did we forget to mention: Americana / craft / quilt squares and, twisty, twisty, twisty !!!!!!!
SAMUEL BOEHM, ‘Star Painting with Two Jokes’, 2018.
oil, wax, acrylic, and popsicle sticks on canvas. 12 x 10 in.
Mr. Boehm has two other star paintings in his ‘booth’ at this now defunct, but seriously glorious . . Chinese Grand Buffet / BABA YAGA SUMMER POP-UP.
image via Instagram @samuelboehm
twisty, twisty, take 2:
SAMUEL BOEHM writes . . .
“I found the popsicle sticks outside my building.
They each have jokes printed on them (thus two jokes) but are glued on with the jokes facing inward,
thus two jokes (sticking popsicle sticks on a painting and also not allowing them to be read by the viewer).
I like to have fun.”
hmm, I’m not known to be great at math, or maps . . but doesn’t that add up to … FOUR JOKES !!!
twisty, twisty, take 3:
twist a contarian, and this is what you get: the jokes – are printed on the inside !!
wow, one more turn, and those jokes shoulda / coulda been left – on the outside !!!
then, it’d be kind be / you know . . . a Chinese fortune cookie / sync up !!!
and, yeah: dig that faux wood – paneling !!
to die for. I’m sure . . they should be stripped off & preserved / prob in 10 years somebody pay big $$$ to slap them all over their high-end Catskill ranch.
what is it ?
thin . . wallpaper ? & not even faux veneer.
HUDSON GRAND BUFFET / 90 GRAND ST. / MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND & runs thru . . June 2019
Open Weekends & By Appointment
BABA YAGA GALLERY, HUDSON, NY 12534
~SAMUEL BOEHM . . HUDSON GRAND BUFFET / BABA YAGA, HUDSON, NY |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | May 30th, 2019, 10:45am
always thrilled by raw installs . . !!
DANIEL GIORDANO, Free-standing sculpture at center / this must have been some Chinese Buffet in its day.
the frosted designs on the glass (?) dividers . . should be ‘heritage’ land-marked, or salvaged, or kept . . somehow.
DANIEL GIORDANO, ‘Study For Brother [M’Mubbafuggen Semi-Crunchy Satyr Adonis Asian Meatball Lovin’ Hero (Foreva-Eva. Foreva-Eva?]), 2016-2019.
Aluminum, glazed ceramic, mascarpone, plastic food wrap, Tang drink mix, Shag, epoxy, medicated itch powder, acrylic polymer emulsion, epoxy paste, TruckNutz, enamel, nail polish, starch, wood, loose leaf binder clip, milk paint, silicon, gold leaf, variegated leaf, copper leaf, glitter, butterfly wings, artificial tooth.
47.5H x 14.5W x 28D in. & perched on steel, tomatoes, pomade.
ps: I’m thinkin’ / what doesn’t erode . . doth last ?
& too bad, no sweet & sour shrimp . . made the mix.
note: SAMUEL BOEHM ‘Star’ . . to the right.
image via Instagram @danieljgiordano
DANIEL GIORDANO SCULPTURES . . another install shot /
image via @tedgahl via Instagram Story posted by @danieljgiordano
ps: the falling apart / ‘pegboard’ ceiling is pretty priceless, too / entropy. archival interior architecture / design.
goes well with the ‘transformative’ materials . . context – he’s dishing.
those ceilings used to be . . everywhere. what happened ?
what happened ? to Chinese Buffets, in general & to Hudson specific ?
now that we’re on topic.
just: what happens ?? things fall apart & other things take over.
but, for what – reason (specific /)
HUDSON GRAND BUFFET / 90 GREEN ST. / MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND & runs thru . . June 2019
Open Weekends & By Appointment
BABA YAGA GALLERY, HUDSON, NY 12534
~DANIEL GIORDANO . . HUDSON GRAND BUFFET / BABA YAGA, HUDSON, NY |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | May 30th, 2019, 9:54am
so, what’s up with bubbling food, yolks, or water . . in glass containers ?
