ARTIST – CRAFT MONTH in NYC . . . !!
CONTINUES . . . !!
DANA ARBIB . . ‘VETRO ORTO’ / ‘THE GLASS VEGETABLE GARDEN’
AN EXHIBITION of MURANO GLASS VESSELS & LIGHTS /
OPENS TO THE PUBLIC / WED SEPT 20th
& continues thru . . . OCT 13, 2023.
TIWA GALLERY, 86 WALKER ST., 5th FLOOR, DOWNTOWN TRIBECA, NYC 10013
note: GALLERY VIEWING HRS: WED-SAT / 12 – 5 PM
for the duration of this exhibit / SEPT 20 – OCT 13, 2023.
image via Instagram @tiwa_select
PHOTOS BY NANCY SMITH – OPENING PREVIEW / SEPT 19, 2023:
DANA ARBIB . . . designs & works with a professional glass-blowing team, to hand-craft each piece. the glow of the minimalist colorways, along with the subtle ‘organic’ embellishments – is insane / just check out her golden, light-infused wall sconce, on the left.
DANA ARBIB . . . table lamp, in ‘Vetro Orto’ / ‘The Glass Vegetable Garden’.
DANA ARBIB, generous but not . . pedestrian.
more: glowing, and . . . growing. open, but secretive.
DANA ARBIB, total beauty, even . . on a rumpled white tablecloth.
DANA ARBIB, even the simply clear pieces, held great . . . magic.
DANA ARBIB. the sconce / light fixture, is a very old form of fixture (to a wall), historically used with candles & oil lamps. they work beautifully here, and throughout the toned-down, retro Americana Tiwa space, in classic pairs.
DANA ARBIB, from garden, to kitchen, to . . . books.
this illumination, is of a gentle narrative touch – via glass: a most fiery, powerful, and difficult medium.
DANA ARBIB: an alchemy. a poem. a luminous, glowing, seemingly . . growing, kitchen celery, of the mind !!
PHOTOS: Nancy Smith
~DANA ARBIB . . ‘VETRO ORTO’ / TIWA GALLERY / DOWNTOWN NYC / OPENS WED SEPT 20 / UP-DATE: PHOTOS POSTED |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | September 19th, 2023, 7:57am
between . . shaker sweaters, colonial era weaving, gun-making, send-off ceramic flowers & artist books, this looks to be shaping up into /
ARTIST CRAFT MONTH in NYC . . . !!!
POWERS & LOWENFELS PRESENT / ‘PICNIC: LETT-HAINES / GEORGE OHR & MORE’
thru . . . SUN SEPT 17, 2023.
53 STANTON ST., LOWER EAST SIDE, NYC
HRS: THURS-SUN / 12-6 PM
“We are a NYC gallery exhibiting a Venn Diagram of Outsider, Self-Taught & Contemporary Works of Art”
GEORGE E. OHR, (1857-1918).
Glazed earthenware / Jefferson Snake Mug, ca. 1896.
3-3/4 x 4 in.
~incised to outer: “Here’s (to) your good health and your family’s and may they all live long and prosper J Jefferson”.
~impressed signature to underside “G.E. OHR, BILOXI’ with incised date and number “3-18-1896”, (partially obscured from glaze.)
~Provenance: James carpenter:, Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, 1973.
Image via Instagram @stevenspowers
GEORGE E. OHR, (1857-1918).
Bisque fired earthenware ca. 1905
3-1/2 x 4-7/8 in.
~Signed to underside: “Mud from New Orleans Street/ G.E. Ohr / Times Democrat 1905”
~Provenance: Collection of Dr. Ellis F. Rubin and Suzanne Borow Rubin
Image via Instagram @stevenspowers
Image via Instagram @stevenspowers
GEORGE OHR, ‘MUD FROM NEW ORLEANS’
with George Ohr’s signature: “in-body twist”, and “ruffled” rim.
Image via Instagram @stevenspowers
~GEORGE OHR . . POTS, etc / POWERS & LOWENFELS / LOWER EAST SIDE, NYC / LAST WEEKEND |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | September 15th, 2023, 1:32pm
CRAFT WEEK in NYC . . . !!!
when a commercial, knitwear sweater – from the British label, Warm & Wonderful, and not even an exclusive ‘haute couture’ design, / achieves outrageous auction success /
you know . . .
it’s most def, the season of the . . . CRAFT !!!!!
Princess Diana’s . . iconic ‘Black Sheep’ / in a sea of Red Sheep, knit sweater, famously worn just before her ill-fated wedding to Prince Charles, sold for $1.14 MILLION USD, at SOTHEBY’S NYC, yesterday / Sept 14, 2023.
~PRINCESS DIANA’S ‘BLACK SHEEP SWATER / SOTHEBY’S, NYC / $1.14 MILLION |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | September 15th, 2023, 10:02am
MAX SCHUMANN, then the Associate Director of PRINTED MATTER,
at his customary perch inside the alternative book shop.
Archival Photo by: NANCY SMITH, NYC, Oct 22, 2005.
