The Civilians are holding their annual performance and benefit party on Friday, April 17th at Galapagos DUMBO. Their current projects include an investigation of the monstrous Atlantic Yards development in Brooklyn and its effects on the surrounding communities.

Please join us at the newly reopened Galapagos Art Space in DUMBO for a one-night-only performance created from your stories. After a season spent investigating community in Brooklyn and Colorado Springs, we turn our attention to you and invite you to participate in an original Civilians piece by sharing personal insights about what HOME means to you.

They also have a silent auction page up for bidding. Items include theater memberships and a print by Mixed Greens artist Coke Wisdom O’Neal.

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Here is a short clip from Luke Murphy's video installation at Canada. Visit the ArtCat listing for more information on the show.

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Lately I’ve seen a few gallery opening announcements where the beverage sponsor was Jamaican beer Red Stripe. This makes a good “teaching moment.” Jamaica is the most dangerous place in the Caribbean for queer people, with a government that regularly issues anti-LBGT statements, and a dance hall culture whose musicians regularly call for violence against queer people in their lyrics. Much of Jamaica’s income comes from investment, trade, and tourism from the United States. This is no time to do business with Red Stripe or for that matter Myers Rum. Visit Pam’s House Blend and Boycott Jamaica for more information.

I guess the pricey gallery website provider exhibit-e has heard of my ArtCat hosting business for artists and galleries. They are buying ads on the keyword “artcat” so that their ad appears when people Google it.

This is an installation and detail view from a smart two-person show at Kate Werble in SoHo combining work in various media of Brock Enright with photographs by John Lehr. There is much more in the show, and I really like the photos by Lehr as well. I’m just showing you what I could get good images of. Check out the gallery’s website for more.

3 works, all 2009:

Sunset
Latex paint, glitter, paper, spray paint, snow, and baby powder
dimensions variable

Butterfly Knife and a Ritz Cracker
Butterfly knife, Ritz Cracker, and toothpaste

Penguin Paradox
Pastel on paper
50 1/2 × 38 inches

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Museum 52 had a solo installation of Sarah Braman work for their booth at The Armory Show. I can’t get enough of her work!

Anaba also wrote about this, and has some photos of individual sculptures.

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