WOW !!!!!!
SHOW CLOSES: THIS FRI JULY 21 / DON’T BLINK !!!!!!
‘ESTEBAN CABEZA DE BACA: ALMA’
OPENED JUNE 8
CLOSES . . THIS FRI JULY 21, 2023.
GARTH GREENAN GALLERY, 545 WEST 20TH St., CHELSEA, NYC
HRS: MON – FRI / 11am – 5pm
see: more exhibition photos / background info / “la alma – the soul”.
ESTEBAN CABEZA DE BACA, ‘Wedding’, 2023
acrylic on canvas / 72 x 72 in.
image via Instagram @garthgreenangallery
ESTEBAN CABEZA DE BACA, ‘Brown Eyed Children of the Sun’, 2023.
acrylic on canvas / 72 x 72 in.
exhibition image via Instagram Story – @nchlssdrf / Nicholas Steindorf
ESTEBAN CABEZA DE BACA, ‘Rosario Cabeza de Baca’, 2023.
acrylic on canvas / 72 x 72 in.
exhibition image via Instagram Story – @nchlssdrf / Nicholas Steindorf
NICHOLAS STEINDORF – THANKS !! for the GREAT SHOUT OUT !!!!!!
~’ESTBAN CABEZA DE BACA . . ALMA’ / GARTH GREENAN GALLERY / CHELSEA, NYC / LAST 3 DAYS !! |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | July 19th, 2023, 2:13pm
NICK BLOOMSTEIN + OTTO OHLE
‘LIVING, ROOM’ – FRI JULY 21, 2023 / 6 -11 PM
BABA YAGA GALLERY, 5821 NY State Route 9-G / HUDSON, NY 12534
~NICK BLOOMSTEIN + OTTO OHLE . . ‘LIVING, ROOM’ / BABA YAGA GALLERY / UPSTATE NY / FRI JULY 21 |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | July 19th, 2023, 11:29am
so, when . . the IG poster for this show came up on my IG / Instagram
I thought, ok – that’s nice.
BUT, what I really liked was the poster, I liked everything about it, even the typeface !!
info spacing & and colorways.
but, especially what drew my ravenous attention, was the tiny figure riding . . . the waves.
it was so accidentally . . awkward, no ?
so, I had to ask KOICHI SATO, who did the poster ?, and when he replied, “I did !!’
that was . . so fun !!
kind of surfing the web, and damn straight: micro-dosing down – on the info !!
ps: ‘NOBUNAGA’ . . seems to mean, something like: “come on, let’s go, let’s go get ’em” /
in this wider group context of . . bravado & skill.
you know: COWABUNGA !!
this is SUSUMU & KOICHI’s . . . 4th time curating a ‘NOBUNAGA’ show /
the previous ones were: Miami in 2020, Berlin in 2021 & Los Angeles in 2022.
SUSUMU KAMIJO & KOICHI SATO curate: ‘NOBUNAGA’ / GROUP SHOW – SUMMER/BEACH EDITION 2023
OPENS . . . FRI JULY 14 / 6 – 8 PM
JACK HANLEY GALLERY in EAST HAMPTON,
98 NEWTON LANE, EAST HAMPTON, NY 11937
the 6 artists featured in the show are:
DAN McCARTHY, JANE DICKSON, JONAS WOOD, KOICHI SATO, SUSUMU KAMIJO, and SCOTT KAHN
~SUSUMU KAMIJO & KOICHI SATO . . curate: ‘NOBUNAGA’ / JACK HANLEY / EAST HAMPTON NY / OPENS FRI JULY 14 |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | July 13th, 2023, 10:53am
btw, JACOB JACKMAUH a current co-director of ART LOT BROOKLYN,
also likes to . . . ‘micro-dose’ his art work.
and, pretty – seriously, too !!!
JACOB JACKMAUH, ‘B09CDBK9RF’, 2023.
cast aluminum, varnish, hardware.
6-3/4 x 5-7/8 x 5/8 in.
all photos via Instagram @jacob_jackmauh
that’s pretty damn . . radical. hardcore – to the core. the narrative, too.
hardcore contrarian – radical.
micro-dosing / esp. as in 3-d micro-sculpture, is to fabricate / design / create . . small, but super wonderous objects, that have the potential to make out-size impressions, leap-frog your imagination, and . . . just plain ole jog – your mind-set.