CARLA PEREZ GALLARDO
@babayagagallery: There is a hornet on Carla Perez Gallardo’s artwork today.
image via Instagram @babayagagallery
HUDSON GRAND BUFFET / 90 GREEN ST. / MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND & runs thru . . June 2019
Open Weekends & By Appointment
BABA YAGA GALLERY, HUDSON, NY 12534
~CARLA PEREZ GALLARDO . . HUDSON GRAND BUFFET / BABA YAGA, HUDSON, NY |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | May 29th, 2019, 1:02pm
if you can’t be there, Instagram can be your next best buddy.
HOMER SYNDER, interactive install / community project.
@babayagagallery: come paint Homer’s house.
image via Instagram @babayagagallery
HUDSON GRAND BUFFET / 90 GREEN ST. GROUP SHOW / MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND & runs thru . . June 2019
Open Weekends & By Appointment
BABA YAGA GALLERY, HUDSON, NY 12534
~HOMER SYNDER . . HUDSON GRAND BUFFET / BABA YAGA, HUDSON, NY |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | May 29th, 2019, 12:54pm
HUGE BLAST THIS WEEKEND . . . HUDSON VALLEY !!
BIG GROUP SHOW (as in HUGE !!!) at 90 GREEN ST, HUDSON. NY. 12534
HUDSON GRAND BUFFET & PULVERS GLASS
OPENING FRI MAY 24 / 6 PM – LATE
EXHIBIT OPEN SAT MAY 25 TILL 8 PM / PERFORMANCES TBA
EXHIBIT OPEN THRU THE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND
& CONTINUES . . THRU JUNE ON WEEKENDS & BY APPOINTMENT
AFTER-PARTY SAT MAY 25 at HALF MOON BAR / 8 PM
for: COMPLETE LIST of ARTISTS / BABA YAGA GALLERY
PRESENTED BY SCOTT KEIGHTLEY / BABA YAGA GALLERY, HUDSON
most def, check out: BABA YAGA GALLERY, HUDSON
~BABA YAGA . . ROCKIN’ THE VALLEY / MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND / OPENING FRI MAY 24 |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | May 24th, 2019, 7:42am
subtext: COLOR BLOCK / as in . . GRAPHIC DESIGN – ASCENDING
subtext: GRAPHIC DESIGN / CRAFT: POSTER / EXHIBIT FLYER
subtext: THE COLOR: GREEN / KEEPS ON ASCENDING / & IN MORE HUES / well, there’s always: hope.
subtext: GREEK MYTHOLOGY, SORROWFUL – ASCENDING
subtext: ‘ASPHODEL’ – ASCENDING / I’m thinking: my deepest saddest regrets on your passing, (Mother) Earth.
see: ‘ASPHODEL MEADOWS’ – AFTERLIFE DESTINATION of ordinary souls
Question: is ‘Afterlife’ – a craft ?
& last, but not least . . .
subtext: TORONTO !! – ASCENDING !!
MOTHER CULTURE TORONTO . . . !! / MOTHER CULTURE INTERNATIONAL . . . !!
is pleased to present . . .
‘ASPHODEL MEADOWS’ . . . a destination group exhibition by: Laurie Kang, Katie Lyle and Jenine Marsh /
organized by: CALEB DUNHAM
ONE DAY ONLY: THURS MAY 23, 2019
on view from: 3 – 6 PM
The Swap Shop – 487 Spadina Crescent, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 2T4
event flyer image via Instagram @motherculture.love
MOTHER CULTURE . . . is a platform for contemporary art & media, staging exhibitions internationally
def, come see: about . . . Mother Culture
~LAURIE KANG, KATIE LYLE, JENINE MARSH . . ‘ASPHODEL MEADOWS’ / MOTHER CULTURE, TORONTO / THURS MAY 23 |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | May 23rd, 2019, 9:19am
subtext: COLOR BLOCK – ascending
subtext: industrial / commercial housing
subtext: environment
subtext: craft / photography + house building / book making + graphic design
PETER SUTHERLAND, ‘NEW PROMISE LAND INC.’, 2019
published by ETUDES BOOKS, PARIS / limited edition of 300
text / Interview by LOLA KRAMER
more info: ‘NEW PROMISE LAND INC’ / PETER SUTHERLAND / ETUDES BOOKS No. 20 . . . . HARD COVER, FIRST EDITION, MARCH 2019
note: available at select indie / art bookshops – NYC.
