{"id":708,"date":"2008-10-28T12:18:13","date_gmt":"2008-10-28T17:18:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/the-bomb\/2008\/10\/28\/leigh-johnsonat-the-journal\/"},"modified":"2008-11-04T21:18:26","modified_gmt":"2008-11-05T02:18:26","slug":"leigh-johnsonat-the-journal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/the-bomb\/2008\/10\/28\/leigh-johnsonat-the-journal\/","title":{"rendered":"~LEIGH JOHNSON\/at THE JOURNAL &#038; JOE BRADLEY CURATES SALON XXIV !!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-content\/photos\/Leigh_the_journal.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"349\" alt=\"leigh johnson\" class=\"centered\" \/><\/p>\n<p>LEIGH JOHNSON &#8211; &#8216;THE HARD SHOULDER&#8217; &#8211; OPENS To-NITE !! TUES OCT 28 &#8211; 6-9 PM<br \/>\nthe show runs: OCT 28 &#8211; NOV 12, 2008<br \/>\nTHE JOURNAL &#8211; 168 NORTH 1st ST &#8211; BROOKLYN<br \/>\nGALLERY HOURS: MON-SAT 12-6pm<\/p>\n<p>plus you can score a copy of the newest: THE JOURNAL &#8211; ENTRY no. 24 &#8211; at $15 &#8211; the best NYC originated (hard copy) art journal around !! it  has a LEIGH JOHNSON photo on the cover, and a bonus insert  &#8211; a  beautiful photographic &#8216;MOBY DICK&#8217; SUPPLEMENT BY TERENCE KOH !! articles include: &#8216;CAMPING IN KABUL&#8217; &#8211; an intriguing essay, with beautiful photographs, by MICHAEL OBERT, and a FOCUS\/INTERVIEW WITH PATRICK GRIFFIN conducted by AUREL SCHMIDT !! as well as a portfolio of LEIGH JOHNSON photos; MARIA CORNEJO interviewed by TIM BLANKS; and  TAKESHI MURATA + FRANCINE SPIEGEL interviewed by KATHY GRAYSON. there&#8217;s also an interesting, though sad note from MICHAEL NEVINS, THE JOURNAL&#8217;S publisher, regarding the very small-town, and often frightening behavior of the NYPD &#8211; NEW YORK POLICE DEPT. you don&#8217;t know who to be more afraid of, the cops, or the real hard-core thugs, on the street &#8211; esp. if you are a young white male. I know of quite a few scary stories &#8211; first hand &#8211; and I&#8217;m pretty sure  <em>a lot<\/em> of you out there, have your own sorry NYPD zero intelligence &#8211; brute intimidation, dark holding cell, no reason stories. hey, but let&#8217;s end on an up-beat !! &#8211; JOE BRADLEY does this issue&#8217;s SALON !!! <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-content\/photos\/the_journal___Patrick___1.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"337\" alt=\"the journal # 1\" class=\"centered\" \/><br \/>\n&#8216;IN FOCUS&#8217; &#8211; PATRICK GRIFFIN &#8211; INTERVIEW BY AUREL SCHMIDT\/INTRODUCTION BY KATHY GRAYSON\/PHOTO PORTRAIT (ABOVE) BY KATHY LO.  <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-content\/photos\/the_journal_patrick___2_01.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"337\" alt=\"the journal #3\" class=\"centered\" \/><br \/>\nARTWORK BY PATRICK GRIFFIN, &#8216;OH SHIT!&#8217;, 208, acrylic &#038; resin on wood, 16 x 17 in.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-content\/photos\/the_journal___Patrick___3.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"337\" alt=\"the journal # 4\" class=\"centered\" \/><br \/>\nARTWORK BY PATRICK GRIFFIN, &#8216;WE&#8217;RE FOR THE BIRDS&#8217;, 2008, acrylic on canvas, 24 in. round &#038; &#8216;HANG ON BABY&#8217;. 2008, acrylic on canvas, 24 in. round.<br \/>\nsee: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/artlovers\/report\/2008-08-25.html\">pix of the PATRICK GRIFFIN OPENING &#8211; &#8216;COUNT THY BUTTONS&#8217;, at THE JOURNAL GALLERY, AUG 14 &#8211; SEPT 2, 2008<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-content\/photos\/the_journal_new_agathe_01.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"337\" alt=\"new new a\" class=\"centered\" \/><br \/>\nfrom SALON XXIV &#8211; CURATED BY JOE BRADLEY: KEITH MAYERSON &#038; AGATHE SNOW<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-content\/photos\/the_journal_Bradley___2.