‘GAME’ – by PETER SUTHERLAND !! from ARKITIP !!
‘GAME’ was released in conjunction with the homonymous exhibition at MU FOUNDATION, EINDHOVEN,
January 27 – February 25, 2007.
It contains a selection of photographs of the New York based Chinatown Soccer Club,
of which Sutherland is a member.
The CSC (Chinatown Soccer Club) is a semi-organized crew of artists, photographers, skateboarders and designers who meet year-round for friendly soccer matches in New York City’s Chinatown.
60 pages. Soft Cover. 7.5 x 10 in. Color Offset. Perfect Bound.
First Edition 2007. Book is signed by the Author. $50
see: ARKITIP/PETER SUTHERLAND/GAME
we first encountered PETER SUTHERLAND at the NOAM RAPPAPORT opening, that started the FALL 2008 season,
at ATM !! SEPT 5, 2008 – see: NOAM RAPPAPORT/ATM !!
PHOTO: NANCY SMITH
definite !! – check out his website !! he is one live wire !! see: PETER SUTHERLAND !!
~PETER SUTHERLAND/ARKITIP |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | November 21st, 2008, 1:06pm
just for fun,
here’s an archival photo of artist/musician MATT REILLY of JAPANTHER,
showing us his ARKITIP !!
LOVELY DAZE BOOK LAUNCH, PRINTED MATTER, OCT 22, 2005
PHOTO: NANCY SMITH
see: the original report/FALL 2005
that would be – ARKITIP ISSUE No. 28 with TODD JAMES/REAS/ARKITIP cover.
also includes: MAKING FRIENDS/TOBIN YELLAND & CHRIS YOMICK; BEAUTIFUL LOSERS/ANTON RICHARD; and the ALIFE HOW TO.
9 x 11.5 in.
a mixture of two color, four color and black & white.
Offset printing, perfect bound/Custom Arkitip embossed clear pvc bag with snap enclosure.
Pkg’d with an Arkitip + Reas Hanging Air Freshener (Strawberry).
Hand packaged & numbered Ltd. edition of 1000.
$30.
see: ARKITIP/ISSUE No. 0028
. . . the Arkitip + Reas Hanging Air Freshener (Strawberry) !! – looks like its well – worth the $30. !!
just to get the air freshener !!
~MATT REILLY & ARKITIP |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | November 21st, 2008, 12:30pm
more on: THE NY ART BOOK FAIR / 24 -26 OCTOBER 2008 !!
. . . just like THRIFT SHOP is the new black !! – just joking !! (maybe not . . . !!)
GRAPHIC ARTS & in particular GRAPHIC DESIGN are the new career choices and consuming interest – of the art world’s youngest wave of creative citizens. (its either that, …. or street art !!)
And animated happy chattering hordes of these bright young professionals turned up – en masse, for the 2008 NY ART BOOK FAIR. and why not. it was chockful of brilliant design, cutting edge content, a multitude of formats – and multiples – that were easily acquired – on an entry level NYC salary – or often, even, just given away !!
case in point the: THE NY ART BOOK FAIR – EXHIBITOR’S CATALOG – designed by GARRICK GOTT, published by PRINTED MATTER, and free for the taking !!
A beautiful little book, the size of a postcard and the heft of a small, well, book !! – it was delightful in many ways, from its tactile quality, the weight & feel of the pages, the way it was bound, the HELVETICA font, and the very restricted – yet striking color hues of a contrasting sharp pink outside, and a deep blue on the inside. (I’m feeling like a restaurant critic.) It was extremely functional, durable – and completely useful; a nice resource to look back on, once you got home. The sharp luminous saturated matte pink red color, of the cover – lit up the fair – like tiny twinkling Christmas lites – as they lay freely scattered about – on tables, and carried about – in everyone’s hands !!
adding to the considerable merriment – as this new wave of young artworld afficionados – dug in and stirred up – the fair’s very considerable & totally enjoyable offerings. Their enthusiasm for what they saw – was reflected on the
exhibitors’ friendly, and almost overwhelmed by the crowds – countenances. Everybody must have got on their cell phones and told their friends to get up off their butts, and come on over !!
(a small aside: a lot of people said one of the reasons the fair was so hugely successful this year, was the new venue: the PHILLIPS de PURY auction house’s – huge 3rd floor !! with its broken up, yet large and well-lit, interior space – so it’s interesting to entertain for a moment, the great contrast between the new wave – so upbeat and full of content, with everybody happily swinging shopping bags !! full of treasured goodies for the eye, mind & soul – and the bloodbath that took place there, one week later as the old guard’s so-called ‘CONTEMPORARY’ blue chip auctions !! absolutely failed – with over 40% of the first evening’s offerings unsold, and people walking around stunned, and disturbed – like zombies – clueless. The high end production catalogs – weren’t even worth the paper they were printed on. (usually they are sought-out collector’s items !!) and, it wasn’t just PHILLIPS, it was the blue chip secondary market in general. SOTHEBY’S & CHRISTE’S too. and, yo !! give credit where credit is due – PHILLIPS is the most forward-looking, and artist-friendly of the auction houses – I mean, come on – they were huge sponsors of this, the 3rd ANNUAL NY ART BOOK FAIR, and they provided the great venue !! right smack in the heart of Chelsea. TEKSERVE was also a proud sponsor of the fair. . . . It’s the just the contrast between the old guard of so-called art patrons – vs. the bright new wave – that’s so painful to watch. pull that old crusty scab off – and let the new DNA – see the sun’s daylight !!
we got to peek into the shopping bag of a young fair goer. a recent GRAPHIC DESIGN major from SVA !!
