jokers, clowns & . . whack as crack !!
ANDY CAHILL, prob via his new bff/collector KAWS – who is also in the show & is repped by the gallery, is going . . megastar international.
he’s got work in ‘CHARACTER’ – a big group show at trendy V1 GALLERY in COPENHAGEN, opening this FRI AUG 19, 2016 & continuing thru SEPT 17, 2016.
for the complete line-up & mission statement: current show – V1 GALLERY
V1 GALLERY – COPENHAGEN – image via gallery website
ANDY CAHILL . . at the recent ‘ANTHEM of the SUN’ opening. CANADA, NYC. Feb 20, 2016.
the intense-is-NOT-the-word !!, group show was organized by . . PALI KASKI.
PHOTO: NANCY SMITH
one of 2 ANDY CAHILL paintings in the show:
‘LAMP PREY’, 2015 acrylic & crayon on bleached linen, 24 x 24 in.
PHOTO: NANCY SMITH
to see more pix from the opening: ‘ANTHEM of the SUN’ – artlovers
~ANDY CAHILL . . hits up COPENHAGEN |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | August 18th, 2016, 11:15am
TO JOHHNY DEPP: LOVE THAT – RIPPED MIDDLE FINGER DIPPED IN INK, WRITING ON THE MIRROR – STORY !!!
damn, now that’s what I call: an a-r-t-i-s-t !!!
image via Instagram – @regelverk
~TO JOHNNY DEPP . . with love xxx Regelverk !! |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | August 16th, 2016, 3:53pm
BOOTH GALLERY PRESENTS: “FOURTH WALL” . . .
a big group show with a big lineup – including . . . AARON JOHNSON and BEN TOLMAN
curated by CASEY GLEGHORN
OPENING TO-NITE – SAT AUG 13, 2016 / 7 PM
the show runs Aug 13 – Sept 10, 2016
BOOTH GALLERY – 325 W. 38th St (Store #1) midtown Manhattan, NYC
& it looks to be a real . . mind – blower & block – buster !!
MERCEDES HELNWEIN, ‘Table’, oil pastel on paper, 44 x 66 in.
image courtesy BOOTH GALLERY WEBSITE
from the gallery:
read more: FOURTH WALL – BOOTH GALLERY
BEN TOLMAN: Canal (detail), 2016. ink on paper, 40 x 60 in. Debuting @boothgallery NYC,
‘The Fourth Wall’ exhibition opening Aug 13th #inkonpaper #shantytown
image via Instagram @bentolman
AARON JOHNSON: New painting on paper, “walkin’ the walk” will be on view in the exhibition ‘Fourth Wall’ at Booth Gallery. Opening tonight 7pm in NYC.
Alongside works by Odd Nerdrum, Mercedes Helnwein, Will kurtz, Barnaby Whitfield, Chris Gulander, Mike Cockrill and etc.
image via Instagram @aaronjohnsonart
!! – looking to be a blow-out – !!
looks like – the Fall season 2016 – is already: A BLAZE !!!!!!!!!!!!
~AARON JOHNSON, BEN TOLMAN & more . . BOOTH GALLERY, NYC – opening tonight SAT AUG 13 |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | August 13th, 2016, 1:08pm
STOIC YOUTH – HISTORY !!!!!!
DEATH BY AUDIO.
taylormckimens: Honored to have my mural featured so prominently on the new ‘Death By Audio’ live album “Start Your Own Fucking Show Space”.
can’t wait to get this in my hands . .
reposted from @threeminuterule
he’s not the only own – wanting it !!!
taylormckimens: the first appearance of these stoic youth heads was the mural behind the stage at Death By Audio in Brooklyn. Was sad to see it go but proud to have been a part of it!
Photo by @wlodarczyk
image via Instagram @taylormckimens
ps: artlovers reviewed SISTERS – ‘GHOST FITS’ – back in MAY of 2011 . . .
