~Devendra in Miami

DEVENDRA BANHART is the JEFFREY DEITCH “SPECIAL MUSICAL GUEST”
this year in MIAMI.

Devendra/DEITCH

Devedra/DEITCH/BACK card

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/Deitch/card/back/sep

~Devendra in Miami | Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | December 6th, 2006, 4:38pm



~Walter Robinson, Glenn O’Brien, Bob Guccione, Taylor Mead & Lala Brooks on ‘NAME THAT PAINTING’

Walter Robinson & Glenn O'Brien

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

BOB GUCCIONE, Jr of ‘SPIN’ and ‘DISCOVERY’ magazines, on the set of the
MARK KOSTABI ‘NAME THAT PAINTING SHOW’, Oct 6, 2006

Taylor Mead

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

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



~AUCTION news/ANDREAS GURSKY

Gursky # 1

Gursky # 2

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



~AUCTION news/KAREN KILIMNIK

Karen kilimnik auction 200

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.

Rene Magritte

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



~AUCTION news/HERNAN BAS

Hrnan Bas-aauction 2006

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



~more: AUCTION news/JIM DRAIN/MIKE KELLEY

Jim Drain-auction 2006

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.

MIke Kelley-auction 2006

(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



~ANP QUARTERLY NO.5/JD Samson & Emily Roysdon

JD # 1

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:

JD # 2

JD # 3

JD # 4

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.

JD # 5

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



~MILWAUKEE INTERNATIONAL ART FAIR

Milwaukee Art fair

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



~AUCTION BUZZ/Fall 2006: Karen Kilimnik

Karen Kilimnik

KAREN KILIMNIK at her SEPT 16, 2006 opening at 303. more photos

FIRST POSTED ON THE HOME PAGE: SEPT 27, 2006:

SIMON CERIGO’S got the first buzz on the upcoming FALL 2006 AUCTIONS …

… he reports that there’s early excitement over word that a KAREN KILIMNIK PORTRAIT
is coming up at auction, at one of the NYC auction houses – this FALL … with a
guaranteed seller’s tag of : $500,000 !! – that’s half a million bucks & a record for her.
Supposedly her portraits go for higher prices than the still-life paintings …

MORE DETAILS TO FOLLOW …

UP-DATE – OCT 25, 2006:

Simon reports that the auction house involved is PHILLIPS de PURY & CO.
The piece is said to be “terrifically beautiful”, but the guaranteed seller’s tag
(which seems NOT to be of public domain) is not quite that high, .. though its
…”definitely up there.”

artlovers will post more auction info and a scan of the KILIMNIK piece when the auction catalog becomes available.

Karen Kilimnik flower

above: KAREN KILIMNIK, ‘Home of the Dewdrop Fairy’, oil on canvas from 1998,
in the * LONDON * CHRISTIE’S ‘POST-WAR & CONTEMPORARY ART’ AUCTION –
which took place on SEPT 17, 2006. (image scanned from the catalog)
estimate: US$58,000-76,000
sold for: approx US$76,000 (including buyer’s premium)

~AUCTION BUZZ/Fall 2006: Karen Kilimnik | Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | October 31st, 2006, 1:21pm



~the new comix: TAYLOR McKIMENS, MICHAEL SIEBEN & TRAVIS MILLARD, KELIE BOWMAN, and NOAH LYON

R CRUMB & BART SIMPSON, roll over – a new wave of comic artists is coming in strong.
here’s a recent sampling:

The Drips

the card for: TAYLOR McKIMENS, ‘The Drips’, September 7 – October 14, 2006,
CLEMENTINE GALLERY, Chelsea, with a comic book published by PICTUREBOX INC.
photos from the opening

Realms of PASSION

the card for: MICHAEL SIEBEN & TRAVIS MILLARD, ‘REALMS OF PASSION’,
September 28 – October 15, 2006, RIVIERA, Williamsburg, Bklyn,
with a limited edition collaborative ‘drawing’ book, ‘HITten SWITCHES’
published by VOLCOM INC.
more photos of the installation

.. would it be too much of a stretch to include: KELIE BOWMAN ..

Kelie Bowman

the card for: KELIE BOWMAN, ‘In preparation for your departure’,
THE SHOW IS STILL UP !!: running Oct 13 – Nov 12, 2006, Cinders Gallery,
Williamsburg, Bklyn. Kelie produced a low-fi limited edition book for the show.
photos from the opening

.. and then there’s …. NOAH LYON

Noah Lyon - Paper Rod # 1

Noah Lyon paper Rod # 2

NOAH LYON – ‘The Living Installation: Part Duexxx Tracyng Eminem’,
… “For 14 days the artist will be living in the gallery creating an
evolutionary installation. PAPER ROD will be in full E.F.F.E.C.T.
Come and have a grand ol’ time.” – IT’S STILL GOING STRONG !! … Oct 10 – Oct 24, 2006 –
visiting hours: noon to 11pm – with a !! CLOSING PARTY !! – SAT OCT 21, 7-11pm,
33 Bond Street Gallery between Lafayette & Bowery, Noho, NYC
more photos from the installation, featuring ADRIAN AUSTIN

retardriot.com

~the new comix: TAYLOR McKIMENS, MICHAEL SIEBEN & TRAVIS MILLARD, KELIE BOWMAN, and NOAH LYON | Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | October 18th, 2006, 12:50pm


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