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Duke Riley: A Brooklyn Bomber in new Juxtapoz (Video)

February 10, 2011 Artists, Brooklyn, NYC

Graff and Street Art folks like to talk about going out and “bombing”, borrowing a military metaphor to apply to covering large areas of walls with paint or wheatpasted paper to major effect. From Red Hook, Brooklyn, Juxtapoz profiles an emerging new kind of bomber that knocks down the walls, explodes your expectations, blast the foundations of what we have become comfortable believing about ourselves and the world. Unlike the cynical campaigns of fear that propel one toward mindless conformity however, this bombing encourages you to tap into the primal, the creatively expansive, the free-thinking self. To paraphrase the artist, it’s about tolerance versus stupidity.

Duke Riley is many things; American fine artist, performance artist, tattoo artist, painter, sculptor, historian; RISD and Pratt grad, explorer, fine chef, gracious host, “son of a b*tch”. And to borrow from the street, this guy is a bomber – the new breed that we have been witnessing sprouting from the art communities and collectives re-invigorating Brooklyn since the mid-1990s. Curious, confident, and inventive; this is the gritty urban soil it grows in.

Contributing editor and videographer for Juxtapoz, Alexander Klein produced this three part profile of Duke Riley that itself is compelling and smart. We look forward to more insight like this from Juxtapoz.

Part 1

In Part 1, Duke takes a Revolutionary War-era submarine and swims it up to the Queen Mary 2.

Part 2

In Part 2, Duke organizes a full 5-Borough water invasion battle.

Part 3

Finally in Part 3, Duke goes train-hopping from New York City to Ohio.

All images are stills from the videos and © of Juxtapoz

Verge Art Fair (Brooklyn, NY) – Armory Week

February 9, 2011 Art Fair, Artists, Brooklyn, Events, Gallery, NYC, Opening

Verge

Verge Announces the First-Ever Brooklyn Art Fair

THE INAUGURAL ART BROOKLYN
Verge is proud to announce its return to New York during Armory Show 2011 with the inaugural Art Brooklyn, a historic first-ever art fair to take place in multiple locations throughout the DUMBO neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, 3-6 March. Verge has partnered with Two Trees Management, Brooklyn Arts Council and the Brooklyn Borough President’s office to provide critical real estate, government and institutional support to ensure a successful Brooklyn art fair. Available spaces will be assigned on a first-come-first-served basis. Affordable and accessible for every conceivable tier of exhibitor, we expect available space to fill quickly. Applications are now being accepted for galleries and artists to participate in Art Brooklyn. There are three types of application available, as detailed below.
ABOUT VERGE ART BROOKLYN
An art fair without precedent, Art Brooklyn is the first fair of its kind to be held in Brooklyn, NY. The intention of the fair is to promote and support Brooklyn as a cultural bellwether of artistic endeavor that influences artistic practice the world over. Open to artists and galleries alike at all levels of practice, Art Brooklyn recovers the standard of an art fair as a platform for presenting the best work by living artists.

ABOUT VERGE

Verge is an international platform for the most exciting and interesting in new and emerging art. Verge exists to establish boundaries of the extraordinary as a counter to the natural compulsion towards stagnation in the way art is evaluated and delivered to the public. Staying true to this necessary state for the advancement of art requires a sustained focus on the best new ideas and practices of those marginal or newly emerging to international art audiences. The satisfaction of this fixed requirement for a healthy and competitive artistic culture is at the core of Verge as an international exposition of the highest quality artistic production and the galleries, museums and audiences who sustain it.

PUBLIC HOURS
Thursday, Friday & Saturday, 3 – 5 March, Noon to 10 pm
Sunday, 6 March, Noon to 6 pm

OPENING NIGHT RECEPTION
Thursday, 3 March, 2011, 10:00 pm to 2 am

http://www.brooklynartfair.com/

Scope Art Fair (Manhattan, NY) – Armory Week

February 9, 2011 Art Fair, Artists, Events, Gallery, Manhattan, NYC, Opening

Scope

Image courtesy of Spinello Gallery | TYPOE | Confetti Death, 2010

New York’s Destination Fair Commandeers
60,000 square foot Hall Minutes from Armory Show

NEW YORK- Building on Miami’s overwhelming success, SCOPE launches its 2011 season with its flagship fair, SCOPE New York. Serviced daily by shuttles, this year SCOPE expands to a 60,000 square foot hall on the West Side Highway, minutes from The Armory Show. The fair opens to Press and VIP’s on Wednesday, March 2 with the FirstView benefit.

