RYAN CULLEN – ‘A NEW KIND of TOGETHERNESS’
OPENS FRI NOV 16 / 6 – 8 PM
the show runs thru . . . DEC 16, 2018
ESSEX FLOWERS BACK SPACE, 19 MONROE STREET, CHINATOWN, NY
HRS: SAT & SUN 12 – 6 PM & BY APPOINTMENT
“A NEW KIND of TOGETHERNESS . . a solo exhibition by RYAN CULLEN is organized by Bunk Club, a non-profit
contemporary art initiative founded in Brussels. The exhibition will consist of 3 recent paintings and a number of sculptures
that explore the notion of anamorphosis as a critical tool to investigate subjective vision.
Among the many paintings and reliefs adorning the walls of any museum’s medieval art wing, what lacks is audio . . .”
READ MORE: RYAN CULLEN – ESSEX FLOWERS / PRESS RELEASE
def, check out: BUNK CLUB, BRUSSELS
BUNK CLUB is co-founded by: LAURENCE DUJARDYN & MATHIAS WILLE
~RYAN CULLEN . . ‘A NEW KIND of TOGETHERNESS’, by way of BUNK CLUB, BRUSSELS / ESSEX FLOWERS BACK SPACE / OPENS FRI NOV 16 |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | November 14th, 2018, 9:30am
HENRY CHAPMAN & FABIAN HERKENHOENER . . . ‘THE BLAST’
OPENS TUES NOV 13
show runs thru . . . DEC 17, 2018
T293 GALLERY, Via Ripense 6, Rome, ITALY
see: HENRY CHAPMAN & FABIAN HERKENHOENER – T293
@henryachapman: Me and Crystal in LA, circa late August 2018.
Happy this work traveled safely to @t293_gallery for my two person show with @fabianherkenhoener in November.
image via Instagram @henryachapman
HENRY CHAPMAN . . .
at the opening of: ‘NEW VIDEO by KYLE WILLIAMS & NICHOLAS STEINDORF’, MICROSCOPE, BROOKLYN, NY. FEB 19, 2017
PHOTO: NANCY SMITH
see more pix: ‘NEW VIDEO by KYLE WILLIAMS & NICHOLAS STEINDORF’ OPENING / MICROSCOPE
~HENRY CHAPMAN . . ‘THE BLAST’ / T293, ROME, ITALY / OPENS TUES NOV 13 |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | November 13th, 2018, 11:42am
‘YELLOW CITY ART’ – CURATED BY JON REVETT
OPENS SAT NOV 10 / 7 – 11 PM
show runs thru . . FEB 9, 2018
CONTEMPORARY ART MUSEUM PLAINVIEW
219 E. 6th St., Plainview, Texas 79072
EMMANUEL LIMON, ‘Plato-o-Plomo’, 2017
leather & spur, 21.5 x 27.5 x 3 in.
this is one of the pieces Emmanuel Limon will be exhibiting in the show.
Photo courtesy of the artist
EMMANUEL LIMON, at the opening of his last solo show in NYC, ‘SIN COYOTE’, which ran in the spring of 2017.
PHOTO: NANCY SMITH, April 18, 2018
‘Sin Coyote’ / ‘Without Guide’ . . took place at the very cool, and fiercely indie / independent & artist-run . . ‘DRESS SHOP’ gallery.
Located in an old, but cavernous storefront space in Bushwick / it was more of an ever-changing collective / project in feeling, but in fact it was founded & run by / curated by . . Emmanuel Limon, himself.
it is now very sadly closed.
a big loss for NYC, and the art community as a whole. it was a very hardcore, authentic, diverse and . . innovative venue.
very cutting edge / & way ahead-of-the-curve, in many ways.
it’s a really sad commentary on the art scene here, that it closed.
see: more pix from the ‘Sin Coyote’ opening !!
incl. street scenes with Emmanuel’s customized chopper, the Dress Shop Gallery building . . . and even,
PETER SUTHERLAND – at the opening.
ASHLEY EPPS, with one of his metallic finish on resin pieces.
I don’t know what exact work he will be showing – in this particular exhibit, but I imagine there will be some of these !!
this photo is from a studio visit I did with Ashley, in his East Village, NYC studio, on FEB 15, 2018.
