~JEFFREY TRANCHELL / DYLAN SPAYSKY . . DETROIT

DETROIT HOMESTEADING NEW YORK ARTISTS – SHINING A LIGHT ON THE LOCAL SCENE

always the best at casting – the net on new art,
JEFFREY TRANCHELL is shining a light on . . . his basket / wicker-making buddy & mentor . . .

DYLAN SPAYSKY . . .
who has a show opening at WHAT PIPELINE, DETROIT, as part of DETROIT ART WEEK
SAT JULY 20, 2019 / 4 – 8 PM
the show runs thru . . AUG 24, 2019 & is titled: ‘GINGO & STICKS’
WHAT PIPELINE, 3525 W. VERNOR HWY, Detroit, MI 48216
HRS: THURS, FRI & SAT 1 – 6 PM & By Appointment

WHAT PIPELINE . . is an artist-run space in Southwest Detroit,
founded & run by DANIEL SPERRY and ALIVIA ZIVICH.

see: DYLAN SPAYSKY – WHAT PIPELINE


DYLAN SPAYSKY . . .
foam fawn, and wicker pike (fish) at The Barker Hangar / FEB 13, 2019.
image via Instagram @dylanspayskyofficial

though the show opening tomorrow, is of ‘stick’ sculpture, or mostly ?
I’m still hung up – on his wicker work, and the distressed foam . . fawn – looks very cool, too.




~JEFFREY TRANCHELL . . EAST HAMPTON

DETROIT HOMESTEADING / NEW YORK ARTISTS – ON THE MOVE

JEFFREY TRANCHELL has a great, great piece . . .
in the SAFE GALLERY POP-UP: ‘THE BURN SHOW’ / SAT JULY 20, 2019

(see post below for details)

it seems as if a whole bunch of the art is going to go up in flames – in the bonfire ??!!!


JEFFREY TRANCHELL . . ‘Burn Hat’ / YES !!!! YES !!!! & MORE YES !!!!
this baby – was made to burn !!!
hand-made specifically for the show, it’s a DIY wicker-style ‘hat’.

ps: the ‘D’ is for Dylan, as in fellow Detroit-based artist DYLAN SPAYSKY – who has been teaching Jeffrey how to weave wicker baskets recently / got to love it !!


although at first glance, or from a digital photo, anyway !!
the hat appears to be made from DIY multi-colored craft wicker (!!), it’s actually made from differently colored ‘bomb fuse’ wire . . . all the better – to BURN, BABY BURN !!!


this is one of Jeffrey’s more conservative, early attempts !!
in fact his first attempt. pretty darn good.
who doesn’t love a primitive – primitive ?

Jeffrey writes that Dylan Spaysky makes a lot of wicker-based work, and that “he taught me down by the boat slip that is our local swimming hole.”
in Detroit ? they have swimming holes ?
oh, Brooklyn, you are so over – and, you don’t even know it.
PHOTOS: COURTESY of JEFFREY TRANCHELL




~SAFE GALLERY . . EAST HAMPTON

note to self: something like what the Whitney Biennial shoulda been, but ain’t.
i.e. exciting !!

NEW YORK GALLERIES . . ON THE MOVE

BROOKLYN’S SAFE GALLERY . . PRESENTS A BURNING HOT / SUMMER POP-UP !!

‘THE BURN SHOW’ . . SAT JULY 20, 2019
FOLLY TREE ARBORETUM, 741 SPRINGS FIREPLACE ROAD, EAST HAMPTON, N.Y. 11937
CURATED BY BLAIR BLUMBERG & JONNY CAMPOLO

WITH . . . OUTDOOR ARTWORKS, A LIVE AUCTION, & SLAPSTICK BONFIRE – WITH ‘BURNABLE WORKS THAT MUST BE SEEN TO BE BELIEVED’ / & INCLUDING A SURPRISE EVENT: THE LAUNCH OF WATER McBEER’S YACHT ‘LOVE MUSSEL’ . . JUST BEFORE SUNSET

SCHEDULE:
Daytime – Outdoor works on view
6PM – Champagne toast & launch of Water McBeer’s ‘Love Mussel’
8PM – Auction / Bonfire ceremony
10PM – Performance by Vern

