JEFFREY HARGRAVE and his black nanny/voodoo dolls, was featured on one of the very first artlovers home pages, back in April 13, 2005.
more artlovers Jeffrey Hargrave photos
Photo: JEFFREY HARGRAVE, with some of his hand-made black nanny/voodoo dolls, outside the 10th AVE PIZZA SHOP, Chelsea, NYC, April 13, 2005
Photo: Nancy Smith
~Jeffrey Hargrave/Black Nanny Dolls | Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | March 19th, 2006, 9:13pm
RAY RAPOSA and the CASTANETS were featured on the artlovers home page JULY 18, 2005.
” a derailed psych-country band” – THE CASTANETS were under the radar when they were photographed at ‘Magickal Music Night’ presented by LITTLE CAKES, (Hanna Fushihara Aron) at the GLASS HOUSE in Williamsburg, way back in Feb of 2005. As of this post date, MARCH 19, 2006, they are now a very ‘for-real’ Indie band, with 2 albums out. Simon Cerigo, the artlovers music critic, reports that their recently released 2nd album, First Light’s Freeze has generated a good buzz.
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also check out: Asthmatic Kitty Records
Photo: RAY RAPOSA of the CASTANETS, showcased in the LITTLE CAKES presentation: “Magickal Music Night”, at the GLASS HOUSE, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NYC, Feb 7, 2005
Photo: Nancy Smith
~Ray Raposa & THE CASTANETS | Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | March 19th, 2006, 8:34pm
The URS FISCHER, wondrous ‘BREAD HOUSE’ installation, part of his FEB 2005 exhibit, ‘Fig, Nut & Pear’ at Gavin Brown’s enterprise,
was featured on the artlovers home page:
July 7, 2005.
The BREAD HOUSE, which also was to become a BIRD HOUSE, was life-size and occupied
the first room. It underwent many transformations, man-made, and organic,
during the life-span of the exhibit.
In other gallery rooms, there were large paintings, and a life-size robot-type,
mechanized female, blonde haired, half-figure.
more photos: ‘Fig, Nut and Pear’
URS FISCHER is photographed above, in front of a painting from this show, ‘A Novel & Its Novelist’, ‘Fig Nut & Pear’, Gavin Brown’s enterprise, NYC, date: Feb 19, 2005
The exhibit ran from FEB 4 – MARCH 5, 2005.
(Photo: Nancy Smith)
the card for the show was really nice, too:
~Urs Fischer/Fig, Nut & Pear | Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | March 19th, 2006, 8:10pm
PENELOPE CRUZ and FRANKIE MARTIN were featured on the artlovers home page August 20, 2005.
PENELOPE CRUZ was photographed at the Northern Arts Entertainment screening of DON’T MOVE, Tribeca Cinemas, NYC, March 6, 2005. … so were, MATT DAMON and HARVEY WEINSTEIN
artlovers MARCH 2005
FRANKIE MARTIN was photographed at the opening of her exhibit ‘ONE MINUTE RAVE’ at CANADA, NYC, March 11, 2005
artlovers MARCH 2005 – PART II
Photos: Nancy Smith
~Penelope Cruz & Frankie Martin | Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | March 19th, 2006, 6:54pm
JIM O’ROURKE back in the news, receiving acclaim for his role in the new BETH ORTON CD – ‘COMFORT OF STRANGERS’ – which he not only produced – but on which he also plays bass & keyboards.
