{"id":24498,"date":"2015-03-17T13:59:26","date_gmt":"2015-03-17T18:59:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/?p=24498"},"modified":"2015-03-19T09:27:10","modified_gmt":"2015-03-19T14:27:10","slug":"nano-elements-add-up-erik-den-breejen-ritta-ikonen-electra-kb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/the-bomb\/2015\/03\/17\/nano-elements-add-up-erik-den-breejen-ritta-ikonen-electra-kb\/","title":{"rendered":"~nano elements add up: ERIK DEN BREEJEN, RIITTA IKONEN, ELEKTRA Kb, MARK WAGNER, JASON CLAY LEWIS, DAVID PACKER , ANNE NOWAK"},"content":{"rendered":"

then, there were the artists who used ‘smaller’ elements – to build up a . . . whole.
\nand yes, the whole was<\/em> . . . greater than the parts !!<\/p>\n

the show also swung from the serious . . to the novel, from political rage to sad sentiments, touched on folk art, and hit the cutting edge – sometimes soft, sometimes hard – and, back again – many times over.<\/p>\n

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\nERIK DEN BREEJEN, ‘JONI MITCHELL (California)’, 2014 and NEIL YOUNG \/ ‘Albuquerque on the Beach (Alone at the Microphone)’, 2011.
\nboth acrylic on linen, 28 x 22 in.<\/p>\n

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\ndetail, ERIK DEN BREEJEN, ‘NEIL YOUNG’. the word ‘blocks’ are . . lyrics from the songs.<\/p>\n

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\nERIK DEN BREEJEN, ‘ROBIN WILLIAMS at the MET’, 2015.
\nacrylic on linen, 72 x 68 in.
\n($18,000) <\/p>\n

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\ndetail, ‘Robin Williams’.<\/p>\n

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\ndetail, ‘Robin Williams’ – the words are from his early stand-up routine.<\/p>\n

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\nVINCE CONTARINO, who with KRIS CHATTERSON, of PROGRESS REPORT – curated the ERIK DEN BREEJEN paintings. yes, I consider Erik den Breejen’s work . . to be hitting the cutting edge, and HARD. color field painting, for our . . times !!
\nthey are also very ‘quilt-like’, if you extend the . . formula.
\nmeaning-wise: souvenirs of a time past.
\nformal construction: block lettering, connected patterns, etc. etc.<\/p>\n

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\ncurator YULIA TOPCHIY of CoWorker with an ambitious ‘in the mail’ project – by RIITTA IKONEN.<\/p>\n

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\nRIITTA IKONEN – small, strange objects were addressed, with no envelope or other packing . . and put in the mail, as is – by this Finnish artist. over 200 were sent out since 2001, and only 5 were lost.<\/p>\n

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\nthe objects, all about 18 x 18 cms. in dimension – were arranged on top of small display towers, themselves made from small, mini ‘crates’.<\/p>\n

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\nRIITTA IKONEN, ‘mail art’. she will be having a solo show of these pieces in Nov 2015 at the Postal Museum in Helsinki, Finland. yes, she is from Finland.<\/p>\n

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\nthe reverse of the paint brush piece (above).<\/p>\n

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\nsome of the RIITTA IKONEN pieces were also displayed on the wall.<\/p>\n

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\nRIITTA IKONEN, ‘I’m Here’, mail art, 2004. postcard (thread) 18 x 18 cms. unique.
\ncurated for SPRING BREAK 2015 – by Yulia Topchiy. <\/p>\n

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\ncurators MICHAEL VALINSKY and ARIELLE de SAINT PHALLE . . presented a hand-sewn book project by Elektra Kb. the project, a hand-crafted ‘soft’ book . . which is bound by buttons and button holes, which jumps way past ‘artisan’ – to ‘artist’ !!
\nwas separated, and hung on the wall – for SPRING BREAK 2015. <\/p>\n

Electra Kb, ‘Untitled (Book of the Cathara Insurgent Women)’, 2013
\npigment prints on canvas, fabric felt, thread. each square: 12 x 19-1\/2 in.
\nunique. <\/p>\n

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\nElektra Kb – note the buttonholes used to bind the cloth book, running down the left-hand side.<\/p>\n

