FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Paris, FR
A LETTER FROM MAD VICKY:
Welcome to Vicky’s mansion!
Come enjoy the marvels and marvel over the joy.
I present to you one of the greatest artists of our time,
Prince Leif Ritchey. He will present his splendor on
the occasion of the First day of February in the year 2008
to christen MadVicky’s Gallery with friendly voodoo spawning fertilely
for years to come. I will serve you tea, MadVicky style.
Someone from Marriage Frere might spit it out directly in my
face but that’s ok– it will be far too creamy and
rich for their sophisticated dirty water taste.
After the exhibition the gallery will slowly morph
into a multifunctional art space where objects can be
sold and worn for an array of prices: hand made items,
dresses, antiques, cigarettes… a tiny music
store of my personal favorites including bootlegs
you can’t find anywhere else in the world.
Leif and Tooya will shop keep as the featured resident artists
for the first few months.
MAD VICKY’S TEA GALLERY – 3 rue Nicolet. 75018 PARIS
~MAD VICKY’S TEA GALLERY |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | March 4th, 2008, 8:37pm
. . . LEIF & TOOYA are opening (to run for a couple of months) – a clothing store at MAD VICKY’S TEA GALLERY – 3 rue Nicolet, PARIS / 8eme – this week !!!
. . . if you don’t know who LEIF & TOOYA ARE – that’s too bad – because they are some of the coolest and most talented people in this city – going way back to ART FIEND FOUNDATION !! – yep – that’s ART FIEND FOUNDATION – !! on Ludlow Street on the Lower East Side. where they once ran an ‘indy’ clothing collective/store . . . where they sold their own handmade clothing/designs, and that of others, (notably LEILA HEKMAT), and also staged art exhibits and special musical performances – in the small storefront space.
Anybody, who has followed atm Gallery – has seen LEIF’S artwork in Bill’s earliest shows – way back on AVE B.
. . somewhere unravelled through – those earliest ART FIEND DAYS – lies early ties to DEVENDRA BANHART & COCO ROSIE, and, if, you don’t know who MAD VICKY is . . . if, you saw the COCO ROSIE concert/Bianca Casady LiL Girl Slim “Cosmic Willingness” – show at JEFFREY DEITCH last FALL, 2007 – well, then, you saw MAD VICKY aka BIANCA CASADY – 1/2 of COCO ROSIE – !!
see: the show’s poster/BIANCA CASADY/”COSMIC WILLINGNESS”
see: the show’s email invite/FROM: “RHASTA MAD VICKY LOPEZ”
and, if we want to evaluate exactly what this might translate into overseas – even from this far distance across the pond – I’d say – they have it all ‘sewn’ up – no pun intended. – why ?
two brief remarks – that are well documented facts:
1. KARL LAGERFIELD is a HUGE FAN of DEVENDRA’S – make your own conclusions.
2. didn’t you see it in the papers here, it got a lot of press – COCO ROSIE performed at the after-party – !! – for – PRADA – at the recent NYC FASHION WEEK 2008. . . . and PRADA and MUI MUI rule !!! well this season, anyway. (anybody see the new PAPER !!!)
you’ve got to check out their website – no kidding !!
see: mad vicky’s tea gallery.com
once there, make sure to hit:
‘artist a la mode’ – where you can read: LEIF & TOOYA’S – MISSION STATEMENT !!.
hit: ‘LINKS’ – and you can get hooked up to: LEIF & TOOYA’S designs
and: MAD VICKY’S MYSPACE PAGE !!
~LEIF & TOOYA/MAD VICKY’S TEA GALLERY/PARIS !! |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | March 4th, 2008, 5:34pm
. . .. if you’re in L.A., and we know you are !!! and you’re sick and tired of the same old same old – your brand new old institutions seem to churn out – despite all the promises to the contrary !! – then, check out:
MATT WARDELL PRESENTS:
JENNIFER SULLIVAN – ‘WJEN Radio Station Live! From Los Angeles, CA’
(starring Jennifer Sullivan as herself)
MARCH 1 – MARCH 29, 2008
OPENING: SAT – MARCH 1, 2008 – 7-10PM
Live Performance – Saturday, March 1, 2008 – sometime between 8 & 9 PM
with Special guests: NAOMI BUCKLEY & AARON GARBER-MAIKOVSKA
Second Performance – Saturday, March 8, 2008 – 8:30 PM
with Special guests: JULIE LEQUIN & BRIAN KENNON
snacks and beverages will be served prior to each performance.
