STEVE POWERS .. the creative inspiration and originating force behind DREAMLAND ARTIST CLUB, the CREATIVE TIME project on CONEY ISLAND, which invites artists to re-do the amusement and Boardwalk signs. Steve Powers is photographed here in his DREAMLAND ARTIST CLUBHOUSE, CONEY ISLAND, BROOKLYN, NYC, June 18, 2005.
Photo: Nancy Smith
more photos: DREAMLAND ARTIST CLUB 2005
The slogan on the DREAMLAND Poster was (a good one to keep in mind always, esp in the artworld):
DREAMLAND ARTIST CLUB 2005 & CONEY ISLAND USA REMIND YOU:
~STEVE POWERS/Coney Island Dreamland |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | March 20th, 2006, 8:22pm
TOM MOODY, artist, musician & blogger, at work in his cubicle in the best alternative show of 2005, if not the entire decade ….. ‘ART< #*/>WORK’, 520 EIGTH AVENUE, bet. 36 & 37 Sts, MIDTOWN MANHATTAN, on some office floor, NYC, May 10, 2005
TOM MOODY ……” looking happier than any man sipping KOOL-AID from a plastic cup inside an office cubicle deserves to be” .. or something to that effect (Tom Moody on his blog commenting on the >finally!< posted artlovers coverage of the show!!)
too bad, not too many art world aficiondos, even the hard core ones, could make it so far out of their way, as to hit this show in Mid Town !!! what a loss - well the bright side is - it makes a case for photo coverage. what a great show, from TONY LUIB's mindblowing - super skilled, super inspired - installation - that's all I can say, I'm still stunned by it, see the photo link below!!! to CAT MAZZA's KNITPRO trademark swatches - to the super low-key funny 'Please squeeze me office supplies' by MICHELLE ROSENBERG - this show reigns supreme. only THE INFINITE FILL SHOW curated by CORY & JAMIE ARCANGEL can be put in the same sentence.
‘ART^.&!>WORK’ photos
Tom Moody’s blog
and yes, he is MOODY!
Photo: Nancy Smith
~Tom Moody/ART@#!>WORK |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | March 20th, 2006, 3:37pm
OKSANA LADA, the actress who plays TONY SOPRANO’S Russian mistress, Irina, on HBO’S ‘THE SOPRANOS’ at the S*F*D* ‘FIX BOX’ opening , with her little dog, Kasha, RARE Gallery, NYC, May 21, 2005.
(KAMAU PATTON artwork in the background.)
S*F*D* FIX BOX was one of the best & edgiest shows of all 2005.
The show opened on May 21, 2005 & ran until June 18, 2005.
colorful enough to inspire this item on the 5/24/05 artlovers home page:
… with ‘FIX BOX’ – S*F*D* – aka – SAN FRANCISCO DAMAGE – a loose coallition of San Francisco based artists – aims to stake its claim on New York City. 5 artists, as edgey as they get: SARA THUSTRA, XYLOR JANE, KAMU PATTAN, AMY RATHBONE & ALICIA McCARTHY show both individual & collaborative on-site pieces, the artlovers fav being the S*F*D* collaborative ‘ wheelchair’ – “PLEEZ SIT” – its effect upon guest sitters was amazing. EVEN K8 HARDY got caught in the chair, looking like a complete anti-hero. (see photo link below)
S*F*D*’s hi energy apparently exploded beyond the gallery walls. To the delight of many Chelsea regulars, a PATRICK MIMRAN BILLBOARD was graffiti attacked in recent days & his message was subverted to read – “IGNORE IT IF YOU CAN – THE WAR IS ALL AROUND YOU”.
Apparently always ready to rumble for a good cause, S*F*D* lived up to their name, at the show’s afterparty. When the RARE people refused to foot the bill for the artists’ dinner, S*F*D* told the RARE crew to pay up or …. “settle” the dispute “on the street outside” !!
