NOAH LYON is part of group show ..
opening to-nite: THURS SEPT 12, 2013 / 6-9 PM
FREIGHT+VOLUME – 530 W 24th ST – CHELSEA
see: ‘The Decline and Fall of the Art World, Part II: The Other 99%’
NOAH LYON, ‘DUCK NEIN AUEIN’, 2013.
acrylic on canvas, 36 x 36 in.
NOAH LYON, ‘JUST ONE OF THOSE DAYS’, 2013
acrylic on canvas, 36 x 36 in.
NOAH LYON, BROOKLYN COMICS & GRAPHICS FESTIVAL, NOV 2011
PHOTO: NANCY SMITH
FOLLOW NOAH LYON – on INSTAGRAM
~NOAH LYON .. in THE DECLINE & FALL/ F+V | Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | September 12th, 2013, 7:04am
fuck yea .. KAWS, got re-born on tumblr !!
see: fuck yea KAWS
VMA’S MOONMAN – RE-DESIGNED BY KAWS . . . via fuckyeakaws
JEFF KOONS .. ONLY WISHES !!
~ALL THINGS .. KAWS !! | Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | September 9th, 2013, 8:11am
KAWS was running a pretty fab blog there for awhile. looks like it hasn’t been updated since last summer & maybe, maybe .. he’s on Instagram, now.
there are still some priceless moments – on the archive.
see: KAWS.COM
KAWS – THE KIMPSONS .. via KAWS.COM
~BE .. KAWS !! | Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | September 9th, 2013, 8:00am
HAHA: REVENGE of the LOCAL HOMIES – for want of a better collective title.
‘SPIRITUAL HUNGER’ vs TROPHY ART – TAKE THREE.
BETTER KNOWN AS: REVENGE of THE POCKET UTOPIANS ..
because we say so.
because, the beat .. goes on !!
ok !!
so the EXACT flip side of that, PERROTIN & CREW invades NYC – would be:
local boy JESUS SAVES, cult figure to the few, but just maybe .. the insider/mighty !!
JESUS SAVES .. outside AD HOC – when it was. on MORGAN ST, in BUSHWICK.
SEPT 2008.
PHOTO: NANCY SMITH
and yeah, most of ya still don’t know who he is …
remember the scale on this side of the game – is as SMALL – as the scale on the other side is: HUGE.
and we are talking scale, not TALENT.
you know like 1 x 1-1/2 x 1/2 inch. small. like you can hold it in your hand.
one hand.
but if you look – ye shall see the scribble.
POSTSCRIPT . .
what. in one week:
we got MATTHEW DAY JACKSON .. with his “JESUS GIVES” !!
and now we have .. “JESUS SAVES” ..
wtf.
damn, that’s a close .. cut.
ROYCE BANNON .. INTERVIEWS JESUS SAVES .. for THE SOURCE
yeah, READ IT: ‘IN THE NAME of the MARKER’
!!!!!!! x 10,0000, or what.
in the name of the marker.
hahaha. lord save me, Ima crackin’ up.
~JESUS SAVES .. | Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | September 8th, 2013, 7:10pm
FILE UNDER: that’s – more like it !!
FILE UNDER: ATTACK of THE GIANT ART GALLERIES, TAKE TWO.
PARISIAN STYLE.
JR . . legendary French ‘muralist’ at the BRITISH – LAZARIDES GALLERY – ‘OUTSIDERS NY’ – POP-UP SHOW.
LOWER EAST SIDE, NYC. SEPT 26, 2008.
PHOTO: NANCY SMITH
and that was, way way before, anybody else around here – knew who who is was, but of course !!
BREAKING NEWS !!
FRENCH ART DEALER, EMMANUEL PERROTIN will celebrate the opening of his FIRST NEW YORK CITY BRANCH, with an amusement-park / carnival-themed blow-out PAR-TAY on TUES SEPT 17, 2013.
the new huge, 3 level space is 4,300 sq. ft. and is located at 909 MADISON AVE in the Bank of New York Building (!!) – that would be between &2nd 7 73rd on the UPPER EAST SIDE.
check out: GALERIE PERROTIN
the POST goes on to report: among the ‘hot’ PERROTIN artists participating in the ‘interactive’ carnival will be: KAWS, DANIEL ARSHAM, JR, JEANMICHEL OTHONIEL & JOHAN CRETEN.
the gallery also reps TAKASHI MURAKAMI & MAURIZIO CATTELAN.
see: GALERIE PERROTIN BRINGING ART BASH / NEW YORK POST
yeah, the POST, digitial version – had a make-over.
