~JASON McLEAN/LaVIOLA BANK thru DEC 5th !!

Jason McCLEAN

LaVIOLA BANK GALLERY INVITES YOU TO SEE:

JASON McLEAN – ‘AUNT JEAN’S BUNS’ !!
OPENING: WED OCT 28, 2009
the show runs thru DEC 5, 2009
LaVIOLA BANK – 179 EAST BROADWAY – LOWER EAST SIDE

A fun, serious, and …. multi-mediumed show !! – PIX FROM THE OPENING – COMING UP NEXT !!

see: the opening nite – pix !!

note: the show has just been extended thru SAT JAN 9, 2010 !!




~PHILLIPS CONTEMPORARY PART II/NYC/NOV 13

NOV 13 at 10am & 2pm.
this 2 part day – seems to have a lot of dead weight – but there are still – a few surprises !!
you’ll notice the (almost) lead item in both auctions, that is in both days – PART I & II – is a recently deceased, as in dead, young person. DASH SNOW rollin’ in his super fresh grave – to-nite.
the artworld – ain’t it a bitch !!

auction - basket
LOT 102 (above)
STERLING RUBY
Untitled, 2006
Glazed ceramic. 8-1/2 x 17-1/2 x 11 in.
inscribed “SR 06” on the underside
ESTIMATE: $15,000-20,000
SOLD FOR: $15,000

auction Dash Snow eat shit
LOT 106 (above)
DASH SNOW
EAT SHIT AND DIE, 2005
Fujichrome Crystal Archive print mounted on Plexiglas, found chair and vintage record player, US dollar bill, plastic mask, adhesive, “cocaine”, and mirror.
ESTIMATE: $15,000-20,000
SOLD FOR: $18,750 – OMFG – whoever made this purchase – made a good good deal for himself !!
only time will tell – but, I bet even by this time – next year – this purchase – will prove to be – the best buy of the season.
hands down.

auction terrence Koh
LOT 123 (above)
TERENCE KOH
The Golden balls of my Youth, 2007
Bronze, 24 karat gold plating and wire. 10-7/8 x 9-5/8 x 5-1/2 in.
This work is form an edition of 5 plus 2 artist’s proofs and is intended to be installed at the height of the artist’s heart, approximately 49-1/4 in. from the floor.
ESTIMATE: $15,000-20,000
BIG SURPRISE – the TERENCE KOH failed to sell !!

auction Chuck close
LOT 133 (above)
CHUCK CLOSE
Self-Portrait, 2006
Jacquard tapestry with stainless steel brackets and rod. 99-1/2 x 77 x 3-1/2 in.
Signed “Chuck Close” on a label sewn to the reverse. This work is a publisher’s proof form an edition of 10 plus 3 artist’s and 3 publisher’s proofs.
ESTIMATE: $ 90,000-120,000
SOLD FOR: $158,500 !! – GOOD GOING, CHUCK !!

auction - john waters
LOT 136 (above)
JOHN WATERS (!!)
Playdate, 2006
2 figures comprised of Silicone, human and synthetic hair, cotton flannel and polar fleece.
(Michael) JACKSON & (Charles) MANSON.
Signed & titled “John Waters ‘Playdate'” & numbered of 5 on the reverse of the Manson figure.
This work is from an editon of 5.
ESTIMATE: $20,000-30,000
SOLD FOR: $25,000 – a respectable outing for JOHN WATERS.

auction carol bove
LOT 277 (above)
CAROL BOVE
Christine, 2001
ink on transparentized vellum. 40 x 30-1/2 in. initialed & dated “CB 01” lower left.
ESTIMATE: $9,000-12,000
THE CAROL BOVE FAILED TO SELL.

auction - kenny scharf
LOT 304 (above)
KENNY SCHARF
Stay Tuned, 1983 (!!)
oil and spray-paint on canvas. 24 x 47-3/4 in.
Signed, titled & dated “Kenny Scharf Stay Tuned 1983” on the reverse.
ESTIMATE: $30,000-40,000
SOLD FOR: $36,250 – and, he is lucky he got that. not what you would call one of his signature pieces.

auction Will Cotton
LOT 341 (above)
WILL COTTON
Insatiable, 1996
oil on canvas. 56-1/4 x 84 in.
Signed and dated “William Cotton 1996” on the overflap.
ESTIMATE: $25,000-35,000
THE WILL COTTON FAILED TO SELL. NO COMMENT. well OK. the bitches, oops I mean, witches brew at the recent SPADE & CO PARTNERS in CRIME – POP-UP BAKERY – didn’t help the brand. and, let’s leave it at that.

