‘HOT MUD FEST’ – PRODUCED BY BOBO & JAG
SUN JULY 23, 2017 – RUNS THRU AUGUST 13, 2017
SPOOK ROCK FARM – 81 SPOOK ROCK ROAD, HUDSON, NY 12534
HRS: 12pm – 6pm
OPEN: TUES AUG 1 / WED AUG 2 / THURS AUG 3 / SAT AUG 5 / SUN AUG 6 / MON AUG 7 / TUES AUG 8 /THURS AUG 10 / FRI AUG 11 / SAT AUG 12 / SUN AUG 13
CLOSED: FRI AUG 4 / WED AUG 9
BRING YOUR BATHING SUIT !!
JESSE GREENBERG . . ‘plants’ his ‘totem pole’ in the ground.
JESSE GREENBERG’s . . totem pole, with accompanying plant ‘scaffolding’ – looking like a psychedelic tomato plant !! sprouting up, against the wild fields & open sky. this is how well it all played out.
the synthetic materials looked awesome, luminous, with a light-filled color spectrum . . against the natural backdrop. fields of wild flowers ran crazy, old red barns stood the test of time, and further back: mountains.
fresh water creeks nearby /
it was really fun to be out in the rural countryside & out of the city.
JESSE GREENBERG curated the art works – at the ‘HOT MUD FEST’/ on-site & in the old white farmhouse.
there were . . a lot of surprises.
& not surprisingly, job: well done !!
Jesse has taken a break from the ‘stationary’ artist-run / gallery experience.
see: his 247365 archives !! always the most excellent graphics, btw
and now runs JAG – his new ‘flexive arts program’ / ‘Hot Mud Fest’ – is the inaugural project.
this is DREW GILLESPIE, kind of the leader-of-the-pack of BOBO.
he does most of their graphic design, posters, and the like.
BOBO . . is a 3 person artist collective, performance, rockin wild band.
they started off in Philly, many years ago. and, maybe a decade+ ago I was lucky enough to back quite by random, into their very first band gig, in NYC.
it was downtown, the Lower East Side, I think it was the after party for some Film Festival ? it was some old NYC dive bar, with old creaky wooden floors, and it got so crowded, and so wild, everybody was jumping, up and down . . I don’t think I was the only one – who feared for the floor to collapse.
BOBO was dressed as . . 19th c.’newsies’, dirty faces, and all.
yep, got the pix !! – way back in the golden artlovers archives !!
ps: that’s THOM PAYNE, behind . . Thom Payne co-hosted ‘Hot Mud Fest’ with NICK PAYNE, his son, & also of BOBO, on their Hudson County Spook Rock Farm.
it’s great place . . because it’s just in that crazy sweet place between falling apart – and getting a new life.
lots of old stuff and history e-v-e-r-y-w-h-e-r-e.
DREW GILLESPIE . .
designed the ‘Hot Mud Fest’ logo.
THOM PAYNE co-host, with JESSE GREENBERG.
the old white farmhouse – was a classic.
untouched by ‘renovation’ / with wild fields, old silent & now timeless barns, and fresh water swimming hole – creeks. it’s definite . . a nice day trip.
bring a picnic.
PHIL COTE . . of BOBO.
PHIL COTE . . is somewhat behind-the-scenes, but he’s in there, like a dirty shirt.
here at ‘Hot Mud Fest’, he did something probably unheralded, but amazing / he cleaned up this barn . . like it was born again, to showcase this tripping-the-light-fantastic, hanging, oversize, resinous – jelly, transparent blob / molded / gooey green ‘lit’ piece by . . AMY BRENER !!
so day tripper that I am – I didn’t get NICK PAYNE’s photo, I was too busy chatting him up !!
so his work, is going to have to stand in.
not a bad deal, all in all. the lighting wasn’t perfect, but I didn’t want to photo-shop it.
I mean, look at that awesome random pink light, on the floor to the left.
it’s kind of muted in reality, off-primary / colors. looks to be oil or chalk pastels ?
go see it, for yourself.
it was way more on the ‘lowdown’, and quite humble. compared to that all-out / powerfully Freudian . . show he had a year or so back, at Greenpoint Terminal.