PARTICIPATING ARTISTS INCLUDE:
TISCH ABELOW, JOSHUA ABELOW, MICHAEL ASSIFF, BLAIR BLUMBERG, JONNY CAMPOLO, RYAN CHIN, KARI CHOLNOKY, NICK DeMARCO, ALEX EAGETON, MYLS FORTE, JOEY FRANK, AMANDA FRIEDMAN, JASHIN FRIEDRICH, NICK FUSARO, PHILLIP JOHN VELASCO GABRIEL, TED GAHL, BRITTNI HARVEY, JOSE HEREDIA, SERBAN IONESCU, GREGORY KALLICHE, JORDAN KASEY, JOSIE KEEFE, KATHRYN KERR, NOEL de LESSEPS, ANTONIA KUO, NATHANIEL de LARGE, JACK LAWLER, JAMES ENGLISH LEARY, ABBY LLOYD, MICA MARDER, FLANNERY McDONELL, EAMON MONAGHAN, PATRICK NININGER, JASON NOCITO, TONY OURSLER, RICH PORTER, CHRIS RETSINA ANDY RALPH, WILL ROSE, LEIGH RUPLE, CLAYTON SCHIFF, EMMA SOUCEK, WILL STEWART, JESSE SULLIVAN, JEFFREY TRANCHELL, RAINE TRAINOR, ARIEL ZAMBENEDETTI & PROB MORE / SPECIAL GUEST WATER MATER McBEER / PERFORMANCE BY VERN / VIDEO BY GREGORY KALLICHE / LANDSCAPE BY NATURE / INVITE GRAPHICS INSPIRED BY TOASTED MARSHMALLOWS . .




~YULIA TOPCHIY / LAUREN KALMAN . . DETROIT

NEW YORK CURATORS – ON THE MOVE

YULIA TOPCHIY, a co-founder of ASSEMBLY ROOM, NYC . . .
will present ‘Embodiers’, a multi-medium exhibition by LAUREN KALMAN, opening this . . Wed July 17, 2019 / 4 PM
Room 146 at Trumbull & Porter Hotel, in Detroit – as part of . . ‘Young Curators, New Ideas V’,
a vetted program of Indie curators / part of Detroit Art Week / DAW . . which runs JULY 17 – 21, 2019.

This 2nd edition of DAW has expanded to include 5 days of programing / 36 exhibition openings / 14 studio visits /
13 performances / 8 panel discussions / as well as 11 special programs . . featuring 150+ artists & community members.
DAW . . is open to the public & includes both free & ticketed events.

‘Young Curators, New Ideas V’ . . will feature exhibitions presented by 12 independent curators – which will “transform” 12 hotel rooms into
mini contemporary art galleries. ‘YCNI V’ . . aims to “shine a light on the cultural, artistic, social and political transformations initiated by the creative & curatorial practices of Black, POC, women, LGBTQ+ and gender-nonconforming individuals.” (DAW)

see: YULIA TOPCHIY – WEBSITE

see: LAUREN KALMAN – ARTIST PORTFOLIO WEBSITE

see: DETROIT ART WEEK / DAW

see: YOUNG CURATORS NEW IDEAS V / YCNI V / DAW


LAUREN KALMAN, ‘V’ button (pin), sterling silver / explicit fem body part


reverse
images via Instagram @laurenkalman

YULIA TPOCHIY’S exhibit, ‘Embodiers’ . . .

will present (currently) Detroit-based, metal-smith, performance, and object artist,
LAUREN KALMAN’S diverse, often craft-based & pretty much . . ‘out-spoken’ work platforms . .
. . including jewelry objects that reference erotic zones in the body titled, ‘Icons of the Flesh’.

” . . consisting of video, costumes, mask forms, installations and interactive jewelry . . .
Kalman uses craft mediums and decorative objects as a strategic choice. Minimalism, intellectual purity, health industry, and white male privilege are linked historically, and that link was codified aesthetically throughout the modernist period. Body adornment as decoration can be a necessary interruption to the myopic intellectual order of the established lineages of art and design and established cultural norms more broadly.
The legacy of modernism, minimalism, and the high arts (sculpture & painting), have historically privileged the cerebral over the corporeal. Crafts , in contrast have long been associated with domestic, bodily, and female.
As Kalman’s work deals largely with the female body, it calls upon historical associations with craft and the feminine.”
~Yulia Topchiy

LAUREN KALMAN . . is a visual artist whose practice “is invested in contemporary craft, video, photography, and performance.”
through her work, she investigates beauty, adornment, body image, and the built environment.
Raised in the Midwest, Kalman completed her MFA in art 7 technology from the Ohio State University & earned a BFA with a focus in Metals from Massachusetts College of Art. Exhibiting and lecturing internationally, she has been awarded several important residencies including Haystack, and also at the Santa Fe Art Institute.
(abridged from Topchiy)

