And today is that Sunday day time of the week again, that day of the sun, sabbath day of rest, or is that Saturday? And yet I find myself blah blogging away on this blog for some reason. And so someone actually did send me a few photos of that art event I found myself blogging about just yesterday on this blog. And that person was a guy named Ves who sent me those photos from above, as this art event was one of those times that I did not find myself dragging that camera out of the closet, whose only purpose seems to be to collect dust these days. And those photos above are from Leo’s Art Opening the other night in Dumbo, that neighborhood in Brooklyn in that City of New York where every other person seems as if they are an artist of some sort. And those photos above are of these two people dressed up in their art installation which seemed to be themselves, sitting on I guess Leo’s bed. And they were a colorful art installation indeed. And that art event was from the Leo Kuelbs Collection, titled “Space Within Space”, New Sculpture and Installations at “dumbo art under the bridge festival”, Opening Party with work by ON megumi Akiyoshi, OLEK, Thomas Lendvai, Christy Singleton, Adriana Varella, Nilton Maltz, Andrew Eustler and Chris Herbeck. And his art events rock and are usually a great excuse for me to go see cool artwork. Have a great art day.
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In Praise Of Street Artists
A friend of mine gave me this flyer of a poem titled “In Praise Of Street Artists”, by Kenneth P. Neilson. And that friend of mine was performing on the streets themselves when they received this poem. And so I thought this poem interesting to post, though I did not center it as it is centered on this flyer:
ART IS A NECESSITY, NOT A LUXURY
STREET ART
Use your senses
No need to buy
No contracts
No paid admission
See for free
Stop to talk
Or walk.
REMINDER
How can the Met forget
That Van Gogh didn’t “sell,”
Except one painting
To his brother.
if he’d been on the street,
He might have sold another
SH!
Inside the Met,
you marvel at the price.
To mention it, of course,
Is not considered nice.
CHAINED
Street art’s not chained
To auction block
Demanding bags of gold.
The wonder is that beauty
For so little can be sold.
ART IS A CONTRIBUTION TO THE COMMUNITY
Have a great poetry day.
A Red Hook Art Show
Hey bloggers, and there is a Red Hook Art Show happening next week. I know because the flyer sitting on this table says so. It is a cool looking colorful kind of brochure that says “Free, Red Hook Art Show, Live Music, Craft Festival, Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition, July 26-August 17”. And I have heard of those BWAC people, as they usually have some really cool art shows out there in Brooklyn on the waterfront pier. There is a Brooklyn Craft Festival and the 26th Annual Outdoor Sculpture Show “Relative Environment” is happening July 20-August 30 also. And this brochure goes to on to say that the featured artists are Judith Eloise Hooper and Tom Vega, and that there is 700 works of art, 200 artists, 40 artisans, 20 filmmakers, 10 actors, and one great view. And there is a preview July 12 with free South African food, drink, and music. Free you say? And there is also free performances UnPlugged in Red Hook at 3pm with scheduled performances including Big Bang Big Band, Le Nozze di Carlo, Yukiko Tanaka, William Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing, Blue Vipers, Ardigo, Eclectics, Art Speaks with Poet S. David, Chris Lind Duo, Paula Jeanine India Songs, Philomel’s Song, Andrew Green Ensemble and more. And this event is free you say? And being that this event is being held in the summer, this festival is hot. Have a great summer festival day.
Museums
Museums. Now those places are usually fun to go to. And usually when one is being one of those tourists in their travels around the world, one can sometimes end up at museums, as those places are always usually on tourists routes. And I know that from a dweller in this city where I reside that museums are usually always first on the list that someone visiting would request to go. And museums are great for looking at art, art, and more art. And those places are great for learning about history and historical art. And one can usually spend hours and days at a time going to museums, museums, and more museums. And usually when one in travelling throughout America, one can see the landscape, names of towns, and even souvenirs for each town and city change and become more western with Indian art and names appearing everywhere. And those Indian names and symbols that are to be found out west are beautiful. And one can sometimes learn how whole cities and states are usually named after Indian tribes throughout America. And then there is the Stark Museum of Art. The Stark Museum of Art is part of the Stark Foundation and this museum explores the art of the American West. Their museum has different collections of Western Art, American Indian Art, Decorative Arts, and Rare Books and Manuscripts. And that photo that is placed in this blog entry looks really interesting. And the design of their website looks interesting with photos of cowboys and indians, and red rock mountains on it. At the Stark Museum of Art, they have many collections of American Western art.