RAID PROJECTS – 602 MOULTON AVE – LOS ANGELES – CALIFORNIA
GALLERY HOURS: BY APPOINTMENT – CHECK: website
(well, guess that is pretty – underground !!)
JENNIFER SULLIVAN/PHOTO/COURTESY: RAID PROJECTS & JENNIFER SULLIVAN
~ check out: JENNIFER’S TEXT
~ visit: JENNIFER SULLIVAN’S website
~ see: recent interview JENNIFER SULLIVAN & L.A. based MATTHEW CHAMBERS/ON TRUDI !!
above images/COURTESY: CHIEF MAGAZINE
~ read: CHIEF MAGAZINE INTERVIEWS JENNIFER SULLIVAN
UP-DATE: TUES MARCH 4, 2008
JENNIFER SULLIVAN – SENT US A JPEG FROM HER PERFORMANCE:
JENNIFER SULLLIVAN/RAID PROJECTS/PHOTO/COURTESY: JENNIFER SULLIVAN
RAID PROJECTS
~JENNIFER SULLIVAN/in L.A./opens to-nite |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | March 1st, 2008, 2:57pm
PARTY ON – BROOKLYN !!!
BEEBOP GALLERY OPENS TO-NITE – SAT MARCH 1, 2008 – 7-10PM
FRANKIE MARTIN PRESENTS: DEYA RAMSDEN’S – FIRST SOLO SHOW in NEW YORK – titled – ‘SUGAR FREE’.
with MUSICAL PERFORMANCES BY: Sheeesh (Nick Kuszyk’s solo project), Weirding Module (Michael from Awesome Color’s solo project) and more ….
BEEBOP GALLERY – 234 HURON ST – #2 – GREENPOINT – BROOKLYN – NY
THE CROSS STREET IS: McGUINESS
the show probably runs thru APRIL. not completely decided yet.
note: the gallery is open from about 11-8PM most Sundays !!
best to email first !! before coming – even on Sundays !!
contact: therealfrankiemartin@yahoo.com
DEYA RAMSDEN, ‘Cave Rabbits in Love’, fabric & sequin stitched/collage. IMAGE/COURTESY: BEEBOP GALLERY
Beebop Galley specializes in offering unknown artists their first solo shows in New York. This is the gallery’s 4th show.
DEYA RAMSDEN, recently relocated to BROOKLYN, from Oregon.
“Her eclectic and playful multi media works are united by a sense of experimentation. Using fabric, paper, plastic, clay and metal, Deya crochets, weaves and sews for us a fantastical world of both underwater and land walking creatures alongside of sculptures of environments in which these creatures might frolic . . .
. . . ‘Dome City’ is a paper sculpture made while “under the influence of the city” of New York, tiny drawings stacked upon each other with a blue inner glow at the center. Its protrusion from the wall pulls the viewer in to join the city and inspect the individuality of the drawings . . . and,
Deya has woven giant ‘Jellyfish’ in plastic, from plastic bags which float above, daring the viewer to play in the tentacles.
Born and raised in Virginia, Deya is a self-taught artist who has shown work at Nature in Charlottesville, Nocturnal and the Handmade Bazaar in Portland, as well as HaNnA Gallery in Tokyo.”
– PRESS RELEASE
UP-DATE: MONDAY MARCH 3, 2008 – 5:47 PM
Frankie’s soiree for DEYA was just as fun – as we thought it – would be – here’s some pix:
DEYA RAMSDEN and FRANKIE MARTIN at the ‘Sugar Free’ opening, Beebop Gallery, Brooklyn. MARCH 1, 2008
DEYA RAMSDEN, mostly fabric collage, with some metallic cut-outs. in ‘Sugar Free’. (about 8 – 10, or maybe 12 x 14 ins.)
DEYA RAMSDEN, a wall of handmade fabric dolls, ‘Sugar Free’.