Ben Ratliff of the New York Times calls it her best album ever – with a “live-in-the-studio sound” ….”achieved with mostly only three people: Ms. Orton; Jim O’Rourke, the record’s producer, on bass and keyboards; and Tim Barnes on drums. Unlike her previous records, there are no echoey, whooshing noises, no twinkling samples. Instead there is just natural fidelity, the sound of the room, a handclap, an organ chord in the corner of a song…..it has found perfection in its reduced gestures. It’s a beautiful record, and basically antichic.” – Ben Ratliff, The New York Times, The Sunday Arts & Leisure Section, January 15, 2006
above photo – JIM O’ROURKE at the opening of the TAYLOR McKIMENS curated ‘STRANGER TOWN’ exhibit, last Jan 27th, 2005 at DINTER FINE ART.
photo: Nancy Smith
TAYLOR McKIMENS – ‘STRANGER TOWN’ – photos
~Jim O’Rourke | Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | January 23rd, 2006, 1:07pm
STEVE MUMFORD, BAGHDAD JOURNAL – AN ARTIST IN OCCUPIED IRAQ, booksigning, Barnes & Noble, Chelsea, NYC, Sept 21, 2005
Photo: Nancy Smith
PLATE 96 – Private Daniel Zurlo and Spc. Walter Daza on guard duty, Bravo Co. – STEVE MUMFORD, BAGHDAD JOURNAL – AN ARTIST IN OCCUPIED IRAQ.
Photo: Nancy Smith
STEVE MUMFORD
BAGHDAD JOURNAL – AN ARTIST IN OCCUPIED IRAQ
Drawn & Quarterly Books, MONTREAL, 2005
Publisher: Chris Oliveros
Publication Design: Black Eye Design
for a review & more photos: Art Lovers Photos, STEVE MUMFORD, 2005-12-18
~Steve Mumford/BAGHDAD JOURNAL | Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | December 26th, 2005, 10:30pm
Maurizio Cattelan’s WRONG GALLERY will curate a show-within-a-show
at this year’s WHITNEY BIENNIAL, which opens March 2nd.
Occupying the museum’s 5th floor, the WRONG GALLERY exhibit will NOT coincide
with the dates of the biennial itself, but will open on Jan 21 and run through May 21.
News on the street is that the WRONG GALLERY will resurrect at the TATE MODERN, in London. (Its no longer on 20th Street, where it used to have its display window(s) next to the
old ANDREW KREPS location.)
Its also circulating that the WRONG GALLERY is currently fabricating small replicas of its
windows, including the ELIZABETH PEYTON one, for eventual sale in the TATE gift shop ?
Photo: Maurizio Cattelan, at the Damien Hirst opening, GAGOSIAN GALLERY,
Chelsea, New York, March 11, 2005
Photo: Nancy Smith
to see a photo of:
ELIZABETH PEYTON @ the WRONG GALLERY
PAWEL ALTHAMER@ the WRONG GALLERY
Photos by: Nancy Smith
UPDATE/BREAKING NEWS:…FROM LONDON:
The Wrong Gallery actually opens at the TATE MODERN, today, Dec 21st !!! The Wrong Gallery will have an exhibition space of approximately one metre square, which can be seen through a locked single glass door. The Tate Modern tells us: ….AS the Wrong curators say, ‘The Wrong Gallery is the back door to contemporary art, and its always locked’. !!!
further: from 2002 … until recently The Wrong Gallery was sandwiched between two doors on 20th St, Chelsea, New York. In September 2005, the Wrong Gallery was evicted from this site, and the original door is being relocated to the Tate Modern.
Ann Coxon, Assistant Curator, Displays, Tate Modern will be the organiser for the gallery and the programme in collaboration with the original Wrong Gallery founders/directors: Maurizio Cattelan, Massimiliano Gioni and Ali Subotnick. There will be about 6 displays per year. The Wrong Gallery will be located on level 3, of the Tate Modern “within the changing Tate collection displays due to be completed in May 2006.” The January edition of TATE ETC will include a special magazine project produced by The Wrong Gallery, to coincide with this new venture.
The first artist to be selected to exhibit at the London Wrong Gallery will be Berlin-based DOROTHY IANNNONE (b. Boston, USA, 1933).
want more info …… Tate Modern
~Maurizio Cattelan/ THE WRONG GALLERY | Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | December 17th, 2005, 2:14pm
HEATHER HUBBS came on board as the NADA Art Fair Miami Director last Fall 2004.