auction AYA
LOT 352 (above)
AYA TAKANO
Cyber-ero, 1997
ink & watercolor on paper. 9-3/4 x 7 in.
Artwork copyright 1997 Aya Takano/Kaikai Kiki Co. Ltd. All rights reserved.
ESTIMATE: $2,500-3,500
THE AYA TAKANO FAILED TO SELL. well, it was a pretty slim offering for the price, esp in these quality driven days.

auction - sterling ruby # 2
LOT 362 (above)
STERLING RUBY
Untitled Craft Geometry Study #1, 2005
Collaged inkjet print & felt-tip pen on archival paper. 13 x 19 in.
Signed & dated “Sterling Ruby 05” lower right.
ESTIMATE: $4,000-5,000
SOLD FOR: $4,375 but, STERLING RUBY realized a pretty good sale on his paper piece !!
FOXY PRODUCTION must be happy bout that.

see: PHILLIPS de PURY & COMPANY

UP-DATE: SAT NOV 14, 2009/7:17PM

analysis coming up shortly – it’s a big offering – but there was one serious miss !! and a few surprises !!

. . . . the biggest surprise, to me anyways, was how low that multi-part sculpture by DASH SNOW went for. a great opportunity for that buyer. get back to me in 10 years on that, even in 2. the SUE WILLIAMS, MIKE KELLEY(s), one of the RAYMOND PETTIBON(s), and even the AGNES MARTIN did not find buyers. KAREN KILIMNIK, I could never fathom the interest in that autistic puffery, went for $18,750 – just above the low ball estimate. Photography-wise – unless you had a beaut, you had no sale – auction regulars CINDY SHERMAN, LAURIE SIMMONS, an exceptionally boring photograph by OLAFUR ELISSON, and 3 really ugly ones by PAUL McCARTHY – and even an offering, also very banal, by RICHARD PRINCE – found no takers. duh. this is striking in light of the big coup the night before – on the DASH SNOW photo set !! are we finally !! seeing a changing of the guard ?!! the 2 photos that did sell well, a portrait by LORETTA LUX, and a staged scenario by GREGORY CREWDSON, were actually quite good, on second thought. the biggest reaper was the JEAN MICHEL BASQUIAT which went for $236,000 – well over it’s high estimate of $180,000. it’s also interesting to compare this action to the DASH SNOW assemblage – which opened the proceedings. maybe Phillips should have placed the DASH SNOW piece after this BASQUIAT ? to gain a better price for it. regarding ultra contemporary offerings: the ERIK PARKER was no sale, the HIDEAKI KAWASHINA was no sale. but the sharp, graphic, and forward looking retro-minimalist (what a contrast in style to the ERIK PARKER !!) MATTHEW BRANNON did well !! and yes !! I do like his work !!
see: MATTHEW BRANNON/OCT 2006 !!

to my mind – the big misstep – was the no sale of that weirdo DAVID SALLE offering. A pretty good-sized painting, 48 x 72 in. with an extremely reasonable estimate range of $50,000-70,000 found no taker ? com’ on guys – there is such a thing as falling out of flavor, I mean favor, but this piece was damn good and very different for Mr. Salle. somebody blew a big opportunity.

see: PHILLIPS CONTEMPORARY NYC, NOV 13, 2009

auction Jean michel
LOT 158 (above)
JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT
Two works: Nod and Untitled, 1986
acrylic, oilstick, nails, metal hardware and Xerox paper collage on wood and ink and paper collage on paper.
(i) signed and dated “Jean-Michel Basquiat 86” on the reverse of the box and (ii) signed and dated “Jean Michel Basquait Sept 16 or 18th 1986” lower right. (ii) is accompanied by a color Xerox signed “Jean-Michel Basquiat” on the reverse.
ESTIMATE: $120,000-180,000
SOLD FOR: $236,000.

auction Loretta Lux
LOT 240 (above)
LORETTA LUX
Milo 2, 2004
lifochrome print. 11-7/8 x 11-7/8 in. Signed, titled and dated “loretta Lux 2004 Milo 2” on the reverse.
This work is a printer’s proof from an edition of 20 plus one’s printer’s proof.
ESTIMATE: $5,000-7,000
SOLD FOR: $8,125.

auction Gregory Crewdson
LOT 241 (above)
GREGORY CREWDSON
Untitled (sleep walker), 1999
C-print. 47-1/2 x 59-1/2 in. Signed “Gregory Crewdson” on a label affixed to the reverse.
This work is an artist’s proof from an edition of 10 plus two artist’s proofs.
ESTIMATE: $10,000-15,000
SOLD FOR: $18,750.

