWAI & MATT LEINES !!

Buzz # 1
TAYLOR McKIMENS at the MATT LEINES SHOW, CLEMENTINE, FEB 21, 2008

buzz # 2
a brand new TAYLOR McKIMENS – painting – in the back office, CLEMENTINE, FEB 21, 2008

buzz # 3
an iconic TAYLOR McKIMENS, back office, CLEMENTINE, FEB 21, 2008

buzz # 4
TAYLOR McKIMENS and MATT LEINES – at the opening of the current CLEMENTINE show – ‘GARY PANTER: Pictures from the Psychedelic Swamp: 1972-2001’, which runs APRIL 4 – MAY 10, 2008. CLEMENTINE is situated at 623 W 27th ST in Chelsea.

buzz # 5
detail, MATT LEINES, from his debut, and I guess, last, show at CLEMENTINE. his show – titled ‘The Righteous Age’ – ran from FEB 21 – MARCH 29, 2008
see: artlovers/’GO FIGURE’

buzz 6
detail, MATT LEINES, from ‘The Righteous Age’

buzz  # 7
detail, MATT LEINES, from ‘The Righteous Age’

buzz # 8
MISAKI KAWAI, at the GARY PANTER opening, CLEMENTINE, APRIL 4, 2008
see: MISAKI’S ‘WINDOWS’/MACY’S
see: more pix from the MACY’S show

buzz # 9
GARY PANTER, at the most recent CLEMENTINE opening, and the show currently up – ‘GARY PANTER: Pictures from the Psychedelic Swamp: 1972-2001’ – running APRIL 4 – MAY 10, 2008

buzz # 10
GARY PANTER, large painting in the show. CLEMENTINE.
. . . whatever you might think of the CLEMENTINE girls, on a personal level – you have to give them credit for being the first, and the best venue – to give room to the new wave explosion of graphic/comic book/illustration art – that has come to dominate the New York City art scene.

buzz 11
who is going to take up the slack ? . . . gallerists !! better watch out – or – RED ROVER, RED ROVER – PICTUREBOX is gonna take over !!
‘GARY PANTER/GARY PANTER’ – a 2 volume, 688 page full-color monograph published by PICTUREBOX and available at the gallery, ($95).