A hurricane had just damaged the original site location, and it was Heather who proposed
The Ice Palace Film Studio (59 NW 14th St, Miami) location. A little hesitant, because the Ice Palace is situated in a “hard core” area, and not in Miami Beach proper, the venue proved to be a huge success, and remains the location for the 3rd annual NADA Art Fair Miami this year.
The Ice Palace turned out to be a popular location for 2 main reasons: 1st – the beautiful outdoor garden, hammocks and all, that greets visitors and sets the ambience, and 2nd – the venue is large and spacious, with high ceilings and enough ground floor area space for every exhibitor to have equal sized booths. Supposedly the individual booths are even larger this year.
NADA’s success, as an independent fair, has spawned many smaller imitator alternative satellite fairs, such as FRISBEE, which is run by founder/director, Anat Ebai.
Last year’s NADA fair had 61 contemporary art galleries and non-profits, representing New York City, the USA and overseas. This year’s has 83. The word on the street is that everybody made money last year, ranging from $5,000 to over $200,000 in individual gallery sales.
This year a booth at the fair costs $6,000, with discounts for non-profits.
This is the first year that being a member of the NADA alliance did NOT guarantee a place in the fair. Each gallery, the application process was also open to non-NADA members, had to submit a proposal/application back in early Sept. The fair participants were then decided by a committee composed of the 4 founding members and a board. Although Heather runs the meetings, and organizes the process, she does not have a vote on the committee’s final decisions, although her input is said to be influential.
The 4 founding members of NADA, (NEW ART DEALERS ALLIANCE) are: John Connelly of JOHN CONNELLY PRESENTS, Zach Feuer of ZACH FEUER GALLERY (LFL), Zach Miner, and Sheri Pasquarella, (the last 2 being individual members, of which there are now 13 and who, for the most part, are independent curators and/or art consultants).
The 2005 committee board members were: Michael Gillespie of FOXY PRODUCTION, Becky Smith of BELLWETHER GALLERY, Michael Waugh of MOMENTA ART, and Claudia Altman-Siegel, currently Director of LUHRING AUGUSTINE, with Claudia representing the voice of the individual members.
NADA is a not-for-profit professional association, which besides running the fair, also initiates members-only seminars, with professional/art business themes, and produces artist talks, gallery walks, and benefits, etc., which are open to the public.
Although, NADA, founded in 2002, is a new organization, it represents many of the most dynamic and important young power players on the scene today, and the stakes are already high, moneywise. Heather seems to be able to stay on top of the pack and keep its best interests flourishing, as a whole.
Heather came to NADA with excellent credentials, a hands-on down-to-earth manner, and some serious hard core ‘art fair’ experience, having worked previously, for 6 years, for THOMAS BLACKMAN ASSOCIATES, or TBA, the well-known producers of the prestigious ART CHICAGO FAIRS. She started as the proverbial ‘go fer’ and exited as a Director/&/right hand assistant to Thomas Blackman.
Apart from gradually wielding a strong hand in the organizational details, Heather was instrumental in the decision to enliven the Chicago Art Fair by inviting young new galleries to participate at no charge. Called the 2001 International Invitational – this addition to the Chicago Art fair was a huge success. Heather was credited with inviting a dynamic line-up of new galleries, which were very ‘close to the bone’, focusing particularly on the newly emerging scenes in both New York and San Francisco, and in the process, made a name for herself, both as a visionary, curator, and organizer.
The 2001 CHICAGO International Invitational in fact, set the scene for her NADA position today, by introducing her to the young NYC galleries, that were later to become key Nada members. She made a lasting impression on them, not only in how she promoted the cause of new voices and so ably pinpointed fresh art scenes, but also, in how well she dealt with them, on an organizational level, especially within the context of a huge traditional fair.
Needless to say, the 2001 International invitational was a milestone. In Dec 2001, she produced the now famous STRAY SHOWS, for TBA, a series of 16 alternative shows, organized around the Chicago undeground scene. She also produced the Chicago Art Fair International Invitational, for TBA, for several more years, thru 2004 – inviting to Chicago, such cutting edge galleries as FOXY PRODUCTION and DANIEL REICH out of NYC , and JACK HANLEY from San Francisco.