above 3 images via Instagram @petersutherland
image via Instagram @etudesbooks / Blue Books
~PETER SUTHERLAND . . ‘New Promise Land Inc.’ / Etudes Books, Paris |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | May 23rd, 2019, 8:38am
subtext: EMILY JANOWICK aka @pleather_mommy / Instagram – ascending
subtext: ‘Mother’ culture – ascending, & sure enough, see: Mother Culture – 2 posts above !!
subtext: ‘craft-based’ art, as in . . edible pill-making (/!!) – ascending to conceptual art
subtext: ‘color block’ – aka bold color graphics – ascending
subtext: graphic design – ascending
if . . .
you are in a David vs Goliath kind of mood-y, this is your anti-Whitney tonic.
actually they go pretty well together / this weekend’s study in . . art world / yin yang.
EMILY JANOWICK’S ‘WATER WORKS’ . . . at PATRICK MOHUNDRO’s Soho street corner pop-up: pad_gallery
Sat May 18, 2019 / 11 am – Sunset / Wooster & Spring ?
as pop-up / cutting edge, and stubbornly indie rebel – as it gets / esp in Soho, esp these days. this decade, whatever !!
EMILY JANOWICK / ‘Vitamin Shoppe’
and no, the corner ain’t named after the Sacklers !!
@pleather_mommy: “Eat my drawings this Saturday @pad_gallery ! ‘WATER WORKS’ – they’re nontoxic”.
image via Instagram @pleather_mommy (Emily Janowick)
EMILY JANOWICK . . .
EMILY JANOWICK . . .
EMILY JANOWICK – magic brew in a glass jar.
all 3 images via Instagram @pleather_mommy
pad_gallery / Wooster & Spring . .
typical set-up.
image via Instagram @pad_gallery
~EMILY JANOWICK . . ‘WATER WORKS’ / pad_gallery, Soho / pop-up today !! |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | May 18th, 2019, 9:49am
‘DAISY CHAIN’ . . the inaugural exhibit / of new artist-run gallery: A.D.
OPENS FRI MAY 17 / 6 – 9 PM
runs thru . . . JUNE 23, 2019
A.D. / ANNO DOMINI / 19 MONROE ST, L.E.S. / CHINATOWN, NYC / BASEMENT
HRS: SAT & SUN: 1 – 6 PM & BY APPOINTMENT
featuring work by:
MAGGIE LEE, CLAIR MOREY, MITCHELL ALGUS, ERNST YOHJI JAGER, NIKHOLIS PLANCK
A.D. > > > is a new gallery project presented by: PHILIP HINGE, NICHOLAS SULLIVAN & NICK IRZYK.
FLYER IMAGE BY: NICHOLAS SULLIVAN
A.D. / BEST GALLERY LOGO – IN A LONG TIME (!!)
~’DAISY CHAIN’ . . A.D. INAUGURAL EXHIBIT / OPENS FRI MAY 17 |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | May 16th, 2019, 1:03pm
‘MAY WEST’ at VICKI PROJECTS, NEWBURGH, NY
3 Montreal-based artists: LORNA BAUER, SIMON BELLEAU, MEGANE VOGHELL
. . . UP THRU JUNE 1, 2019
SIMON BELLEAU, ‘The Prey’, 2019.
wood cane handle / 4 x 2.5 x 4 in.
SIMON BELLEAU. ‘The Dresser’, 2019.
wood / 48 x 24 x 9 in.
SIMON BELLEAU, ‘The Table’, 2019.
wood table, MEGANE VOGHELL drawing, avocado pit /48 x 36 x 22 in.
MEGANE VOGHELL, ‘Arbre, trampoline et bete (entre l’arbre et le graine)’, 2019.
pencil, grahite, charcoal. gouache, dry pastel, oil pastel & acrylic on paper / 11 x 14 in.
note: all images via VICKI PROJECTS
check out: SIMON BELLEAU – WEBSITE
check out: MEGANE VOGHELL – FLICKR
~SIMON BELLEAU, MEGANE VOGHELL . . ‘MAY WEST’ / VICKI PROJECTS |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | May 15th, 2019, 10:46am