auction david salle
LOT 305 (above)
DAVID SALLE
Pale Skin, 2005
oil on linen, 48 x 72 in. Signed, titled and dated “David Salle ‘Pale Skin’ 2005” on the reverse.
ESTIMATE: $50,000-70,000
NO SALE !!

auction Matthew Brannon
LOT 327 (above)
MATTHEW BRANNON
Two Works: The last thing you remember was staring at the little white tile (Hers) and The last thing you remember was staring at the little white tile (His), 2006
Letterpress on paper. 24 x 18 in. each.
Signed, dated and numbered “1/1 Matthew Brannon 2006” on the reverse.
These works are numbered one from an edition of one. (!!)
ESTIMATE: $8,000-12,000
SOLD FOR: $8,125.




~PHILLIPS CONTEMPORARY/PART I/NYC/NOV 12

NOV 12 at 7PM.
some highlights !! not a big selection, by any means, but a nice one !!

auction dash snow
LOT 2 (above)
DASH SNOW
Polaroid Wall, 2005
20 c-prints. ea. 20 x 20 in. unique work. (it’s a big piece – takes up the corner of a whole wall.)
. . . an installation of 20 c-prints Dash Snow created from enlargements of his Polaroid film photographs. This is the only work comprised of a set of multiple photographs that the artist has produced. (in his lifetime !!)
ESTIMATE: $40,000-60,000
SOLD FOR: $50,000
(so it seems – Simon exaggerated a little bit – when he said it almost doubled its estimate – but that was how it must have felt – and was received – in the dramatic real-time snap-time energy of the actual auction sale !!)

auction olafur
LOT 5 (above)
OLAFUR ELIASSON
fm3 light, 1999
Halogen lamps, steel stands and fog machine.
This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by the artist.
ESTIMATE: $300,000-500,000
SOLD FOR: $362, 500

auction Jack goldstein
LOT 25 (above)
JACK GOLDSTEIN
Untitled, 1987
Acrylic and metallic pigment on canvas. 48-1/4 x 96 1/8 in.
signed, titled and dated “Jack Goldstein Untitled, 1987” on the reverse.
ESTIMATE: $50,000-70,000
SOLD FOR: $104,500 !! – one of the nite’s biggest winners.
(and, another dead artist. suicide.)

auction kara
LOT 34 (above)
KARA WALKER
The Humane Acquisition of Chitlins, 1994-1995
Paper cut-out mounted to paper. 72-1/4 x 52 1/4 in.
ESTIMATE: $40,000-60,000
SOLD FOR: $86,500 – double its low estimate.
(and she is living.)

auction tracey
LOT 38 (above)
TRACEY EMIN
Her soft lips touched mine and every thing became hard. 2008. neon.
39 1/4 x 84 1/8 in. This work is from an edition of 3.
ESTIMATE: $40,000-60,000
SOLD FOR: $86,500 – also double its low estimate.

see: PHILLIPS de PURY & COMPANY !!

UP-DATE: SAT NOV 14, 2009

it’s interesting to note that the ROBERT LONGO, RICHARD PRINCE, TIM NOBLE & SUE WEBSTER failed to find buyers.
on the other hand it is astounding to see that the GEORGE CONDO, a non-typical over-all calligraphic black & white abstract piece from 2000 – went way over its high estimate, (ESTIMATE: $100,000-150,00), selling for $290,000 !! I find it hard to believe this happened without insider manipulation. but who am I ? I still don’t believe in the brand.
another surprise, though perhaps not – considering all the recent blah blah generated, about the so-called ‘alternative’ projects, (BRUCE HIGH QUALITY FOUNDATION), this artist is currently associated with – a JULES DE BALINCOURT painting from 2005 – went way past its estimates (ESTIMATE: $50,000-70,000) to achieve an astounding $116,500 !!
see: PHILLIPS CONTEMPORARY NYC NOV 12, 2009

auction george Condo
LOT 27 (above)
GEORGE CONDO
Mental States (Hiding and Finding),2000
oil and acrylic on canvas. 60 x 100 in.
ESTIMATE: $100,000-150,000
SOLD FOR: $290,500

auction jules de balincourt
LOT 39 (above)
JULES DE BALINCOURT
Ambitious New Plans, 2005
oil on board. 40-1/8 x 59-3/4 in.
ESTIMATE: $50,000-70,000
SOLD FOR: $116,500




~TRACEY EMIN/STRANGELAND

Tracey Emin - Strangeland
TRACEY EMIN, ‘STRANGELAND’/PHOTO:COURTESY/LEHMANN MAUPIN

BAD GIRL – TRACEY EMIN – LIVE ON THE LOWER EAST SIDE – TO-DAY !! – SAT NOV 7 – 3 PM !!
under the PERFORMA BANNER !!
PERFORMANCE PROJECT at UNIVERSITY SETTLEMENT – 184 ELDRIDGE ST.