THE NY ART BOOK FAIR catalog – was at the top of the pile & she had five of them !! cost: FREE !!
they were actually tons of them spilling out everywhere – you could have grabbed 10,
and it would have been – ok.
the catalog, designed by GARRICK GOTT – was way more than meets the eye – it was kind of the visual
equivalent of a HAIKU and an amuse buche all – rolled into one – in fact, it was kind of a toy.
it went from pink to blue & back again – in the blink of an eye.
and it had that great HELVETICA font – that the SAGMEISTER / DEITCH SHOW, obliquely brought to our attention
because of his participation in the short brilliant film of the same name – ‘HELVETICA’ – hero font of the truly modern, or is that – contemporary – urban city.
it was fun to try and find the ‘tipping’ point, from pink to blue.
what’s that grid underneath ?
a knitting pattern chart !!
Charted Patterns for / SWEATERS THAT TALK BACK – LISA ANNE AUERBACH !!
and, as it turns out – quite open to interpretation – for a KNITTING BOOK !!
. . . when there’s nothing left to burn, you’ve got to / set yourself on fire.
OBAMA 2008 – LISA ANNE AUERBACH
YES WE CAN – LISA ANNE AUERBACH
‘Charted Patterns for SWEATERS THAT TALK BACK’ BY LISA ANNE AUERBACH. $15
PUBLISHED BY PRINTED MATTER NYC 2008.
from ONE TALKING BOOK – to – another. must be the season for oracles.
a little crisis – in the air – will do that for ya !!
MELISSA BROWN. limited edition (60) handscreened ‘Tabloid’ deck of playing cards. $30.
PUBLISHED BY PICTUREBOX NYC 2008
just on an impulse – we did decide to give the deck – an impromptu ‘spin’ !!
~found~
~babe~
(OMG – there she is again)
~the QUEEN ~ the grandmother of ROBERT DOWNEY, Jr.~ !!
~snubs~
~the world~
so, that’s: found babe of Robert Downey Jr.’s grandmother snubs world – hey, we’ll take that, and run !!
and it’s even signed by the artist – on the JOKER !!
who says, between his hands: “THE U.S. UNTOLD STORY” !! !!
if, you could stop STO from driving that CINDERS’ car long enough – you could score his handmade
political diatribe – FREE !!
(whoa – how c-o-o-l – doesn’t the mike look like a heavy-duty assault rifle, under her arm. way to go,
looks like – you’re a gonna need it. )
the sleeper – of the Fair. went right by me. like it was invisible. like a STEALTH FIGHTER !!
believe it was so designed to be, too !! invisible.
but it was one UFO / STARSHIP !! sighting !!
. . . for those who caught it !!
Raq Media Collective / THE SURFACE OF EACH DAY: QUESTIONS FOR COSMONAUTS
PUBLISHED BY PRINTED MATTER NYC 2008 – FREE !!
This pamphlet is the second of their ‘Artist & Activists’ series.
COPYRIGHT FREE: you are free to copy, distribute, display, and perform this work and to make derivative works.
Design: GARRICK GOTT
can you read that ? it says:
The Surface of Each Day:
Questions for Cosmonauts
Raqs Media Collective
The surface of each day is a different planet.
Cosmonaut, how do you recognize signs of life when you see them on your voyage ?
How do you make sure that you do not mistake the relics of past voyages for the fossils of giants?
and, then – right back to – earth !!
PRINTED PROJECT – ‘the art of living with strangers’ !!
ISSUE: 10 / LOLITA JABLONSKIENE curator/editor
PUBLISHED BY VISUAL ARTISTS IRELAND 2008 – $10
see: printedproject.ie
PRINTED PROJECT – ‘the art of living with strangers’
PRINTED PROJECT – ‘the art of living with strangers’
you could also score the brand new ANP QUARTERLY, flung around by the box full !! FREE !!
ANP QUARTERLY / RVCA / VOLUME 2 / NUMBER 1
FRONT COVER – KAWS photographed by TERRY RICHARDSON. JUNE 2008. BROOKLYN, New York.
detail. inside front cover/SPREAD FROM KAWS’ sketchbook.
ANP QUARTERLY.
The issue starts with a photo essay on the MILWAUKEE INTERNATIONAL ART FAIR & just keeps on going.
the standardly oversize publication, 10-1/2 x 16 in. is always free – if you can find ’em !!
you can also get them by subscription – for a small handing fee.
see: ANPQUARTERLY!
anything else, left in her bag. yep !! of course !!