You can find paintings, sculptures, prints, furniture and other items from around the world from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries of the people and wildlife of that region. Their museum has collections, exhibitions, educational materials, a Media Center and a store to find out about everything art and the west. And their current featured exhibition is called “Celebrate Shangri La”. And by visiting their museum, one might think that it has always been cowboys and indians since the beginning of time, or maybe not. Their museum is located in Orange, Texas and Texas sounds like it can be a great place to visit. For all things American Indian and Western Art, The Stark Museum of Art can be an interesting museum to visit.
An Arts Festival
And that 13th Annual Lower East Side Festival of the Arts is going on today. I know because I happen to pass by there today in my travels around town and saw a big street festival with vendors everywhere there next to Theater For The New City where those festivals are held every year. And I also saw their ads in this past weeks papers as well. And those festivals are a festival indeed as their theater seems to be s hughe place with so many theaters that that one can seemingly get lost there tryiing to find one of their theaters. And their annual Lower East Side Festival of the Arts brings together performing arts organizations, local and international celebrities, independent artists, poets, puppeteers, film makers and many others. And Theater For The New City’s 3 day festival by Crystal Field is free, from Friday, May 23 through Sunday, May 25. And if you happen to be in the neighborhood, it may be worth checking out. And their list of performers are many including:
Dorothy Friedman August, Louisa Bradshaw, Steve Cannon, Judith Andrea Caporale, Steve Dalachinsky, Ellen Farber, Five Easy Peaces (Amber, Be Laroe, Lois Kagan Mingus, Marlena Lortez Terwilliger, Joanie Fritz Zosike), Geoffrey Holman, David Hubermann, L.E.S. Jules, Barbara Kahn, Lissa Moira, Ronne Norpel, Richard O’Brien, Valery Oisteanu, Yuko Otomo, Anthony Parker, Howard Pflanzer, Goya Robles, Tom Savage, Bina Sharif, Kelsey Shipman, Ellen Steier, Danny Shot, Bruce Weber, Richard West, Daniel Albert, Krista Anderson, Jeanette Arnone-K, Jennie Booth, Crystal Bretschger, Fernando Carpaneda, Caitlin Casell,a Jennifer Cauffman, Marisa DeMarco, Denise DeSpirito, Lu DiRusso, Lauren Fatzinger, Brian Fee, Maria Fee, Columbia Fiero, Anabel Giladi, Darius Gubala, Erika Huddleston, Marina Korenfeld, Ethel Kriss, Morgan Lappin, Evan Laurence, Micha Lazare, Ujin Lee, Leora Lent, Samantha Levin, William Lindsay, Hariclia Michailidis, Adam Miller, Alli Miller, Lissa Moira, Judy Negron, Rochelle Pashkin, Karen Pawson, David Platt, Vadim Prokhorov, Carolyn Ratcliffe, Hannah Rawe, Janet Restino, Carla E. Reyes, Jamison Sarteschi, Justin T. Shockley, Fedele Spadafora, Len Speier, Chris Swiatek, Thailan, Charlene Weisler, Nicole Wilson, RENO, Penny Arcade, Vinnie Burrown, Epstein and Hassan, Steve Ben Israel, Taylor Meade, Rome Neal, Lavina Co-Op, Joe Franklin, Rosie Mendez, Deborah Glick, Jerry Tallmer, David Amran, Judy Gorman, Arthur Abrams, Joe Bendik, Juini Booth, Susan Gittens, Mark Marcante, Joanie Fritz Zosike, Robert Fitzsimmons, Richard West, James Rado, Gary Legault, Laurence Holder, Barbara Kahn, Bina Sharif, Matt Morillo and many more.
Have a great art and festival day.