BAD BRIT GIRL – TRACEY EMIN will read from her new book of poems – ‘Those Who Suffer Love’ – and from her critically acclaimed 2008 autobiography – ‘Strangeland’ !!
. . . and, no !! – you don’t want to miss a chance to see this wildly charismatic chick in action. can’t say it enough – she is the real deal. rough, wild and real.

from the press release:
“TRACEY EMIN (b. London, U.K. 1963) came to prominence in the 1990s as part of the YBAs (Young British Artists). Working across media in painting, video , and installation, her practice explores various conceptions of femininity, the tension between private and public in sexual politics, and the contemporary culture of voyeurism. In 1999, she was nominated for the Turner Prize and she represented the UK in the 2007 Venice Biennale. She has had solo shows at the Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, Platform Garanti Contemporary Art center, istanbul, and National Portarit galelry, London – among others.”

personally, I think – her take, and power !! – is best summed up, by her ability to pin down – and express for the rest of us – what is aptly termed – by the title of her new book of poems: ‘Those Who Suffer Love’ !! who hasn’t been there – done that – and – been burnt !! . . . as in toasted !! so ok, you’ll live to see another day – maybe in a few years, if you’ve really got it bad – but in the meantime – Tracey gets it down, straight-up . . . and totally in your face. oh, how cruel – desire. oh, how cruel and pin-pointingly achingly beautiful – that eternally calling – primal and all dominating – mating force.
and you know – I am 100% locavore – local NYC talent rules on these pages – (Urs Fischer may be be Swiss born – but he is Brooklyn-based !!) – so Tracey – we’re making you an honorary NYC denizen – anyone who can survive a raking by Charlie F – with such good humor – and, who goes on to laugh in his face – and tramp all over him – and probably a lot of other people as well – well, welcome to the hard-core street scrambler – club of gritty down and dirty, play hard – no rules – N. Y. C. !!

between Urs Fischer’s nasty ‘tongue’ and your yearning ‘va va ginas’ – well, there you go – human nature – in a nut shell !!

p.s. they say RSVP required. it’s rsvp@performa-arts.org




~TRACEY EMIN/ONLY GOD KNOWS I’M GOOD

Tracey EMIN
PHOTO CREDIT: SCOTT DOUGLAS/COURTESY: LEHMANN MAUPIN

TRACEY EMIN – ‘ONLY GOD KNOWS I’M GOOD’
OPENING: THURS NOV 5 / 6-8 PM
SHOW RUNS: NOV 5 – DEC 19, 2009
LEHMANN MAUPIN – DOWNTOWN – 20l CHRYSTIE ST.

according to the press release – the exhibit is big – 53 works including a large-scale film projection, never-before-seen neons, and sculptures, and a collection of embroideries and monoprints. oh oh oh – they’re also shilling a big monograph – hope the show doesn’t tilt – commercial – as in, watch out for tanks, as in ‘tanking’.
on the other hand, the email invite photo, above, is great !! – so will be fun to see how it finally plays out.

Tracey & matt artnet
TRACEY EMIN & MATT COLLISHAW – at the opening of: TRACEY EMIN – ‘I Think It’s in My Head’, LEHMANN MAUPIN,
Sept 21, 2002.
PHOTO: NANCY SMITH – ARTNET ARCHIVES

TRACEY EMIN holds some particular fondness for me – apart from her quilts & embroideries – her 2002 show at Lehmann Maupin – marked the very first moment my ‘art’ career took an abrupt turn into photo-journalism. yep, WALTER ROBINSON deemed my Emin pix – artnet worthy – and posted some of them, on what is still one of CHARLIE FINCH’S greatest essays: ‘EMINENT DOMAIN’ !!
yeah: check it out !!

besides being an exceptionally witty and, some thought, cruel at the time, piece for Charlie, let’s just say it was: right on ‘cutting’ – and, an inaugural posting for me, with special thanks to Charlie F. for brokering the deal with artnet – it also marked the unveiling of the ‘new’ REM KOLHAAS designed gallery space, for LEHMANN MAUPIN. which is still up and running, and still looking pretty good – on 26th St. in Chelsea.