Photo: HEATHER HUBBS, on Ludlow St, Lower East Side, NYC, Oct 2, 2005
Photo by: Nancy Smith
~Heather Hubbs/NADA | Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | December 4th, 2005, 4:39pm
Princess Gloria von Thurn und Taxis, photograph by Juergen Teller, on the front cover of the auction catalog:
Contemporary Art From the Collection of Princess Gloria von Thurn und Taxis,
Phillips de Pury & Company, November 7 & 8, 2005, New York
LOT 37
KEITH HARING, 1958-1992, Cruella De Vil
acrylic on canvas, 60 x 60 in, executed in 1984
estimate: $250,000-350,000
LOT 90
CINDY SHERMAN, B. 1954, Untitled
signed, titled, numbered and dated on a label adhered to the reverse
cibachrome, 57-7/8 x 38-3/4 in, executed in 1994, this work is from an edition of six
estimate: $60,000-80,000
LOT 5
PAUL McCARTHY, B. 1945, Michael Jackson Green and Red 1
C-print in multiple parts mounted with plexiglas, foamcore, and wood
108 x 70-7/8 in, executed in 2003,
this work is unique and is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by the artist
estimate: $80,000-120,000
note: the above 4 images scanned from the Phillips de Pury & Company catalog:
Contemporary Art From the Collection of Princess Gloria von Thurn und Taxis,
November 7 & 8, 2005, New York
LOT 9
ELIZABETH PEYTON, B. 1965, Sid And His Mum
oil on board, 17 x 12 in, executed in 1994
estimate: $200,000-300,000
LOT 66
MARTIN KIPPENBERGER, 1953-1997, Theoretisches Bild-Mein Zahnstocher
oil on canvas, 120 x 97 in, executed in 1983
estimate: $200,000-300,000
LOT 73 (detail)
ANDREAS GURSKY, B. 1955, Atlanta
signed, titled, numbered of six and dated “Atlanta ’96 A. Gursky” on the reverse
chromogenic color print, 73-1/4 x 100-3/4 in, executed in 1996,
this work is from an edition of six
estimate: $200,000-300,000
LOT 20 (detail: close-up)
DAMIEN HIRST, B. 1966, After Stubbs
cigarette butts, MDF and glass wall mounted cabinet, 48 x 72 in
executed in 1993
estimate: $600,000-800,000
note: the above 4 images scanned from the Phillips de Pury & Company
Part I – Contemporary Art catalog
November 10, 2005, New York
LOT 163
THOMAS RUFF, B. 1958, Nudes gr20
signed, titled, numbered of five and dated “Th Ruff 2003 gr 20” on the reverse
chromogenic color print mounted with diasec face, 43-1/4 x 65 in
executed in 2003, this work is from an edition of five
estimate $80,000-120,000
LOT 189
MATTHEW BARNEY B. 1967, Cremaster 5: The Menagerie of the Queen of Chain
C-print in artist’s self-lubricating acrylic frame, 27 x 23 in
executed in in 1996, this work is from an edition of 30 plus six artist’s proofs
estimate: $12,000-18,000
LOT 173
CINDY SHERMAN, B. 1954, Untitled #66 (Biker)
signed and dated “To David for his 30th year-Always look both ways…Best Wishes and Lots of Love Cindy ’89”
below image in the white margin
C-print, 14 x 18 in, executed in 1989, this work is unique in this size
estimate: $20,000-30,000
LOT 178
RICHARD PRINCE, B. 1949, Untitled (Cowboy with Steer)
signed, dedicated and dated “R Prince 2000” on the reverse
color coupler print, 24-1/2 x 48-3/4 in, executed in 2000
this work is a unique printer’s proof
estimate: $80,000-120,000
note: the above 4 images scanned from the Phillips de Pury & Company
PART II – Contemporary Art catalog
November 11, 2005, New York
The PHILLIPS auction of contemporary art, November 7-11, although chock-full of Warhols, like the Sotheby’s contemporary auction, is a sale that will appeal more to younger collectors who are willing to take risks on less establshed (secondary market) artists. That, and the relatively lower prices for these art objects, should make for an exciting auction.
