anything, but . . square.
catching up with some . . flashes of light !!
SARAH BRAMAN . . . !!!!
at the Mitchell-Innes and Nash presentation, FIAC PARIS, Oct 18-21, 2018.
image via Instagram @canada.nyc
SARAH BRAMAN, ‘Paula’, 2018.
wood, glass and chair / image copyright Sarah Braman
AN ARTLOVERS FLASHBACK:
SARAH BRAMAN, with her son, Jody, who is now in college . . . OCT 25, 2003.
at the opening of ‘Touching Fantasy Through Color’, which included sculptures by Sarah.
at Canada Gallery, when it was situated in its first space on Chrystie St, in Chinatown / Lower East Side, NYC.
PHOTO: NANCY SMITH / artnet Fall 2003
def, check out: the original post / FALL OPENINGS of 2003 – on artnet
also including . . .
JEANNE GREENBERG in the early days of SALON 94, JEFF KOONS at his ‘Popeye’ opening, JULIAN SCHNABEL, JAMES TURRELL, street artist SP.ONE / among . . others.
and . . even:
the opening of . . . ‘Prison Drawings of Alfredo Martinez’,
large portraits of inmates, which Alfredo made on handmade paper, with torn magazine pages, flour & water as glue, & using coffee and jell-o mixed with water as coloring pigments / when he was incarcerated for 2 years, for real.
for selling phony Basquiats, as the real deal, instead of as . . . the “REAL FAKE” . . !!!
MICHAEL DIAZ, beside his prison portrait by ALFREDO MARTINEZ, at THE PROPOSITION, Chelsea, NYC.
Alfredo was still in prison at the time,
having smuggled the drawings out to friends, via the US postal service in bulky manila envelopes (!!)
OCT 24, 2003
PHOTO: NANCY SMITH / artnet Fall 2003
~SARAH BRAMAN . . FIAC, PARIS / with an ARCHIVAL ALFREDO MARTINEZ sidebar (!!) |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | October 30th, 2018, 8:31am
HARPY POP-UP . . in GREENPOINT !!
251 GREENPOINT AVE, BROOKLYN
CLOSING PARTY: FRI OCT 26, 2018 / 4 – 10 PM
ADAM AMRAM . . will be there from about 6:30 PM to . . CLOSING !!
ADAM AMRAM – shaped painting, on the wall
ADAM AMRAM, detail
images via Instagram @harpygallery
ADAM AMRAM – image via adamnamram
def, check out: ADAM AMRAM – PORTFOLIO WEBSITE
ADAM AMRAM . . currently lives & works out of PHILADELPHIA, PA.
~ADAM AMRAM . . ‘GREENPOINT GROUP SHOW’ / HARPY / CLOSING PARTY FRI OCT 26 |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | October 26th, 2018, 7:53am
don’t miss . . .
THE HARPY GALLERY . . . GREENPOINT POP-UP / UP THRU . . FRI OCT 25, 2018 / 10AM – 10PM
251 GREENPOINT AVE, GREENPOINT, BROOKLYN
and, def check out: their website !!!!!!
you will find this little gem by DREW MILLER, in their Greenpoint offerings !!
DREW MILLER, ‘Heavens’, 2018.
colored pencil on paper, 22 x 26 in. (unframed).
($1,350.)
Image via Instagram @generalvision / Drew Miller
DREW MILLER, NYC MAY 5, 2016.
PHOTO: NANCY SMITH
~DREW MILLER . . ‘GREENPOINT ART SHOW’ / HARPY GALLERY / BROOKLYN POP-UP |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | October 25th, 2018, 8:29am
DON’T BLINK !!!!!!!!!
THERE’S GOLD / IN THEM THAR . . HARPY WALLS !!
HARPY GALLERY, an artist-run gallery out of Rutherford NJ / New Jersey
founded & run by by MICHAEL OLIVO . . .
presents a big survey show of their first 2 years – with over 70 artworks, by 31 artists . . .
focusing on . . “figurative, psychological and mythological aspects of representational modes of working.” (!!!!)
Location: 251 Greenpoint Ave, Brooklyn, NY
the show runs from: OCT 22 – FRI OCT 26th, 2018 / 10am – 10pm
FLYER ARTWORK – DREW MILLER
~’GREENPOINT GROUP SHOW’ . . incl DREW MILLER, HEATHER BENJAMIN & GRETTA JOHNSON / HARPY GALLERY POP-UP / BROOKLYN OCT 23-26 |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | October 24th, 2018, 7:44am
independent curator / artist . . . NICHOLAS MOENICH,
has a very mysterious, cat-like drawing in . . ‘CAT LADY’.
TEEN PARTY, in BED-STUY, Brooklyn . . up thru NOV 24, 2018.