UP-DATE – SAT NOV 7, 2009 – 9:33AM !!

and oh, that catalog, commercial tilt down ? – no way !! just check it out for yourself – way exquisite !!
so are the other 2 big TRACEY EMIN books on the gallery front desk !!

Tracey # 11
TRACEY EMIN – the show is great.
the opening was electric – it’s gonna hit the city like a gradual – tidal wave !!

Tracey # 1
she’s a bit hard to catch, even shy. hard to catch in motion. but, she’s the real deal.
she is . . . what a lot of other people – no names – wish they were.

Tracey # 2
wearing the key to somebody’s heart – maybe her own ?
TRACEY EMIN – in town for the opening of: ‘Only God Knows I’m Good’

Tracey # 3
TRACEY EMIN, ‘No not now’ – embroidery on light-weight cotton canvas.

tracey # 4

Tracey # 8
all the large pieces were stitched in v black thread – onto fine cotton ‘duck’ or canvas . . . which in turn, was itself hand-stitched or really, hemmed, together into larger pieces. in baby colors.

Tracey # 5

tracey # 6

Tracey # 7
. . . “no more fear”.

Tracey # 9
RACHEL LEHMANN, a founding partner of the gallery.
here with her husband, JEAN PIERRE LEHMANN, at the opening of TRACEY EMIN’s ‘Only God Knows I’m Good’.
LEHMANN MAUPIN DOWNTOWN.

Tracey # 12
DAVID MAUPIN, also a founding partner in the gallery.

tracey - Paul H-O
at the opening, PAUL H-O !!
who is this man ? he brought you the wildly entertaining: ‘GUEST OF CINDY SHERMAN’. his cinematic !! – first person !! account of his ‘relationship’ with Cindy Sherman, who he meet while on a ‘gallerybeat’ assignment !!
YES !! see: JAN ALBERT REVIEWS: ‘GUEST OF CINDY SHERMAN’ – directed by PAUL H-O & TOM DONAHUE !!
and yes, watch this: PAUL H-O on YouTube !!/’Guest of Cindy Sherman’ !!
gallerybeat was a streaming video art world ‘report’ on cable t.v. – back in the day – before there was the web !!
PAUL H-O is now bringing gallerybeat back – to the future – on the web !!
check out: gallerybeat !! to-day !!

Tracey # 25
several Brit pals of Tracey’s flew in from London, to help her celebrate: including,
TRICIA RONANE and TIGGY MACONOCHIE !!

Tracey # 26
Brit collector TIGGY MACONOCHIE – has several TRACEY EMIN pieces.

Trcaey # 15
back to the show – people are raving about the quilts, even people who don’t know a stitch about quilts and/or sewing !!

Tracey # 16
I wonder why ?!!
TRACEY EMIN, detail. black thread on thin cotton duck/canvas.

Tracey # 17
the LEHAMNN MAUPIN GALLERY/DOWNTOWN was put to its best use – ever.
upstairs on a thin ‘observer’ balcony – a TRACEY EMIN neon piece – casts its glow, and magic !!

Tracey Emin # 18
opening night gallery goers contemplate a new TRACEY EMIN neon piece, apparently spellbound
by both its message & color !!

TRacey Emin
detail, neon ‘poem’ – TRACEY EMIN

Tracey # 20
“Some Crazy Fucked Up/Dog Like Hell/That’s how it feels to/LIVE without LOVE”
TRACEY EMIN, neon wall poem.
TRACEY EMIN, ‘Only God Knows I’m Good’.
LEHAMANN MAUPIN DOWNTOWN

TRACEY # 21
across the room – “Only God Knows I’m Good” !!

Tracey # 22
everybody loved this piece.
TRACEY EMIN – ‘NOTHING TOUCHES’

tracey flower patches
detail, TRACEY EMIN – ‘NOTHING TOUCHES’.

Tracey nothing
the hand stitched calligraphy – was super fine. hands down. in all aspects of the word.
design & workmanship.

Tracey # 27
Hi Kate. Kate really liked this piece.

Trcaey is this a joke
TRACEY EMIN – ‘IS THIS A JOKE’
a lot of people can relate to that – though they might not admit it . . .

Tracey # 28
detail, TRACEY EMIN, ‘IS THIS a JOKE.’
or what ?!!? right on.

Tracey # 29
hand stitched detail. drips, of pain. upside down drips ? well, maybe more – spikes than drips ?
TAYLOR McKIMENS, look out !!