ARTIST: KAWS. PHOTO: FilmMagic via NEW YORK POST
so, THAT WAS .. KAWS who did those great gigantic MOONMEN at the 2013 MTV MUSIC VIDEO AWARDS.
Shame on MTV. They could have given him some credit. I didn’t see any, did you ?
~PERROTIN INVADES .. | Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | September 8th, 2013, 6:43pm
‘SPIRITUAL HUNGER’ vs TROPY ART – TAKE TWO
SARA RUSSELL DEWEY, ‘VESSEL’, 2004-2013, ceramic, 1 x 1-1/2 x 1/2 inches.
“SESSION ONE” – A RE-GROUPED GROUP SHOW with a SPECIAL PROJECT BY SARA RUSSELL DEWEY
OPENS TOMORROW: SUN SEPT 8, 2013 / 6-8PM
FEATURING WORK BY: NATHAN ANSPAUGH, DANIELLE DIMSTON, AIMEE HERTOG, BARA JICHOVA, LAUREL LUEDERS, KRISTA SVALBONAS, SHAW OSHA, JOEY PARLETT and DEBRA RAMSAY
WONDOW INSTALLATION BY SARA RUSSELL DEWEY
POCKET UTOPIA – 191 HENRY ST bet CLINTON & JEFFERSON / LOWER EAST SIDE
GALLERY HRS: WED-SUN 11 AM-6 PM
YOU KNOW WHAT THEY SAY: A PICTURE IS WORTH 10,000 WORDS !!
~REVENGE of the POCKET UTOPIANS .. | Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | September 7th, 2013, 10:07am
‘SPIRITUAL HUNGER’ vs TROPHY ART – PART I
the caption reads:
“Matthew Day Jackson’s ‘Burghers of Calais’ at Hauser & Wirth Gallery opens next week. Below, a test run of Richard Serra’s steel works at Gagosian Gallery, opening Oct 26.”
note: in fact the show OPENS TO-NITE – FRI SEPT 6, 2013 / 6-8 PM
MATTHEW DAY JACKSON – HAUSER & WIRTH – 511 W 18TH ST – CHELSEA
ok, here’s a little background on the trending (?) size issues at hand.
since I’m thinkin’ most of ya don’t get the WALL STREET JOURNAL, esp you GRAD STUDENTS !!
here’s the link.
of course, IF you do get the WALL STREET JOURNAL – I’m thinkin’ you might just be part of the problem, haha – trophy art, indeed.
don’t get me wrong – I’m not against size – for size’s sake,
just overall, HAUSER & WIRTH .. the new DAO-YI and MAXWELL OSBOURNE ?
I don’t think so !!
way too German expressionism, not enough NEW YORK GRIT !! and STYLE . .
but check it out for YOURSELF. HAUSER & WIRTH.
you know me, I’m always going to skew towards . . the underdog.
and for sure, against .. TROPHY !!
in fact, SIMON ..
SIMON CERIGO my dearly recently departed “ex”, but art buddy forever . . and, I’m sure as this season kicks into gear, or tries too,
it’s not just me .. missing him.
who else gonna run around to every, and I mean EVERY !! damn opening out there – and come back with the definitive low-down ?
SIMON .. gave MATTHEW DAY JACKSON his first NYC exposure / show, and I gave him his FIRST NEW YORK CITY .. MAINSTREAM PRESS.
it was a little show called, what else ?
‘SPIRITUAL HUNGER’ !!
and MATTHEW DAY JACKSON’S PIECE was as tiny, and ethereal .. as it gets !!
a temporary finger painting of ‘Jesus’ .. on the frost-treated, for the show – glass plate gallery front doors.
not a trace remained .. when the show came down.
hey, trust me – BIG AMBITIONS .. COME in SMALL PACKAGES, BIG TIME – TOO !!
witness .. digital gold, from the artnet archives:
“Artist MICHAEL DAY JACKSON with his window painting, ‘Jesus Gives’, (2003), in ‘SPIRITUAL HUNGER’ at DANIEL SILVERSTEIN GALLERY, CHELSEA, NYC. SEPT 13, 2003.”
a group show . . curated by SIMON CERIGO & DANIEL SILVERSTEIN.