NICK had 2 pastels in the farmhouse / one was a set of nesting ? birds ? doves ?
a little charged . . . domination ?!!
or is that . . mating.
the other, hung in the kitchen, was a kind of throw-back / Pennsylvania Dutch, farmer boy and farmer girl.
NICK PAYNE.
Pennsylvania Dutch, ha.. it got more than a little wild, if you looked closely.
HALEY JOSEPHS and CRISTINA BOLT – at ‘Hot Mud Fest’.
speaking of Farmer girl, Nick Payne’s gf Christina Bolt, was also a co-host of the ‘Hot Mud Fest’ . .
and she was one of the the biggest surprises, because even though she’s been around the BOBO crew for almost 7+ years, this is the FIRST time she is showing her OWN work.
maybe . . there’s a reason, in every season.
because this was – most def the right place & time.
CHRISTINA BOLT / ceramic garden, ‘HOT MUD FEST’ / artwork curated by JESSE GREENBERG / JAG.
Porcelain, ceramic glazes & mixed media
CHRISTINA BOLT.
clay vase, is not the end of it.
more like, strange snail ?
or . . insect-eating plant ?
CHRISTINA BOLT. in the round, 3D in a field. of clay, of earth, but definitely . . taking off !!
CHRISTINA BOLT . . a most wonderous, clay Alice in NYC wonderland / on-site garden.
CHRISTINA, Christina / how does – your garden . . grow ?
A: porcelain, ceramic glaze & mixed media !!
more pix to post, shortly.
PHOTOS: NANCY SMITH
~’HOT MUD FEST’ . . the crew |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | August 1st, 2017, 1:44pm
How much is that . . Doggie in the Window ?!!
JEFFREY STARK GALLERY PRESENTS:
‘Caring For Animals…Benefiting People’ – one big, hot doggie Summer Group Show
opens to-nite SUN JULY 30, 2017 / 7 – 9 PM
the show runs thru AUG 27, 2017
JEFFREY STARK, 88 EAST BROADWAY #B11 / Basement Level, Chinatown / mini-mall
All shows are visible through a glass storefront (window) – everyday
from 10am – 6pm / or go to website / contact to schedule a viewing.
curated by KALENA YIAUEKI
with: JOANA AVILLEZ, SEBASTIAN BLACK, MAYA BARRERA LOEB, SARAH COLLIGAN, PETRA COLLINS, DAVID TORO + SOLOMON CHASE, LOUIS EISNER, ERIN GALPERN,CHRISTIAN HOLSTAD, MILES HUSTON, JACK IRV, MATT KEEGAN, ANN GREENE KELLY, ZAK KITNICK, ECKHAUS LATTA, MAGGIE LEE, NICKY LESSER, DEAN LEVIN, TOMMY MALEKOFF, EBECHO MUSLIMOVA, WILLA NASITIR, BEN WOLFNOAM, ALEX PERWEILER, NICK POE, ROSE SALANE, KERN SAMUEL, PETER SUTHERLAND , ANALISA TEACHWORTH, RYAN TRECARTIN + LIZZIE FINCH, AINE VONNEGUT, DENA YAGO, STEPHEN ZERBE.
“TO OWN A DOG . . is to invite a certain promiscuity into one’s life: the standard protocols of urban life, in which eye contact, and of course, bodily contact are avoided seem to dissolve in the presence of a dog. As such, dogs provide us with an opportunity to reflect on the economies of affection, of touch and sight, that bring a social body into existence.”
~gallery website / read more
image via JEFFREY STARK
~’Caring For Animals…Benefiting People’ . . JEFFREY STARK, CHINATOWN / opens to-nite / Sun July 30 |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | July 30th, 2017, 9:44am
TAKE A WALK – ON THE RURAL SIDE . . !!
