and then, there’s . . the blinding white LIGHT of a SNOW-STORM . . !!
FREDDY / a JOSH ABELOW PROJECT & CURATORIAL SPACE . .
in a old, former . . church, in UPSTATE HARRIS, NY /
PRESENTS:
IAN MILLER, ‘SNOW SHOW’ . . .
a conceptually heavy, but visually dominated – project, “that was staged on JAN 23, 2023, during a snow storm.”
“IAN MILLER (b.1995) presents a series of paintings on the exterior of FREDDY in HARRIS, NY, during a snowstorm. That this presentation has already happened & was photographed, and that the majority of us will not experience in person the cold, snowy day, is as much a part of the paintings themselves, . . as Miller pushes . . at the limits of what is reproducible . . with the assumption that any image created will . . be dominantly seen – on a screen.”
~FREDDY / press release by ALIVIA ZIVICH
IAN MILLER, ‘SNOW SHOW’ . . 2023
FREDDY, HARRIS, NY
IMAGES COURTESY of FREDDY / HARRIS, NY
PHOTOGRAPHS BY: KATYA KIRILLOFF
~IAN MILLER . . ‘SNOW SHOW’ / FREDDY BIZ / HARRIS NY |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | February 4th, 2023, 8:02am
NIGHT LIGHT . . !!!!
NYC-BASED . . TIM WILSON
has a beautiful piece in . . . ‘NIGHT, LIGHT.’ !!
a big group show which opens today, FEB 2 & runs thru MARCH 25, 2023 — in LONDON !!
COB GALLERY, 205 ROYAL COLLEGE STREET, LONDON, UK
HRS: THURS-SAT / 12 – 6 PM
“AS light fades and the shadows deepen, all petty and exacting details vanish, everything trivial disappears, and I see things as they are in great strong masses: the buttons are lost, but the sitter remains; the sitter is lost, but the shadow remains; the shadow is lost, but the picture remains. And that, night cannot efface from the painter’s imagination.”
~JAMES WHISTLER via COB GALLERY
TIM WILSON, ‘Open Book’, 2022
oil on paper mounted on linen stretched panel / 16-1/4 x 12-1/4 in.
image courtesy @tim_wilson / Instagram
~TOM WILSON . . in ‘NIGHT,LIGHT.’ A GROUP SHOW / COB GALLERY / LONDON / FEB 2 – MARCH 25 |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | February 2nd, 2023, 7:25am
NIGHT LIGHT !!
STIPAN TADIC, ‘SELF-PORTRAIT in CHINATOWN MANHATTAN’, 2020.
oil on canvas / 50 x 60 CM.
recent work by NYC-based STIPAN TADIC . . .
now on view at GALERIA JOSIP RACIC / NMMU MUSEUM of MODERN ART, ZAGREB
in his solo show: ‘THE APPLE SHRINKING’ . . . !!!!! /
curated by: BRANKO FRANCESCHI.
image via Instagram @stipan.tadic
~STIPAN TADIC . . ‘The Apple Shrinking’ / solo show / GALERIJA JOSIP RACIC, NMMU / ZAGREB / up thru Sun FEB 5 |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | February 1st, 2023, 10:56am
from ancient lunar zodiac signs . . to the fresh open food market !!
it still feels like – one big giant . . circle !!!!!
‘HOT COMPOST’
with: CORA MEYER, TYNA ANTKO, SONIA RUSCOE, EMMY THELANDER & ALLISON WALSH
CASA LU ARTIST RESIDENCY / CDMX – MEXICO CITY
CASA LU, Correggio 42, Cd. de los Deportes, CDMX
SAT JAN 28 / 6 -9 PM
EMMY THELANDER at CASA LU . . !!
photo via Instagram @ca_sa_lu
~EMMY THELANDER . . included in ‘HOT COMPOST’ / CASA LU / CDMX / MEXICO / SAT JAN 28 |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | January 28th, 2023, 11:18am
out with . . . the TIGER !!!!!
in with . . . the RABBIT !!!!!
GET YOUR LUCK !! GET YOUR . . MONEY !!!!!!
‘THE LONG CON’, YEAR of the RABBIT / RED ENVELOPE SET – by the awesome . . . . CMYKHARMA /
in the 8th annual RED ENVELOPE SHOW !!
OPENS JAN 28 / 6 – 9 PM / with Lion Dance at 7 PM
the exhibit runs thru FEB 26, 2023
MY PLASTIC HEART / 40 GREENPOINT AVE., BROOKLYN, NY 11222
curated as usual, by the great, GRUMPY BERT !!
CMYKHARMA, ‘The Long Con’, YEAR of the RABBIT, RED ENVELOPE SHOW
@cmykharma: “While everyone was distracted by the tiger’s stripes,
the rabbits . . . made off with the $$$ bag” !!!!!
detailed, impressively expressive . . a COMPLEX narrative illustration – which runs across /
a set of 3 individual red envelopes !!
color pencil & ink / total dimensions: 6.5 x 10.5 in. / ea. envelope is 6.5 x 3.5 in.