This year’s New York edition of the fair, March 2–March 6, 2011, will present 50 international galleries from four continents and sixteen countries including China, Mexico, Japan, Korea, Brazil, Italy, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Norway, Switzerland, Germany, UK, Spain, and Canada. SCOPE New York’s invitees will uphold its unique tradition of solo and thematic group shows providing the real opportunity for gallerists, collectors, curators, artists, critics and art lovers alike to experience a view of the contemporary art market available nowhere else.

“Our new monumental location will highlight SCOPE’s core mission of introducing international galleries alongside museum quality programming, collector tours, screenings, and special events. Anchoring SCOPE as New York’s destination fair, programming expands in partnership with local and international cultural organizations, featuring: film, music, installation and performance. “SCOPE New York will again highlight our lead role as creative R+D for a wider audience of taste makers who make art their business” says SCOPE President & Founder Alexis Hubshman.

With over 40 fairs spanning ten years in Miami, Basel, New York, London, and the Hamptons, SCOPE Art Show’s have hosted an impressive line-up of A-list galleries, blue-chip institutional groups, and respected patrons, garnering critical acclaim, sales of over $150 million and attendance of over 350,000 visitors.

Location
320 West St (West Side Highway)
Across from Pier 40
New York NY 10014

Opening Schedule
FirstView
(For VIPs and Press
or $100 donation at the door)
Wednesday | March 2 | 3pm-9pm

SCOPE FOUNDATION
Program to be announced

Subway
SCOPE’S 320 West St entrance is walkable from the Subway Spring St A,C,E and Subway Houston st 1,2. Christopher St PATH train is also close by. Upon exiting these stations head west towards West St (West Side Highway). SCOPE is across from Pier 40.

Bus
The following bus routes stop within the vicinity of SCOPE. The 8 line runs West on Christopher St. The 20 line runs South on Seventh Ave & North on Hudson St. The 21 line runs West on Houston St

Pulse Art Fair (Manhattan, NY) – Armory Week

February 9, 2011 Art Fair, Artists, Events, Gallery, Manhattan, NYC, Opening

Pulse

ANNOUNCES METROPOLITAN PAVILION AS 2011 VENUE

MARCH 3-6, 2011 | Metropolitan Pavilion | 125 West 18th Street, New York

NEW YORK, SEPTEMBER 17, 2010 – New York, September 15, 2010 – PULSE Contemporary Art Fair Director Cornell DeWitt announced today that its 2011 New York edition, his first as Director, will be held at Metropolitan Pavilion. Located in Manhattan’s Flatiron District, the centrally-located venue is a five minute walk from each of the major subway lines, and a fifteen minute walk from the Chelsea Gallery District. The new venue is also highly finished, featuring polished oak floors, cast iron columns, and comfortable amenities, including free wifi access for all exhibitors and visitors.

“After a thorough study of the available locations with our team, I have decided that our guests and exhibitors are best served by a venue that is both convenient and flexible, to accommodate a fluid and creatively produced fair,” DeWitt announced, continuing that “In the new location, where we are central to both the Chelsea Gallery District and a transportation hub like Union Square, we are not only a leader among New York art fairs, but now also by far the most accessible.”

PULSE New York will take place from March 3-6, 2011. On view will be approximately 50 contemporary art galleries in the main fair and IMPULSE section.

METROPOLITAN PAVILION
Metropolitan Pavilion is located at 125 West 18th Street between 6th and 7th Avenues in the heart of Manhattan’s Flatiron District. For more information and to see images of the venue visit www.metropolitanevents.com

PULSE
Through its annual editions in New York and Miami, PULSE serves as the junction between central and satellite art fairs. Its exhibitors consist of a select group of leading and pioneering international galleries that present works by premier contemporary artists with those of emerging and undiscovered talents. A central component of the fair is its program of commissioned cultural projects that link its audience to all aspects of the visual and performing arts.

VISIT
PULSE Contemporary Art Fair at http://www.pulse-art.com/ or contact by phone at +1 (212) 255-2327.

FAIR HOURS
Thursday March 3	10am-1pm
	Press and VIP Private Preview
Thursday March 3	1pm- 8pm
Friday March 4	12pm – 8pm
Saturday March 5	12pm – 8pm
Sunday March 6	12pm – 5pm

Mighty Tanaka Presents: “Casual Encounters” A Group Show (Brooklyn, NY)

February 9, 2011 Artists, Brooklyn, Events, Gallery, NYC, Opening

Casual Encounters

Mighty Tanaka presents:

Casual Encounters

A Journey Through the Ridiculous, the Absurd and the Extreme.

