These are the 2 paintings by MICHAEL WILLIAMS that CANADA sold for him, in their
booth at the first ever MILWAUKEE INTERNATIONAL ART FAIR, which ran from
October 20-21, 2006.
It’s rumored that Michael Williams will be given a one man show at CANADA to start off their FALL 2007 season.
more on the MILWAUKEE ART FAIR
RIGHT NOW:
You can see some of Michael Williams’ small paintings, in a really neat group show,
called ‘Goose Steppin’, along with work by JOE BRADLEY and EUNICE KIM, at atm Gallery.
What’s so interesting about the show is its extreme and airy, but totally abstract nature.
Even the Michael Williams paintings are very abstract.
EUNICE KIM, MICHAEL WILLIAMS and JOE BRADLEY (photo courtesy atm Gallery)
photos from the opening to post soon
atm Gallery
~MICHAEL WILLIAMS/Milwaukee Art Fair/CANADA/atm |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | December 19th, 2006, 10:16am
TOKION Magazine and Dewar’s White Label have extended the DEADLINE for their
‘King Of Doc’ contest, its now: DEC 29th, 2006.
Send in your own 3-5 minute DOCUMENTARY inspired by the following themes:
MISTAKES – ‘SOME PEOPLE ARE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR NEW KINDS
OF MISTAKES TO MAKE’
CHEAP LOVE – ‘TALK IS CHEAP UNTIL IT GETS INTO LOVE LETTERS’
INTEGRITY – ‘A MAN’S REPUTATION IS THAT WHICH IS NOT FOUND OUT
ABOUT HIM’
Submissions will be judged by TOKION editors & a panel of celebrity judges, including:
JONATHAN CAOUETTE, FILMMAKER – ‘TARNATION’
ONDI TIMONER, FILMMAKER – ‘DIG!’
BRUCE SINOFSKY, FILMMAKER – ‘METALLICA: SOME KIND OF MONSTER’
The winners of each category will be flown to NYC to screen their films at a TOKION
event/party.
The Grand Prize winner will offered a $5,000 contract wiht Dewar’s White Label to
produce their next ‘brand-education’ film and a new Apple MacBook Pro laptop, with a
copy of Apple’s Final Cut Pro 5.1 production suite.
Only open to entrants at least 25 years old.
All entrants must submit 3 copies of their film on either
DVD, MiniDV, or VHS format.
Need to include: return address and contact info, including current phone no. and email.
also need to include a photocopy of valid ID (drivers license, non-driver state ID,
or passport)
Submissions must be postmarked no later than DEC 29, 2006
Submissions should be sent to:
TOKION KING OF DOC! CONTEST
c/o TOKION Magazine
341 Lafayette Street Suite 587
NY NY 10012
TOKION is not responsible for returning any submissions.
more info: kingofdoccontest@tokion.com
tokion.com
~King of Doc/TOKION |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | December 12th, 2006, 11:57am
DEVENDRA BANHART is the JEFFREY DEITCH “SPECIAL MUSICAL GUEST”
this year in MIAMI.
the reverse. the card is approx 9 x 9-1/2″ & printed on very hard board
the card is ‘die-cut’ along the inner curve, like a piece of a puzzle.
~Devendra in Miami |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | December 6th, 2006, 4:38pm
WALTER ROBINSON, editor of artnet, with GLENN O’BRIEN, author
and editor of INTERVIEW back in the glory days, (1970-74), on the set of the MARK KOSTABI
‘NAME THAT PAINTING’ show, Oct 13, 2006
BOB GUCCIONE, Jr of ‘SPIN’ and ‘DISCOVERY’ magazines, on the set of the
MARK KOSTABI ‘NAME THAT PAINTING SHOW’, Oct 6, 2006
one of the original ANDY WARHOL factory movie stars, TAYLOR MEAD, on the set of the
MARK KOSTABI ‘NAME THAT PAINTING’ show, Oct 6, 2006
(Kostabi paintings in the background)
LALA BROOKS, lead singer, (when she was 15!!), of the legendary 60’s goup – THE CRYSTALS
on the set of the MARK KOSTABI ‘NAME THAT PAINTING’ show, Sept 29, 2006
Lala’s picture at KOSTABI WORLD – first posted on artlovers: FALL 2006-PART IV
– scroll down to the bottom & get more info on LALA and the KOSTABI game show.