KALMAN . . is currently an associate professor at Wayne State University, located in ‘vibrant’ downtown Detroit.

see: LAUREN KALMAN – CV




~BLINN & LAMBERT . . TORONTO

NEW YORK ARTISTS – ON THE MOVE

BLINN & LAMBERT . . off this weekend to participate in the 2019 summer residency
at LIFT & PIX Studio / Immersion Program
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

see: BLINN AND LAMBERT – ARTIST WEBSITE

BLINN & LAMBERT IMAGE VIA INSTAGRAM @blinn_and_lambert




~NICHOLAS MOENICH . . CLEVELAND

NEW YORK ARTISTS – ON THE MOVE

NICHOLAS MOENICH . . has work in the ALUMNI EXHIBITION / CLEVELAND INSTITUTE of ART,
REINBERGER GALLERY . . . CURATED BY COURTENAY FINN / MoCa Cleveland Chief Curator & CIA alumna.
the show is titled: ‘There’s no basement at the Alamo’.
OPENING TODAY – FRI JULY 12, 2019 / 5 – 8 PM
the show runs thru . . AUG 16, 2019.
HRS: MON-THUR 10am-5pm / FRI 10am-2:30pm

see: NICHOLAS MOENICH – ARTIST WEBSITE


NICHOLAS MOENICH, ‘Untitled (Parasite)’, 2019.
vinyl paint on sized canvas / 42 x 36 in.

image via Instagram @nich_moe_nich




~PETER SUTHERLAND . . LONDON

NEW YORK ARTISTS – ON THE MOVE

PETER SUTHERLAND & LA-based CALI THORNHILL DEWITT
. . . showing hard-core collab / collages !!
THE BRIXTON PROJECT, LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM
International House, 6 Canterbury Crescent, London SW9 7QE

see: PETER SUTHERLAND – ARTIST WEBSITE

image via Instagram @petersutherland




~TAYLOR McKIMENS . . THE HOLE

NEW YORK ARTISTS – ON THE MOVE

TAYLOR McKIMENS . . . coming up ROSES !!

with 2 new works on paper – in the big summer group show: ‘Paper View’
opening Wed July 10 / 6 – 9 PM
the show runs thru . . . AUG 18, 2019
THE HOLE NYC, 312 Bowery, NY 10012

more info & complete artist list: ‘PAPER VIEW’ – THE HOLE


TAYLOR McKIMENS, ‘ROSE’, 2019.
acrylic and wax crayon on paper / 24 x 19 in.

image via Instagram @taylormckimens




~ANDY CAHILL POSTER . . for EVE ESSEX & FRIENDS / HONEY’S BROOKLYN / FRI JUNE 28

unless, of course . . it’s happening on a ROOFTOP !!

HEVM / C Spencer Yeh / Amirtha Kidambi, Che Che, Robbie Lee Trio
TO-NITE . . . FRI JUNE 28, 2019 / 8 PM
HONEY’S ROOFTOP, 93 Scott Ave, Brooklyn 11237

EVE ESSEX . . .
“is a Brooklyn-based musician who performs with alto saxophone, piccolo, voice and electronics,
harnessing elements of classical, drone, free jazz, and distorted pop. Her first solo album, ‘Here Appear’,
was released by Soap Library (cassette) and Sky Walking (LP) in 2018 . . .
Essex regularly performs with ensembles Das Audit (with Craig Kalpakjian), Hesper (with James K and Via App), and HEVM (with MV Carbon
and Hunt-Hendrix), and as a duo with Dan Fox . . .”

see more: EVE ESSEX – WEBSITE

hear more: EVE ESSEX on Bandcamp

GREAT POSTER !! – BY ANDY CAHILL




~OSCAR BEDFORD, MARGAUX DEWARRAT, CHRIS ZUCHER / ‘THE ONLY WAY DOWN’ / A.D. NYC / OPENS FRI JUNE 28

have you noticed, NYC has gone from living rooms -> basements !!
with, a lot of hopping back & forth between the L.E.S. / Lower East Side . . & Brooklyn.

‘THE ONLY WAY DOWN’ – OSCAR BEDFORD, MARGAUX DEWARRAT, CHRIS ZUCHER
OPENS TO-NITE . . . FRI JUNE 28 / 6 – 9 PM
A.D. Gallery, 19 Monroe St. / Basement under Essex Flowers, NY 10002 / L.E.S / Chinatown / Two Bridges
HRS: SAT/SUN 1 – 6 PM