PORTS BISHOP, at the DEYA RAMSDEM opening. He actually bought that doll.
Ports is really stoked about the upcoming DARK FAIR . . or the DARK SHOW, as a lot of people are calling it. He is going to be presenting – a photo booth – in an electricity-less room – !! as one of the featured projects.
Ports introduced us to, from left, MEGHA GUPTA, and SOPHIA DIXON, who are in the inaugural show at – mountain fold – YU YUMAGACHI’S new gallery. The show, called ‘shadows in the Never-Never’, has just ended, it ran JAN 11 – FEB 29, 2008. ANTONIA DIXON was also in this mountain fold show.
see: ANTONIA DIXON’S work/mountain fold
see: SOPHIA DIXON’S work/mountain fold
see MEGHA GUPTA’S work/mountain fold
for more info: mountain fold
They are with their friend, CASSIE KAUFMANN at right.
SOPHIA DIXON is also, the curator of a currently running – (FEB 1 – MARCH 23, 2008) group show, called – ‘mixed emotions’ – in BROOKLYN, at BROOKLYN FIRE PROOF – which has garnered some street buzz. ERIKA SOMYGI has some work in the show.
Founded in 1998, by BURR DODD – BROOKLYN FIRE PROOF is an “environment for emerging artists” with an exhibition space, a performance space, residency workshop programs, and more.
see: BROOKLYN FIRE PROOF/about
also, at the DEYA RAMSDEN opening – KELIE BOWMAN and STO – of CINDERS. Kelie and Sto are leaving for Philadelphia, this week – to put on a big show – ‘SPACING OUT’ – curated by Cinders Gallery – at SPACE 1026 !!
so they are pretty stoked, too. some of the artists in their line-up: DIANE BARCELOWSKY (!!), MATT FURIE (!!), KEVIN HOOYMAN (!!), and SHAWN REED (!!) – the opening is – this FRIDAY, MARCH 7, 2008 – 7-11PM – that’s gonna be one big – par-tay !! – that’s, for sure. if you’re in Philly – don’t miss it.
‘SPACING OUT’ – will run MARCH 7 – MARCH 29, 2008.
for more info/see: SPACE 1026
MOLLY McGARRITY, Frankie’s childhood pal. (they grew up in Pennsylvania) – if you’ve also noticed that MACY’S advertising graphics – have gone up at least 100 notches – she might be why. She’s the new Senior Art Director at MACY’S CORPORATE MARKETING DIVISION.
ANDY MEERON had work in th e ‘WU-TANG’ GOOGOLPLEX show at GBE’s Passerby…..
ANDY HERSHEY, who used to live at 234 HURON, with, COLIN LANGENUS (of USA IS A MONSTER) at the DEYA RAMSDEN opening.
at one point in the evening – NICK KUSZYK . . , or Sheeesh – as his solo musical project is called – played – in a set called . . ‘METEOR’.
COLIN LANGENUS – holds up ‘METEOR’ – the limited edition poster, NICK KUSZYK made to celebrate the evening, and which, in fact – caught the magic white heat – of the evening.
covering a speaker, the original speaker cover made by FRANKIE MARTIN, from her debut solo show – ‘AIRBRAINS’ – way back in the day, at LITTLE CAKES !!!
and by special request, DEYA RAMSDEN and FRANKIE MARTIN . . .
BYE the way – FRANKIE’S all psyched, too !! – turns out she is also EXHIBITING work in the upcoming SWISS INSTITUTE’S DARK FAIR – also, being called – the DARK SHOW, some people are even calling it – the GLOW-IN-THE-DARK SHOW !! – one things for certain, no matter how many nicknames it acquires – everybody wants to be in it !! Frankie says: Xavier LePLae, a friend of Tyson Reeder’s – “definitely inspired the whole thing.”
want to share their “it’s freezing cold winter” (?!!) – ‘stockings’ = with ya !!
(yep – that’s some kind of serious brass knuckle ‘ring’ Frankie is sporting.)
. . . we’ll close with a little – nano-art !! – tiny felt pins, made by DEYA RAMSDEN – and exhibited in ‘Sugar Free’.
pin by DEYA RAMSDEN.