‘SISTERS’ . . drummer MATT CONBOY, and AARON PFANNEBECKER guitar, play a raging set at EASTERN DISTRICT, BUSHWICK, BROOKLYN.
APRIL 29, 2010.
PHOTO: NANCY SMITH
check out: SISTERS – ‘GHOST FITS’ on the artlovers indie music review/archive
MATT CONBOY . . is local legend. MATT ran the DEATH BY AUDIO venue.
sadly, DEATH BY AUDIO got eaten up, translate: real estate displaced, by VICE.
or . . as we like to say: DEATH by VICE.
see: DEATH BY AUDIO.
see: DEATH BY AUDIO – pedal effects
~TAYLOR McKIMENS . . STOIC YOUTH: new DEATH BY AUDIO live album / Sisters !! |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | August 12th, 2016, 10:44am
TAYLOR McKIMENS . . will have work in the SWIZZ BEATZ / BACARDI NO COMMISSION ART FAIR NY, opening tomorrow THURS AUG 11, 2016 at % PM & running thru SUN AUG 14, 2016/3 PM.
in the SOUTH BRONX.
see: NO COMMISSION – THE DEAN COLLECTION
see: NO COMMISSION – BACARDI OFFICIAL WEBSITE to register & for site info
TAYLOR McKIMENS . .
in his Williamsburg, Brooklyn studio – just before he left for Greece, and further travels.
he’s now in LONDON !! heads up, all ya art lovin’ BRITS !!!
PHOTO: NANCY SMITH, APRIL 13, 2016.
TAYLOR McKIMONS, ‘On A Roll’, acrylic on canvas, 2015. 80 x 60 in.
from his . . epic STOIC YOUTH series.
(image courtesy of the artist)
this is the painting Taylor will be exhibiting in the SWIZZ BEATZ / BACARDI – NO COMMISSION NY ART FAIR, AUGUST 11-14, 2016.
it’s pretty large, just over 7 ft x 5 ft.
go, TAYLOR !!!!!!
see: TAYLOR McKIMENS STUDIO
you can follow Taylor’s trip & adventures: on Instagram @taylormckimens.
~TAYLOR McKIMENS . . STOIC YOUTH / SWIZZ BEATZ NO COMMISSION NY |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | August 10th, 2016, 11:48am
PABLO POWER . .
will have work in the SWIZZ BEATZ / BACARDI / NO COMMISSION NY ART FAIR, opening tomorrow THURS AUG 11, 2016 at 5 PM – running thru SUN AUG 14, 2016 at 3PM / in the South Bronx.
see: No Commission – The Dean Collection
see: NO COMMISSION ART FAIR – to register & get site info
PABLO POWER with his ‘measuring cup’. . .
15 WARREN ST . . a SEAN VEGEZZI, ABIGAIL COHEN, ANDREW KASS DOWNTOWN POP-UP / a huge rebel outlaw underground show that celebrated New Year’s Eve 2014. it took place in a huge empty raw space downtown in TRIBECA, MANHATTAN, NYC & it blew everybody – away.
this is PABLO POWER (!!) at the opening, SAT DEC 28, 2013.
PABLO POWER, standard 4 cup glass measuring cup & empty crack vials.
funny, how crack vials – look like . . bullets.
see: PABLO POWER – WEBSITE
PHOTOS: NANCY SMITH
~PABLO POWER . . SWIZZ BEATZ NO COMMISSION NY |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | August 10th, 2016, 11:22am
JOHN AHEARN . . will have work in the SWIZZ BEATZ / BACARDI – NO COMMISSION NY ART FAIR, taking place in the rapidly gentrifying South Bronx. & with all the tensions – that ensue.
opening tomorrow . .
THURS AUG 11, 2016 at 5 PM & running thru SUN AUG 14, 2016 – 3 PM.
see: No Commission / The Dean Collection
see: No Commission Bacardi – for show info/manifest
JOHN AHEARN . . and CHARLES McGILL,
at Walter Robinson’s museum retrospective catalog signing, Max Fish Bar, Lower east side, NYC. Nov 8, 2015.