. . . a signed MICHEL GONDRY COMIC BOOK – $5.99 / FROM PICTUREBOX NYC !!
that’s, what I call: a – real – s-t-e-a-l !!
detail, inside cover / PICTUREBOX PRESENTS
WE LOST THE WAR BUT NOT THE BATTLE – a revengeful story by MICHEL GONDRY
32 PAGES – ALL In COLORS – ‘FRIENDSHIP GOES BEYOND DEATH’ – PUBLISHED BY PICTUREBOX
BROOKLYN NYC – 2008
PHOTOS: NANCY SMITH
see: PIX FROM THE NY ART BOOK FAIR – OPENING !!
~NY ART BOOK FAIR/PRINTED MATTER |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | November 20th, 2008, 1:41pm
ANTEATER/ARTWORK by HEATHER GARGON/PHOTO COURTESY: FORTOUL PRESENTS/1810 BERGENLINE AVE, UNION CITY, N.J.
BEAR/ARTWORK BY HEATHER GARGON/PHOTO COURTESY: FORTOUL PRESENTS
LIVE FAST PRESENTS:
NEW WORK BY HEATHER GARGON of FORTOUL PRESENTS !!
OPENING PAR-TAY !! – SAT – NOV 15, 2008 / 7 -11 PM
LIVE FAST NYC- 57 CLINTON – BTWN RIVINGTON + STANTON – LOWER EAST SIDE – NYC
CHECK OUT:
HEATHER GARGON/PHOTO COURTESY: FORTOUL PRESENTS
ARTWORK BY HEATHER GARGON/COURTESY: FORTOUL PRESENTS
HEATHER GARGON grew up in Rural Ohio and transplanted to Phoenix, Arizona two years ago.
She attended the University of the Arts, Philadelphia.
read more about HEATHER & see some of her work: HEATHER GARGON/FORTOUL PRESENTS
CHECK OUT: FORTOUL PRESENTS !!
CHECK OUT: FORTOUL PRESENTS on myspace !!
CHECK OUT: MF GALLERY !!
one of HEATHER GARGON’S ONE-OF-A-KIND HANDMADE TOYS/COURTESY: MF GALLERY
2008 MF TOYS SHOW – at LIVE FAST NYC – 57 CLINTON ST – LOWER EAST SIDE – NYC
OPENING PARTY – SATURDAY NOV 15 / 7-11 PM/IMAGE COURTESY: MF TOYS
~REALLY, PLAYING !!/HEATHER GARGON at LIVE FAST NYC !! |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | November 15th, 2008, 3:03pm
IMAGE/ART FORUM AD/PHOTO (of MAGAZINE AD): NANCY SMITH
CINDY SHERMAN
NOV 15 – DEC 20, 2008
METRO PICTURES – 519 WEST 24TH ST – CHELSEA
PAUL P. – ‘INCLINATIONS’
OPENING RECEPTION – SAT NOV 15 / 6-8PM
DANIEL REICH GALLERY – 537 WEST 23RD – CHELSEA
read about the show: DANIEL REICH/PAUL P.
see images: DANIEL REICH/PAUL P. IMAGES
RITA ACKERMANN – ‘UNDER PRESSURE from 2006-2007’
BOOK LAUNCH – TO-DAY !! NOV 15, 2008 / 5-7 PM
PRINTED MATTER – 195 TENTH AVENUE – CHELSEA – NYC
~PLAYING in CHELSEA/CINDY SHERMAN/PAUL P./RITA ACKERMANN/NOV 15 |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | November 15th, 2008, 2:37pm
ARTWORK BY BRIAN BELOTT, UNTITLED, 2005, COLLAGE, ACRYLIC ON PAPER
PRECURSE – George Barber, Brian Belott, Jeff Caramagna, Brendan Cass, Leo Kogan, Christopher Schade, Mani Hammer, John Hodany, Sophie Hofmann, Jeroen Jacobs, Michael Kirkham, Julia Munstermann, issa.sant, Zoe Pettijohn, Raaf van der Sman, Dominik Steiner, Bernd Trasberger & Lars Monrad Vaage
OPENING FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2008, 19:00 HRS
NATIONALMUSEUM BERLIN
LAVAFELD, SCHOENLEINSTRASSE 6, U8 SCHOENLEINSTRASSE, KREUZBERG.
UP-DATE: WED NOV 19 2008
ok. they have their website – up and running !! – for now it only has poster/invites for the shows – but, if you ask me – that is plenty good enough to check it out !! totally entertaining – as is. and good art, too.
the site will eventually have photos from the openings and a presentation of the works.
see: Nationalmuseum !!
JOHN HODANY – ALSO WROTE TO TELL US:
. . he is in Berlin and has a big solo show coming up in Berlin in MARCH 2009.
