{"id":43486,"date":"2021-08-15T12:03:58","date_gmt":"2021-08-15T17:03:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/?p=43486"},"modified":"2021-08-25T16:44:21","modified_gmt":"2021-08-25T21:44:21","slug":"timely-curated-by-tessa-krieg-11-newel-opening-pix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/the-bomb\/2021\/08\/15\/timely-curated-by-tessa-krieg-11-newel-opening-pix\/","title":{"rendered":"~’TIMELY’ \/ CURATED BY TESSA KRIEG \/ 11 NEWEL \/ OPENING PIX"},"content":{"rendered":"

hitting all the right – ANXIETIES !!<\/p>\n

‘TIMELY’ . . . a big, ambitious, somewhat themed, diverse group gathering \/ debut show for this gallery,
\ncurated by the gallery’s founder \/ director: TESSA KRIEG
\nruns thru . . . SEPT 6, 2021.
\n11 NEWEL<\/a>, 11 NEWEL ST., GREENPOINT, BROOKLYN, N.Y. 11222.
\nHRS: SUN-MON \/ 11-4 PM<\/p>\n

WHAT’S A HUMAN BODY – IF NOT, A MEASUREMENT OF TIME ?<\/p>\n

SO,
\nEVERY-BODY !!
\nROCK YOUR BODY !! NOW !!<\/p>\n

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\nGALLERIST \/ CURATOR . . TESSA KRIEG.
\nworks by DAN BAINBRIDGE behind her \/ artist IRENA JUREK, to the right.<\/p>\n

TESSA invokes her show, with a poem of her own making <\/a> \/ loosely blocking out – a series of ‘timely’ scenarios.
\nI’m taking these<\/em> lines – as my guide:
\n“Read the clock Read the signs” \/
\n“Cosmic simplicity bracketed into good and evil” \/
\n“Running out of time” \/
\n“Quantum extinguishment”.<\/p>\n

a word about the space. it’s quite nice, I knew a few people in the room who who would die for a ground floor space like this. it’s deceptively large, and runs more narrow than wide, which actually suits exhibitions of art, while casting an intimate spell. <\/p>\n

looking back on the evening, and how to break down what was a bit of a wide open theme, with a lot of players,
\nabout 20 artists – I recalled the sensuous, snake-like \/ and surprising venue and how it moved, most of all.
\nit was alike a: BODY !!
\na ‘TIMELY’ BODY – OF THOUGHT.
\na . . give-me-more-time – to be<\/strong> a living, thriving artist – body, on this earth \/ kind of cosmic sci-fi – game board.<\/p>\n

and, like any ‘body map’: it started with . . . THE TOES !!!!! <\/p>\n

1. TOES:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\nDAN BAINBRIDGE – BIC LIGHTER FIGURINES
\ntiny clothed \/ Star Wars like, survivor-like human-leaning furry puppet-like tiny animals, the size of a Bic lighter \/ approx 3 in. in height \/ they were amusing, wiggly, balanced in small groups – arrayed on shelves, at the entrance to the show, which at this point remained hidden behind a corner \/
\nthey were indeed: the toes.<\/p>\n

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\nthey were so charmingly imaginative, and yet so real . . esp with the little red gears in their mouths, I had to ask: are they animated ?
\nno . . . <\/p>\n

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\nbut, they do set a fire in motion.
\nhot enough for ya, climate change ? <\/p>\n

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\nDAN BAINBRIDGE, with his tiny fire brigade !!
\nsetting the intro – for ‘Timely’ \/ body.<\/p>\n

I might have been more<\/strong> open to them, than your average NYC art reviewer, who cringes at cute – because I’m such a fan of the cutting edge & super endearing work . . of what are called the ‘illustrators’ – in this current culture \/ still considered by many, part & parcel of the graphic design scene \/ incl. video\/digital games, animation etc.
\n(why play as a human – when you can be a . . . squirrel ?)
\nesp when Chinese New Year rolls around, and Grumpy Bert tosses the most delightful imaginary animal \/ people
\nhoroscopic designs – on lucky red envelopes \/ up into the creative ether.
\nsee: GRUMPY BERT – THE RED ENVELOPE SHOW <\/a><\/p>\n

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\noh no. here come the enemy – start your fires !!
\nI couldn’t help thinking: lord, how long before we are all reduced to wandering survival tribes – dressed in animal clothing.
\nseriously.<\/p>\n

2. THE LEGS \/ THE WINGS \/ THE SPINE \/ THE EVOLUTION of MOTION<\/strong>
\nturn the corner into the main room – and here is: THE LEGS, THE SPINE, THE BACK BONE of MOTION !!<\/p>\n