I’d say: mission accomplished . . !!
JACOB (JAKE) JACKMAUH, ‘B09CDBK9RF’ – staged on a wall.
of course, a BIG part of BEING BIG / LITTLE . . !!
is how the work is presented / is it going to be displayed on a big wall, that is otherwise empty, to show up its micro-ness ?
or, is it more 3D, and placed on a wall-shelf / or even, supported by a pedestal.
JACOB JACKMAUH, ‘Huddled Mass I’, 2022.
discarded fiberglass and resin mold fragment, moss, lichen, dirt, pine needles, acrylic paint, varnish, hardware.
39-1/4 x 42-5/6 x 8-3/4 in.
this project is a little larger, and (only) a little more conventional, than ‘B09CDBK9RF’ above / but – it still counts.
the interesting part here, apart from the narrative of the materials, and the classic shape, of course / is how it’s . . . . presented.
JACOB JACKMAUH, ‘Huddled Mass I’.
JACOB JACKMAUH, ‘Civic Virtue’, 2022.
biodegradable paper straws, brass plated paper fasteners, sugar free chewing gum, saliva.
22 x 23 x 23 in.
I actually posted the above piece, a mini-geodesic ‘straw’ dome, this past Dec 2022.
it’s still very relevant, and maybe the forerunner of my mini-moment of micro-dose consciousness / euphoria . . . !!
esp. in that it wasn’t tied to a vernacular object, such as a ‘lightswitch’.
the scale of an art work in a photo – is often left open / to the beholder.
what’s striking here – is also another aspect of being a genuine micro-dose, and, that is – the photo staging !!!
as well as, the ‘in real life’ staging.
at first photo glance – one is certainly feed the illusion, that this is a really large ‘faux’ straw geodesic dome, esp. because of that clever background horizon line that reads as the point where a classic white gallery wall, meets a concrete gallery floor / the concrete-toned table base is key to the illusion, as well.
see how these tiny things are kicking madly to get free / and, be recognized in all their mini-glory ?!!
just like a tiny squirrel struggling to get free – in your hands . . !!
the days of . . . CLAES OLDENBERG, JEFF KOONS, and maybe even URS FISCHER / are over.
I mean – and, so are the 80s !!
that art ball that once was a room-sized joke, is now a beach ball, if not . . .
a marble. a craft bead. and even, . . . a tiny unicorn.
see: jacobjackmauh.com
ALL PHOTOS: COURTESY of the ARTIST / via Instagram @jacob_jackmauh
~JACOB JACKMAUH . . micro wall works |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | July 12th, 2023, 9:59am
OPENS TODAY . . . SAT JULY 8 / 4 – 8 PM
DAVID L. JOHNSON, ‘Community Garden’
JULY 8 – SEPT 20, 2023
ART LOT BROOKLYN, 206 COLUMBIA ST., BROOKLYN, NY 11231
DAVID L. JOHNSON, ‘Community Garden’, 2023.
“COMMUNITY GARDEN . . consists of eleven street planters that have been removed from different parts of New York City. Public and private entities previously used these planters to obstruct access to steps, benches, building awnings, and other potential resting areas. Emptied of bricks, cast cement, dirt, and dead plant matter, each planter has been replanted with wild bergamot. Also known as bee balm , bergamot is a native herb to New York State that attracts pollinators such as bees, hawk moths, and hummingbirds. Chewing bergamot leaves can allieviate headaches, stomach pain, colds, and high blood pressure. The oil from bergamot plants can be used as a salve to treat burns and cuts,”
~ART LOT BROOKLYN
~DAVID L. JOHNSON . . ‘Community Garden’ / ART LOT BROOKLYN / OPENS SAT Jul 8 |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | July 8th, 2023, 9:47am
the show opened to . . not much fanfare, but it’s a remarkable, quiet, thoughtful exhibit,
with some pretty – special examples.
it opened last Feb 17, which seems ages ago /
but, its last days are this . . . SAT & SUN, July 8 & 9, 2023.
our south-western frontier, with its old ways, and deeply felt, hand-made ‘craft work’, is quickly passing into history. this show not only lets us view some original, and very wonderful ‘artifacts’ in the up-close & real / but presents them with a kind of big, big west canyon silence, and spiritual awe.
not only are we shown how these weavings were made, we feel how they were crafted, imbued with the very spirit of the land, and the (mostly) Dine / Navajo peoples connection to it. Dine being the indigenous term for Navajo.