& he will be sending in some pix of the PRECURSE opening & installation, as well as – an explanation !!
of what ‘Nationalmuseum ‘ is all about !!
when we asked for more info – this is what he wrote:
1. JOHN HODANY will be doing a solo show with LENA BRUENING GALERIE in BERLIN – in MARCH 2009.
2. JOHN HODANY . . . “as you may know, has been living and working in NYC and Berlin over the last few years.
A group of friends of mine in Berlin including me, MICHAEL KIRKHAM, LARS MONRAD VAAGE, and RAAF VAN DER SMAN – have opened a ‘moving’ artist-run gallerie space called – ‘Nationalmuseum’. WE are now running 6 consecutive shows opening every Friday / Nov 7 – Dec 12, 2008.
THIS is th first group of shows – of more to come. We are currently looking for a ground street level floor space. So for the time being – we will probably be a ‘moving’ gallerie dong a series of shows at different locations always under our name. The current shows are being presented in a space we found still under construction – we fixed it and are using it for the weekend shows.. That space will become a bar, music venue, project – it is called ‘Lavafeld’.
“The first show was a major success. ‘Nationalmuseum’ NOV 7th. We had great work from 40 international artists. We must have had over 300 people running into the morning.
“The second show was ‘Precurse’ – Nov 15th. Curated by me with work from 18 artists – mainly from NY and intrnational artists living in Berlin. It was also a success with again hundreds of people running into the morning.
I am very proud of this show as I feel I put together a strange mix of owrk.
I was visiting NY for 2 weeks in Oct. and met with some artist/friends including: BRIAN BELOTT, BRENDAN CASS, JEFF CARAMAGNA, ZOE PETTIJOHN, and CHRIS SCHADE.
The premise for this show was to get ‘precursor’ work which often led to larger works, sculpture, other projects – often that gem work that meant a lot to the artist. I dug through a lot of drawings. paintings. collages and was pleased to show work made – sometimes 8 years back to the present. I got some amazing and dear Belott collages and some wicked marker drawings from Brendan Cass – which led to some of his huge canvases.”
JOHN sent in these photos from the ‘Nationalmuseum’ / ‘PRECURSE’ opening – all photos by JOHN HODANY.
note: that is a JOHN HODANY painting – on the left wall – with the orange & gray geometric ‘zig zag’ – above the girl’s head – in the white coat & winter hat.
note: wow – it is BERLIN isn’t it !!! so diff from NYC – isn’t it !!
that’s artist MICHAEL KIRKHAM – at center, long coat – looking toward camera.
installation shot – ‘Nationalmuseum’/’Precurse’, from left: with orange ‘zig zag’ JOHN HODANY; dead animal drawing by MICHAEL KIRKHAM; collage by BRIAN BELOTT. sculpture on the floor by LARS MONRAD VAAGE.
installation shot – ‘Nationalmusuem’/’Precurse’
a series of small studies by BRENDAN CASS, and, at right a collage by BRIAN BELOTT.
work by: JEFF CARAMAGNA; JULIA MUNSTERMANN (2 pieces); & MANI HAMMER, the large painting at right…
installation shot – ‘Nationalmuseum’/’Precurse’
PILLAR by DOMINIK STEINER; SKETCHBOOK PAGES by DOMINIK STEINER; large painting at right
by GEORGE BARBER.
artwork by BERND TRASBERGER
BERND TRASBERGER, LEO KOGAN, and JEFF CARAMANGA
Nationalmuseum
~JOHN HODANY & FRIENDS/PLAYING in BERLIN/NOV 14 |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | November 14th, 2008, 4:11pm
. . . meanwhile, while they are clueless – in the blue chip halls – they’re not missing a beat !!
. . . downtown – on the street !!
hey – blue chip – is that an new paint color ?
Celso, infinity, & STIKMAN, A MAZE, 2008. MIXED MEDIA
A MAZE – STIKMAN, LAII, CELSO, INFINITY, & introducing C-Beauty
OPENING RECEPTION: FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2008 / 6 – 10PM
the show runs: NOV 14 – NOV 30, 2008
FACTORY FRESH – 11053 FLUSHINH – BETWN MORGAN + KNICKERBOCKER – BROOKLYN
BUSHWICK: L TRAIN MORGAN STOP
HOURS: WED-SUN 1-7PM
for more info:
& Y-E-S !! CHECK OUT !! – THEIR:
also, in BROOKLYN, but in WILLIAMSBURG:
CINDERS GALLERY PRESENTS:
UNSUNG – NEW WORK BY: GEORGE FERRANDI & JOHN ORTH
OPENING RECEPTION: FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2008 / 7-10PM
the show runs: NOV 14 – DEC 28, 2008
CINDERS – 103 HAVEMEYER – BETWN HOPE + GRAND – BROOKLYN
WILLIAMSBURG: L TRAIN LORIMER STOP
HOURS: WED-SUN 1-7PM
and, on in the WEST VILLAGE:
JOHN ANDREW, ‘Dream Drone’, 2008. 5 x 8 x 6 in. mixed media
A BRAND NEW GALLERY – AVA – has it’s inaugural opening, to-nite, as well.