Bushwick Open Studios
And I was walking around that neighborhood Bushwick, Brooklyn the other day, one of those New York City neighborhoods that seems as if it has a lot to be said about in regards to gentrification, poverty and the ever changing New York landscape. And there was a sign taped to one of those light poles that read “Bushwick Open Studios”. Now that sounds interesting, as I read that a lot of artists have infiltrated, populated that area in recent years as exiles from the East Village, then Williamsburg, and now Bushwick as far as the L train can see on the Jefferson Ave stop. And I am always looking for some great art to see. And even though this event is not until the end of May and June, if you happen to be in that area, this art event looks as if it is great to check out. Here are a few special festival events that are listed on their website so far:
-BOS 08 preview and sample sale at Lumenhouse featuring works by Bushwick Open Studio 2008 artists.
-Bushwick Open Studio 08 Music Festival at Goodbye Blue Monday
-Bushwick Open Studio 08 Cabaret, a night of non-theatrical performance knit together by our in-house band.
-Neighborhood Sustainability Forum at Bushwick Impact, mural and garden unveiling at BUSHWICK IMPACT
Have a great art day
An Art Exhibit
Now this is an interesting article in this weeks Village Voice. And it has something to do with “Dred” Scott Tyler, a seemingly controversial artist who addresses police brutality with his art exhibits. And he currently has an exhibit at the Brooklyn Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts. And his gallery exhibits seem to stir up the likes of everyone from Curtis Sliwa and the Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association to the internetland bloggersphere bloggersworld social networking website, Police Link. And the Village Voice goes on to say that Scott Tylers past pieces have addressed “What is the Proper Way To display a U.S. Flag”, and have been titled “Blue Wall of Violence”. And his current exhibit provides a glimpse into his 19 year body of work, which is full of pieces meant to inspire anger. And this exhibit seems as if it may be worth checking out, if not for educational purposes.
And for what reason does the word patriot have the word riot in it. And what does this have to do with a No Police State?
An Outsider Artist
Hey Bloggers, I was reading this weeks edition of the Village Voice newspaper, and as usual one of their full page color ads in their events section catches my eye. And this time it is an ad for the Bridge Art Fair New York 08 with a ton of participating galleries and an opening night reception and homage to the Tunnel Nightclub hosted by Amanda Lepore, Michael Musto, Screamin’ Rachel Cain and DJ Scotto with special performance by Amanda Lepore. And I always like going to events and blah blogging about them these days because hey, it’s less writing sometimes. At that reminds me, did I make it to that Outsider Art Fair this past year to see some outsider art? And what is outsider art anyway, art that is on the outside, and on the outside of what? Well, I guess I didn’t go this past year to the Puck Building where it is usually held, as I don’t remember freezing in the middle of January when they are usually held, trying to get there. And I do remember I actually made it to one of them years ago, as they are usually held there every year. And there are usually a ton of great outsider artists with outsider and folk art galleries from around the world to go with them like the American Primitive Gallery, The Ames Gallery. Berenberg Gallery, Bodell Fahey Umbrella Arts, Galerie Bonheur, Galerie Bourbon-Lally, Russell Bowman Art Advisory, Henry Boxer Gallery, Grey Carter Objects of Art, Cavin-Morris Gallery, Creative Growth Art Center, Andrew Edlin Gallery, Fischer Kunsthandel und Edition, Gilley’s Gallery, Galerie der Künstler aus Gugging, Carl Hammer Gallery, Marion Harris, Galerie Atelier Herenplaats, Dean Jensen Gallery, Keny Galleries, Inc., Phyllis Kind Gallery, Yukiko Koide Presents, Maxwell Projects, The Pardee Collection, Ricco Maresca Gallery, Rising Fawn Folk Art, JP Ritsch-Fisch Galerie, Luise Ross Gallery, Jennifer Pinto Safian, Judy A Saslow Gallery, Galerie St. Etienne, Tanner Hill Gallery, Wasserwerk.Galerie Lange and Galerie Susanne Zander. And I wonder how that Outsider Art Fair went this past year, as it’s been a while since I have seen those shows.