‘HOT MUD FEST’ – PRODUCED BY JAG PROJECTS & BOBO
SPOOK ROCK FARM – 81 SPOOK ROCK ROAD. HUDSON, NY 12534
SUN JULY 23, 2017
note: the art exhibit runs thru AUG 13, 2017, by appt / guided tour
contact: info@jag-projects.com
see: BOBO-nyc.com
see: JAG-PROJECTS.com
the art is found on the grounds, in the water, hung from barn rafters / and even inside the old white farmhouse.
and, YES !!
there was world class !! swimming !! and wading, en plein air !!
so bring your . . bathing suit !! or skinny dip – suit yourself !!
no clorine, farm-fresh cool water, not too freezing, at all !!
. . and beautiful sky, fluffy white clouds and mountains overhead.
nope, it didn’t rain.
friendly people. BBQ chicken, purple cabbage slaw & corn / refreshing drink.
JON KESSLER, pretty much over-size, life-size ?
people were calling it: Winnie-the-Pooh, on a float.
so, just because it wasn’t as mad, wild, crazy & over-the-top anarchy-filled, as the early, ‘vintage’ BOBO events, doesn’t mean, it wasn’t wildly . . WONDERFUL !!
times . . change. head-spaces change, and JESSE GREENBERG was in charge of the art, not BOBO.
BOBO did the performances & music.
and, anyways: praise the man . . who can change.
LIZZIE FITCH & RYAN TRECARTIN, life-size . . weirdos, on wheels ?
note: the young swimmers top right.
which doesn’t mean, it wasn’t t-o-t-a-l-l-y . . SCI FI TRIPPY !!
HAYLEY SILVERMAN. some kind of life-size, or larger-than-life-size . . synthetically molded ?
HOBO POUCH, just as they were / made from a ‘knotted kerchef’ & hanging from a stick.
which doesn’t mean, it wasn’t t-o-t-a-l-l-y FUN,
esp. for us, city folks / a little real, FUN, FARM DAY TRIPPIN !!
HUGH HAYDEN, riff off a classic wooden, Adirondack summer chair.
this was as aggressive – as it got. form vs function.
the chair that gave you – the ‘finger’.
well, maybe . . this rusted out ‘pig roaster’ that said: LSD PSYCHO ?
yeah, that’s my pup, Zora. aka Princess Poochie.
90+ lb American Akita – she def knows what’s . . up with that ??!!
she’s a long coat. she was born in Colorado, on a little farm. she had an ancient Japanese great-grandmother.
her father’s name was Zorro. we named her Zora / she’s some strange Q name on her papers.
yeah. named after that Zora !! Neale Hurston.
don’t preach me cultural appropriation / ‘I read everyone of her books’. (!!)
just saying.
just . . because e-v-e-r-y-b-o-d-y, everybody !!
is so into dogs, these days. FYI !!
WHY !!!!!
WHY – IS EVERYONE SO DOG-OBSESSED, these days ?
the very same year – I get my very FIRST PUPPY ?
back to the rusty roaster.
I can’t find anybody to take ownership of it – yet !!
looks like classic BOBO – if you ask me.
it was a twisted & very black / as in noir / take on redneck rural humor – if you follow the tabloids.
apparently, pig roasters are / young psycho serial teen / drug killers / fave means of disposing of the bodies.
in PA, this summer.
in this context, SAD . . social commentary on rural America, you could – go one step further.
I’m thinking, instead of LSD, it should have proclaimed: OPIOIDS.
and let’s leave it – at that. makes the 70s, the US army, CIA & Baba Ram Dass – look good.
but, this was a young kid friendly event.
most younger, than the age of understanding / a 3 letter code.
but a nice reality . . bites / reality – check: re rural Amercia, gone south / gone wrong.
gone – Rx exploited.
nobody ever prescribed LSD, or did they ?
ANDY ONDERDONX, metal and wood construction / scenic rural landscape by nature
& the old timey, original farmers of Hudson county.
CARVER AUDAIN. which didn’t mean, things didn’t get .. self-reflective !!
scaffolding, a man-made ditch, and a pane of glass.