Applying pen to paper is one of the simplest forms of art one can produce. However, to do it well is a true feat No matter how simple or complex, the drawing conveys the artist’s id and deepest subconscious. In our next show at Mighty Tanaka, we present Casual Encounters, as we take a look at the humorous and otherwise ridiculous illustrations of what make us human. Featuring the artwork of Lauren Asta, Jac Atkinson, Abe Lincoln Jr., Rick Midler, Reginald Péan and RTTP, this show provides an off kilter version of life.

This modern storybook show exemplifies the extremes and absurdities that one may encounter and the interpretations behind it. From lesbian orgies to cartoony and graphic introspections, the work of Casual Encounters is both fun and enticing, with a style of illustration for everyone.

Ranging from the highly detailed to the sublimely minimal, Casual Encounters offers the viewer an escape from reality, if only for a night.

OPENING RECEPTION:
Friday, February 11th, 2011
6:00PM – 9:00PM
(Show closes March 3, 2011)

Independent Art Fair (Manhattan, NY) – Armory Week

February 9, 2011 Art Fair, Artists, Brooklyn, Events, Gallery, NYC, Opening

Independent

The second edition of INDEPENDENT, the award winning temporary exhibition forum devised by and for gallerists will take place at the former DIA Center for the Arts and building at 548 W 22nd Street March 3-6, 2011 during New York Art Fair Week.

INDEPENDENT will take place on the second, third and fourth floors of the building and will be open to the public free of charge, Thursday from 4 to 9 PM, Friday and Saturday from 11 AM to 8 PM, and Sunday from 12 to 4 PM. The layout of the exhibition is customized to reflect the spatial and curatorial concerns of each of over 40 international participants, who are presenting solo and group exhibitions as well as shared collaborative presentations.

INDEPENDENT strives to reexamine traditional art fair models and methods of presentation, in response to the changing attitudes and growing challenges for artists, galleries, non-profits, curators and collectors as the experience of viewing and interacting with contemporary art in a group context.

The international list of participating galleries and non-profits was developed through conversations and shared conceptual engagements as opposed to the application process that typically characterizes the contemporary art fair. In so doing, the participants enter into a consortium of shared ideas and vision for their approach to their contemporary art practice.

INDEPENDENT was conceived by Elizabeth Dee (Elizabeth Dee, New York and founder of X Initiative) and Darren Flook (Hotel, London). The 2011 edition of Independent was developed in conjunction with creative advisor Matthew Higgs (White Columns, New York) as well as co-directors Jayne Drost and Laura Mitterrand.

Hours

Thursday March 3, 4 – 9pm
Friday March 4, 11am – 8pm
Saturday March 5, 11am – 8pm
Sunday March 6, 12 – 4pm

Admission is free

Directions

INDEPENDENT is located at 548 W 22nd Street, on the south side between 10th
Avenue and the West Side Highway.
Subway: C or E to 23rd Street/8th Avenue; F or V to 23rd Street/6th Avenue; or L to
14th Street/8th Avenue.

http://www.independentnewyork.com

Fountain Art Fair (Manhattan, NY) – Armory Week

February 9, 2011 Art Fair, Artists, Events, Gallery, Manhattan, NYC, Opening

Fountain Art Fair

Fountain New York 2011 Spotlight: Artist Greg Haberny

When you first encounter the artwork of Greg Haberny, you find yourself on a detour off the main road of contemporary art, exploring an alluring roadside attraction of weather-beaten highway signs, familiar childhood characters nightmarishly stripped of their make-up, and political and pop icons soaked in acetate. Though the images and creatures are entrancing, below the feeling of familiarity is a lingering discomfort, an unease that spreads throughout the subconscious. Be it politics, commercialism, or consumerism, Haberny scrapes images of their superficial veneer, revealing grotesque truths that are otherwise glazed over.

Inspired by family members practicing Impressionism and Folk Art, swayed by classic film and repulsed by the perversion of the human psyche, Haberny combines the beauties and the monstrosities of everyday life in a way that resonates with each viewer. His art takes on a life force of its own, deviously sinking into the dark corners of the minds of those who look.

When you come upon Greg Haberny in the maze of Fountain booths, you will discover yourself immersed in his version of a brave new world. Haberny goes beyond individual artworks, transforming his entire space into an all-consuming installation, an atmospheric sensory-overload. While we can’t reveal what Haberny has in store for Fountain NY 2011, his previous Fountain installations Pop Culture Wasteland and Wanker’s Ball ensure we are all in for a surprising, unruly, and uniquely-Haberny experience.