Tracey nothing
detail. the hand stitched calligraphy – was super fine.
hands down. in all aspects of the word.

Tracey # 30
yes, the ABSOLUTELY !! EXQUISITE !! catalog – TRACEY EMIN – ‘ONE THOUSAND DRAWINGS BY TRACEY EMIN’.
small in size, how did they do it – with glasscine-like thin-as-air pages !! stunning – fragile & weighty – all at the same time.
just like Ms. Emin, herself.

Tracey book cover
“SET OUT FROM LIVING INSIDE OF ME”.
talk about attention to detail.
the hard cover book front – had a different image than the book cover ‘wrapper’.
both were done in the manner of her monoprints.

TRACEY # 32
a random page – ‘ONE THOUSAND DRAWINGS BY TRACEY EMIN’.

Tracey # 33
TRACEY EMIN – “JOURNEY ACROSS AMERICA U.S.A 1994”.

Tracey # 34
another great hard cover book on display at the front desk.

Tracey # 35
TRACEY EMIN, ‘WORKS 1963 – 2006’. RIZZOLI.

TRACY # 36
from the book: a young TRACEY . . striking even back then.

TRACEY # 37
TRACEY EMIN, ’20 YEARS’ – NATIONAL GALLERIES of SCOTLAND, 2008.

Tracey RONALD SOSINSKI
RONALD SOSINSKI, just back from the FRIEZE ART FAIR, in London, told us he read Tracey’s autobiography,
‘STRANGELAND’ on the plane back home and said it was “really something.” and a page turner. no doubt.
too bad they didn’t have any copies available at the opening. but apparently it is available online through the TATE MUSEUM in London, and even on AMAZON !!
p.s. talking about strangelands, intensity, outrageous – and even, notorious behavior, and ships coming in – if the new PARIS NYC FRONT – i.e. VLADIMIR RESTOIN ROITFELD and ANDY VALMORBIDA !! can get that scumbag RICHARD HAMBELTON’s works to fly – can our beloved BASQUIAT FORGER – ALFREDO MARTINEZ – and his working guns, fake guns, and PRISON DRAWINGS on HAND-MADE PAPER – be far behind !!
trouble is – you can’t bring Alfredo anywhere. he is the world’s biggest liar, con, and thief !! kleptomanic is not the correct word – but it applies. plus, unlike Hambleton who has been hobbled by his rampant decades worth of crack use – Alfredo is drug free, and BIG !! and his pockets are overfilling with weapons, homemade knives, box cutters, the whole deal.
not to mention the seriously bad friends he picked up in prison. yes. he came out, worse then when he went in.
so, we figure – as long as we can keep him in CHINA – where he is an artist-in-residence !! (well at least they got the real thing & plus he likes Asian girls and Chinese food !!) we might have a chance.
so the word is: if Alfredo asks you if he can come back – the answer is: no.
bad time, recession. no food. there is no food in NYC. esp no food for street artists !!
but watch out, world. looks like the underdogs – will always – prevail, no doubt about it.

Tracey # 38
ok. so on that hopeful note !! we’ll close with a few of Tracey’s monoprints !!
TRACEY EMIN – “EVERY FUCKING TIME” !!

Tracey # 39
TRACEY EMIN – “DON’T KID YOURSELF TRACEY – YOUR SCARED SHITLESS”.

PHOTOS: NANCY SMITH




~GINGERBREADMEN/DAMIEN ‘TANKS’ DOWN & URS ‘TONGUES’ UP !!

in production

before I even get into this – I have to say, I’m a big big fan of URS FISCHER, but not so, of the new New Museum.
why ? cause they value ‘socialite’ pix over ‘art’ pix, among other reasons. they are cold-hearted to the bone. calculating and boring. their take on the art scene, esp ‘new’ art – is as narrow as their bullying, I mean building. mental and metal on the Bowery – the best way to sum the place up in 2 words. unless you also want to add, warning: not terribly bright ‘socials’ at work. and you thought America was all about a classless society, or esp its new museums. right.
if you didn’t know art was about the money – this place makes sure you get the picture.
and, there it is, right in the heart of the (formerly low down & dirty) Lower East Side. ouch.