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\nDAN BANBRIDGE, ‘Echolocation Pegasus’, mixed media \/ 72 x 16 x 90 in.
\nexcept this large-sized model – really was animated – with moving parts !!<\/p>\n

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\nDAN BAINBRIDGE, ‘Pegasus’ detail.<\/p>\n

3. MOVING UP THE LEGS into THE real BIO WORKS – THE INTESTINES & DIGESTIVE ORGANS !!
\nand, then: arms & hands.<\/strong> <\/p>\n

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\nANDY RALPH, a kind of very biological morphing of horse – to man ?!!
\nANDY RALPH, ‘FIVE LEGGED SLAB’,
\nrose gold mirror, stainless steel kidney bowls, lettuce, glazed ceramic tiles, sanded grout, tar,
\nwood, tin cans, black socks, and uncooked pinto beans \/ approx 20 x 20 x 42 in.<\/p>\n

note: on the right, a painting by JAQUELINE CEDAR \/
\nacrylic on stretched spandex \/ 72 x 60 in.<\/p>\n

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\nJAQUELINE CEDAR, ‘Put me Out’, acrylic on stretched spandex \/ 72 x 60 in.
\nimage via Instagram @jaquelinecedar<\/a>
\nnote: she’s got both limbs \/ the legs & arms !! <\/p>\n

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\nANDY RALPH, the top.
\nimage via the gallery website<\/a><\/p>\n

4. THE GONADS – THE MIDDLE BODY \/ GENDER FLUIDITY \/SEX ORGANS & if bio appropriate \/ REPRODUCTION <\/strong><\/p>\n

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\nJUSTIN ORTIZ, ‘Trona’ \/ 6 x 8 in.<\/p>\n

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\nJUSTIN ORTIZ, ‘Wall person’, 6 x 8 in.<\/p>\n

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\nRENFIELD PEALE, ‘Gender Fantasies (#2)’, acrylic on canvas
\n24 x 24 in.<\/p>\n

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\nIRENA JUREK . . with her acrylic on sculpy figure, ‘Luck Guy’.
\nwhich I’m classifying under: sex. & juicy. fruit.
\njust because . . isn’t is obvious ?<\/p>\n

5. THE HEART \/ LOVE & HATE \/ CONFLICT vs HARMONY<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\nNOELLE VELEZ, ‘Bubblegum Stretch’, acrylic on panel
\n8 x 12 in.<\/p>\n

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\nalso under: matters of the HEART !!
\nJOE W. SPEIER, ‘Millennial Painting #1’, 36 x 48 in.<\/p>\n

6. and finally – THE HEAD, THE MIND \/ COMPREHENSION, TIME & MEMORY<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\nCATHERINE MULLIGAN, ‘2014’, oil on board
\n8 x 10 in.<\/p>\n

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\nin the further-back room, TIME . . TICKS ON WITHOUT – PAUSE !!
\nBLINN & LAMBERT animated \/ digital wall projection . . <\/p>\n

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\nBLINN AND LAMBERT \/ NICHOLAS STEINDORF & KYLE WILLIAMS
\n‘At Work’, 6 minute \/ animated digital video loop<\/p>\n

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\nwatch: <\/strong>the animated loop – on Instagram c\/o @artloversnewyork<\/a><\/p>\n

NOTE:<\/strong> the BLINN AND LAMBERT \/ animated ‘At Work’ loop – as originally posted to their @blinn-and-lambert IG story in advance of the opening \/ & photographed by them.<\/p>\n

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\nEMMY THELANDER and ANDREW FRANCIS at the opening \/ outside on the typical Greenpoint, Brooklyn street- at dusk.
\nEmmy teaches drawing in the BFA program at Hunter, and Digital Design at Hostos.
\nAndrew will teach sculpture this semester in the Visual Arts Department at Wagner, on Staten Island. <\/p>\n

PHOTOS: NANCY SMITH \/ unless otherwise noted
\nfrom the opening \/ FRI AUG 6, 2021.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

hitting all the right – ANXIETIES !! ‘TIMELY’ . . . a big, ambitious, somewhat themed, diverse group gathering \/ debut show for this gallery, curated by the gallery’s founder \/ director: TESSA KRIEG runs thru . . . SEPT 6, 2021. 11 NEWEL, 11 NEWEL ST., GREENPOINT, BROOKLYN, N.Y. 11222. HRS: SUN-MON \/ 11-4 […]<\/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\/43486"}],"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=43486"}],"version-history":[{"count":38,"href":"https:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43486\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":43640,"href":"https:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43486\/revisions\/43640"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43486"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=43486"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=43486"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}