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"337\" alt=\"the journal # 6\" class=\"centered\" \/><br \/>\nfrom SALON XXIV &#8211; CURATED BY JOE BRADLEY: BLACK DICE &#038; WERNER BUTTNER<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-content\/photos\/the_journal_Bradley___3.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"337\" alt=\"the journal # 7\" class=\"centered\" \/><br \/>\nfrom SALON XXIV &#8211; CURATED BY JOE BRADLEY: BILL SAYLOR &#038; EUNICE KIM<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-content\/photos\/the_journal__Bradley___8.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"337\" alt=\"the journal # 10\" class=\"centered\" \/><br \/>\nfrom  SALON  XXIV &#8211; CURATED BY JOE BRADLEY: MICHAEL WILLIAMS, &#8216;Once \/ wasn&#8217;t&#8217;, 2005  &#038; JASON  FOX, &#8216;Negrodomus&#8217;, 2006.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-content\/photos\/the_journal_Bradley___4.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"337\" alt=\"the journal # 7\" class=\"centered\" \/><br \/>\nfrom SALON XXIV &#8211; CURATED BY JOE BRADLEY: RITA ACKERMANN &#038; DAN COLEN <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-content\/photos\/the_journal_bradley___4.jpg\" width=\"384\" height=\"288\" alt=\"the journal # 8\" class=\"centered\" \/><br \/>\nfrom SALON XXIV &#8211; CURATED BY JOE BRADLEY &#8211; SARAH BRAMAN, &#8216;I LOVE RADIO&#8217;, 1999.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-content\/photos\/the_journal___terence___1.jpg\" width=\"384\" height=\"288\" alt=\"the journal # 8\" class=\"centered\" \/><br \/>\nfrom the TERENCE KOH\/MOBY DICK &#8211; SUPPLEMENT PUBLICATION<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-content\/photos\/the_journal__terence___4.jpg\" width=\"384\" height=\"288\" alt=\"the journal # 9\" class=\"centered\" \/><br \/>\nfrom the TERENCE KOH\/MOBY DICK &#8211; SUPPLEMENT PUBLICATION<br \/>\nPHOTOS: FROM THE JOURNAL ENTRY NO. 24 &#8211; NANCY SMITH<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-content\/photos\/the_journal___LEIGH_01.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"450\" alt=\"the journal front\" class=\"centered\" \/><br \/>\nTHE JOURNAL &#8211; ENTRY NO. 24. FRONT COVER: LEIGH JOHNSON, &#8216;HARD SHOULDER&#8217;, (detail).<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-content\/photos\/the_journal___TERENCE_KOH.jpg\" width=\"302\" height=\"450\" alt=\"the journal koh\" class=\"centered\" \/><br \/>\nTERENCE KOH &#8211; MOBY DICK &#8211; THE JOURNAL ENTRY NO. 24 &#8211; SUPPLEMENT PUBLICATION<\/p>\n<p>THE JOURNAL IS PUBLISHED QUARTERLY &#038; IS  ALSO AVAILABLE BY SUBSCRIPTION. <\/p>\n<p>see: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thejrnl.com\/\">THE JOURNAL &#8211; CONTEMPORARY CULTURE<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-content\/photos\/the_journal___logo.jpg\" width=\"332\" height=\"122\" alt=\"j logo\" class=\"centered\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LEIGH JOHNSON &#8211; &#8216;THE HARD SHOULDER&#8217; &#8211; OPENS To-NITE !! TUES OCT 28 &#8211; 6-9 PM the show runs: OCT 28 &#8211; NOV 12, 2008 THE JOURNAL &#8211; 168 NORTH 1st ST &#8211; BROOKLYN GALLERY HOURS: MON-SAT 12-6pm plus you can score a copy of the newest: THE JOURNAL &#8211; ENTRY no. 24 &#8211; at [&hellip;]<\/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\/708"}],"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=708"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/708\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=708"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=708"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=708"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}