LAST !! WEEK !! to catch the ’sleeper’ show - of the SUMMER - it runs till AUG 30, 2009 !!

JERRY BLACKMAN - ‘SUMMER SESSION’
JULY 11 - AUG 30, 2009
DAM STUHLTRAGER - BROOKLYN

first off, with a lot of galleries, even the big ones, cutting back on cards to save money - we have to note how great Jerry’s card is - and, on - both sides !!
they are printed on glossy postcard stock - 4 x 6 ins.

JERRY BLACKMAN’S - ANCHOR.
some kind of resin and super hi-tech paint-texture job on the wood simulation parts.
Leah Stuhltrager told me it goes for $8,500.
If I were of - JOHN HALL - pockets - I would snap it up - in a nanosecond.
if I were a little bit of a cheesier collector. like you know who, [fill in the blanks yourself] - [”just because my family has 80+ Picassos doesn’t mean we’re wealthy”] - I’d get them down to $6,000, maybe even less - and promise to come round for more … maybe.
(since I’m only me - I can only roll around on my - ‘called it first’ laurels - and watch everyone else - make the dough - later on, down the road. what else is new.)

another interesting aspect of the show - is the insight provided by the detailed background notes.

from left: KENNY KOMER, JERRY BLACKMAN, and BORIS RASIN.
. . . . the Anchor behind them.

KENNY KOMER, JERRY BLACKMAN and BORIS RASIN.
all three are local NYC boys and, recent COOPER UNION grads, SCULPTURE MAJORS - STUDIO ART BFA PROGRAM.

wood detailing - ANCHOR.

what did we say: just like a BOBBY FLAY THROW- DOWN - minus the food !!

KATE CERIGO - also a local NYC kid & recent grad BFA - SVA - graphic design.

BORIS RASIN and KENNY KOMER - also had break-out shows of their own this summer.
coverage on that - coming up next !!
p.s. Boris and Kenny told me a funny story at the opening. the afternoon of the opening, to celebrate - they took Jerry fishing off of some local NYC waterway. a Long Island bay, I think. you rent a boat with crew for about $40, or was it $40 each, well anyways - Boris was the only one to catch something. he caught a shark !! a baby one. part of the deal is - the crew cooks you lunch with your catch - so they ate shark !! and Boris even got the rest of the fish wrapped up, raw - to take home. I found this ‘fish-tale’ a little hard to believe - - so they whipped out their cellphones and showed me pix !! and, yep it]]there it was - a (small) shark - sure enuff !!
check out: KENNY KOMER & BORIS RASIN/website !!

check out: JERRY BLACKMAN’S website !!

PHOTOS: NANCY SMITH