BRADFORD KESSLER. which didn’t mean, things didn’t get very . . . ‘Victorian’
as in . . curiosity, as in Emily Dickinson, herbarium !!
as in, YEAR OF THE MUSHROOM / Nicholas Moenich, ‘Mushroom’ at HELPER Gallery / FYI.
scientific, T-R-I-P-P-Y.
BRADFORD KESSLER.
as in . . HARRISON FORD & the temple of . . . hat.
as in / stretch that . . vile imagination !!
as in archaeologist. as in . . botan-ist.
BRADFORD KESSLER, lizard.
BRADFORD KESSLER, on a roll !!
I mean, a BRANCH !!
BRADFORD KESSLER, fossil – keeper.
quite a few pieces on the farm, were made of synthetic molded plastic of some kind.
there was a great one – in the barn / next post !!
BRADFORD KESSLER.
close-up: figurative / imaginary. photo-realist / abstract. narrative.
scientific, botany. nature.
CHRISTINA BOLT.
which brings us smack up to . . Christina’s Bolt’s imaginary / monster / fairy tale / ceramic flowers – in the field.
in the round. clay. mud of the ground.
larger-than-life size. delicate. strong. posing pretty, looming . . strange & imaginary.
also very EMILY DICKINSON & . . . Underdonx Gallery / Ashley Garrett / ‘Nightjar’ !!
relevant – in the MIX / aka the DIALOGUE,
of this past season !!!!!
yes !! target: nature. reality. curiosity. inward-ness.
more, on those gorgeous, sensitive . . . flower – Bolts !!
& others, next post !!
PHOTOS: NANCY SMITH
~’HOT MUD FEST’ . . madly !! wildly !! / mellow !! |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | July 28th, 2017, 12:12pm
YES !! PAR-TAY . . ON !!
it’s a definite !! . . the weather has cleared up !!
‘HOT MUD FEST’ – IS DEFINITELY ON / so, GET YOUR PAR-TAY ASS – UP THERE !!
TOMORROW !! . . SUNDAY, JULY 23, 2017 / 12 noon – 12 MIDNIGHT
SPOOK ROCK FARM – 81 SPOOK ROCK ROAD
HUDSON, NY 12534
Cabs, Lyft & Uber . . available from Hudson Amtrak Station
PRESENTED BY BOBO & JAG !! – FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC !!
ART, MUSIC & PERFORMANCE FESTIVAL – WORLD CLASS SWIMMING !! EN PLEIN AIR !!
THERE WILL BE FOOD & DRINKS FOR SALE – ALL PROCEEDS GOING TOWARDS PAYING FESTIVAL COSTS & PERFORMER TRAVEL COSTS.
FOOD PROVIDED BY LIL DEB’S OASIS.
@bobo_newyorkcity: World CLass Swimming Facilities at ‘Hot Mud Fest’ #hotmudfest
check out the full video via Instagram @bobo_newyorkcity
~’HOT MUD FEST’ . . world class swimming !! |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | July 22nd, 2017, 2:50pm
talking about . . ‘en plein air’ !!!!!!!
now, just hope – it does NOT RAIN / as in STORM !!!!!!
oh no. please, please. Mother Nature is so contrarian, ain’t she.
maybe . . she objected to the tractor ‘logo’ !!
well, anyway, what’s a mud party – without a little mud ?
BOBO & . . JAG / JESSE GREENBERG of 247365
“ARE GONNA THROW A PARTY – & Y’ALL ARE INVITED” !!
“ART, MUSIC, SWIMMING” !!
‘HOT MUD FEST’ . . . PRESENTED BY BOBO & JAG
OUTDOOR SCULPTURES, PERFORMANCES, MUSIC, HOUSE ART, FOOD, REFRESHMENTS & SWIMMING !!
SUNDAY, JULY 23, 2017 / 12 PM – 12 AM
81 SPOOK ROCK ROAD – A BIG, SPRAWLING FARM, for real !!
HUDSON, NY 12534
Cabs, Lyft & Uber are available from Hudson Amtrak Station – carpooling is encouraged.
Special Thanks to: CHRISTINA BOLT, NICK PAYNE & THOM PAYNE for hosting.
FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
JAG . . . showcases 35 artist’s outdoor sculptures, dispersed amongst the sprawling grounds of a big Hudson farm. work is installed in fields, woods, winding creeks, barns as well as an accompanying exhibition of indoor works on the grounds’ farmhouse.
JAG . . . is the new ‘flexive’ arts program founded by artist/sculptor & indie gallerist JESSE GREENBERG, of 247365 Gallery / this is the inaugural project.
note: the art will be up for viewing thru . . AUG 13, 2017
BOBO / artist collective & band . . . has produced a program of 15 acts of music, poetry & music.
for complete list of artist & musician/performers, see: HOT MUD – JAG / jag-projects.com
MUD FEST MAP – via JAG-PROJECTS
THEY AIN’T KIDDING – IT’S GONNA BE ONE HUGE, MAD PAR-TAY !!
FAR FROM THE MADDENING’ CROWDS – THE MADDENING SHALL . . DESCEND !!
& IT MIGHT ACTUALLY LIVE UP TO IT’S NAME – MUD PARTY !!!!
~’HOT MUD FEST’ . . HUDSON, N.Y. / SUN JULY 23 |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | July 20th, 2017, 8:35am
STO LEN will be presenting:
‘RUNOFF’ – a collection of his new ‘Tsunaminagashi’ / marbling mono-prints
OPENING RECEPTION: SAT JULY 22, 2017 / 6 pm – 10 pm
PARLOR, 235 Valencia St, S.F., CA
PARLOR . . “is part community, part art house & part greenhouse.” (!!)
~from the Parlor website:
“experimental printmaker & performance artist STO LEN presents: ‘RUNOFF’, a show of recent mono-prints that explore his appropriation of the 12th Century Japanese Suminagashi marbling process. Oil paint, spray paint, dirt, and even wastewater and pollution act as printmaking materials that are used on paper, wood and canvas. Working en plein air from a rowboat, STO marbles the pollution floating in some of the most toxic bodies of water in America.”
STO LEN . . will also be giving an ARTIST TALK & ‘Tsunaminagashi’ WORKSHOP
at the SF ART BOOK FAIR this weekend / SUN JULY 23, 2017 / 12 – 1 PM
THE ‘GROVE’ / SF ART BOOK FAIR / MINNESOTA STREET PROJECTS
1275 Minnesota St, SF, CA
see: STOISHERE.COM
‘TSUNAMINAGASHI’ . . . MONO-PRINT by STO LEN / image courtesy of the artist
‘TSUNAMINAGASHI’ . . . MONO-PRINT by STO LEN / image courtesy of the artist & Parlor
~STO LEN . . ‘RUNOFF’, PARLOR, SF ART BOOK FAIR |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | July 19th, 2017, 10:52am
CINDERS . . will be at the big SF ART BOOK FAIR – this weekend !!
& it’s looking to be a huge . . . BLAST !!
SF ART BOOK FAIR – FRI, SAT & SUN – JULY 21 -23, 2017
1275 MINNESOTA ST, S.F., CA / San Francisco, California
PREVIEW: FRI JULY 21 / 6 pm – 10 pm
SAT JULY 22 / 11 am – 6 pm
SUN JULY 23 / 11 am – 5 pm
FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
WITH MANY, MANY READINGS, BOOK SIGNINGS, PARTIES & OTHER ASSOCIATED EVENTS, incl. A CAR – SELLING (!!)
& MANY OTHER, NUMEROUS . . OFF-SITE EVENTS, AS WELL.
CHECK HERE, scroll down for: SF Art Book Fair / complete list of exhibitors & program of events
incl:
SUN, JULY 23 / 12 NOON – 1 PM / at THE LOUNGE . . .
‘TSUNAMINAGASHI: MARBLING WORKSHOP with STO LEN’
STO . .
will be giving a workshop on ‘Suminagashi’ or ‘floating Ink’ – a paper marbling process that originated in Japan with the Shinto monks in the 12th Century. this process produces unique, or one-of-a-kind / mono-prints by painting patterns directly onto the surface of the water with ink, laying down a piece of paper on top, & then removing after a few seconds.