($200)
to purchase: myplasticheart.com
image via Instagram @grumpybert
SEE: CMYKHARMA on Instagram
~cmykharma . . YEAR of the RABBIT / RED ENVELOPE SHOW / MY PLASTIC HEART / BROOKLYN / OPENS SAT JAN 28 |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | January 28th, 2023, 10:09am
ANNIE WONG aka . . headexplodie !!
has a great bold, yet still succinct & . . mysterious !!
bright & funny bunny / on the traditional Lunar New Year, ‘get the money’ / red envelope !!
in the 8th annual . . RED ENVELOPE SHOW !!
opening SAT JAN 28 / 6 – 9 PM / with a Lion dance at 7 PM
& running thru FEB 26, 2023
curated as usual by the great, GRUMPY BERT,
taking place – this year at . .
MY PLASTIC HEART / 40 Greenpoint Ave, Brooklyn NY 11222
HEADEXPLODIE, ‘JADE RABBIT’ /
YEAR of the RABBIT RED ENVELOPE / 6.5 x 3.5 in.
($88)
to purchase: MY PLASTIC HEART
image via Instagram @headexplodie
see: ANNIE WONG aka @headexplodie / Instagram
~headexplodie . . YEAR of the RABBIT / RED ENVELOPE SHOW / MY PLASTIC HEART / BROOKLYN / OPENS SAT JAN 28 |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | January 28th, 2023, 9:39am
HAPPY LUNAR NEW YEAR 2023 . . EVERY-BODY !!
if YUSUKE HANAI . . is all about coming from illustration & leaning into new age cultural ‘chaos’ narratives /
his fellow Japanese artist, Hi-dutch . . TAKAHIRO HIDA / leans more into craft and seasonal touchstones.
they both owe a big debt to the newfound love of ‘folk art’ currently surging – in Japan.
like Yusuke, Hi-dutch was also greatly inspired by American west coast art & especially ‘hobby art’,
translate as ‘surfing culture & surf board fabrication’.
Hi-dutch . . is also represented by Gallery Target, in TOKYO.
Hi-dutch / Takahiro Hida . . .
“born in 1972.
Technique using resin was developed through his career of repairing surfboards. Hi-dutch has been creating art works with resin combining with yarns, woods, and other materials. He has been exhibiting his works not only at galleries but at stores in various cities including, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Austin, San Jose, Hawaii, Taipei and Australia.”
~GALLERY TARGET – ARTIST PAGE
Hi-dutch . . ‘HAPPY NEW YEAR 2023’ / YEAR of the RABBIT
plywood, wool, gold foil, steel
50 cm x 30 cm
image via Instagram @hi-dutch
image via Instagram @tokyo_cultuart
image via Instagram @tokyo_cultuart
image via Instagram @hi-dutch
Hi-dutch . . ‘Year of the Rabbit’ /
reverse side
image via Instagram @tokyo_cultuart
and, yeah . . . !!
big disclaimer . . . !!
I AM – A RABBIT !!
in fact . . . A GOLD RABBIT. so there /
watch out, gonna be . . . my YEAR !!!!
Ride or . . die !!!!!!
~Hi-dutch . . YEAR of the RABBIT |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | January 25th, 2023, 10:56am
yikes . . !!
this is so, SO !!
my relationship with the art world / I love the apple, the art / and, even the BIG Apple / NYC.
but . . most of the supporting people ?
well if, you’ve ever taken a bite into a wormy apple – my sentiments / exactly.
plus, the color scale: sublime !!
YUSUKE HANAI / GALLERY TARGET – BOOTH 1B05
ART SG / Marina Bay Sands Expo & Convention Centre
10 Bayfront Ave. SINGAPORE 018956
JAN 12 – 15, 2023
PAINTING by: YUSUKE HANAI
GALLERY TARGET – BOOTH 1B05, ART SG, Singapore
Photo via Instagram @gallery_target
YUSUKE HANAI – BIO:
“Yuske Hanai was born in Japan in 1978.
At the age of 17 Yusuke gained a new found passion in art after discovering the GRATEFUL DEAD album cover artwork of legendary artist RICK GRIFFIN. In an effort to capture the spirit of Rick Griffin, Jack Kerouac and the ’60s counter-culture movement of SanFrancisco, Yusuke left Japan for the United States in 2003 to study illustration at the Academy of Art College, San Francisco. Yusuke’s artistic breakthrough occurred at the ’06 Green Room Festival in Yokohama Japan when Laguna Beach based WIL PENNARTZ, owner/operator of The Surf Gallery was so impressed with Yusuke’s sign painting that he invited him to participate in ’07 THE HAPPENING in New York City . . .”
~via GALLERY TARGET – ARTISTS
~YUSUKE HANAI / GALLERY TARGET / ART SG / SINGAPORE / JAN 12 – 15 |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | January 11th, 2023, 11:01am
well, with a little bit of luck . . me too !!
this Japanese artist / illustrator . . whose international acclaim grows like a mighty river,
that started from a small humble pond / often hits the zeitgeist mark !!
yeah . . .
2023 definite feels a little meaner, with a need to be / a little sharper.
whilst always, always . . on the look-out.
@hanaiyusuke: “Rowing into the New Year” / 2023
image via Instagram @hanaiyusuke
~YUSUKE HANAI . . ROWING INTO NEW YEAR . . 2023 |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | January 6th, 2023, 9:26am
HAPPY NEW YEAR !! & a LUCKY 2023 !!!!
image courtesy of the artist / Taylor McKimens
~TAYLOR McKIMENS . . . HAPPY NEW YEAR 2023 !! |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | January 3rd, 2023, 11:53am
