I spotted this at 23rd and Ninth Avenue last night. James and I were walking with Slava Mogutin following the Bjarne Melgaard “after dinner” with the Leo Koenig gang. He told us that he once saw a poster in Atlantic City offering a reward of $50 for a missing person.
untitled (pirate), 2006, #2 and colored pencil
untitled (fleece), 2006, #2 and colored pencil studies
I liked the drawings and sculpture/installation work I saw by David Lukowski last weekend at the open studios. Check out his website for more images.
[images from his website]
Emily Noelle Lambert, untitled, 2006
ink, collage, pencil, thread, drawing and collage
72 × 52 inches
We’re fans already, but I have to say Emily’s work really stood out at the Hunter MFA open studios last weekend. I love the ambition of the new large acrylic paintings, as well as the new direction represented by this mix of drawing, collage and sculpture pictured above.
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I can’t stand how many times I see him described as moderate or reasonable. He is very right-wing. The latest reminder? He says he is a “federalist” when it comes to abortion — let the states decide — but he votes for federal laws against abortion. Now he also says he supports a constitutional amendment to overturn Roe v. Wade. Does that sound like someone we trust to be President?
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We attended the preview tonight of the NY Art Book Fair and had a great time. I nearly ran out of money as I ran around buying books. It runs through Sunday and is free for the rest of the weekend. Don’t miss the upstairs, which is the more “alternative” part with Friendly Fire, described as “a curated selection of independent publishing by artists.” It includes LTTR, Retard Riot, Cinders, Kate Glicksberg / Ridykeulous, and much more. It was near these that we saw j. morrison area with manpurses screened while you waited — viewer participation encouraged.
Afterwards we trudged home through the heavy rain, ate some pizza, and watched MTAA’s DC 9/11 – The Evildoers’ Remix. We got it via a donation to Turbulence.
Ming Fay
2004
Glass Mosaic
Fabricated by Franz Meyer of Munich
This is located in the subway station at Delancey Street.
We have two more great blog reviews of Dangling Between The Real Thing And The Sign In The Window. Some choice excerpts are below.
Inside the gallery, the mood swings back and forth between the dire and the ebullient.
The show successfully investigates the difference—or the lack thereof—between hawking and hawking in our disastrous times. Jaishri Abichandani’s works are a riot, but I’m not saying that they’re funny. Jacques Louis Vidal’s amusement park terrorscapes started as eyerollers and turned into love at second sight. The real jaw dropper though is waiting out back, like a bad dream.
We’ll be at the gallery 7ish on Friday (it’s open 3-8 on Fridays) and 3-6PM on Sunday. This is the final weekend.