The Whitney
Hey Bloggers, sometimes it seems as if life is falling down around me, especially when I turn on the world news and read the daily atrocities of the day, enough to make me think that these are the last days of something and that it is the beginning of the end of something else in my religious fanaticism thoughts. And yet I still find time to blah blog away. And maybe this is one of those 50 Signs You’re A Blogaholic in my blogaholicness, that even in the midst in chaos, I still find myself blah blogging away. And the Whitney Biennial 2008 is happening now, March 6 – June 1. I know because this weeks newspapers say so with all of their full page color advertisements. These Whitney Museum Of American Art Biennials always seem as if they are the end all to be all event of the year and art world scene. And this years event seems like it is worth checking out each and every year that it takes place. Participating artists include:
Rita Ackermann,Natalia Almada,Edgar Arceneaux,Fia Backström,John Baldessari,Robert Bechtle,Walead Beshty,Carol Bove,Joe Bradley,Matthew Brannon,Bozidar Brazda,Olaf Breuning,Jedediah Caesar,William Cordova,Dexter Sinister Stuart Bailey,David Reinfurt, Harry Dodge and Stanya Kahn,Shannon Ebner,Gardar Eide Einarsson,Roe Ethridge,Kevin Jerome Everson,Omer Fast,Robert Fenz,Coco Fusco,Gang Gang Dance Lizzi Bougatsos, Brian DeGraw, Tim DeWit, Josh Diamond, Nathan Maddox, Amy Granat and Drew Heitzler,Rashawn Griffin,Adler Guerrier,MK Guth,Fritz Haeg,Rachel Harrison,Ellen Harvey,Mary Heilmann,Leslie Hewitt,Patrick Hill,William E. Jones,Karen Kilimnik,Alice Könitz,Louise Lawler,Spike Lee,Sherrie Levine,Charles Long,Lucky Dragons Luke Fischbeck,Daniel Joseph Martinez,Corey McCorkle,Rodney McMillian,Julia Meltzer and David Thorne,Jennifer Montgomery,Olivier Mosset,Matt Mullican,Neighborhood Public Radio (NPR),Ruben Ochoa, DJ Olive,Mitzi Pederson,Kembra Pfahler/The Voluptuous Horror of Karen Black,Seth Price,Stephen Prina,Adam Putnam,Michael Queenland,Jason Rhoades,Ry Rocklen,Bert Rodriguez,Marina Rosenfeld,Amanda Ross-Ho,Mika Rottenberg,Heather Rowe,Eduardo Sarabia,Melanie Schiff, Amie Siegel,Lisa Sigal,Gretchen Skogerson,Michael Smith,Agathe Snow,Frances Stark,Mika Tajima/New Humans Mika Tajima,Howie Chen, Javier Téllez,Cheyney Thompson, Mungo Thomson,Leslie Thornton,Phoebe Washburn,James Welling and Mario Ybarra Jr.,
Have a great art day.
Wartella Rocks
I can remember Stan Mack’s Real Life Funnies in the Village Voice from days ago. And now those recent Wartella cartoons in the Village Voice each week are funny as heck. They are hilarious and ingenious in their depiction of life, current events and topics of the day and times. Lately, every time I grab one of those papers from the red box on the corner, the colorful drawings appear with those balloon captions with people saying the funniest things from different walks of life. And the drawings usually have a political statement to them with whatever the topic and situation is at hand. I tried to save that police surveillance state one Wartella did a few months ago, but it is lost somewhere now. And I keep wanting to make a collection of them because they are so funny, but that never happens. And this weeks cartoon is titled “Welcome To Laguardia” with a phrase “Check your privacy at the door” spray painted on the wall. And there are security guards with scowls on their faces scanning people with pajamas on and pockets turned out with their hands up in the air. And then there is the TSA officer who is watching Sanford and Son reruns. And there are always usually the typical stereotype of people in those drawings, the rich, the poor, the homeless, and different nationalities of people. And every ones flight has been cancelled in this drawing. And then there is the sigh “Attention, making jokes or statements during the screening process may be grounds for criminal or civil penalties. And although Wartella’s cartoons seem to be a parody of life, they are real. These weekly cartoons are awesome. Wartella Rocks.
No Police State 