~Walter Robinson, Glenn O’Brien, Bob Guccione, Taylor Mead & Lala Brooks on ‘NAME THAT PAINTING’ |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | December 5th, 2006, 6:33pm
ANDREAS GURSKY, b. 1955
99 Cent II Diptychon, 2001
Diptych: two chromogenic color prints mounted with Plexiglas in the artist’s wooden
frames. 81 x 134-1/4 in.
This work is from an edition of six.
Estimate: $2,500,000-3,500,000
sold for: $2,480,000 (includes buyer’s premium)
image scanned from the card for:
CONTEMPORARY ART – AUCTIONS – VIEWING: 9-16 NOVEMBER 2006
PHILLIPS de PURY & COMPANY
the piece itself is part of:
PART I – CONTEMPORARY ART AUCTION
NOVEMBER 16, 2006 – PHILLIPS de PURY & COMPANY
~AUCTION news/ANDREAS GURSKY |
Posted in The Bomb | By Simon Cerigo | November 7th, 2006, 3:58pm
KAREN KILIMNIK, b. 1955
Planning the Attack of Malta, the Mastermind, 2001
Waterbased oil paint on canvas in artist’s wooden frame with audio cassette, 20 x 16 ins.
Estimate: $350,000-450,000
sold for: $408,000 (includes buyer’s premium)
image scanned from:
PART I – CONTEMPORARY ART – AUCTION CATALOGUE
NOVEMBER 16, 2006 – NEW YORK
PHILLIPS de PURY & COMPANY
this is the Karen Kilimnik self-portrait that was referred to in the earlier
artlovers posting on .. ‘The Early Auction buzz is …”
This is the piece that was reported to have had a guaranteed seller’s tag of
half a million dollars. PHILLIPS de PURY confirmed the guarantee to the
seller, but declined to give the actual numbers.
We got the impression that the guaranteed tag was slightly less than the
buzz claimed, but NO !! – the rebounded buzz is that is was MORE !!
$650,000, to be exact. IF the piece was bought in 2001, this represents
a good profit, by the seller, if indeed, they were the original buyer,
because at that time, her prices did not exceed $30,000 – for the
top-of-the-line portraits.
the card for: RENE MAGRITTE – PAINTINGS
NOVEMBER 2 – NOVEMBER 22, 2006
VAN DE WEGHE FINE ART
521 WEST 23RD STREET, NEW YORK, NY
image: Rene Magritte, Le Pelerin, 1966, Oil on canvas,
31-7/8 x 25-5/8 inches
.. it occurs to this ‘art maven’ , having happened upon this excellent & currently running
exhibit of RENE MAGRITTE, that KAREN KILIMNIK’S work, investigates the same sublime
emotional
depths, as this classic 20th Century Belgian painter. Especially his late
work. To my mind this is what differentiates Karen’s work from ELIZABETH PEYTON’S,
with whom she is always compared to and grouped with.
~AUCTION news/KAREN KILIMNIK |
Posted in The Bomb | By Simon Cerigo | November 7th, 2006, 2:44pm
HERNAN BAS, b. 1978
Dionysus Bestowing Midas His Touch, 2005
Oil and glitter on panel, 48 x 35-3/4 ins.
Estimate: $150,000-200,000
sold for: $168,000 (includes buyer’s premium)
image scanned from:
PART I – CONTEMPORARY ART – AUCTION CATALOGUE
NOVEMBER 16, 2006 – NEW YORK
PHILLIPS de PURY & COMPANY
~AUCTION news/HERNAN BAS |
Posted in The Bomb | By Simon Cerigo | November 7th, 2006, 2:42pm
JIM DRAIN b. 1975
i.w.2.b.yrdog, 2004
Stuffed faux fur and checkered print fabric, yellow and green pom poms, street light
globe, cardboard and milk crate. 77 x 34 x 33 ins.
Estimate: $6,000-8,000
sold for: $4,800 (includes buyer’s premium)
image scanned from:
PART II – CONTEMPORARY ART – AUCTION CATALOGUE
NOVEMBER 17, 2006 – NEW YORK
PHILLIPS de PURY & COMPANY
interesting to note that a very big room size installation by MIKE KELLEY, also with
stuffed animals, fabric and “pom poms”, is being offered in the night sale at
PHILLIPS, on the 16th of NOVEMBER, with an estimate of: $3,000,000-4,000,000.