‘Shaped by the Loom: Weaving Worlds in the American Southwest’
curated by . . HADLEY JENSEN
BARD GRADUATE CENTER GALLERY, 18 WEST 86th STREET, UPPER WEST SIDE, NYC
HRS: THURS-SUN / 11am – 5PM
note: requires admission ticket / see website
from the exhibit booklet:
“RAPHEAL BEGAY (Dine), Spider Rock (Tseyi’ – Canyon de Chelly, Chinie, AZ), 2021. Digital photograph. Courtesy of the artist.
Spider Rock, the sandstone monolith that rises from Tseyi (Inside the Rock), is the setting for the creation story of Na’ashjeli Asdzaa (Spider Woman), who brought the gift of weaving to the Dine.”
Dine artist
ca. 1900
wool yarn, cotton warp, and cotton string,
tapestry weave.
Division of Anthropology, American Museum of Natural History, New York.
Collection by Uriah S. Hollister, ca. 1911.
exhibit label: “This Germantown blanket is an example of the vivid ‘eye-dazzler’ style of the 1880s, characterized by the combination of zigzag patterns and brilliant colors. This aesthetic developed in response to the introduction of Germantown yarn, a synthetic-dyed yarn manufactured by a Pennsylvania mill.”
note: and now, we know where the Amish/Pennsylvania Dutch ‘abstract’ quilters got their deeply bright colors from.
Dine artist,
Blanket, 1850s-70s.
Wool, tapestry weave.
Division of Anthropology, American Museum of Natural History, New York,
donated by Dr. Isabel Bittinger
William Pennington & Lisle Updike, ‘Navajo Shepherdess (wife of Hosteen Joe near her
hogan at Sanostee)’, ca. 1920-25. Photograph.
Courtesy H. Jackson Clark II, Toh-Atin Gallery, Durango, Colorado.
PHOTOS of the EXHIBIT: NANCY SMITH
~NAVAJO WEAVING / ‘Shaped by the Loom: Weaving Worlds in the American Southwest’ / BARD GRAD CENTER GALLERY / last weekend !!!! |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | July 7th, 2023, 3:47pm
even though I mostly repair – large quilts,
via hand-stitch / which is very ‘micro’ – on a whole other level.
I, also !!
like to . . . micro-dose !!
I make unique, one-of-a-kind, lightswitch covers for JEFFREY TRANCHELL / JEFF’S GALLERY, DETROIT.
they are all 100% hand-crafted by me, made upon standard hardware lightswitch covers,
which is so totally . . . DIY ‘gone creative’ on the vernacular / plus, they absolutely – function.
NANCY SMITH, ‘Little Missy Yin Yang, Year of the Rabbit’, Turn Onz series, June 2023.
mixed media, affixed to standard hard-plastic lightswitch cover, installs with 2 screws.
approx: 10-1/2 x 8-1/2 in.
about 1/4 in. shallow depth / of the plastic cover.
FYI: it’s 2 weeks since I made her, and she looks absolutely terrified ?!!
2023 is shaping up to be very dramatic on many fronts; global, and personal /
plus I’m a natural-born, Chinese Zodiac birth-year Rabbit / but still . . . ?
SCI-FI – SKY HIGH . . . !!!
it’s only when I saw that recent viral clip of a super terrified woman on a plane, freaking out that . . . “a passenger sitting back there – wasn’t real” / that I got – it.
sci-fi is here & it’s not going anywhere.
so, apart from that recent suburban family in L.A. sighting, multiple career army whistle-blowers, and congressional UFO committees, my big question is: do we have an active ‘Men in Black’ crew, and did they show up, to de-brief her ?
NANCY SMITH, ‘Year of the Rabbit’ lightswitch
for scale / on my desk.
NANCY SMITH, reverse / signed & dated.
