{"id":19038,"date":"2013-11-08T12:35:45","date_gmt":"2013-11-08T17:35:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/?p=19038"},"modified":"2013-11-11T09:13:40","modified_gmt":"2013-11-11T14:13:40","slug":"alexandra-eastburn-opening-pix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/the-bomb\/2013\/11\/08\/alexandra-eastburn-opening-pix\/","title":{"rendered":"~ALEXANDRA EASTBURN . . OPENING PIX"},"content":{"rendered":"

ALEXANDRA EASTBURN – ‘Your Little Garden is Shuddering’
\nopened THURS NOV 7, 2013
\nthe show runs thru THURS NOV 28, 2013
\n166 MOTT ST<\/a> – LOWER EAST SIDE, NYC<\/p>\n

with the big art auctions in town next week, the art world, esp the contemporary art scene .. is boiling like a pot of water on a very hot stove.<\/p>\n

ALEXANDRA EASTBURN’S debut NYC solo show was no exception. <\/p>\n

although a relative ‘unknown’ from out-of-town, the opening on Mott St was fab, fab and more fab.
\nthe crowd never ceased. it was just wave after wave of curious, bright, trend-setting young New Yorkers, non-stop. the work was really well received, and the buzz never stopped.
\nyeah, it was exciting.<\/p>\n

there’s nothing a happening New Yorker likes better than when the ‘content’ – lives up to the buzz.
\nthere’s nothing a happening New Yorker likes better . . than the next big talent.
\nand being the first . . to have seen it.
\nthere’s nothing like seeing a new face, that’s young and ready .. presenting a new fresh vision.
\n. . and everybody is feeling the vibe.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\n166 MOTT ST<\/a> – AN ALTERNATIVE ART SPACE.
\nwhen the big blue chips .. are gunning for upwards of $30, 40 .. 50. $80 million ? .. haha, there’s nothing better than being at the very edge of the ‘real’ underground. as it is happening.
\nin real time !!<\/p>\n

essentially, excitement-wise – no diff.
\nWhere are you going to make the biggest bang – for your buck ?
\nin my mind it’s a – no brainer !!
\non the wild side, of course !! the underground – where it all begins.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\nin the window . .
\nALEXANDRA EASTBURN, ‘Mary of Egypt 1 and 2’, ink on vintage paper. 15 x 12 in.
\n(1,000) <\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\nin the window . .
\nALEXANDRA EASTBURN, ‘Mary of Egypt 3 and 4’, ink on vintage paper, 15 x 22 in.
\n($1,000) <\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\nALEXANDRA EASTBURN originally hails from Hot Springs, Arkansas .. but is currently based in MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE, where she received a BFA in Fine Arts from Memphis College of Art in 2012.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\nfrom left: AMY LI the show’s curator, and the founder of 166 MOTT with her visiting artist .. ALEXANDRA EASTBURN.<\/p>\n

ALEXANDRA’S previous exhibitions include ‘Public Housing’ at the University of Memphis, a large-scale paper-mache installation, ‘Imagine the Angels of Bread’ at the Holy Underground, a DIY space in Baltimore, Maryland, and ‘Wild Life’, a solo exhibit at the new Glitch Gallery in Memphis.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\ndetail, ALEXANDRA EASTBURN.
\nRight Wall series: ‘A Funeral for Dead Ends’, ink on wax paper, 18 x 72 in.
\n($5,000)<\/p>\n

AMY LI writes about this exhibit:
\n“The exhibition is about using unconventional spaces for art – presenting objects, process and images. Through a series of illustrations and sculptures, strange places are exemplified as a metaphor for change, transformation and function. The use of 166 Mott is not necessarily an alternative to the white box spaces but rather, a point of independence, where works are striking and seen with more meaning. It is about the ability to revitalize surroundings and use them as a reminder of nostalgia and purpose.”<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\ndetail, ALEXANDRA EASTBURN.
\nLeft Wall series: ‘ Two Quidnuncs’, ink on wax paper, 18 x 72 in.
\n($5,000)<\/p>\n