AVA / AUDIO VISUAL ARTS PRESENTS: NOVEMBER HAPPENING
FRONT ROOM AT AVA – JOHN ANDREW / A ROOM (DILATED)
OPENING RECEPTION: FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2008 / 7-9PM
the show runs: NOV 14 – DEC 21, 2008
also: EXTERIOR SOUNDS AT AVA
ARP – Catch Wave
PART I: NOV 16-22, 2008 / 7:00 – 7:49AM
AVA / AUDIO VISUAL ARTS – 34 EAST 1st ST – BETWN 1ST AVE + 2ND AVE – EAST VILLAGE
MANHATTAN
~PLAYING in THE STREETS/FACTORY FRESH/CINDERS/AVA/FRI NOV 14 |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | November 14th, 2008, 3:22pm
RICHARD PRINCE – ‘CANAL ZONE’ – OPENING RECEPTION – SATURDAY NOV 8, 6-8pm
the show runs: Nov 8 – Dec 20, 2008
GAGOSIAN GALLERY – 555 WEST 24 ST. – CHELSEA – NYC
PHOTOS FROM THE OPENING . . . . last Saturday – Nov 8, 2008 !!
including photos of the man, himself RICHARD PRINCE. the new work & art world darlings:
RICHARD PRINCE. OPENING RECEPTION. SAT, NOV 8, 2008
GAGOSIAN GALLERY – 555 WEST 24 ST – CHELSEA, NYC
TONY SHAFRAZI and URS FISCHER !!
RICHARD PRINCE OPENING. GAGOSIAN GALLERY – 555 WEST 24
NATE LOWMAN and MARY-KATE OLSEN.
JOE BRADLEY – they’re calling his new show up at CANADA – running thru DEC 3, 2008,
the “genius” show !!
see: JOE BRADLEY – SCHMAGOO PAINTINGS/CANADA
ARTWORK BY RICHARD PRINCE – GAGOSIAN GALLERY – 555 WEST 24
NOVEMBER 8 – DECEMBER 20, 2008
ARTWORK – RICHARD PRINCE – GAGOSIAN GALLERY
ARTWORK – RICHARD PRINCE – GAGOSIAN GALLERY
ARTWORK – RICHARD PRINCE – GAGOSIAN GALLERY
detail, ARTWORK – RICHARD PRINCE – GAGOSIAN GALLERY
detail, ARTWORK – RICHARD PRINCE – GAGOSIAN GALLERY
ARTWORK – RICHARD PRINCE – GAGOSIAN GALLERY
detail, ARTWORK – RICHARD PRINCE – GAGOSIAN GALLERY
ARTWORK – RICHARD PRINCE – GAGOSIAN GALLERY
‘Dear Mary’, 1987 Buick Grand National
57 x 198 x 74 in.
. . . yep, ITS . . . A CAR !!
they don’t specify the tech nature of the ‘paint’ job.
PHOTOS: NANCY SMITH
NOTE: THESE PHOTOS ARE UNDER COPYRIGHT.
CONTACT ON HOMEPAGE/BEFORE ANY USE.
see: more photos from the show/GAGOSIAN !!
THIS IS THE SHOW’S CARD – A ‘GIVE-AWAY’ PHOTOGRAPH/PRINTED ON 1/4 in. solid artboard.
8-1/2 x 11-1/2 x 1/4 in. in other words – it is a limited, albeit large run – 3-D OBJECT !!
It sure ain’t no slim paper poster !! It’s almost a mounted photograph. It’s a contemporary multiple, low cost. i.e. free – a ‘give-away’ – high end production – ‘fan’ base collectible.
It’s also got a – raised typeface – on the reverse – the side with the show’s info.
The type looks exactly like LETTRASET. almost as thick.
He only signed 2 at the opening – just as he left.
from the home page: SUNDAY NOV 9 2008
NATE LOWMAN brought MARY-KATE OLSEN to the RICHARD PRINCE opening at GOGO !! which was fun – & – where the new PRINCE paintings left the NURSES behind, and kinda spit out a hot mix of rastafarian washboard abs meets buttnaked hot chicks – each painting priced to go: in the 1 to 3 million bucks range, depending on size !!
& yes, I bet they all sell, no matter who’s dying & crying – if you KNOW your art – it’s still the only real savvy place to park your bucks – mega or otherwise – witness: BILL BRADY of ATM – who just sold out ALL the TOMOO GOKITAS in his current show !! *
and so, cause we’re still in such a good mood from the ALPHA BETA music show – FATIMA SANTOS & CLAY ROSS – MATUTO !!
LISTEN UP !! – everybody is calling the new JOE BRADLEY show up at CANADA, the “genius” – show !! – so if YOU can’t follow the art world money trail – don’t blame me – all you dumbass wannabes !! *
UP-DATE: THURS NOV 20 2008 – THE STATION – MIAMI 2008 !!
NATE LOWMAN will play a starring role in the upcoming ART BASEL MIAMI BEACH WEEKEND !!