I mean I guess the whole point is to get the the big collectors to hook up with the new art. is it working.
you tell me. I don’t see anywhere near the kind of exciting big party spilling out onto the street – it would need to be – to do that. to light fires. but, what do I know – maybe all that stuff goes on behind closed doors. it ain’t no street scene, it sure ain’t no rave – that’s for sure. its pretty much empty most of the time.

so I’m hoping this tongue-in-a-hole, by Urs, that apparently pops up at ya from a small hole in the wall – as reported on by Roberta Smith – is metaphor, for what I want to do – every time that New Museum name comes up – which is – to stick a tongue out at them. of course, there are no photos of that pop-out tongue – in the Times essay. well there ya go. the Times pix were pretty lame, the review was kind, but no rave. but can’t wait to see the ‘enlightening’ socialite pix from the super elitist members-only opening. Read somewhere, was it the New York Times ARTS & LEISURE last summer, that MARCIA TUCKER, the New Museum’s radical founding Director, thought that everyone on the museum’s staff, from the guards to the curators to the head administrators – should earn exactly the same salary. of course, and probably rightfully so, the current Director, LISA PHILLIPS pooh-poohed that notion as unrealistic. but it seems a colorful way to capture the kind of forward-looking, brilliantly bold, and all-encompassing energy that let Ms. Tucker build a museum from the ground up. as opposed to the kind of narrow castle of default it has become. URS: tongues and tanking – they both start with the letter T.
T for thanks. you always get it right.

urs tongue
URS FISCHER – TONGUE IN THE WALL. PHOTO:COURTESY/NEW MUSEUM.
URS FISCHER – MARQUERITE de PONTY – NEW MUSEUM – 10/21/09 – 2/7/10.
the pix on the museum website – are actually pretty good. way better than the Times photos, which were awful.
the museum pix – actually make you wanna go see the show.
take the time – to scroll down that web page – they even have a pretty snappy video of the tongue in motion !!

urs self portrait
URS FISCHER, self-portrait. PHOTO:COURTESY/NEW MUSEUM.




~ERIC FISHL/MARY BOONE

Eric Fischl card Oct 2009
the 8 x 8 in. hard cardboard invite for: ERIC FISCHL – 31 OCT – 19 DEC, 2009
MARY BOONE – 421 WEST 24TH ST. – OPENING SAT OCT 31, 2009
the image is: ‘CORRIDA IN RONDA #6″ (DETAIL), 84 x 108 in, OIL/LINEN, 2008.

. . . guess this could be worth $1.2 million to somebody. if I had a choice, and esp since I missed the party – !! – which was open to all, bye the way, no lists – I’d stick to anything by either one of the ATM – SUTHERLAND BROS. . . . but who am I ? not to mention KELIE BOWMAN, ALLYSON MELLBERG, MIN KIM, PATRICK GRIFFFIN, CONRAD CARLSON, BRIAN CHIPPENDALE, KENNY KOMER, BORIS RASIN. JERRY BLACKMAN. even GEORGIA GRAY & JORY RABINOWITZ. well, and many others, yes. too numerous to pin down. contrary to what you may think – it’s rainin’ artists in this town. bigger dollars ?? well. ok. URS FISCHER. TAYLOR McKIMENS. for starters. don’t get me started. I’d rather plunk my money down and see it double in the very same instant, than sit around in a big bucks ‘holding & hoping’ position. where’s the fun in that ? anyways, I heard tell – recently, that the “big businessmen collectors” don’t get excited unless the price tags – are well over $1 mill !! so, hey – here’s your price tag – enjoy. am I serious, that’s for me to know, and you to squirm by. the art world – ain’t it a bitch ?

see: MARY BOONE, wow – she’s really up-dated her website – since last I looked.

see: ERIC FISCHL/MARY BOONE OCT 31-DEC 19, 2009 !!

. . . p.s. anybody else out there think – ERIC FISCHL looks just like – ART WORLD – BALLOON BOY – ‘WE LIVE IN PUBLIC’ INTERNET GURU – JOSH HARRIS – WITH THAT BIG CIGAR stuck in his mouth . . . ?!!




~STOCHLFOTO !!

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above: RYAN McGINNESS and GERHARD STOCHL !!
photographed at the ‘cultural’ landmark !! pop-up show: PETER & ANDREW SUTHERLAND – ‘AMATEUR HOUR’ at ATM GALLERY in Chelsea, New York City. Oct 22, 2009
see: ‘AMATEUR HOUR’/on artlovers !!
PHOTO: NANCY SMITH

so, GERHARD STOCHL appears to be an amazing ‘commercial’ photographer !!

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PHOTO: GERHARD STOCHL/COURTESY: STOCHLFOTO

another rainy day – have fun cruising this !! website: STOCHLFOTO !! !!




~GOTTUND VERLAG/PUBLISHERS !!