PHOTOS: NANCY SMITH
check out: FRANKIE FEVER FOREVER
check out our fave page: FRANKIE’S PERFORMANCE CLIPS !!
~FRANKIE MARTIN’S BEEBOP GALLERY/DEYA RAMSDEN/more DARK FAIR BUZZ !! |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | March 1st, 2008, 1:49pm
AJIT CHAUHAN – ‘STARING AT THE SUN’ – OPENS – SAT MARCH 1 – 7-9PM
the show runs: MARCH 1 – APRIL 5, 2008
JACK HANLEY GALLERY – 136 WATTS ST – TRIBECA – NYC
AJIT CHAUHAN’S – New York debut – this solo show will include video, installations and drawings.
“Ajit Chauhan’s drawings evoke the tradiitional imagery of his parents’ native India with a sharp contemporary edge. Intricate, richly detailed, and delicately drawn in black and sepia ink on recycled pages, his sketches of hesitant symmetry show the hand at work. While illustrating his belief in the necessity for imperfection to enter the artistic process, Chauhan creates works that defy the notion of completion.
“His films capture rural life in remote parts of India, where he traveled frequently and extensively. Departing from narrative-driven documentary form, Chau transforms his footage into an expressive compound, in which he superposes animated drawings and juxtaposes unusual scenes, from boats bulging with oddly shaped huts to stray dogs, to faces of the idle villagers.”
– PRESS RELEASE
AJIT CHAUHAN/IMAGE COURTESY: JACK HANLEY GALLERY
UP-DATE: MONDAY MARCH 3, 2008
. . . we heard some buzz that . . this guy was supposedly “the inspiration” . . behind DEVENDRA BANHART’S drawings – but – here was nothing to indicate any connection or interesting tangent – such as this – on the press release.
. . . as well, supposedly there was some “beautiful music” – our source didn’t make clear if it was even live or not – though he seemed to have heard it was “Indian”. again, there was no mention – whatsoever – of any musical performance, or sound track, of any kind on the press release.
. . . very strangely, an opinion of how interesting the show itself – was – meaning the art – didn’t accompany the brief conversation.
the gallery now seems to have a phone in place: 1-646-918-6824
JACK HANLEY GALLERY
~AJIT CHAUHAN/JACK HANLEY/opens to-nite |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | March 1st, 2008, 1:31pm
TRACY NAKAYAMA OPENS – TO-NITE – SAT MARCH 1, 2008 – 5PM
THE ORACLE DOES not!! GIVE OUT TOO MUCH MORE INFO – THAT’S AN ORACLE FOR YA !!! TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT – !!
FRUIT AND FLOWER DELI – 53A STANTON ST. – BTWN FORSYTH & ELDRIDGE – LOWER EAST SIDE – NYC
TRACY NAKAYAMA, INK DRAWING ON PAPER, FRUIT AND FLOWER DELI,
FEB 9, 2008
PHOTO: NANCY SMITH
see: first & most recent coverage: FRUIT AND FLOWER DELI
check out: FRUIT AND FLOWER DELI – New York City’s first and only – oracle-run gallery
putting some mystery back into the mix – for better or worse.
wow – nice logo – !!
~TRACY NAKAYAMA/FRUIT & FLOWER/to-nite |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | March 1st, 2008, 1:15pm
The Board of Trustees of PARTICIPANT INC requests the pleasure of your company at a benefit cocktail party.
FRIDAY FEBRUARY 29, 2008 – 7PM – MIDNIGHT
HOTEL ON RIVINGTON, PENTHOUSE – 105 RIVINGTON ST – LOWER EAST SIDE – NYC
enter through Annie O . . . between Essex and Ludlow Streets
on view: ALICE O’MALLEY – ‘RARE ORCHIDS’
limited edition box of 13 gelatin prints – produced in support of the upcoming exhibition by Alice O’Malley, curated by ANTONY.
also on view: LISA KIRK & JELENA BEHREND – ‘REVOLUTION PIPE BOMB’
limited edition fragrance (image: below !!)