MAX announced this past January, 2023 that he would be stepping down as Executive Director, and sure enough, slightly behind schedule, Printed Matter announced that this Sept 13th, 2023 week, would be his last. “After eight years in the role of Director, and more than thirty years contributing” . . immeasurably to the growth of this arts-focused indie voice, including the Art Book Fairs, in multiple & various roles, and in a big way inspiring the indie Zine movement & personally bringing to life, along the way – many small, limited edition artist books.
“With so many exciting projects on the horizon it will be difficult to leave, however I feel that the time is right for me to move on to other pursuits, chief among them my return to my artwork.”
~Max Schumann
There will be an “informal send-off” to Max on Thurs Sept 14, 2023 from 6 – 8 PM at the Chelsea storefront, 231 11th Avenue, NYC.
see: PRINTED MATTER
“return to his artwork”, is not a glib statement / Printed Matter, the N.Y., and now L.A. Art Book Fairs, and other people’s projects in general devoured Max, and he gave his creative and visionary ‘all’ – but, now maybe the painter inside Max can step forward again, and
may the new, great American atmospheric, realist, politically-hinged painter of our generation, emerge, and receive the recognition he deserves.
I caught a few of his humble, but deeply-felt, early painting shows, but my fav was:
‘Max Schumann: The Return of Freedom’, Taxter & Spengelmann, Chelsea, NYC /
November 30 – January 12, 2008.
this was the hard copy invite, exhibit poster / card. it was approx 4 x 6 in.
the illustration is a work of Max’s, ‘CHEVY CHASE’S GRAND BAHAMA VACATION.’
MAX SCHUMANN, ‘Untitled, (The Last Terroir)’, acrylic on board / 42 x 72 in.
MAX SCHUMANN at the ‘Return of Freedom’ opening.
MAX SCHUMANN, ‘FREEDOM – $500′.
I think that was the price, but maybe the title.
maybe – both !!
hard to say – so many years later.
my notes long lost – into years’ worth of filed archive binders.
but – great painting, no doubt.
MAX SCHUMANN, ‘EXCELLENCE – $200’, in ‘THE RETURN of FREEDOM’, PART I,
his second solo show at TAXTER & SPENGLEMANN, NYC.
November 30 – December 22, 2007
ALL PHOTOS: ARCHIVAL COLLECTION of NANCY SMITH / NANCY SMITH PHOTOS, NOV 30, 2007
~MAX SCHUMANN steps down from PRINTED MATTER . . . |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | September 13th, 2023, 4:30pm
MAKE MY DAY . . . !!!
MY DARLING LITTLE CHARLIE BROWN WANNABE – UPDATES . . !!
SOME FREEZE FRAMES – from a new Luke Murphy LED animated project.
LUKE MURPHY, ‘Reading the News’, 2023
CANADA GALLERY BOOTH 5 – FREIZE SEOUL
up thru . . . SAT SEPT 9th.
LUKE MURPHY, ‘Reading the News’, 2023.
wire armature, LED matrix panels, video driver hardware, software, power supplies,
PC, code. 30 x 25 x 2 in.
Audio by Luke Murphy / yes, you want the ‘spacey’ . . audio !!
see the animation: @canada.nyc / Instagram
note: all screen shots via @canada.nyc Instagram
also, see: @lukemurphy49 on Instagram
PLEASE, also note: LUKE MURPHY designed & installed – the animated DELI LED ‘RESIST’ BANNER that runs, like a new age, cross-stitch embroidery,
at the top of this page . . . !!
~LUKE MURPHY . . ‘READING THE NEWS’ / CANADA at FREIZE SEOUL 2023 / thru SAT SEPT 9 |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | September 9th, 2023, 12:11pm
so long, ALFIE !!
yep.
Still, finding s-o-l-a-c-e for Alfie / Alfredo Martinez – The Real Fake Basquiat, RIP
in all . . the right places.
may you be on your way – to sweeter, kinder, and smarter . . pastures.
DINI DIXON , ‘I’m Basking’, 2022.
Porcelain, Kintsugi. 7.5 x 5 x 4.75 in.
image courtesy of the gallery
ED. VARIE is pleased to present:
DINI DIXON – ‘DEPICTING RESURGENCE’
a SOLO SHOW of NEW ARTIFACTS / CREATED in COLLABORATION with ARTSHACK, BROOKLYN
the ARTSHACK RESIDENCY PROGRAM -&- is CURATED BY: ALVA CALYMAYOR.
OPENING RECEPTION – FRI SEPT 8 / 6 – 9 PM
the exhibit continues thru . . . SUN SEPT 24, 2023.
ED. VARIE, 95 Avenue B, Ground Floor, L.E.S., NYC 10009
just off Tompkins Square Park, take the L to 1st Ave; F to 2nd Ave; or 6 to Astor Place.
Gallery & Bookstore HRS: Weekends 12 – 6 PM
& also by Appointment
a little about . . DINI DIXON:
“this is a new body of work from the California and New York-based artist . . created in collaboration with Dixon’s summer residency at Artshack, Brooklyn. For the past 10 years, clay has been Dixon’s primary medium. It is through the unruly medium of clay that Dixon feels she can most intuitively express the precarious quality of the mind & externalize her emotions.