KIDDY, part of the visiting S*F*D* entourage from San Francisco, takes a spin in the “PLEEZ SIT” wheel chair, S*F*D* ‘FIX BOX’, RARE GALLERY, NYC, May 21, 2005
(SARA THUSTRA artwork in the background)
more S*F*D* ‘FIX BOX’ photos
Photos: Nancy Smith
~Oksana Lada/S*F*D* FIX BOX |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | March 20th, 2006, 2:48pm
Here’s to the Kids on the Lower East Side – tons of natural talent & attitude – just not the same family bottomline ($$) as the kids who usually get mainstreamed into the art world, through their college programs & open studios. KIDSET was checking out the scene at NYU.
KIDSET, checks out the NYU student opening ‘Storefront Forefront’, Lower East Side, Lafayette St, May 6, 2005
Photo: Nancy Smith
more photos: of KIDSET & the NYU students & their work
~KIDSET |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | March 20th, 2006, 2:19pm
from left, CLARE ROJAS with guitar, standing BARRY McGEE, Paper Rad’s Jacob Ciocci, in cap, and Jessica Ciocci, in shades, at the opening of Barry McGee’s incredible installation, ‘ONE MORE THING’, at DEITCH PROJECTS on Wooster St, Soho, NYC,
May 7, 2005
Barry McGee, piggyback tagger, ‘ONE MORE THING’, DEITCH PROJECTS, Wooster St, Soho, NYC, May 7, 2005
more photos of the BARRY McGEE opening & installation: ‘ONE MORE THING’
CLARE ROJAS aka Peggy Honeywell had a pretty amazing opening at DEITCH PROJECTS herself. Her show, ranging from tiny quilt inspired folk art paintings, to large abstract quilt inspired wall installations, was called ‘Table Turner’, and opened in early November 2004 – this is a photo of a larger painting from the show: CLARE ROJAS, ‘Table Turner’, DEITCH PROJECTS, Wooster St, Soho, NYC, November 13, 2004
more photos from : ‘Table Turner’
Photos: Nancy Smith
~Clare Rojas/Barry McGee/ONE MORE THING |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | March 20th, 2006, 1:41pm
ANDREA ZITTEL opens ‘A-Z Advanced Technologies’ at Andrea Rosen Gallery, NYC,
May 6, 2005
Photo: Nancy Smith
more photos of the opening & artwork: ‘A-Z Advanced Technologies’
~Andrea Zittel/A-Z Advanced Technologies |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | March 20th, 2006, 12:59pm
contrary to rumors on the street, JASPER JOHNS opens ‘Catenary’ in fine form,
Matthew Marks Gallery, NYC, May 6, 2005
Photo: Nancy Smith
more photos from ‘Catenary’
~JASPER JOHNS/Catenary/May 6, 2005 |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | March 20th, 2006, 12:54pm
Marie-Josee Kravis, the new President of MoMA (Museum of Modern Art) and Henry Kravis attend the NEO RAUCH opening, ‘Renegaten’ at DAVID ZWIRNER GALLERY, NYC, May 9, 2005
Photo: Nancy Smith
more photos from the NEO RAUCH opening
~Marie-Josee Kravis/DAVID ZWIRNER GALLERY/May 9, 2005 |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | March 20th, 2006, 12:46pm
LA based artist, MEGAN WHITMARSH opens ‘FOREST LOGIC’ at Sixtyseven, NYC, April 2, 2005.
Many of Megan’s pieces use embroidery thread on polished cotton.
Photo: Nancy Smith
Here’s the card for the show:
more photos from ‘FOREST LOGIC’
~MEGAN WHITMARSH/Forest Logic |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | March 20th, 2006, 12:36pm
Japanese artist, AYA TAKANO, signing catalogs for fans, at (one of the) opening nights, ‘Little Boy: The Arts of Japan’s Exploding Subculture’, curated by TAKASHI MURAKAMI, at Japan Society, NYC, April 7 2005
one of AYA TAKANO’s paintings in the ‘Little Boy: The Arts of Japan’s Exploding Subculture’, Japan Society, NYC, April 7, 2005
Photos: Nancy Smith
to see more AYA TAKANO paintings in the show & many more photos of the opening:
‘Little Boy’
~Aya Takano/Takashi Murakami/’Little Boy’ |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | March 20th, 2006, 11:34am