PHOTOS: NANCY SMITH
~NANCY SMITH . . ‘YEAR of the RABBIT’ / TURN ONZ / LIGHTSWITCH |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | July 7th, 2023, 2:21pm
WHEN LITTLE – IS – BIG / TAKE 3 !!
THIS IS HOW THE ART WORLD . . . MICRO-DOSES !!
note: CLOSING PARTY – SAT JULY 1 / 4 – 6 PM
CHRIS BOGIA . . in a 2 PERSON SHOW with LISHA BAI,
‘HERE COMES THE SUN’ . . . .
OPENED JUNE 3rd & has been – extended thru . . WED JULY 5th, 2023 !!
HALSEY McKAY, 79 NEWTON LANE, EAST HAMPTON, NY 11937
CHRIS BOGIA, ‘BONSAI IX’, 2023
ABS plastic, raffia, lacquer, acrylic paint
4 x 19 x 16 in.
image via Instagram @chrisbogia
CHRIS BOGIA, ‘BONSAI IX’.
yes, it is . . . 3d !!
image via Instagram @chrisbogia
note: for many a decade in the art world proper (!!!!)
this sculpture would have to be at least 6 ft. high – to be taken seriously.
ok, maybe 4 ft. high – at minimum.
installation shot:
left: artwork by LISHA BAI,
‘Bonsai in the Window’, 2023
Piecework linen fabric / 83.5 x 36 in.
and, on the right: ‘Bonsai IX’, 2023 – by CHRIS BOGIA
ABS plastic, lacquer, raffia, acrylic paint. / 4 x 19 x 16 in.
image via Instagram @halseymckaygallery
~CHRIS BOGIA & LISHA BAI . . ‘HERE COMES THE SUN’ / HALSEY McKAY / EAST HAMPTON, NY / LAST WEEKEND !! |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | June 29th, 2023, 8:57am
WHEN COLORED GLASS BECKONS – WITH LIGHT & LAUGHTER !!
WHEN LITTLE – IS BIG / TAKE 2 !!
JONNY CAMPOLO: ‘STRANGERS WILL CHANGE YOU’
OPENS SUN JUNE 25 / 1 – 5 PM
RUNS THRU . .. . JULY 24, 2023
MARVIN GARDENS ANNEX, 1540 DECATUR ST., RIDGEWOOD, NY 11385
HRS: SUN 1 – 5 PM
WEEKDAYS – BY APPOINTMENT
JONNY CAMPOLO, ‘Turn Off’, 2022.
Fused stained glass, silver solder, bulb / 6.5 x 6 x 2 in.
image: courtesy MARVIN GARDENS
JONNY CAMPOLO, ‘INSTANT LOVELAND’, 2019.
Fused glass and powder coated screws
11.5 x 20 in.
image: courtesy MARVIN GARDENS
~JONNY CAMPOLO . . ‘STRANGERS WILL CHANGE YOU’ / MARVIN GARDENS ANNEX / RIDGEWOOD, NY / OPENS SUN JUNE 25 |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | June 23rd, 2023, 12:54pm
WHEN BIG . . . MEANS LITTLE.
‘BIG OBJECTS’ . . . 3 PERSON PAINTING SHOW:
DABIN AHM, MIHO ICHISE, GONCALO PRETO
opens SUN JUNE 25 / 1 – 5 PM
runs thru . . . JULY 23, 2023
MARVIN GARDENS, 1540 DECATUR ST., RIDGEWOOD, NY 11385
HRS: SUN 1 – 5 PM
WEEKDAYS – BY APPOINTMENT
when big . . means little, and little means . . BIG !!
summer 2023 or, what !!
GONCALCO PRETO, ‘203’, 2023
oil on wood panel / 5 x 7 in.
DABIN AHW, ‘Waltz’, 2023
oil on linen / 8 x 12 in.
MIHO ICHISE, ‘Sugar Candies / Kon Peito’, 2021
oil on linen / 10 x 8 in.
all images: courtesy MARVIN GARDENS
~DABIN AHN, MIHO ICHISE, GONCALO PRETO . . ‘BIG OBJECTS’ / MARVIN GARDENS / RIDGEWOOD, NY / OPENS SUN JUNE 25 |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | June 22nd, 2023, 2:13pm