editions in platinum, 14K gold & sterling silver
PATRON ($2500 CONTRIBUTION)
2 VIP TICKETS
7-9PM COCKTAILS & HORS D’OEUVRES
courtesy of thor, guest DJ Matthew Higgs
11PM PERFORMANCE
by Justin Bond and the Sirens of Satan
REVOLUTION PIPE BOMB (bronze)
limited edition by Lisa kirk & Jelena Behrend
BENEFACTOR ($500 CONTRIBUTION)
7-9 PM COCKTAILS & HORS D’OEUVRES
courtesy of thor, guest DJ Matthew Higgs
11PM PERFORMANCE
by Justin Bond and the Sirens of Satan
REVOLUTION PIPE BOMB (blueprint)
limited edition by Lisa Kirk & Jelena Behrend
SUPPORTER ($150 CONTRIBUTION)
DOORS AT 9PM, COCKTAILS
courtesy of thor 9-10PM, guest DJ Spencer Sweeney
11PM PERFORMANCE
by Justin Bond and the Sirens of Satan
TO RESERVE TICKETS – please call 646-492-4076
or email: liagang@aol.com
bye the way – PARTICPANT HAS A NEW ADDRESS !! – 253 EAST HOUSTON ST – NYC
UP-DATE: SUNDAY MARCH 2, 2008
can’t wait to get some of these pix up. either – will post soon !!!!
PARTICIPANT
~LEAP YEAR/PARTICPANT |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | February 29th, 2008, 12:37pm
TAMAMI KUBOTA, ‘WEDDING’, acrylic on canvas, 39.5 x 31.5 ins./IMAGE COURTESY: ATM GALLERY
TAMAMI KUBOTA – ‘The Song of the Female Deer’ – OPENS TO-NITE – FEB 29 / 6-8PM
THIS IS HER – FIRST !! – SOLO SHOW IN NEW YORK.
the show runs FEB 29 – MARCH 29, 2008
ATM GALLERY – 619b WEST 27Th STREET – CHELSEA – NYC
ATM GALLERY
~TAMAMI KUBOTA/ATM/opens to-nite |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | February 29th, 2008, 11:37am
. . . everybody’s beginning to buzz – about the DARK FAIR !!
. . . wow – it’s going be great !!!
remember the dates:
OPENING: FRIDAY, MARCH 28, 2008 / 6-8 PM
and running one day only: SATURDAY MARCH 29, 2008 / 12-9 PM
the SWISS INSTITUTE is located at 495 BROADWAY, 3rd Floor – in SOHO, NYC
the DARK FAIR only runs for 2 days, FRI & SAT – parallel to the ARMORY FAIR – get it ?!!
DARK FAIR/IMAGE COURTESY: SWISS INSTITUTE
more on: the DARK FAIR
more info: the SWISS INSTITUTE
UP-DATE: FRI FEB 29
MILWAUKEE INTERNATIONAL – the bright lights – behind the DARK FAIR !! – are the same crew that puts on the MILWAUKEE INTERNATIONAL ART FAIR – namely: TYSON REEDER, JOHN RIEPENHOFF and NICHOLAS FRANK.
apart from booth/displays by about 28 very hot !! international galleries, including 10 NEW YORK galleries, if you include PICTUREBOX – the DARK FAIR will also feature:
a performance by HARRELL FLETCHER & CLARA JO
a wordless chorus by BRIAN BELOTT
a pinball arcade by ARA PETERSEN
a photo booth by PORTS BISHOP – he says he is going to use a “ton” of candles !!
a glow-in-the-dark basketball game by SARA CLENDENING
and, an indoor sculpture garden featuring:
CHRISTIAN HOLSTAD, PENTTI MONKKONEN, LUCAS diGIULIO, JOSEPH GRIGLEY & MAMIKO OTSUBO.
check out: 1st MILWAUKEE INTERNATIONAL ART FAIR/OCT 20/21-2006
~the DARK FAIR !! |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | February 27th, 2008, 3:14pm
. . . is this considered – ‘INTERACTIVE ART’ – !!
NECKFACE – CHINATOWN, NYC. FEB 2008
PHOTO: NANCY SMITH
~NECKFACE |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | February 27th, 2008, 2:40pm