The resilience Dixon observes in nature is a beautiful representation of malleability. The forest is always adapting to changes in climate; stalks & flowers are fortified by the wind, cold, and other challenges. Similarly, the mind can evolve after traumatic experiences. Threats in nature are visible whereas the emotional struggles people face are frequently internal. In order to heal the spirit one must first acknowledge conflicts, giving them a tangible state that can be deconstructed. Often difficult as our personal struggles can be pitted against us.
Clay is often associated with fragility and vulnerability, similar to qualities women are asked to disguise in order to be taken seriously. Dixon confronts these associations by subverting conventions of the craft, allowing cracks that materialize to show. Visible flaws embody the transparency surrounding mental health Dixon celebrates in her work.”
DINI DIXON b. 1991, Santa Barbara, CA, received a BFA in Ceramics from Pratt Institute in 2015. Dixon works on her ceramics & clay animation at her studio in Brooklyn.”
~ED. VARIE PRESS RELEASE
~DINI DIXON . . ‘DEPICTING RESURGENCE’ / ED. VARIE / LOWER EAST SIDE, NYC / OPENS FRI SEPT 8 |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | September 8th, 2023, 9:16am
still seeing . . . . s-o-l-a-c-e for ALFIE / ALFREDO MARTINEZ – THE REAL FAKE BASQUIAT, RIP
in all the right places !!!!
‘ANTONE KONST: IN a SEA of NOTHING’
SEPT 6 – OCT 28, 2023
JACK TILTON GALLERY, 8 EAST 76th St., NYC
ANTONE KONST, ‘The Lady (Dancer with Flutes)’, 2023.
oil on linen / 82 x 86 in.
image courtesy of the artist
in the invite:
ANTONE KONST, ‘Flowers’, 2023.
oil on linen / 125.5 x 77 in.
~ANTONE KONST . . ‘IN A SEA of NOTHING’ / JACK TILTON GALLERY, NYC |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | September 8th, 2023, 8:42am
meanwhile, over in Detroit – things are a little bit less gritty,
but, no less hard-core.
but, maybe – more dirty ????
or, dir-tay, as they say !!!!
Par-tay on !!!! Detroit !!!! !!!!
and, if Alfredo’s ghost is flitting about – my man, go find some . . respite.
among – the flowers.
shout out to: JEFFREY TRANCHELL.
PLANT EXCHANGE – @lavendercountrydetroit
SAT SEPT 30, 2023 / 4 – 7 PM
12333 MacKay, DETROIT
seeds, starters / bulbs & clippings / house plants, too
GIVE / TAKE / TRADE
~LAVENDER COUNTRY DETROIT / PLANT EXCHANGE / GIVE, TAKE, TRADE / DETROIT / SAT SEPT 30 |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | August 31st, 2023, 10:53am
LABOR DAY WEEKEND . . . !!!!!!!
‘MANY MOONS’,
PAINTINGS BY ALBERT SHELTON aka REALIST_RADIO
CLOSING PARTY & BBQ – LABOR DAY, SEPT 4 / 3 – 7 PM
FREDDY’S BAR & BACKROOM /
627 5th Ave., Brooklyn, NY
ALBERT SHELTON, ’90 Seconds to Midnight’, 2023.
watercolor, sumi ink on Arches paper.
24 x 18 in.
USD $400 (SOLD)
image courtesy of the artist
ALBERT SHELTON, ‘Springs Eternal’, 2022.
watercolor, sumi ink on Arches,
24 x 18 in.
USD $500
image courtesy of the artist
ALBERT SHELTON, ‘Space Dusted’, 2023.
oil on canvas
48 x 36 in.
USD $3,000
image courtesy of the artist
~ALBERT SHELTON . . ‘MANY MOONS’ / FREDDY’S BROOKLYN / CLOSING PARTY & BBQ / SEPT 4 |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | August 30th, 2023, 10:09am
you wanna see . . chaos, baby ?!!
blasting out-of-control fires, death valley deserts, barreling cars, & blown-up starry . . skies !!
then, get your sorry ass down to FREDDY’S DIVE BAR – in BROOKLYN.
‘MANY MOONS’ . . .
Paintings by ALBERT SHELTON aka @REALIST_RADIO (IG)
On View until . . . SUN SEPT 3, 2023
FREDDY’S BAR & BACKROOM* /
627 5th Ave., Brooklyn, NY
HRS: 12-4 AM
MON & WED: COMEDY
TUES: RESIDENCIES
THURS: BURLESQUE
FRI & SAT: MUSIC / see website for upcoming events
*not to be confused with FREDDY’S UPSTATE / which is a re-commissioned rural church /
curatorial project run by . . Josh Abelow
~ALBERT SHELTON AKA REALIST RADIO / ‘MANY MOONS’ / FREDDYS / BROOKLYN / up thru . . SEPT 3 |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | August 24th, 2023, 12:29pm