Fountain Exhibitors: Camel Art Space, Brooklyn * Cheap & Plastique, Brooklyn * Christina Ray Gallery, New York * G-Spot presents: Cronin-Smith-Rose, Brooklyn* Grace Exhibition Space, Brooklyn * Leo Kesting Gallery, New York * The Marketplace Gallery, Albany * Marianne Nems Gallery, New York * McCaig-Welles, San Francisco * Microscope Gallery, Brooklyn * Mighty Tanaka, Brooklyn * Murder Lounge, Boston/New York * Temporary States, Brooklyn * Thaddeus Kwiat Projects, New York * We-Are-Familia, New York * What It Is, Chicago
Independent Artist Projects: Allison Berkoy, Brooklyn * Danni Rash & GILF!, New York * Evo Love, Miami * Greg Haberny, New York * Marni Kotak andJason Robert Bell, Brooklyn * Mark Demos, New York

About FOUNTAIN ART FAIR:

“The artists displaying their multimedia wares here are true avant-garde upstarts… Saturating your eyeballs with new imagery while listing on a rusty boat? Priceless.” —NBC New York

“Presenting a solid mix of street art, fine art, installation, performance, and all around general creativity, the Fountain Art Fair was a breath of fresh air for those tired of the white tents and fancy cocktails.” —Warholian.com

“A New York favorite, Fountain is the [fair] we always check out for punk, funk, and unvarnished bolts of creativity. With a number of Brooklyn galleries, artists, and undercover rebels getting into this mix, you never know what you are getting, but there will be something mind blowing.” —Brooklyn Street Art

“Possessed of a scrappy, youthful verve lacking in its more prestigious neighbors… Fountain was distinguished by a vintage street/self-taught aesthetic…” —ArtForum

“The way an art fair should be.” —The Economist

“For a riverside art fair with more grit, the Fountain Art Fair truly delivers. Named after Duchamp’s famous urinal, this one had the piss and vinegar…. It’s this scrappy energy that augurs well for the continued vitality of art in the age of the declining Dow.” —Time Out New York

Fountain Art Fair was founded in 2006 as an attempt to leverage support for smaller independent galleries to gain access to larger collectors and critics. Since its inception, Fountain has held five exhibitions in Miami, one in Chicago, and is now celebrating its sixth exhibition in New York. From its roots deep within the independent Williamsburg art scene, Fountain has grown to represent over 20 international avant-garde galleries and projects, showcasing progressive primary-market works. Fountain’s venue, Pier 66 Maritime, is a 10,000 square-foot complex adjacent to all the major New York exhibitions such as The Armory Show and Pulse New York.

About Fountain Art Fair

Fountain is an exhibition of avant garde artwork in New York during Armory week and Miami during Art Basel Miami Beach.

Location:

Pier 66 Maritime @ 26th Street & 12th Avenue in the Hudson RIver Park

March 3 – 6, 2011
General Public Hours:
March 4–March 6, 12pm–7pm

Special Events:
Thursday March 3, 12am – 5pm – VIP & Press Preview
Friday, March 4, 7pm – 12am – Opening Night Reception – Performance: Gordon Voidwell and Tecla
Saturday, March 5, 7pm – 12am – Performance: Ninjasonik

http://fountainexhibit.com/

The Armory Show Art Fair (Manhattan, NY) – Armory Week

February 9, 2011 Art Fair, Artists, Events, Gallery, Manhattan, NYC, Opening

The Armory Show

The Armory Show – Contemporary

PIER 94
MARCH 3-6, 2011

The Armory Show is America’s leading fine art fair devoted to the most important art of the 20th and 21st centuries. In its eleven years, the fair has become an international institution. Every March, artists, galleries, collectors, critics and curators from all over the world make New York their destination during Armory Arts Week

The Armory Show – Modern

PIER 92
MARCH 3-6, 2011

The Armory Show – Modern is a section dedicated to international dealers specializing in historically significant Modern and contemporary art. With one admission ticket, visitors to The Armory Show on March 3 – 6, 2011 will now have access not only to the newest developments in the art world, but also to the masterpieces that heralded them.

Piers 92 & 94

Twelfth Avenue at 55th Street
New York City

The Armory Show 2011 Opening Day takes place Wednesday, March 2nd for invited guests.
Opening Hours:
Thursday, March 3 – Saturday, March 5 Noon to 8 pm
Sunday, March 6 Noon to 7 pm

http://www.thearmoryshow.com

Volta Art Fair NY (Manhattan, NY) – Armory Week

February 9, 2011 Art Fair, Artists, Events, Manhattan, NYC

VOLTA

VOLTA NY is an invitational show of solo artist’s projects, it is the American incarnation of the successful young fair founded in Basel in 2005. VOLTA NY was conceived by art critic and fair director Amanda Coulson to continue the original mandate to create a tightly-focused, boutique event that is a place for discovery and a showcase for current art production and relevant contemporary positions — regardless of the artist or gallery’s age.

