~AUSTIN EDDY . . ‘BIG RINGER’

subtext: CRAFT


WORK IN PROGRESS / RING by . . AUSTIN EDDY
image via Instagram @eattheleaf

‘BIG RINGER’ – CURATED BY: EAT THE LEAF / ANDREW GUENTHER
OPENS – SAT APRIL 27, 2019 / 6 – 8 PM
ANDREW EDLIN GALLERY

~AUSTIN EDDY . . ‘BIG RINGER’ | Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | April 27th, 2019, 7:55am



~MARIANNE VITALI . . ‘BIG RINGER’

subtext: CRAFT
mission: re-imagine the ‘engagement’ ring.

some pieces are symbolic. some are metaphors. others are functional, and some are . . not.
some are skeptical, some are hurt & angry. some are a . . warning.
while, at the other end of the engagement spectrum: others are lush, warm and loving.


‘RING’ by MARIANNE VITALI
image via Instagram @andrewedlingallery

‘BIG RINGER’ – CURATED BY: EAT THE LEAF / ANDREW GUENTHER
OPENS – SAT APRIL 27, 2-19 / 6 – 8 PM
ANDREW EDLIN GALLERY

~MARIANNE VITALI . . ‘BIG RINGER’ | Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | April 27th, 2019, 7:44am



~MIKE PARE . . ‘BIG RINGER’

subtext: CRAFT
subtext: ENGAGEMENT RING

INCENSE RING by . . MIKE PARE

image via Instagram @eattheleaf

‘BIG RINGER’ – CURATED BY: EAT THE LEAF / ANDREW GUENTHER
OPENS – SAT APRIL 27, 2019 / 6 – 8 PM
ANDREW EDLIN GALLERY

~MIKE PARE . . ‘BIG RINGER’ | Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | April 25th, 2019, 8:51am



~TODD COLBY . . ‘BIG RINGER’

subtext: CRAFT
subtext: ENGAGEMENT RING

RING by . . TODD COLBY
“Thanks again for trying really hard not to be a big jerk”
image via Instagram @andrewedlingallery

‘BIG RINGER’ – CURATED BY: EAT THE LEAF / ANDREW GUENTHER
OPENS – SAT APRIL 27, 2019 / 6-8 PM
ANDREW EDLIN GALLERY

~TODD COLBY . . ‘BIG RINGER’ | Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | April 24th, 2019, 8:27am



~’BIG RINGER’ . . CURATED BY ANDREW GUENTHER / ANDREW EDLIN GALLERY / OPENS SAT APRIL 27 !!

HARK !!!!!
IS THAT MAJOR, CRAFT – BELLS !!!!!
I HEAR . . RING-iNG !!!!!

subtext: CRAFT
subtext: FAR-OUT !!!!!!

‘BIG RINGER’ – CURATED BY ‘EAT THE LEAF’ aka ANDREW GUENTHER
OPENS THIS SAT APRIL 27 / 6 – 8 PM
& runs thru . . . JUNE 8, 2019
ANDREW EDLIN GALLERY, 212 BOWERY, NEW YORK

WITH OVER 100 ARTISTS – RE-INTERPRETING & RE-IMAGING: THE ENGAGEMENT RING !!

GONNA BE – A HUGE BLOW-OUT OPENING, THAT’S FER SURE !!!

MORE INFO: ‘BIG RINGER’ – ANDREW EDLIN GALLERY

~’BIG RINGER’ . . CURATED BY ANDREW GUENTHER / ANDREW EDLIN GALLERY / OPENS SAT APRIL 27 !! | Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | April 23rd, 2019, 9:23am



~CERAMICS . . CHRISTINA BOLT / HUDSON VALLEY

subtext: CRAFT
subtext: CERAMICS
subtext: INDIE


porcelain vase by . . CHRISTINA BOLT.
image via Instagram @hot4chonki / Christina Bolt

CHRISTINA . . . offers Ceramic Hand-building workshops at SPOOK ROCK FARM, HUDSON VALLEY, NY

see: Christina Bolt Ceramics / Facebook

~CERAMICS . . CHRISTINA BOLT / HUDSON VALLEY | Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | April 23rd, 2019, 8:59am



~FLOWER ARRANGING . . KANA TOGASHI / SAFFRON, BROOKLYN

subtext: CRAFT
subtext: ‘MOM & POP’ SHOP / DIY BROOKLYN
subtext: INDUSTRIAL / COMMERCIAL


@saffronbk: New install for @chantecaile x @degournay / Bergdorf Goodman
image via Instagram @saffronbk

KANA TOGASHI . . . is the co-founder, along with her husband TETSUJI NAKATOMI . . .
of SAFFRON, a small storefront flower shop / which is also an off-site garden designer & maintenance provider, including . . “weekly & biweekly flowers, private & corporate landscaping, set design, editorial assistance, etc.”

SAFFRON . . . is located at 31 Hanson Place, between Saint Felix & Fort Greene Place, in the Fort Greene area, of Brooklyn, NY 11217

see: SAFFRON, BROOKLYN

~FLOWER ARRANGING . . KANA TOGASHI / SAFFRON, BROOKLYN | Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | April 23rd, 2019, 8:45am



~QUILTS . . APC / NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE

subtext: CRAFT

INTEREST in QUILTS . . shows no sign of abating,
& continue . . . EXPLODING.
with the classic vintage-based ‘abstract’ patterns – being the most popular, hands down.