PHOTO by NANCY SMITH.
see: the full report / MANHATTAN .. FALL ART SCENE 2003 / artnet
~ATTACK of the GIANT ART GALLERIES .. | Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | September 6th, 2013, 8:28am
PUBLIC SCHOOL .. WINS.
the ART WORLD only wishes . .
it was as cool as the FASHION WORLD is, right now . . . despite, HUGE KILLER GALLERIES, global connections, record shattering auction prices, and all.
put it this way:
if ORANGE is the new BLACK ..
is HAUSER & WIRTH the new ‘it’ gallery.
I don’t think so ..
MIGHTY MOJO/GAVIN & GIANT GOGO/LARRY .. aren’t even bothering to get into gear, yet.
hold onto those summer time vibes, for as long as you can – I’m with ya !!
right now: JACK GOLDSTEIN .. is as cool as it gets.
what ? only ONE PLAYER .. ONE LIVE WIRE
in the whole damn multi-splintered field, art world cosmos .. cast of hundreds / if not thousands !!
and he’s .. dead.
yep.
Urban Dictionary . . where are you – when we REALLY need you.
lame ? tame ? tired. play-ed out. ‘n boring.
art’r’us. I mean hurray for Brooklyn as a whole. and as a new-age model for the global ‘bio’ world/sphere.
but, it’s still: art’r’us / ART WORLD SEPT 2013 – NYC.
FASHION WEEK done grabbed the ball – and run with it.
WITNESS: PUBLIC SCHOOL.
PUBLIC SCHOOL . . presents its SS 2014 collection .. SUN SEPT 8, 2013 / 1PM – NEW YORK FASHION WEEK
check: PUBLIC SCHOOL . . .
DAO-YI and MAXWELL OSBORNE . . CO-FOUNDERS – PUBLIC SCHOOL.
check: BEHIND THE BRAND / PUBLIC SCHOOL .. YouTube
yep, it’s “hot as hell .. outside” – !!
it’s NEW YORK ROCKIN’ CITY.
PHOTOGS, FILMMAKERS/DOCS, and DESIGNERS – of ALL STRIPES, graphic or otherwise – take note.
a little fashion magic ‘dust’ – can go .. a long way.
~PUBLIC SCHOOL vs ART WORLD . . | Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | September 5th, 2013, 1:42pm
ok, in case you haven’t noticed .. it’s FASHION WEEK.
KATE CERIGO .. REPORTS: HEADS UP !!
GENEVIEVE CLIFFORD is HAVING HER SS14 DEBUT – TO-NITE !!
AND – IT’S .. SHHHHHHHHHHHHUT UP – hot !!
GENEVIEVE CLIFFORD – EVA – 355a BOWERY bet 3rd & 4th / WED SEPT 4, 2013 / 8:30-9:30 PM
see: GENEVIEVE CLIFFORD
and yes, fashion is art.
esp fashion that is so ‘picture’ – oriented.
GENEVIEVE CLIFFORD – SS14
PHOTO: FRED ATTENBOROUGH, scroll down just a bit – & you can see some more ..
yeah, THAT GENEVIEVE . . CLIFFORD.
we just posted a photo of her .. at the YALE OPEN STUDIOS 2013 – that’s the studio of Yale grad student .. JAMES MILLER.
PHOTO: NANCY SMITH
YO .. it’s the city that never sleeps !!
URBAN DICTIONARY got a def – for that ?!!
UP-DATE: TUES SEPT 10, 2013
KATE CERIGO – MADE THE PRESENTATION & SENT IN SOME PIX:
GENEVIEVE CLIFFORD – FASHION WEEK 2013 – SS14 DEBUT
nice, leather detailing. nice cut on the dress.
from black – to gold on white. c-o-n-s-t-r-u-c-t-i-o-n.
FASHION WEEK PHOTOS: KATE CERIGO
more about GENEVIEVE CLIFFORD:
currently based in BROOKLYN, GENEVIEVE CLIFFORD .. is a graduate of The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She states that she “focuses on innovative cuts and imagery with an emphasis on quality construction and fabrics.”
for more: GENEVIEVE CLIFFORD
~GENEVIEVE CLIFFORD . . SS14 DEBUT / UP-DATE | Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | September 4th, 2013, 3:43pm
according to THE JEWISH MUSEUM:
JACK GOLDSTEIN … “was born to a Jewish family in Montreal in 1945 .. and moved to Los Angeles as a child.”
well, besides always having been a huge huge fan of his work since day one, and even owing a huge one of his earliest lighting paintings, maybe even the biggest in fact !! .. that me and Simon bought in the early 80s, from METRO PICTURES …
I was also born to a Jewish family in Montreal, except in omg .. 1951.
can’t fudge it – my bio’s all over the web. and so is my face.