By putting the focus back on artists through exclusively featuring solo projects, VOLTA NY promotes a deep exploration of the work of its selected projects, an opportunity for discoveries that move beyond those afforded by a traditional art fair.

A platform for challenging, often complimentary, sometimes competing ideas about contemporary art, the strictly solo format is what gives the New York fair its unique character with visitors positively comparing VOLTA NY to doing a series of intense studio visits.

http://ny.voltashow.com

7W — 7 West 34th Street

between 5th and 6th Avenue / 11th floor

New York, NY 10001

USA

Ryan McGinness “Black Holes” Draw You Inside and Outside

February 8, 2011 Artists, Gallery, Manhattan, NYC

Since 2004 artist Ryan McGinness has been at work on a series of round paintings on canvasses and on wood panels he calls “Black Holes”. He completed the series in 2010 and, since December, twenty-four of these paintings have been running at the Phillips de Pury galleries in the Meat Packing District of Manhattan. Influenced by skateboard culture, poster design, and graffiti, the artist synthesizes the energy from the street in this entrancing collection.

The Black Holes paintings, blasting flourescent arabesque patterns too crisp for hippy psychedelic reveries, will instantly mesmerize you and draw you ever further into them. It’s a natural high, and suddenly it is apparent why they are called “Black Holes”.

The labyrinthine floor plan of the galleries assists your light infused discovery of increasingly vivid contrasts and pattern and color until suddenly you find yourself lost in a dark universe of exploding stars. From the gallery’s press release we learn that the panels comprise layers of screen printed concentric symmetrical “event horizons” which McGinness defines as the “point in space-time before which everything disappears into the black hole”.

Go Outside!

As the sun is setting on the public walkway called The High Line that rises above this part of Chelsea, you can enjoy the show from your vantage point in the public sphere as well. McGinness has created ten site-specific large-scale paintings positioned along the gallery windows facing the High Line and at night these paintings are illuminated from inside the gallery to give the public an experience of a black-lit extravaganza.

As the outside light fades the flowering glow of rich pungent color punctures the pale winter grays – rather, laser cuts it. The paintings escape from the confines of the canvas and run like newly freed ivy through the windows to meet you, a surreal garden of exotic flowers no longer behind glass.

If you do go to view this portion of the installation from the High Line, it’s good to know two things; the park closes at 8:00 pm and the last entrance to the park is 7:45. Also, to see the paintings from the High Line one must look up slightly as the pieces are not precisely at eye level and the bottom portion of the paintings is lost. If they were hung a little higher the windows could better frame them without cropping from this vantage point, but maybe that would have made the indoor show off-kilter. You could also wear platform boots.

“Black Holes” is up until March 8

Phillips de Pury Gallery
450 West 15th Street
New York, NY 10011-7097
(212) 940-1200

Hallelujah! Visions of Retna Appear in NYC!

February 7, 2011 Artists, Events, Features, Gallery, Manhattan, Miami, NYC, Opening, Primary Flight

Fresh from his sold out show with Primary Flight at this year’s Miami Art Basel, LA-based Street Artist Retna brings his fine art “Hallelujah Tour” to New York City for a solo show in SOHO this week.

Retna has built a strong reputation for being not only an exceedingly talented artist but well regarded personally. His uniquely invented style of calligraphic letters, often done on massive walls, tell stories about the people that he encounters. Each one has made an impression on him and his life experiences.

Retna’s letter style, created and refined over the years is the product of his life as a graffiti artist as well as his interest in English calligraphy and Egyptian hieroglyphics. Retna often collaborates with El Mac, who paints the portraits while Retna tells their stories. According to accounts from the street, certain friends can read the messages as easily as those on a milk carton.

Check out more great pics of the show by RJ at Vandalog.

Retna “Hallelujah” Curated by PM Tenore (Manhattan, NY)

February 7, 2011 Artists, Events, Gallery, Manhattan, NYC, Opening

Retna

This is a short film from “Viejas del Mercado” for a new upcoming art opening in New York featuring new works from Retna. The show is titled “Hallelujah” and opens on February 10th, 2011 from 6pm to 10pm in Manhattan, NY.

560 Washington Street

New York, NY 10014

West Village

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