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Linkage for 04/03/2009

Art gallery beverage sponsorships / Boycott Jamaica

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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.

Brock Enright at Kate Werble

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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