SIMON was born to a Greek family in Montreal, in 1952. we met at grad school.
JACK GOLDSTEIN … “was a member of the first graduating class of the California Institute of Arts (Cal Arts).”
I was a member of the first graduating class MFA STUDIO program .. at CONCORDIA UNIV in Montreal (1979).
GUIDO MOLINARI was my mentor. we had to write a thesis then, as well as present a show of work. my thesis was on Japanese Woodblock Prints & Their Influence on Contemporary Art. Simon was Guido’s studio assistant, and he hung out everywhere, as he did here .. so there he was – too !!
SIMON came to New York in the summer of 1981, and I followed 6 mos. later.
“GOLDSTEIN emerged as a key figure in the Pictures Generation, and as a peer of such celebrated figures as CINDY SHERMAN, ROBERT LONGO, SHERRIE LEVINE and JAMES WELLING, participated in a fundamental shift in American art during the late 70s.”
me and Simon .. were buying ‘just happening’ art at that time, and flipping it to stay afloat. our contemporaries were KEITH HARING, JEAN MICHEL BASQUIAT, and DAN ASHER .. it was, even in just one generation, a very different time & art market.
JACK GOLDSTEIN … “met his untimely death in 2003.”
SIMON met his untimely death this past Jan 2013. 10 years later.
I’m still alive . . and kickin.
and our story .. as artists – has yet to be told.
and yep, I’m gonna stick around – just to tell it.
though see: SIMON already has quite a legend around him, see: OBIT/GALLERIST, see: OBIT/ARTINFO
and, duh !!
I’ve got to be the art world’s first real b-l-o-g-g-e-r. haha.
and .. I have the battle scars to prove it, believe you – me !!
but SIMON was also a great, funny, serious, visionary picture-based artist, and so am I . . if I don’t say so, myself.
in fact, just in my role as an art world watcher supreme – I’d say that .. now as WALTER ROBINSON’S painting career has picked up .. I’m probably the least known, and prob the most unrecognized, and for sure: most under-rated !! artist in the art scene today.
and I don’t think the people who really know these things, will argue with that .. and dudes, all I can say is: TIME WILL TELL.
witness: DAN ASHER.
not to mention .. having the ‘radar’ of an alien. a space alien, that is.
I dunno how it happened, just born that way.
plus I take good pix.
and well, truthfully JACK GOLDSTEIN wasn’t recognized in his lifetime, really. either.
why do you think he died so young .. why do you think we could have snapped up one of his huge lightning strikes canvases.
maybe . . that’s why Simon died, too.
skills, real skills – all around. hey, you can’t have it – all.
it’s amazing we even get, as far as we do . .
the ones that . . live in the moment & fly – right over everybody’s . . heads.
and, Ima gonna stick around .. to tell the tale !!
in the heart of the ‘eye’ or what ?!!!
NANCY SMITH, MFA Grad student, ca. 1978. Concordia University, Montreal Quebec, CANADA.
PHOTO: ANDREW VOIGT
54/84 HOMMAGE A GUIDO MOLINARI / AN EXHIBITION of PAINTINGS & DRAWINGS by GUIDO MOLINARI and five of his former students: SIMON CERIGO, NANCY SMITH, MARSHAL HOPKINS, BARBARA REID and ANNE-MARIE COBBOLD.
MERCER UNION GALLERY, 333 ADELAIDE STREET WEST, TORONTO.
OCT 23 – NOV 17, 1984.
IMAGE: MARSHAL HOPKINS
and if you think we didn’t have a .. PICTURES REVOLUTION !!
check out: GUIDO MOLINARI .. !! & WIKI BIO ..
hardcore color field formalist, or what !!!
Grad school .. the more things change – the more they stay the same !!
how else .. do you think I can ‘break’ down the art – as well as I can ?!!
‘radar’ – aside.
yeah, check out that RADAR LINK, RADAR BEAT !! URBAN DICTIONARY – YOU DOES .. RULE !!
~JACK & NANCY .. | Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | September 3rd, 2013, 11:00am