(detail)
MIKE KELLEY b. 1954
Deodorized Central Mass with Satellites, 1991-1999
Mixed Media Installation.
Estimate: $3,000,000-4,000,000
sold for: $2,700,000
image scanned from:
PART I – CONTEMPORARY ART – AUCTION CATALOGUE
NOVEMBER 16, 2006 – NEW YORK
PHILLIPS de PURY & COMPANY
~more: AUCTION news/JIM DRAIN/MIKE KELLEY |
Posted in The Bomb | By Simon Cerigo | November 7th, 2006, 2:03pm
above: abbreviated scan from the ANP QUARTERLY NO. 5 cover:
JD Samson & Emily Roysdon, PHOTO BY EMILY ROSDON, 2006
The FIFTH issue of ANP QUARTERLY has arrived in NYC.
The cover story is an arresting report, with tons of photos, on artists/musicians/writers/performers:
(left) JD SAMSON and EMILY ROYSDON.
or as ANP states: … “they are both major creators, and instigational/organizational
rabble-rousers in the contemporary queer/genderqueer/transgender/and everything-
in-between art underground that exists globally in 2006.”
most of the pix were taken by EMILY ROYSDON, here are a few more of our favs:
and, below: from right: JAMES TSANG, GINGER BROOKS TAKAHASHI, PONY & XYLOR JANE,
sell boot-leg versions of LTTR and t-shirts a few doors down from PRINTED MATTER
during the 23rd St. block party for the release of LTTR issue 4.
the over-size, and FREE !! issue No. 5 also includes an interview by ANP co-editor,
BRENDAN FOWLER with .. “super multi-talented artist, designer, all around creative
uber-warrior GEOFF McFETRIDGE, on the occasion of his recent solo show in Los Angeles”,
a selection of photos by “legendary skate/music photographer” – “O”, and, among a few more
features, a comic on the inside back cover by ANDREW JEFFREY WRIGHT.
ANP QUARTERLY is published by: PAT TENORE
“MASTER CLUSTER”:
BRENDAN FOWLER, ED TEMPLETON & AARON ROSE
… “please join our mailing list @: www.RVCAANP.COM to be notified of the release of
each issue and locations where it can be found.”
RVCA – Artist Network Program – ANP – coming at you out of the WEST COAST,
919 Sunset Drive, Costa Mesa, CALIFORNIA 92627
note: the tip-off to the recent NYC ‘drop’ of ISSUE NO. 5 – a sighting of
AARON ROSE in SOHO last week – artlovers got its copy at: OTHER MUSIC.
~ANP QUARTERLY NO.5/JD Samson & Emily Roysdon |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | October 31st, 2006, 3:11pm
the card for the first Milwaukee International Art Fair – organized by TYSON REEDER, SCOTT TYSON, JOHN RIEPENHOFF, and NICHOLAS FRANK.
The fair ran the weekend of October 20 & 21, 2006, and was located at the Polish Falcons Beer Hall, a “genuine, old-school Milwaukee institution”, (with the country’s fourth oldest functioning bowling alley in the basement !).
The fair was open to the public – admission was free. Various events were
organized around the event, such as guided bus tours of the city, a performance night,
a DJ dance-a-thon, a collage party and a panel discussion.
the buzz: it was really fun, and since it only cost $150 for a booth – everyone was really
happy, and in fact, some big collectors did come down from Chicago – so it wasn’t just a cool
and super hip party – it was a working weekend. word is circulating that Canada sold
2 of MICHAEL WILLIAMS’ small paintings. to see: images of the paintings
Canada has posted some really cool pix from the fair on their website:
The fair, staged at the POLISH FALCON, a kind of funky ‘insider’ venue, was located at
803 East Clarke Street, Milwaukee, WISCONSIN. some of the galleries participating:
Angstrom, Anonymous Gallery, Bas Fisher Invitational, Canada, Galeria Commercial,
Gavin Brown’s enterprise, General Store, Ghosts are Everywhere, the Green Gallery,
Hermetic, Hotcakes, Jacob Fabricius, Judy Monroe, Karma International, Little Cakes,
Locust Projects, Morgan Lehman, Ooga Booga, Other Gallery, Polvo, The Suburban,
Western Exhibitions, White Columns, Willy Wonka, ZieherSmith, & more ..
~MILWAUKEE INTERNATIONAL ART FAIR |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | October 31st, 2006, 2:10pm