On November 7th and 8th, part of the vast collection of Princess Gloria von Thurn und Taxis goes up for sale. Phillips has produced a beautiful catalog, with a foreword by Bob Colacello and a JUERGEN TELLER photograph of the Princess, on the cover. This kind of impeccable provinance should add glamour and value to the auction.
The collection, for the most part, is in the spirit of LOT 37, Keith Haring’s “Cruella De Vil” 1984, in other words: “dark fun”. The Cindy Sherman “Untitled” 1994, (LOT 90), a photograph of a cooking clown, and the two Paul McCarthys (LOTS 5 & 21) are great examples of that spirit. It’s a wild collection and the action should be lots of fun.
On November 10th, at 7 pm, Part I of the Phillips Contemporary Art auction has some interesting offerings. Elizabeth Peyton (LOT 9), Martin Kippenberger (LOT 33, 66), and Andreas Gursky (LOT 73) are sprinkled among the usual suspects, such as: Jeff Koons (LOT 35, 65), Roy Lichtenstein (LOTS 45, 47) and Andy Warhol (LOTS 42, 43). These, along with the four Damien Hirsts and the three Richard Princes, should keep the collectors’ desires – stoked!
In Part II, on November 11th, at 10 am, the lots are all from the collection of DIDIER and CLEMENCE KRZENTOWSKI – where photography is king. There is a voluptuous Thomas Ruff nude from 2003 (LOT 163), some great Matthew Barneys (LOTS 188-190), with their very elegant frames, three Cindy Shermans (LOTS 121, 173, 174), and a large assortment of Richard Princes. This underlines the fact that the dominant aesthetic in contemporary art for the last few years has been, and still is, photography.
Didier and Clemence Krzentowski in their Paris apartment, photograph by: Philippe Munda
image scanned from the Phillips de Pury & Company
PART II – Contemporary Art catalog
November 11, 2005, New York
~Phillips – Part I/Nov 2005 | Posted in The Bomb | By Simon Cerigo | November 4th, 2005, 1:00pm
LOT 22
DAMIEN HIRST, B. 1966, Love Lost
acquatic tank, large river fish, filtration unit, couch, table, gynecological stool, surgical
instruments, computer, jewelry, cup, 107-7/8 x 83-7/8 x 83-7/8 in
executed in 1999,
estimate: $800,000-1,200,000
LOT 22 (detail)
DAMIEN HIRST, B. 1966, Love Lost
(see above)
note: above 2 images scanned from the Phillips de Pury & Company
Part I – Contemporary Art catalog
November 10, 2005, New York
LOT 164
THOMAS RUFF, B. 1958, w.h.s. 10.
signed, titled, numbered of five and dated “Th Ruff w.h.s. 10 2001” on the reverse
Chromogenic color print mounted with diasec in wooden frame
51-1/8 x 67 in, executed in 2001. This work is from an edition of five plus two artist’s proofs
estimate: $30,000-40,000
LOT 165
THOMAS RUFF, B. 1958, Nudes pus 10
signed, numbered of five and dated “Thomas Ruff 2000” on the reverse
chromogenic color print mounted with diasec face in wooden frame, 52-1/2 x 47-1/2 in
executed in 2000
estimate: $25,000-35,000
LOT 187
MAURIZIO CATTELAN, B. 1960, untitled
black and white photograph mounted to shaped aluminum, 47-1/4 x 74-7/8 x 7/8 in
executed in 1995, this work is unique and is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity
estimate $100,000-150,000
note: above 3 images scanned from the Phillips de Pury & Company
Part II – Contemporary Art catalog
November 11, 2005, New York
~Phillips – Part II/Nov 2005 | Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | November 4th, 2005, 10:16am