PHOTO: NANCY SMITH
see: John Ahearn website
see: Charles McGILL website
UP-DATE: FRI AUG 12, 2016 / 11:34 AM
KAWS just posted this photo of JOHN AHEARN portrait sculpture at NO COMMISSION NY
kaws: Great John Ahearn portrait of @biotatscru at #nocommission part two in the #Bronx
image via Instagram @kaws
~JOHN AHEARN . . SWIZZ BEATZ NO COMMISSION NY / Charles McGill & up-date: FRI AUG 12/11:34am |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | August 10th, 2016, 10:55am
MIND OVER MATTER – FANTASY MEETS PRECISION
A STUDIO VISIT WITH TRICIA KEIGHTLEY – BROOKLYN. FEB 20, 2016
TRICIA KEIGHTLEY at her home / studio, in the Fort Greene section of Brooklyn.
Sat Feb 20, 2016.
TRICIA . . with one of her larger paintings.
now, that’s what I called . . a controlled ‘trip’, into the structural ‘unkown’.
ONE OF THE MOST FUN TIMES, I had last year was visiting the home/studio of TRICIA KEIGHTLEY and DANIEL DAVIDSON. it’s always an exceptional experience to see the work totally fresh, at the birthing place – where it’s made, and dreamed up, and . . in context. it’s also a rare look behind the lifestyle, and into the reality of a Brooklyn existence.
part those old school Brooklyn brick walls, here we come.
so:
TRICIA and DANIEL co-exist in a small apt/condo niche that has two floors. the top floor, on the ground level of the small apartment – now condo building, is for living. the bottom level is for their 2 studios.
a determined, and focused harmony speaks quietly, throughout.
this is the entry living room, very spare and modernist in temperament – it’s a perfect foil for one of Tricia’s larger minimalist ‘fantasy’ canvases. very flat, but still strange, and even trippy. though in a ‘precision of the mind & hand’ – kind of way.
as opposed to say full-on . . psychedelia.
and therein lies – the beauty.
kind of like . . spiky plants vs. white-washed brick walls !!
the paint looks to be applied very very flat, but actually close-up & in person – there is brushwork, a very subtle world dwells within.
another of Tricia’s canvases graces the kitchen – close-by.
it’s a super efficient floor plan.
downstairs, a short flight down a circular staircase:
Tricia in her studio – very efficient, compact and yet still – very much a work in progress.
close-up of a drawing on the table. the hands-on expression – is very flat, very detailed, very mechanical. but totally suffused from/within the soul – of her imagination.
MOEBIUS and future vision – did come to mind.
as did architectural toys & . . funny thing: TRAVEL !!
gears & geometric shapes – all in flat planes. with wheels, and levers, wing flaps and strange knobs. matte colors, directional ‘clues’, as in the mechanical levers – add some perspective, but all in all – shapes with no shadows ?
this a hot air balloon, without the ‘hot’. everything is on the down-low and cool – but the imagination . . rumbles.
it’s the mind – that sparks up.
a small canvas nearby.
vintage TINKER TOY sets – anybody ?
detail of painting above.
I really like . .
1. how architectural/mechanical & ‘real’ it all seems, like a blueprint. yet is so . . ‘unknown’.
2. the spatial concepts
3. the mechanical aspect
4. the super ‘mixed’ hues & color pigments. the matteness.
5. the draftsmanship
6. it never falls off – into surrealism, or cartoon narrative, or indeed any specific story, or mood. nor descends into abstract expressionism, gloop-iness, or ‘collage’, for even a second. no ‘primitive’ ‘fruit’ ‘shark’ ‘watermelon’ trending here.