STO will also give a talk about his own ‘marbling’ explorations both in the studio, and on-site / as in: on water in a boat !!
“he will then guide us through the process, where we will make multiple prints on paper.”
and . . a big closing PAR-TAY !!
SUN JULY 23 / 5 PM – 7 PM
at THE STUD – 399 9th ST, S.F. Ca 94103
NO COVER & DRINK SPECIALS !!!
SF ART BOOK FAIR / SAN FRANCISCO ART BOOK FAIR
KELIE BOWMAN, co-founder with STO LEN . . .
of longtime indie powerhouse . . . CINDERS GALLERY / with one of her banners !!
see: CINDERS GALLERY
image via Instagram @cinders_gallery
~CINDERS GALLERY . . SAN FRANCISCO ART BOOK FAIR / this weekend !! |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | July 19th, 2017, 9:41am
image via Instagram @haley.josephs / HALEY JOSEPHS
this was the ‘doggie’ painting, HALEY JOSEPHS contributed to that DIGGY, DOGGY PAINTING . .
‘DOGS’ titled, big group pop-up show / that AUSTIN LEE and OLIVER CLEGG, threw down in Brooklyn – a few weeks back,
. . May 23, 2017.
~HALEY JOSEPHS . . dog painting / arf arf |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | July 18th, 2017, 2:05pm
DELI GALLERY PRESENTS: ‘VISIBLE RANGE’
OPENING TO-NITE, FRI JULY 14, 2017 / 7 – 10 PM
the show runs thru AUG 6, 2017
DELI, 10-16 46th Ave, Long Island City, Queens, NYC
HRS: SAT+SUN / 12 – 5 PM or BY APPOINTMENT
with: LUKAZA BRANFMAN-VERISSIMO, CAMILLA ENGSTROM, BROOK HSU, HALEY JOSEPHS, AMY LI,
PAUL METRINKO, KEIKO NARAHASHI, EVE O’LEARY, ADAM SULTAN, RICHARD TINKLER
“10 contemporary artists using the visible spectrum – as material to explore physical, spiritual & allegorical worlds.”
~gallery
HALEY JOSEPHS, paintings at DELI GALLERY, ‘Visible Range’.
left: ‘Transformation’ / right: ‘Storm Dream’.
installation shot courtesy: HALEY JOSEPHS
HALEY JOSEPHS, ‘Transformation’ – up close via Instagram @haley.josephs
HALEY JOSEPHS, ‘I Sleep Here Still’, oil on canvas. 72 x 96 in.
image via haley.josephs.com
see: HALEY JOSEPHS – ARTIST PORTFOLIO WEBSITE
~HALEY JOSEPHS . . SIGHTING / DELI , LIC – OPENS TO-NITE / FRI JULY 14 |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | July 14th, 2017, 10:04am
MAGENTA PLAINS PRESENTS:
BILL SAYLOR, MELISSA BROWN, ZACH BRUDER & PETER SUTHERLAND
at the inaugural . . UPSTAIRS ART FAIR
JULY 14 – 16, 2017
HRS:
JULY 14 / 6 – 10 PM
JULY 15 & 16 / 10 AM – 6 PM
11 INDIAN WELLS, AMAGANSETT, NY 11930
the UPSTAIRS ART FAIR is . . FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
PETER SUTHERLAND, ‘We’re in a Holding Pattern’, 2017.
UV print on anodized aluminum, 37.25 x 25 in. / that’s BIG !!
($4,000)
IMAGE COURTESY: MAGENTA PLAINS GALLERY
detail . . .
but, seriously !! you have to see these . . IN P-E-R-S-O-N !!
UPSTAIRS ART FAIR – LOOKS TO BE . . A VERY, FUN WEEKEND, INDEED !!
~PETER SUTHERLAND . . SIGHTING / MAGENTA PLAINS, UPSTAIRS ART FAIR, AMAGANSETT |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | July 13th, 2017, 1:43pm