Photo: NANCY SMITH, Feb 15, 2018.
def, check out: EMMANUEL LIMON – PORTFOLIO WEBSITE
def, check out: ASHLEY EPPS – PORTFOLIO WEBSITE
~’YELLOW CITY ART ‘ . . incl. EMMANUEL LIMON & ASHLEY EPPS / CONTEMPORARY ART MUSEUM, PLAINVIEW, TEXAS / OPENS SAT NOV 10 |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | November 10th, 2018, 7:51am
‘SPECIAL FX’ . .
with AMBER HEATON, BRIAN WIGGINS & LUKE MURPHY
OPENS FRI NOV 9
the show runs . . thru FEB 24, 2019
S. WILSON & GRACE M. POLLOCK EDUCATION CENTER GALLERY
MARTY & TOM PHILIPS FAMILY ART CENTER
SUSQUEHANNA ART MUSEUM
1401 NORTH 3rd ST., HARRISBURG, PA 17102
‘SPECIAL FX’ . .
“features works that explore pattern, optical illusion, and the art of Dazzlement.”
“During WW1 a team of artists and military strategists conceived of a new way to camouflage naval vessels, known as ‘DAZZLE CAMOUFLAGE’. Instead of blending in like typical camouflage, D.C. overwhelmed enemies with overlapping patterns, contrasting colors and optical illusions. German U-Boat operators had difficulty identifying the type of naval vessel they were targeting and its course of movement.
At present, D.C. remains an influential aesthetic in art and design. Though no longer weaponized, the physical sensation of dazzlement can be pleasurable, unnerving, and even a tad painful. The artists in this exhibition similarly harness a combination of pattern and optical illusion in their work, as they both create and destroy systems of form and color, our eyes as viewers become overwhelmed or .. dazzles.” (!!!)
read more: ‘SECIAL FX – SUSQUEHANNA ART MUSEUM
check out: AMBER HEATON – ARTIST PORTFOLIO WEBSITE
check out: BRIAN WIGGINS – ARTCLOUD
check out: LUKE MURPHY – ARTIST PORTFOLIO & PROJECTS WEBSITE / aka LUKELAB
LOOK BACK !!
THE OPENING of . . . ‘LUKE MURPHY: ‘EVERY PIXEL BRIGHT’, CANADA GALLERY, NYC / JUNE 1 – JULY 21, 2018
LUKE MURPHY at the opening,
his programmed ribbon of LED lights / ‘I thought it was a ladder, she said it was a serpent’, 2018 / wriggles and shimmies on the floor behind him / very hard to ‘read’ what’s flat and . . what’s not.
detail, ‘I thought it was a ladder, she said it was a serpent’.
digital ssculpture comprised of LED panels programmed by the artist.
LUKE MURPHY, ‘LOG CABIN QUILT’, 2018
Python scripts and software running on Intel based PC with Linux Variety OS, LED matrix panels.
62 x 41 x 5 in.
PHOTOS: NANCY SMITH
NOTES: interesting to note that with this exhibit, LUKE . . finds himself in Amish quilt country !!
this LOG CABIN pattern, patterns in general & esp those that resulted in optical illusions / had a great moment – over there.
~’SPECIAL FX’ . . incl LUKE MURPHY / SUSQUEHANNA ART MUSEUM, PHILLY / OPENS FRI NOV 9 |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | November 8th, 2018, 9:05am
‘CHRIS ZACHER: THE GROUND UP’
OPENS THURS NOV 8 / 6 – 8 PM
the show runs thru . . DEC 9, 2018
STEP SISTER, 122 NORFOLK ST, LOWER LEVEL, L.E.S / LOWER EAST SIDE NY 10002
CHRIS ZACHER . . (b. 1988) lives & works in Massachusetts.
BFA School of the Museum of Fine arts, Boston
MFA SYRACUSE
CHRIS ZACHER, ‘Foosball Table’, 2018
table, suitcase, wood, broom handles, clothespins and ping pong ball / 30 x 22 x 30 in.
image via Instagram @sstepsisternyc
def, check out: CHRIS ZACHER PORTFOLIO WEBSITE
I’m thinking, it’s . . very industrial / rock bottom industrial.
shabby chic / found / innovative & very pictorial in the deepest wildest, coolest, not calculating, well maybe. most void, kind of way.
very funny in a hard, yet gentle – way !!
here’s a few peeks, but, yeah . . scroll down for yourself !!
CHRIS ZACHER / face page – website
CHRIS ZACHER – install photo / from his website (!!!)
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~CHRIS ZACHER . . ‘THE GROUND UP’ / STEP SISTER / OPENS THURS NOV 8 |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | November 8th, 2018, 1:07am
READING !! / PERFORMANCE !! / & STRANGELY, or NOT ?!!
even a . . BOOK SALE !!
TO-NIGHT !!
6-8 PM !!
FIONA ALISON DUNCAN . . as HARD TO READ
presents ‘Love A Loves Me!’
OPENING . . . with 14 SPECIAL GUESTS READING THEIR FAVORITE PASSAGES . . BEFORE HER CAMERA (!!)
TO-NITE . . . SUN NOV 4 / 6 – 8 PM
show runs thru . . . JAN 6, 2019 (!!)