7. it flies it’s own . . course. literally.
anybody else know what Tinker Toys are ?
as opposed to say: Legos. or wooden Lincoln log sets.
but what I really meant to say, was: dig those KNOBS !!
all playing about on a very flat, very shallow surface. re: depth.
back to that drawing board of a table: skills.
precision drawing of the endless . . imagination.
the moment you start to realize . . some are less about architectural rendering, they are actually designs, blue-prints for . . . sci-fi vehicles.
real-life mechanical . . inspiration.
industrial . . yes !!
a work in progress . . .
jars and tiny tubs of paint – attest to the ‘mixing’ going on – those are not just your standard 3 primary colors – !!
IN FACT: this work is just as much about the one-on-one, custom-made ‘toned-down’ pigment & paint hues, – as it is . . about the mechanical rendering & the fantasy trippin’ (lightly).
come to think of it: ‘lightly’ rhymes with .. KEIGHTLEY – !!
jars & jars & probably years & years, of . . home-made color hue mixing . .
getting it just . . right-ley !!
precision ‘coloring’ – is the absolute key to these works, and why they work so well, even though they are so ‘flat’.
and ‘flat’ – is way harder than you think.
that’s why they say . . super-flat !! as out of Japan, and going back to their traditional woodblock prints.
mechanical . . woodblock – color field ?
mechanical color field of the sunshine of the mind – in Tricia’s head.
precision of the imagination . . jump-off.
bikes for Mars ?
the beauty of the grid meets the flight . . of the Keightley go-lightly – imagination.
for more background, CV, & images, see: TRICIA KEIGHTLEY – ARTIST WEBSITE
PHOTOS: NANCY SMITH
~TRICIA KEIGHTLEY . . STUDIO VISIT, BROOKLYN |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | August 4th, 2016, 10:40am
LOU REED, PACE WILDENSTEIN GALLERY, NYC. JULIAN SCHNABEL OPENING. OCT 16, 2003.
PHOTO: NANCY SMITH
FIRST PUBLISHED ON ARTNET: ART LOVERS NEW YORK – FALL 2003
~LOU REED . . OCT 16, 2003 |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | August 2nd, 2016, 2:21pm
STEVEN PARRINO, RIP – and KEEP YOUR DIRTY, DIGITAL PAWS – OFF THE PHOTO – IT’S MINE.
STEVEN PARRINO, at his opening at TEAM GALLERY, NYC, OCT 7, 2004
PHOTO: NANCY SMITH – first published on artnet.
see: FALL 2004 – ART LOVERS NEW YORK PHOTOS by NANCY SMITH / People section, artnet magazine, when the mighty Walter Robinson . . was editor.
glad to see interest continues unabated, esp in Europe . . in this brilliant, but tragic artist’s short-lived, but hyper-presentient, hyper-minimalist, ‘brute’, and rock solid . . concrete-ist work.
my photo of him, taken at his very last opening – pops up everywhere – and usually . . unattributed – what else is new /
so rude.
the photo was originally posted on artnet, in my column ART LOVERS NEW YORK – PHOTOS by NANCY SMITH, overseen & edited by WALTER ROBINSON, on NOV 17, 2004.
the show took off, like a lit match, and so did . . Steven. he celebrated by buying a, think it was a huge Harley ?? and, less than 2 months later – he was dead. he sadly died New Years Day 2005. got on that bike and accidentally crashed it, in front of his house, in Greenpoint, Brooklyn – bye the way, back in the day.
glad to see his work is still cruising strong, but – I get real upset and mad, when I see my hard-won photo – lifted, stolen & unattributed. and yes, I hold grudges.
LOS DEAD BOYS
GHOST ARMY
WALKING DEAD
“ART’S A DYING, NOT A LIVING”: SIMON CERIGO, RIP – FAMOUS LAST WORDS.
REPEAT: KEEP YOUR GRUBBY PAWS – OFF MY PIX.
YEAH, YOU: SYLVYE DUMAS of FRANCE – YOU ARE A GRUBBY, LOWLIFE – THIEF.
if you seek an online reputation – do some ORIGINAL WORK & stop riding on the coattails of others.
damn Frenchie.
~STEVEN PARRINO, RIP & keep your digital paws off the photo . . |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | July 28th, 2016, 10:19am
