{"id":4278,"date":"2011-03-05T14:19:52","date_gmt":"2011-03-05T19:19:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/?p=4278"},"modified":"2019-02-20T14:28:49","modified_gmt":"2019-02-20T19:28:49","slug":"early-on-23rd-st-just-before-the-independent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/the-bomb\/2011\/03\/05\/early-on-23rd-st-just-before-the-independent\/","title":{"rendered":"~EARLY on 23rd St – just before the INDEPENDENT !! more pix just posted – SUN MARCH 6\/2:28 PM !!"},"content":{"rendered":"

on your way down there . . . for sure, don’t miss the JACK EARLY – INSTALLATION<\/strong> – at DANIEL REICH GALLERY – 537 A WEST 23RD ST. <\/a><\/p>\n

that’s just on the other side of the street – the North side. just below – 10th Ave !!<\/p>\n

or, as the gallery flyer for yesterday’s all day live music event – put it: 1 BLOCK UP FROM !! – THE INDEPENDENT ART FAIR !!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\nthe whole front room – is taken over by – a black light installation.
\nso from the outside – the gallery looks black, as in shut !! – don’t let that, fool ya . . .
\njust on the other side of the metal & glass 23rd Street entryway – right<\/em> on the cultural dot – like a kind of ‘no-words needed’ – is an alternative universe . . . a total environment – as opposed to a quote unquote: show.
\nstep into the dark . . . and find the light !! <\/p>\n

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\nDANIEL had to put a sign on his door – that says: OPEN !! – in neon orange, no less.
\nan apt ‘found” sign – if I ever did see one !!<\/p>\n

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\nthis is what the JACK EARLY installation looks like – on the other side of the door !!
\ntotal black-out. as in surreal.<\/p>\n

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\nit was fun to go back and re-check that – ceiling art – again, too.
\nnever saw so much ‘ceiling’ art in my life. in New York City, before . . . <\/p>\n

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\nit’s lighthearted, and playful. but a grad student could write a thesis . . .
\nout of the dark – and into the light . . . a complete alternative environment – takes over – the usual white box- gallery space. <\/p>\n

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\nin the back room the multi-faceted JACK EARLY canvas – yes, that is PAUL McCARTNEY – is a fitting backdrop for many of day’s – afternoon long – guest performances . . .
\nthis is ELIJAH TUCKER with SPECIAL GUESTS.
\nfrom left: ALEC SPIEGELMAN, ELIJAH TUCKER, and MARK WIXOM.
\nthey were playing JACK EARLY compositions . . . s-p-e-c-i-a-l.
\ncheck out: ELIJAH TUCKER & GENEROUS MUSIC\/myspace<\/a>
\ncheck out: ELIJAH TUCKER<\/a><\/p>\n

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\non the right – JACK EARLY himself, sat in on a few songs. here is his with ALEC SPIEGELMAN.
\nhis music is – really low-down sweet and fine – special. harmonic. melodic. soulful. is that the word ?
\nA’cappella\/Folk Rock\/Pop
\nhere’s the best bet: check it out on his myspace page – JACK EARLY !!<\/a><\/p>\n

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\nDANIEL was enjoying the moment – just like Alberto Magnan at the DUKE RILEY show (post below), he seemed to be taking great pleasure in hosting the guest musician friends of his artist – and allowing them space to perform – live – in the art world.
\nhere he is with JARED VICTOR MASTERS – who plays ‘Roots’ inspired music.<\/p>\n

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\nin fact DANIEL REICH was lookin’ positively snazzy – and, well why not, he was the host. the show was great. everyone was having really the finest of times. refreshments included !!
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\nMORE PIX !! – A CHELSEA MORNING WITH JACK EARLY – A LIVE ENSEMBLE PERFORMING THE MUSIC Of JACK EARLY <\/strong><\/p>\n

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\nso, you know where – the Victrola – and the ability to custom press the first home-recorded wax records – is coming at ya, from ?
\nin the moment, so to speak.
\n Tha Tha ‘THE KINGS SPEECH’, of course. GEOFFREY RUSH makes that first recording of the King’s voice – on one – in his office. oh yeah.
\nall good. Jack’s Victrola – plays custom recordings of him and his friends – playing his music . . .
\nask Daniel to give it a spin for ya !!
\nnote: little correction – technically, that’s a vintage DISK RECORDER in THE KING’S SPEECH. You could not record on the Victrola. but it’s the same family, re: early hand-wound phonographs. <\/p>\n

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\nCAPTAIN KIRK, DR. SPOCK and JARED VICTOR MASTERS – enjoy the musical offerings. <\/p>\n