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publisher NICK GOTTLUND photographed at the recent ANDREW & PETER SUTHERLAND pop-up show, ‘AMATEUR HOUR’,
opening. at ATM GALLERY in Chelsea, New York City. Oct 22, 2009
NICK GOTTLUND runs a small hands-on, top-of-the-drawer, limited edition publishing house – GOTTLUND VERLAG, out of PHILLY. we have no doubt about where this dude is headed – only upwards, and onwards !!

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NICK & GOTTLUND VERLAG recently published a beautifully crafted, letterpress printed, limited edition book, (500 copies), for PETER SUTHERLAND, titled: ‘Even in the End’ – a very creative editing of Peter’s photos, and a very creative production in total. in all ways !!

PHOTOS: NANCY SMITH

check out: GOTTLUND VERLAG !!, for yourself !!

check out: the original ‘AMATEUR HOUR’ – PETER & ANDREW SUTHERLAND – OPENING PIX !!




~SUTHERLAND BROS/POP-UP/AMATEUR HOUR !!

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BIG SURPRISE – POP-UP SHOW !! AT ATM !! – OPENING THURS OCT 22/6-9 PM !!
‘AMATEUR HOUR’ with PETER & ANDREW SUTHERLAND !!
aka P+A SUTHZ !!
opening nite – guaranteed to be a PAR-TAY !! anyway you cut it: as in – a shredded Colorado state flag ?!!
music by HAMILTON and MAGGY
the show is a short one – runs thru – SAT OCT 31 – so don’t blink.
ATM – 621 W 27th St – CHELSEA
HRS: TUES-SAT / 11-6 PM

ya remember PETER SUTHERLAND’S debut show at ATM, don’t cha ?
‘BLAME IT ON THE DOG’ !! – just about this time, last year. great photos. the best. 2 funny rugs ?
check out that great card he did & the opening nite pix, here !!

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OCT 24: ok.
the SUTHERLAND BROS – POP-UP – SHOW: ‘AMATEUR HOUR’ – at ATM – was a huge party. a big dynamic gathering of NYC’s latest wave of young professionals – and a most diverse & cutting edge – meet of the – creative tribes, it was !! the new kids bounced off the walls with the joyful energy of the work – and, then spilled out onto the street. high spirits abounded. pix to post shortly. but I’ll say this: PETER SUTHERLAND’S new assortment of photos – were the best. documentary cutting edge. and his bro, ANDREW SUTHERLAND, makes the most amazing pictorial sculptures – you will ever see. my fav: the sleeping bag, duh !!

. . . so make sure to make it – over there, and you will also be able to congratulate BILL BRADY – on his forward-looking & creative move – to ‘get-over’ – and make the best of these hard pressed times !! in a brilliant stroke of strategic play – Bill is taking ATM up & over to 24th St – where, unlike 27th St – the street crowds are still aplenty and include more mainstream denizens, lots of big galleries on that street, unlike 27th. BILL has set up a storefront gallery partnership – with FREIGHT & VOLUME. they will be rotating the space at 542 W24th ST !! good move – and prob the worst kept secret in town – but we promised we wouldn’t spill the beans – till we got the official go-ahead. so, good luck in your location – BILL BRADY.
our prediction: watch out 24th ST – !! Bill is gonna rule. his opening shot ? the formidable MIN KIM – opening THURS NOV 12/6-8PM. and, yeah I got a sneak preview of her new work – its gonna blow everybody away – very new fresh stuff. some pieces have already been snapped up !! and you know, there’s no b.s. on artlovers !! esp no has-been cliche, all-black clad, ‘women’ artists, looking all alike – with, watch-out for this over-used & stale phrase – “gender-bending” – haircuts ? they sure don’t mean the work – NEW YORK MAG – com’on – you can do better than that, can’t cha, focus on the work – and, not the hair cut ?

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art world bros: PETER SUTHERLAND & ANDREW SUTHERLAND – aka – P+A SUTHZ !!
at the opening of their pop-up show: ‘AMATEUR HOUR’. ATM, THURS OCT 22, 2009.

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ATM’S BILL BRADY, TOMOO GOKITA T-SHIRT, happy about his up-coming move to 27th St.
PETER & ANDREW SUTHERLAND – ‘AMATEUR HOUR’ OPENING.
the last ATM show on 27th ST. OCT 22, 2009

PHOTOS: NANCY SMITH

TONS OF PIX FROM THE OPENING – just posted !!
see: ‘AMATEUR HOUR’ – PETER & ANDREW SUTHERLAND !!