ALEXANDRA first coats the wax paper, butcher paper – with black ink, using a large Japanese brush, and then scratches and incises away, to lay bare .. her poetry, her art, her mystery, her ancient icons, historical lore & even some contemporary ‘forces’.
\nin short: the stuff of myths. visions, feelings, and dreams.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\ndetail, ALEXANDRA EASTBURN.
\nLeft wall series, ‘Reluctant Gatekeepers and Mythical Intruders.’<\/p>\n

it was interesting to watch the crowd interact, gaze deeply into the striking technique, and many layered details, and textures . . of the work.
\nit not only felt so new and fresh, but also, a bit old soul .. and a bit like a running journal.
\nAsian, Byzantine . . even some retro art deco jazz age.<\/p>\n

but, mostly I couldn’t help thinking how great, these pieces would look, racing along a wall .. in a room of one’s own.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\ndetail, ALEXANDRA EASTBURN. ‘Reluctant Gatekeepers and Mythical Intruders.’<\/p>\n

Ghosts . . and unearthly messengers, aside. myths, feelings, etc.
\nBlack and White . . is having such a recurrence this season.<\/p>\n

if you haven’t seen ‘NEBRASKA’, the movie . . you are missing out.
\nit totally unspools in the cinematic equivalence of ‘silence’ . . black and white, all the way.
\nacross the big screen. just awesome. <\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\ndetail, ALEXANDRA EASTBURN.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\ndetail, ALEXANDRA EASTBURN.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\ndetail, ALEXANDRA EASTBURN.
\nLeft Wall series: ‘Listen to my Pulse – It’s Full of Colors’. ink on wax paper, 18 x 72 in.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\nat the opening: ALEX and KALI, visiting from Paris.
\nthey are here for 3 months. they are both into fashion, and make ‘fashion’, as well.
\nno doubt.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\nHASH HALPER makes fashion happen too, he’s here to cover the event for FRANK.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\nMAX, a local artist who studied at COOPER UNION, drops by, too.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\nBUNNY, a stylist, among other things .. and a friend of Alexandra’s, who is actually graciously hosting Alexandra’s stay here, in NYC.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\nSEAN LINCOLN, another friend of Alexandra’s from Memphis ..
\nhe has been here in NYC for quite awhile helping out with the Storm Sandy re-construction, out in the Rockaways.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\nCHRIS OWEN, also from Memphis. also helping out with the Storm Sandy reconstruction in the Rockaways.
\nI’m thinking, wow . . Memphis seems to be a very happening place.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\nMELISSA DRASBY and WC BEVAN.
\nWC BEVAN had work in the last show at 166 Mott. WILLIAM CODY BEVAN.
\nhe also photographs art shows, in partnership with HASH, for FRANK . . and yes. all in BLACK & WHITE.
\nyep, black and white film in that old school 35mm camera – he carries.<\/p>\n

WC BEVAN originally hails from OHIO, but moved to Memphis to go to art school. art school didn’t stick, but Memphis, and the music scene there – did, for awhile, anyways. he now lives and works in NYC.
\nwhile in Memphis he did meet Alexandra Eastburn, and in fact it was he – who introduced AMY LI to ALEXANDRA, and thus it is WC who we have to thank . . for this great show, and time.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\nANTHONY HADEN-GUEST made the scene too.
\nthat’s the night’s artist: Alexandra Eastburn on the right, surrounded by her work,
\nand it’s looking . . good.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\nand, finally I get to meet up with Hash’s other bother, (he has 3) .. ASHER LEWIS, on the left.
\nASHER is involved in a ‘start-up’ . . ‘AUTEUR ARTS’ dedicated to indie filmmaking.
\nwith him on the right, is his lawyer . . copyright and intellectual property lawyer, NATHANIEL KLEINMAN.
\nremember that name, you might need him one day, too.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\ncurator, art show producer, and FRANK correspondent HASH HALPER . .with artist DERRICK FAIRBANKS.
\nwe will give Hash the last word . .
\nwhy ?
\nbecause he’s been really energizing the downtown scene, to the max. this year,
\nand for sure . . there’s more to follow.<\/p>\n

A GREAT NIGHT.
\nA GREAT SHOW.<\/p>\n

WELCOME TO NEW YORK CITY . . ALEXANDRA EASTBURN.<\/p>\n

PHOTOS: NANCY SMITH<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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