JEFFREY STARK, CHINATOWN MINI-MALL / 88 E. BROADWAY #B11, BASEMENT LEVEL / LOWER MANHATTAN
see: ‘LOVE A LOVES ME!’ – JEFFREY STARK
image of FIONA ALISON DUNCAN via Instagram @jeffrey.stark
~FIONA ALISON DUNCAN . . JEFFREY STARK / OPENS SUN NOV 3 |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | November 4th, 2018, 1:15pm
RUFUS TUREEN . . ‘OLDE MAN’ !!!!!
TO-NIGHT IS THE LAST NIGHT – TO CATCH THE ACCOMPANYING PERFORMANCE / SAT NOV 3, 2018
NEW PERFORMANCES TIMES HAVE BEEN ADDED / BY POPULAR DEMAND: 7PM, 8PM & 9PM
GET YOUR . . . . FREE TICKETS . . . on: EVENTBRITE-ESSEX FLOWERS !!!!
SPACE IS LIMITED & IT’S THISCLOSE to . . CLOSING OUT.
RUFUS TUREEN – ‘OLDE MAN’
up thru . . NOV 11, 2018
in the back room
ESSEX FLOWERS, 19 MONROE ST, CHINATOWN
HRS: SAT & SUN / 12 – 6 PM
READ MORE ABOUT IT: RUFUS TUREEN, ‘OLDE MAN’ / ESSEX FLOWERS
RUFUS TUREEN, ‘OLDE MAN’, live performance / image via Instagram @essexflowers
RUFUS TUREEN, ‘OLDE MAN’, exhibit / image via Instagram @essexflowers
~RUFUS TUREEN . . ‘OLDE MAN’, ESSEX FLOWERS / TO-NITE, SAT NOV 3 |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | November 3rd, 2018, 9:08am
TAKE A WALK ON THE WILD SIDE – ON AN OTHERWISE, WAY, WAY GRAY DREARY DAY !!
OPEN TODAY & TOMORROW / SAT & SUN !!
DON’T MISS – THE LAST SHOW JEFFREY TRANCHELL / ORGANIZES FOR THE ESSEX FLOWERS GANG.
LIGHTEN UP / BRIGHTEN UP !!
YOUR MIND-SET !!!!
DANCE THE SPECTRUM: FROM INDUSTRIAL to ORGANIC !!
QUESTION: YOUR REALITY & HOW OUR ‘CULTURE’ GROWS.
JONATHAN HARTSHORN . . ‘Suckers, copycats, lollipops, fast cash, fashion. one hit wonders and heat lamps’
up thru . . NOV 11, 2018
ESSEX FLOWERS, 19 MONROE ST, CHINATOWN
HRS: SAT & SUN / 12 – 6 PM & BY APPOINTMENT
READ MORE ABOUT IT: JONATHAN HARTSHORN – ESSEX FLOWERS
JONATHAN HARTSHORN, image via Instagram @jeffreytranchell
JONATHAN HARTSHORN, image via Instagram @essexflowers
JONATHAN HARTSHORN image via Instagram @essexflowers
JONATHAN HARTSHORN image via Instagram @essexflowers
~JONATHAN HARTSHORN . . ‘LOLLIPOP HOLDERS’, ESSEX FLOWERS . . up thru NOV 11 |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | November 3rd, 2018, 8:20am
DAN SCHEIN . . ‘PAINTINGS OF HORSES AND OTHER THINGS ALSO’
OPENS FRI NOV 2 / 7 – 9 PM
show runs thru DEC 8, 2018
MARVIN GARDENS, 1540 DECATUR ST, RIDGEWOOD, NY 11385
HRS: SUN 1 – 5 PM & BY APPOINTMENT
more info: DAN SCHEIN – PAINTINGS OF HORSES AND OTHER THINGS ALSO / MARVIN GARDENS / PRESS RELEASE
image via Instagram @marvin_gardens
~DAN SCHEIN . . MARVIN GARDENS / OPENS FRI NOV 2 |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | November 2nd, 2018, 7:33am
‘SCORPIO RISING’ . . GROUP SHOW FEATURING WORK BY 20 SCORPIO ARTISTS
CURATED BY 4 SC0RPIO ARTISTS (!!)
OPENS FRI NOV 2 / 7 – 9 PM
show runs thru Nov 25, 2018
BEST WESTERN / PROJECT SPACE NEXT DOOR TO MARVIN GARDENS
1540 DECATUR ST, RIDGEWOOD, NY 11385
HRS: SUN 1-5 PM
image via Instagram @westernsbestwestern
~’SCORPIO RISING’ . . BEST WESTERN, RIDGEWOOD / OPENS FRI NOV 2 |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | November 2nd, 2018, 7:25am