NICHOLAS MOENICH, ‘Cats’, 2018 / 17 x 12 in. / graphite on paper.
image courtesy of the artist
~NICHOLAS MOENICH, ‘CAT LADY’ . . TEEN PARTY |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | October 22nd, 2018, 9:22am
‘CAT LADY’ – A GROUP SHOW of ‘FELINE-THEMED’ DRAWINGS – CURATED BY DRAWER
& INCLUDING WORK BY . . NICHOLAS MOENICH
OPENS TO-NITE / SAT OCT 20 / 7 – 10 PM
& runs thru . . NOV 24, 2018
TEEN PARTY, BED-STUY, NY
email them – for the address.
TEEN PARTY . . is an apt gallery located in Bed-Stuy, run by SCOTT INDRISEK & ARIELA GITTLEN
DRAWER . . (formerly Flat File) is an artist-run online gallery & shop for “discovering and supporting emerging artists.”
~’CAT LADY’ . . TEEN PARTY, incl NICHOLAS MOENICH / CURATED BY DRAWER / BED-STUY / OPENS SAT OCT 20 |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | October 20th, 2018, 10:38am
GRETTA JOHNSON . .
I would define my take on Gretta, as someone who comes on real slow, as in low-key,
and then grows on ya . . real BIG !!!
Born in 1985, and hailing from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, (funny how many artists are coming from Wisconsin these days !!), Gretta currently lives and works in Brooklyn. She received a B.F.A. from RISD in 2008.
Her most recent solo show was at P*L*HK /PARIS LONDON HONG KONG, located in Chicago,
this past summer / June 1 – July 7, 2018.
check out: her page, ‘Gretta Johnson, New Paintings’ . . on their website !!
check out: her artist portfolio website
GRETTA JOHNSON, ‘Seed Cycle Wreath’, 2018. acrylic & wax on paper. 54 x 49 in.
image: GRETTA JOHNSON
ANDY CAHILL & GRETTA JOHNSON, BOBO NYC / HOT MUD FEST.
HUDSON, N.Y. / JULY 23, 2017
PHOTO: NANCY SMITH
~GRETTA JOHNSON . . |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | October 20th, 2018, 10:11am
IN CONCERT:
EVE ESSEX (NYC), KAYLA GUTHRIE (NYC), ANDREW BERNSTEIN (BALTIMORE, HORSE LORDS), DEAD TENANTS (NYC) / SAT OCT 20, 2018 / 8 – 11 PM
$10 – ALL AGES
@rhizome_dc: Saturday night we welcome 3 excellent Brooklyn acts & Baltimore’s own ANDREW BERNSTEIN in support of his stunning new record,
‘An exploded View of Time’ / flier by GRETTA JOHNSON
RHIZOME . . is a nonprofit DIY arts space located in DC’s Takoma neighborhood
GRETTA JOHNSON . . is a Brooklyn, NYC-based artist
~GRETTA JOHNSON . . POSTER / RHIZOME, D. C. / CONCERT: SAT OCT 20 |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | October 20th, 2018, 9:21am
‘NATE LOWMAN: NEVER REMEMBER’
OPENS FRI OCT 19 / 6 – 8 PM
show runs thru . . DEC 15, 2018
GAGOSIAN, 980 MADISON AVE, NYC
see more: ‘NATE LOWMAN: NEVER REMEMBER’ – GAGOSIAN
NATE LOWMAN, ‘Untitled’, 2013-2015 / copyright NATE LOWMAN
PHOTO: Rob McKeever
image via Instagram @gagosian
NEVER FORGET:
NATE LOWMAN & MARY-KATE OLSEN, RICHARD PRINCE OPENING, DEC 20, 2008 / GAGOSIAN CHELSEA
PHOTO: NANCY SMITH
check out: RICHARD PRINCE OPENING – DEC 20, 2008 / ARTLOVERS ARCHIVE
where you will also find: RICHARD PRINCE, JOE BRADLEY & URS FISCHER / from 10 YEARS AGO ..!!
~’NATE LOWMAN: NEVER REMEMBER’ . . GAGOSIAN MADISON AVE / OPENS TO-NITE FRI OCT 19 |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | October 19th, 2018, 2:34pm
amping up – the ‘FEAR FAIRE’ . . . !!
GREGORY KALLICHE / @lifelikegregory . . .
has a new video in the ‘FEAR FAIRE’ event – organized by NATHANIEL DeLARGE
OPENING TO-NITE THURS OCT 18 / 6 – 9 PM
running thru NOV 11, 2018
MARINARO GALLERY, SUBBASEMENT, 1 OLIVER ST, LOWER EAST SIDE, NYC
GREGORY KALLICHE / ‘FEAR FAIRE’ POSTER – VIA INSTAGRAM @lifelikegregory
SEE: GREGORY KALLICHE – ARTIST PORTFOLIO WEBSITE
~GREGORY KALLICHE . . New Video, ‘FEAR FAIRE’ / MARINARO / OPENS TO-NITE THURS OCT 18 |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | October 18th, 2018, 12:25pm