@tmagazine: We love a good #quilt. Their beauty — the simplicity of working within a quadrilateral figure and their plain geometry — evokes ideas such as community, sisterhood and craft. Beginning April 25, the French label #APC will launch a new line of quilts designed by its longtime collaborator JESSICA OGDEN . . .
Photo by @alfredo_piola

image via Instagram @tmagazine / NEW TIMES MAGAZINE

~QUILTS . . APC / NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE | Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | April 23rd, 2019, 8:27am



~SOPHIA NARRETT, PAUL ROUPHAIL . . ‘HEART-SHAPED FACE’ / NATHANIEL DE LARGE . . ‘JAN’S POND’ / JACK BARRETT

subtext: CRAFT
and, no doubt – about it.

in these 2 side-by-side shows, ‘craft’ – as a concept / figures large.

SOPHIA NARRETT, PAUL ROUPHAIL – ‘A Heart-Shaped Face’ /
NATHANIEL DE LARGE – ‘Jan’s Pond’
MARCH 15 – APRIL 28, 2019
JACK BARRETT, 173 Henry St., fringe of Chinatown, NYC.
HRS: WED-SUN / 12-6 PM & by appointment


JACK BARRETT . . the day after the opening.


seems to be a natural-born . . poetic.
puts on some great shows.
reminds me of a young Gavin / GBE.

SOPHIA NARRETT, ‘Path’ embroidery – at right.

he founded 315 Gallery in Brooklyn, where he gave Haley Josephs some great outings.
recently re-booted & re-located to the LES / Lower East Side / Chinatown, under his own name. prob a wise move.

see: HALELY JOSEPHS ‘Finger in the Hive’, 315 Gallery. Sept 7 – Oct 7, 2018 / artloversnewyork
see: HALEY JOSEPHS, 315 Gallery at Sunday Art Fair, London. Oct 4-7, 2018 / artloversnewyork


SOPHIA NARRETT, ‘Path’, 2019 / slightly cropped
Embroidery thread, fabric, acrylic, aluminum.
5 x 4.25 in.


detail, SOPHIA NARRETT, ‘Path’.
‘craft’ & ‘metaphor . . loom large in these works.


PAUL ROUPHAIL, ‘Lavender Room’, 2019.
oil on canvas.
54 x 36 in.


detail, PAUL ROUPHAIL.
I would say, that can of soda – was well crafted.


the main room was more of a complete . . environment.
with craft, concept, technical skills, & . . metaphor / message aplenty.
NATHANIEL DE LARGE, ‘Jan’s Pond’.


from a distance it had the trappings of a giant . . paper cut-out.
the hanging canopy was actually a piece.
NATHANIEL DE LARGE, ‘Ethical Future’, 2019.
Corn and soybean biodegradable bags, LED lights.
dimensions variable.


this was the ‘pond’.
NATHANIEL DE LARGE, ‘Gig of Pride’, 2019.
Plywood, carpet.
72 in. diameter, 5 in. height.

it reminded me of that, audacious, ‘banal’, industrial, brown shaggy carpet,
JOE BRADLEY exhibited in his very first outing, c/o Kenny Schachter, back in early 2000s.
some people in the ‘art wold’ were quite affronted by it.
I thought it was – sublime. funny & smart – it was definite aimed at the right targets !!
the usual suspects parading as art critics – dragging the whole scene & everybody in it down.
20 years later, this is quite the (victory) circle – come round.


NATHANIEL DE LARGE, ‘Trevor’, 2019.
Chain mail, cyanoacrylate.
dimensions variable, (life-like)
craft &industry – these truths we take as self-obvious.


Chain mail, hand-mgde. diy. but, why is it beside Jan’s pond ?
Environmental . . S.O. S. ?


‘Jan’s Pond’ . . looking in from the other direction.


NATHANIEL DE LARGE, ‘HT125’, 2019.
Anodized titanium, Dibond, human hair, steel.
24-1/4 x 9-3/4 in.


Nathaniel de Large’s technical skill . . was sublime & subtle, witness the ‘swan’.
industrial, and crafty – in the same breath.


damn, the conclusion ?
looks like our natural habitat . . . just might be going completely, down the drain.

read more & images: ‘A Heart-Shaped Face’ – SOPHIA NARRETT & PAUL ROUPHAIL / JACK BARRETT

read more & images: ‘JAN’S POND’ – NATHANIEL DE LARGE / JACK BARRETT

wonderful show, absolutely – on point.
go see it / up thru APRIL 28


EXHIBITION INVITE / IMAGE

PHOTOS: NANCY SMITH

~SOPHIA NARRETT, PAUL ROUPHAIL . . ‘HEART-SHAPED FACE’ / NATHANIEL DE LARGE . . ‘JAN’S POND’ / JACK BARRETT | Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | April 21st, 2019, 2:21pm



~PETER SUTHERLAND . . S.L.O.P. / MAST BOOKS

subtext: CRAFT
subtext: INDUSTRIAL

a prime example of ‘Craft’, closing in on . . . ‘Industrial’

PETER SUTHERLAND – ‘SHIFTING LANDSCAPES OPPOSING PROPHECIES (S.L.O.P.)’
APRIL 18 – MAY 9, 2019
MAST BOOKS, 72 AVE A, NYC


installation shot
image via Instagram @petersutherland


the book . . .
image via Instagram story @petersutherland / @migrationofwolves

~PETER SUTHERLAND . . S.L.O.P. / MAST BOOKS | Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | April 21st, 2019, 2:08pm


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