NATE and SHAMIM MOMIN, a WHITNEY curator – are co-curating a ‘pop-up’ exhibition, called ‘THE STATION’.
from advance P.R. – “The exhibition brings both emerging and established artists into a dialog in the unique
environment of a recently constructed building in Midtown Miami. The 12,000 sq. ft. interior is still completely raw and unbuilt, with the vestiges of construction lending the event a sense of flux.” !!
and, looky !! here – JOE BRADLEY, will be playing (no doubt) – a starring role in that exhibit !!
some of the other artists include: RITA ACKERMANN, DIANA Al-HADID, LISA ANNE AUERBACH, DIKE BLAIR, LIZZI BOUGATSOS, OLAF BREUNING, PETER COFFIN, DEVON COSTELLO, GARDAR EIDE EINARSSON, JONAH FREEMAN,
TERENCE KOH, JUSTIN LOWE, RYAN McGINLEY, NEW HUMANS, ROB PRUITT, STERLING RUBY, HAIM STEINBACH, and others. SO HIGHLITE – THAT EVENT !!!
‘THE STATION’ – CURATED BY SHAMIM MOMIN & NATE LOWMAN
Midblock East, 3250 NE 1st Ave/Midtown Boulevard. MIAMI. FLORIDA
DECEMBER 3-7, 2008 – OPEN 12 – 9 PM
see: THE STATION MIAMI
note: as of this date – there is nothing up on the website – except a working CONTACT !!
~RICHARD PRINCE/GAGOSIAN GALLERY |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | November 13th, 2008, 4:48pm
OLAF BREUNING
OCT 11 – NOV 8, 2008
METRO PICTURES – 519 WEST 24th ST – CHELSEA – NYC
. . . the show is already down, but strolling by the exhibit, while waiting for RICHARD PRINCE to arrive at his opening, a few doors down – this show of new work by OLAF BREUNING – became more and more intriguing – and since, it is down – maybe it is timely to post some shots, for everyone else who missed it !!
OLAF BREUNING acquired some real legs for his work, and most likely was the only one to have done so – at this year’s WHITNEY BIENNALE 2008. A lot of young artists and young art world professionals spoke very well of his showing there, but not a glimpse of his work is shown on the WHITNEY survey video of the event !! what losers they are over there, sorry – but its true.
on a up note – as part of ART PROJECTS at MIAMI BASEL 2008, the SAGAMORE HOTEL has commissioned a site specific work from Mr. BREUNING – a 150 ton sand sculpture !! that will be located directly behind the hotel, DEC 4 – 7, 2008 !!
so if you are going to MIAMI -don’t miss it.
Mr. BREUNING, is 38 years old, young ? being born in 1970 in Schaffhausen, SWITZERLAND.
he currently lives and works in both New York and Zurich.
see: installation shots this 2008 exhibit/METRO PICTURES
see: some very intriguing samples of recent past work !!
see: access/survey shots/all his major exhibits incl. International
the writing on the wall – that customarily greets METRO PICTURE guests !!
OLAF BREUNING, ‘Brian’, 2008. Mounted C-print. 60 x 75 in. Edition of 6.
this is the piece that first made us run back and forth between OLAF BREUNING & the new RICHARD PRINCE paintings at GAGOSIAN, a few doors down.
OLAF BREUNING, ‘Helicopter Hair’, 2008, Mounted C-print. 60 x 75 in.
OLAF BREUNING, painting directly on the wall.
. . . looks like he used ‘dripless’ paint, yo !!!
OLAF BREUNING, ‘The Big Challenge’ 2008. approx 79 x 36 x 19 in.
detail, OLAF BREUNING, ‘The Big Challenge’
it was the New York Times casually joking sound bite reference to this piece – that initially turned me off from the show. mistake – its not really indicative of the show’s sharper dry wit & originality of expression. the show actually reminded me of the young art collective, outta PHILLY – BOBO – shows – but whereas the BOBO shows escalate into complete and wild wonder and mess – BREUNING stays very composed, but just as wild & globally visionary – in his own weird way.
OLAF BREUNING, ‘Lighthead’, 2008, Ceramic & mixed media. approx 79 x 36 x 19 in.
OLAF BREUNING, ‘Lighthead’, 2008.
. . . here’s another piece that brings BOBO to mind. (as opposed to let’s say DAMIEN HIRST). the ‘gynecological’ lamps !!, the red lights !! the white ceramic organically shaped pedestal bases – the anthropomorphic aspects. the human dimensions. the future . . . implications. like ? like when . . . . ROBOTS WILL RULE THE WORLD !!
. . . it also brings to mind – all the light (and light to handle !!) ‘fixtures’ – we’ve been seeing lately. and they’re ALL great. sculptures that double as functioning electrical light design elements for your home !! as opposed to all those awful heavy 70’s stuff that really belonged on a junk yard, not your 100 acre industrial garden, and need a heavy duty crane to move around. ala TONY SMITH & FRANK STELLA – and, all those other ol’ school guys, too numerous to name & blame.