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\nElektra Kb . . note the button holes on the left.<\/p>\n

I totally loved these . . . minimal graphics – in play. just for themselves, and against the more narrative, or pictorial . . blocks.
\nvery cutting edge, quilt. very cutting edge, graphics. <\/p>\n

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\nElektra Kb – mission statement:
\n“WE ARE NEITHER ARTISTS NOR ANTI-ARTISTS WE ARE CREATIVE WOMEN REVOLUTIONARIES”.
\nnice, hand s-t-i-t-c-h-i-n-g.<\/p>\n

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\nElektra Kb, girls on swings, and girls in k-i-l-l-e-r masks ????<\/p>\n

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\nElektra Kb …”where we live is liberated territory”.
\nI wish.
\nI really don’t know what to make of that statement, but the stitching, and<\/em> the background – are amazing.
\nwell, art is liberating. craft, skills – are liberating. freedom to create and create political expression – is\/are liberating.
\nI think humans get hung up on the ‘territory’ part. one tribe does not want to share with another, basic bio code. even in human relations, the ‘nano’ . . reigns.
\nand divides.<\/p>\n

see: Elektra Kb<\/a>
\nshe is an artist, born in Soviet-era Odessa, and currently studying for her MFA at Hunter College, here in New York.<\/p>\n

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\non a less solemn note . . . but perhaps just as . . militant ?
\nit’s subversive to cut up . . US currency.
\ndetail, MARK WAGNER . . a political statement, as well ?
\nwomen’s work ?
\nclean up – the economy ? I don’t know whether to laugh, or cry.<\/p>\n

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\nMARK WAGNER, ‘Very Expensive Push broom’, 2008 – curated for SPRING BREAK by TESS SOL SCHWAB.
\nmixed media assemblage, 61 x 61 x 6 in.
\nedition of 6 out of 9.
\n($10,000) (he wasn’t joking).<\/p>\n

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\ncurator TESS SOL SCHWAB . . at SPRING BREAK 2015.<\/p>\n

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\nanother, true replica . . miniature <\/strong>!!
\na mini-me !!
\nJASON CLAY LEWIS, ‘d-CON Plagueship’, 2009.
\nd-CON boxes, wood, string.
\ncurated by GUY NELSON, of AQUARIUM for SPRING BREAK 2015.<\/p>\n

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\ntalking about . . ceramics !!
\nthough these seem full scale, even life size . . . they are still, in a series, and thus: parts equal the whole !!
\nDAVID PACKER, ‘Short Circuit’, cast ceramic, 2011.
\ncurated by GUY NELSON, of AQUARIUM for SPRING BREAK 2015.<\/p>\n

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\ncurator GUY NELSON, of AQUARIUM.<\/p>\n

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\nlast, but not least on the nano parts equal the greater . . whole.
\nsmall, tiny clay sculptures by ANNE NOWAK – lined up on the floor, outside the door.
\nthey scared me, they . . s-p-o-o-k-e-d me.
\nanybody else know the late DAN ASHER’S tiny white clay figurines . . exacto !!
\nthen I find out the exhibit is called: ‘The Dead People’s Dead Flowers’ – !!
\nthe dead<\/em> n-e-v-e-r die, get it straight – already.
\nDan Asher died on Earth Day, coming up this very month, and apparently he’s STILL roaming this earth.<\/p>\n

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\nANNE NOWAK, mini-me . . RIP Dan Asher !!<\/p>\n

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\nANNE NOWAK, mini-me death . . parade, becomes . . you.<\/p>\n

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\nartist ANNE NOWAK . . . at SPRING BREAK, 2015.<\/p>\n

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\nCASSANDRA M. JOHNSON . . curated ANNE NOWAK, ‘The Dead People’s Dead Flowers’ – for SPRING BREAK, 2015.<\/p>\n

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

then, there were the artists who used ‘smaller’ elements – to build up a . . . whole. and yes, the whole was . . . greater than the parts !! the show also swung from the serious . . to the novel, from political rage to sad sentiments, touched on folk art, and hit […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24498"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24498"}],"version-history":[{"count":36,"href":"https:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24498\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24572,"href":"https:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24498\/revisions\/24572"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24498"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24498"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24498"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}