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\nALEC SPIEGELMAN also played a solo set.<\/p>\n

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\nso did CAROLINE MURPHY. and she was asked back for a few encores – she was that lovely.
\nthis was amazingly – the first time she had meet Jack Early – or seen his music – but her voice and timing was a perfect match.
\nyou could say – a match made in (musical) heaven.<\/p>\n

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\nCAROLINE MURPHY – in front of the Jack Early canvas.
\ncheck out: carolinemurphy.org<\/a><\/p>\n

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\nthen for change of pace – performance artist – THORGY – made an entry.
\nI think Thorgy – might stand for Thor – as in Viking, and Fergie – for the singer – but I’m not sure. but think that might be a safe bet.<\/p>\n

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\nand actually – for real – the performance was quite moving. very low key, but entirely apt & entrancing.
\nand I wouldn’t usually say that.<\/p>\n

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\nThorgy lip-synced and glided to Jack’s music. . and even the Victrola seemed to sway – to the romance.<\/p>\n

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\n Jack Early, left – watching from the audience . . . remember it was all under the spell of the black light’s black magic.<\/p>\n

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\nThorgy did 3 brief sets – with different costumes. <\/p>\n

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\nher prance and Jack’s music – another match. strike. in the dark. <\/p>\n

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\nout of the dark . . .<\/p>\n

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\nand into the light: (left) GEOFF BENTZ, who is a copywriter at BBDO, and OWEN REYNOLDS who works for the gallery.
\nGeoff works on those funny M&M’s commercials . . . <\/p>\n

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\nand then, in walks JOHNATHAN MORPURGO – you could spot him a mile away – a real live wire – if I ever did see one !! <\/p>\n

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\nJOHNATHAN MORPURGO – his friends call him – JOMO – get it ? mojo. in reverse. talk about life in an alternate universe.
\nnot only was his great wool hat – in my very fave color palette of the moment – orange, yellow and green – but it also matched – the Jack Early rainbow spectrum !!<\/p>\n

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\nJOHNATHAN MORPUGO – aka – JOMO. so, not only is he a fellow archivist & lover of art & history – and therefore a bro to my heart !!
\nas well as being in tune – with my color spectrum !!
\nbut, he also knew who I was. my secret life – !! – as a cult celebrity . . . I josh you not.
\nyeah. ok. turns out, he just saw WE LIVE IN PUBLIC<\/a> – last week.
\ncheck out the film’s photos: top row, 4th from the right – yeah, that’s me.<\/a>
\nand yes, he thought it was<\/em> funny how Daniel Reich had no idea what WE LIVE IN PUBLIC was – just like the rest of the NYC art world.
\nwhat have I been . . . telling ya: NYC 2011 – du du duality !! it’s all about the alternate universe.<\/p>\n

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\nDR SPOCK, JOMO and TIF.
\nso, talk about Jack Early icons . . . and Jack Early friends . . . <\/p>\n

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\nJ. TODD (TIF) FERNANDEZ – a radical gay rights mover and shaker and a member of the Radical Faeries.<\/a>
\nI think this is a good intro: J.TODD (TIF) FERNANDEZ<\/a><\/p>\n

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\na little more Thorgy . . . <\/p>\n

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\nyes, she was – that good.<\/p>\n

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\nThorgy even brought a gun !! a little red hand pistol !! <\/p>\n

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\none more – out of the dark . . . <\/p>\n

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\nand into the light. Daniel Reich intern JENNY – was serving the lovely refreshments . . .<\/p>\n

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\ngourmet chocolate chip cookies, bottles of Peroni beer, and chocolate truffles hand-made by MR. JOMO !! – who else !!
\nno doubt about it – JoMo must be – mojo – spelled backwards.
\nand we already got a MR. MOJO – more on that later – so that’s a good thing.
\nbut they still rhyme. the young and the powerful. amen.<\/p>\n

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\nJACK EARLY and friends – outta the dark and into the light – even the Victrola was swaying – with de-light.<\/p>\n

ALL PHOTOS: NANCY SMITH<\/p>\n

JACK EARLY’S EAR CANDY MACHINE – DANIEL REICH GALLERY<\/a> – JAN 21-MARCH 5, 2011<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

on your way down there . . . for sure, don’t miss the JACK EARLY – INSTALLATION – at DANIEL REICH GALLERY – 537 A WEST 23RD ST. that’s just on the other side of the street – the North side. just below – 10th Ave !! or, as the gallery flyer for yesterday’s all […]<\/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\/4278"}],"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=4278"}],"version-history":[{"count":40,"href":"https:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4278\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39233,"href":"https:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4278\/revisions\/39233"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4278"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4278"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4278"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}