. . . a little more on the anthropomorphic implications !! not all sculpture & free standing work does this – witness STERLING RUBY – one artist whose work, no matter the format – definitely does NOT do this. and not all anthropomorphic work calls to mind futuristic robots – witness JOE BRADLEY – whose abstract gestures always call to mind -just us, . . . us silly human beings.
some more drawing on the wall – in a kind of fluid, no drip – comic book calligraphy. and to the right: another white ceramic pedestal bodied, techno bearing head – OLAF BREUNING, ‘What you Hear, You Speak’, 2008.
a change in pace – a white ceramic bearing a non-techno group of heads, ceramic face headed pitchers !!
but why do I feel I’ve seen this before ? these pitchers must be a mass produced souvenir item or something. I’ve seen them on artist ‘display’ wall shelves before. somehow I also recall another water fountain like this ? whatever.
detail, OLAF BREUNING, ‘Water Head’, 2008
it’s a working water fountain. really a working ‘spit’ from a guy with a big grin. the jokes on you !!
so there is tech in the head – after all – the waterworks.
OLAF BREUNING. ‘Fire’ , 2008. Mounted C-print. 60 x 75 in. Edition of 6.
detail, OLAF BRUENING ,’Fire’.
this is an amazing piece, no doubt about it. it looks and feels like a painting.
it feels like it speaks to post 9-ll NYC and the global world. a whole subtext of art history master thesis projects – could be built around this single image.
this is one image that could be put in front of any student – from KINDERGARTEN on up – to ask them: if art – has any real meaning to life !!
detail, OLAF BREUNING, ‘Fire’.
detail, OLAF BREUNING, ‘Fire’.
detail. OLAF BREUNING, ‘Fire’.
changing gears – more line drawing on the walls. OLAF BREUNING. METRO PICTURES.
Mr BREUNING is definitely out to send a signal. just as much as SCOTT HUG !!
OLAF BREUNING, ‘Why Can You Not Be Nice With Nature?’, 2008
Mounted C-print, 60 x 75 in.
not just a high end production big budget show, it also included some small framed black line drawing . . . cartoons, also out to say something, on a wide range of human issues. !!
one of our favs !! light bulb head man !!
OLAF BREUNING, line drawing.
there was this one grainy low resolution photo of OLAF BREUNING in one of the catalogs on the reception desk.
‘OLAF BREUNING & FRIEND’, New York, 2008 – PHOTO: CATHERINE GHIM.
PHOTOS: NANCY SMITH – NOV 8, 2008
~OLAF BREUNING/METRO PICTURES |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | November 13th, 2008, 2:55pm
PART II
CONTEMPORARY ART
NOV 14, 2008 – NEW YORK at 10am & 2pm
PHILLIPS de PURY & COMPANY
the FALL 2008 CONTEMPORARY AUCTION – was mighty slim pickings – you had to look hard, unless – you just wanted somebody else’s so so what !! WARHOL or BASQIUAT !! the DAY auction did much better – than the previous evening’s ‘night’ auction, where a lot of actually good pieces slipped thru the cracks.
LOT 103
OLAFUR ELIASSON
Cubic Lamp, 2005
Color effect filter glass, polished steel, mirror and electrical fittings. 27-1/2 in. diameter.
This work is from an edition of 10, plus 2 artist’s proofs and is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by the artist.
ESTIMATE: $40,000 – 60,000
SOLD FOR: $47,500
LOT 111
MARK GROTJAHN
Untitled face, 2004
Oil on natural cardboard. 22-3/4 x 16-1/2 in.
Signed, titled and dated on the reverse.
ESTIMATE: $150,000 – 200,000
NO SALE
LOT 114
CHRISTIAN HOLSTAD
When the color runs out, 1993-94
Ceramic, Spanish moss, human hair, and cotton thread.
installation dimensions variable/as shown 84 x 23-1/2 x 72 in.
ESTIMATE: $20,000 – 30,000
SOLD FOR: $20,000
LOT 115
DAN COLEN
Secrets and Cymbals, Smoke and Scissors (My Friend Dash’s Wall in the Future), 2004
Graphite on vellum (in 9 parts0. 106 x 113 in. Signed and dated on reverse lower left panle.
ESTIMATE: $35,000 – 45,000
NO SALE
LOT 126
BANKSY
Girl and Balloon, 2006
Spraypaint on canvas (in 2 parts) 12 x 12 in. each – 12 x 24 in. overall
“BANKSY” stenciled on the side edge of right panel. Signed and dated on the reverse of left panel.
Authenticated by Pest Control.
ESTIMATE: $100,000 – 150,000
SOLD FOR: $158,000 !!
LOT 132
LISA YUSKAVAGE
Cold Blonde (or the honeymoon), 1998
Oil on canvas board. 6-7/8 x 4-3/4 in. Signed and dated on the reverse.
ESTIMATE: $60,000 – 80,000
SOLD FOR: $50,000
LOT 218
GELITIN
Untitled, 2000
C-print face mounted to Plexiglas & flush mounted to aluminum. 77-7/8 x 42-7/8 in.
ESTIMATE: $15,000 – 20,000
SOLD FOR: $18,750 !!
LOT 222
NAOMI FISHER
from Vulnerable points (Chestnut hair sewn into White Cotton T), 1996
C-print. 41-7/8 x 29-7/8 in. Signed on reverse. From an ediiton of five.
ESTIMATE: $6,000 – 8,000
NO SALE
LOT 258
MARIKO MORI
Head in Clouds, 1996
Duratrans in aluminum lightbox. 24 x 20 x 5-1/2 in. This work is from an edition of five.
ESTIMATE: $15,000 – 20,000
NO SALE – whoa – what happened here. was it also withdrawn ?
LOT 260
YAYOI KUSAMA
Pumpkin, 2001
Acrylic on dried pumpkin and fabric on board. 8-3/4 x 8-3/4 x 8 in.
Signed and dated on underside.
ESTIMATE: $12,000 – 18,000
SOLD FOR: $32,500 !!
LOT 265
AYA TAKANO
Future Room of Me, 1999
Acrylic on canvas. 8-3/4 x 10-3/4 in. Signed and dated on reverse of backing board.
ESTIMATE: $10,000 – 15,000
NO SALE
LOT 267
MR.
Ohu-ou, 2004
Acrylic on canvas. 21 x 25-3/4 in. Signed andd dated on stretcher bar
ESTIMATE: $30,000 – 40,000
NO SALE
LOT 284
DANIEL GUZMAN
Ask the Dust, from La Busqueda del Ombligo (The Search of the Navel) Series, 2007
Ink and graphite on paper laid on wooden panels (in 2 parts).
84 x 35-1/2 in each. 84 x 71 in total. Signed and titled and dated on reverse of right panel.
ESTIMATE: $15,000 – 20,000
SOLD FOR: $17,500
LOT 293
CARROLL DUNHAM
Dry Island, 1998
Oil and Charcoal with texture medium on canvas. 44 x 64 in.
Signed and dated upper right.
ESTIMATE: $70,000 – 90,000
SOLD FOR: $110,500 !!
LOT 297
LISA YUSKAVAGE
Tiny Bubbles, 1993
Watercolor on paper, 20-1/4 x 20 in. Signed, titled and dated on reverse.
ESTIMATE: $30,000 – 40,000
SOLD FOR: $20,000
LOT 311
TONY MATELLI
Gone, 1999-2000
Polyvinyl acetate, polyurethane, artificial hair, and seven silkscreened cotton t shirts.
39 x 29 x 14 in. each shirt features a different design,six printed with signature, title and date on left sleeve.
ESTIMATE: $35,000 – 45,000
NO SALE
LOT 350
DAVID WOJNAROWICZ
Untitled (Gorilla), 1984
Acrylic and paper collage on board. 48-1/3 x 48-1/3 in.
Signed and dated lower right
ESTIMATE: $20,000 – 30,000
SOLD FOR: $22,500
LOT 432
MIRANDA DONOVAN
Cash, 2007
Oil, Spraypaint, mortar compound and newspaper collage on board. 20 x 28 in.
Signed, titled and dated on reverse.
ESTIMATE: $20,000 – 30,000
NO SALE
and, some SURPRISE HITS !! – that went at the high estimate – some, even way over !!
LOT 105
BEATRIZ MILHAZES
Acorde, Mamae (Wake, Mom), 1995
Acrylic on canvas. 47-2/3 x 67-2/3 in.
Signed, titled and dated on reverse. This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity.
ESTIMATE: $150,000 – 200,000
SOLD FOR: $374,500
LOT 154
VICTOR VASARELELY
ALOM-LS, 1967
Tempera on board. 29-7/8 x 29-7/8 in.
Signed lower center. Signed, titled and dated, and numbered on reverse.
ESTIMATE: $60,000 – 80,000
SOLD FOR: $80,500
LOT 174
JENNY HOLZER
In a Dream You Saw a Way … (from the Survival Series), 1998
Marble. 17 x 23 x 17-1/4 in. Engraved with signature and numbered of 50
on the underside. This work is from an edition of 50 plus five artist’s proofs and five hors
commence examples.
ESTIMATE: $50,000 – 70,000
SOLD FOR: $86,500
LOT 197
MARCEL DZAMA
La Muerte de la Verdad / Room Full of Liars (The Truth is Dead / Room Full of Liars), 2007
Six ceramic figurines with felt and cotton clothes and synthetic hair in a wooden box with glass, velvet curtains and electrical fittings. 64-1/2 x 65 -1/8 x 48 in.
Titled on a metal plaque affixed lower center. this work is from an edition of five.
ESTIMATE: $18,000 – 25,000
SOLD FOR: $25,000
LOT 261
YAYOI KUSAMA
Infinity Nets OQHTN, 2006
Acrylic on canvas. 17-7/6 x 20-7/8 in.
signed on reverse
ESTIMATE: $30,000 – 40,000
SOLD FOR: $42,500
LOT 329
JACK GOLDSTEIN
Untitled (Painting #43), 1981
Acrylic on board. 48 x 60 in.
ESTIMATE: $35,000 – 45,000
SOLD FOR: $110,500 !!
PHILLIPS de PURY/CONTEMPORARY PART II/NEW YORK
~PHILLIPS PART II/CONTEMPORARY ART/NOV 14 |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | November 12th, 2008, 10:53pm
