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update on Dance New Amsterdam studio rally, what you can do

July 22, 2010

i’ve been corresponding with Martha Chapman about DNA loosing their current home and city hall demonstration in the rain.

lone dancer (c)2010, Eva Yaa Asantewaa

Dance joy (c)2010, Eva Yaa Asantewaa

it really would be a great losses to this fair city to loose a very nice performance and studio space in the city. i know DNA is furlonging their staff to keep expenses down so it’s hard to get more information about what’s actually going on there. but you could do dear reader is write and send an email to Hon Mayor Bloomberg expressing surport for DNA here and ask the mayor to help in this matter. write of call 311 ask for the mayors office and speak up for our arts and culture.

does the city really need this space and monies or does the city benefit more from having dancers dancing.

i’d hate to see groups of dancers hanging around on street corners dancing for spare change or food.

c)2010, Eva Yaa Asantewaa

NY1 covered the rally and heres a link to NY1’s story because a picture tells a better story than i do. also New York Daily news covered the event see their link or one can go to DNA’s facebook page to keep up late developing news. better yet go directly to DNA’s web page for class information.

Keep dancers dancing (c)2010, Eva Yaa Asantewaa

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Yousuf Karsh 100 ” A Biography In Images “

July 20, 2010

Yousuf Karsh 100 ” A Biography In Images ” to open at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Yousuf Karsh (Canadian 1908–2002) – Ford of Canada (surgeons),1951 – Photograph, gelatin silver print Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Gift of Estrellita & Yousuf Karsh -© Estate of Yousuf Karsh Photograph courtesy, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
BOSTON, MA – The legacy of Yousuf Karsh. . the man behind the lens of some of the 20th century’s most famous photographic portraits is illuminated as the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA), presents Karsh 100: A Biography in Images.

The exhibition of more than 100 works celebrating the 100th anniversary of Karsh’s birth (1908) presents his iconic portraits of the era’s most illustrious faces alongside rarely seen earlier photographs and little-known work. Karsh 100 will be on view September 23, 2008, through January 19, 2009, in the Rabb Gallery at the MFA. This exhibition is generously supported by the Government of Canada through the Consulate General of Canada in Boston.

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NY EXPANDED LOFT LAW SIGNED INTO LAW!…….. learn your rights

July 15, 2010

EXPANDED LOFT LAW SIGNED INTO LAW!

There are important steps you need to take to
ensure the new law covers your loft!
Time is limited!

Loft Residents:
The East Williamsburg-Bushwick Loft Tenant Association and RBSCC

Invite you to join:
Assemblyman Vito J. Lopez
Councilman Stephen Levin
Chuck Delany, Tenants’ Representative from
the New York City Loft Board
David E. Frazer Esquire., Loft Tenant Rights Attorney

TO DISCUSS THE NEW LOFT LAWS & HOW TO ACCESS THE MANY NEW BENEFITS, PRIVILEGES AND RIGHTS NOW AVAILABLE TO YOU.
ALL QUESTIONS ANSWERED!

Where: Our Lady of Pompeii Auditorium
225 Siegel Street
When: Thursday July 15, 7:30 P.M.

If you have any questions, please contact:
Debra Feinberg at (718) 963-7029.



Just before midnight on Monday June 21, 2010 the new expanded Loft Law, the law on which Assemblyman Vito Lopez has worked for nearly two decades, was signed into law by Governor Paterson. After working through the night on negotiations to ensure the law’s passage, Assemblyman Lopez has achieved a great victory for loft and live-work residents throughout New York City. Just as Assemblyman Lopez fights each year to pass Rent Regulation laws, to repeal luxury decontrol and to provide a better quality of life for tenants throughout the State, this law is the Assemblyman’s latest accomplishment in extending rent protections, promoting affordable housing and effectuating positive change.

The loft laws were previously restricted to certain Manhattan loft tenants. With this landmark legislation, the bill serves to place stringent rent protections on “loft” units which were used as residences for any 12-month period between 2008 and 2009.  In these cases, either Tenants or owners must register the eligible units with the Loft Board within six months and Landlords must bring those units into compliance with mandated standards.  As a result, the Loft Law not only provides assurances such as protection from eviction and safety measures to loft tenants, but also provides some of the strongest rent protections available in the State of New York.

Assemblyman Lopez said “As an advocate for this essential legislation for nearly 20 years, I am proud that this expanded Loft Law has finally been signed into law.  As loft tenants have greatly enriched our community by bringing arts and new industry to communities, to pass legislation that provides these tenants both rent regulation and the ability to continue to work freely in their residences is a significant victory in all respects.”

This victory was not easy.  Assemblyman Lopez worked tirelessly with New York City representatives, Speaker Silver in the Assembly and the State Senate to make sure this bill was not vetoed despite mounting opposition from other local political representatives.  This bill achieves a wonderful balance between providing existing loft tenants with essential benefits and promoting the culture and industry these tenants bring to communities while allowing for other flourishing industry and business to coexist in these same communities.

Deborah Masters, a long-time loft tenant at 475 Kent Avenue said of the Bill, “I have waited more than 20 years for this bill.  After fighting year after year for these protections, loft tenants finally have the peace of mind that we deserve. At the eleventh hour, I thought the Loft Bill would be vetoed. I am so thankful to Assemblyman Vito Lopez for sticking with us for all these years and for fighting so hard to see this bill finally passed.”

Bill Hall, Lower Manhattan Loft Tenant Executive Committee member said of Assemblyman Lopez “It is exactly his sort of tireless, hands-on, total personal involvement that has enabled Assemblyman Lopez to prevail in securing what many people thought was the impossible.  Making the Loft Law permanent is also a very significant accomplishment and we thank you.”

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Forbidden City, artistic opportunity, call for participation

July 13, 2010

Winkel & Balktick Present…

STRANDED III: The Forbidden City
Saturday, September 4, 2010

Open Meetings & Socials: 7/22, 8/5, 8/26

Stranded: The Forbidden City is a one-night foray into a magical metropolis of imagination, hidden inside an enormous warehouse in Brooklyn.  We are seeking installations, activities, performances, and games to entertain and delight the City’s tourists.  Projects that are all of those things at once are ideal.  Volunteers of all stripes are also welcome.

As the name suggests, the theme is an exploration of cities, past, present and future, real and imagined.  Of course, the title is a double-entendre, suggesting both Beijing’s dynasty-era grandeur, and also a libertine red light district.  Artists are free to explore either or both meanings, or simply run the laundromat of their dreams.

This is the third annual Stranded event.  It started on Labor Day weekend 2008 at the Brewery warehouse in Bushwick as a gathering for those unable to attend Burning Man.  Last year the event expanded to a 26,000 square foot warehouse palace in Sunset Park, and began attracting a wider variety of artists and attendees.  This year, we are going to continue the trend with more space, art and friends and raise the bar for creative revelry to skyscraper heights.

CALL FOR PARTICIPATION

This should provide you more information than you need about how to participate in Stranded 2010.

If your project requires a stipend, please apply no later than August 6.  The final deadline is August 20.  The submission process is detailed below, after the answers to all of the questions you have. Please understand that we may not be able to accommodate all submissions.

If you want to participate, but aren’t sure how, please fill out a volunteer form using the link below.

Quick submission form: http://wandbnyc.com/forbiddenart
 Quick volunteer form: http://wandbnyc.com/civilservants
 Art questions: evalansberry@gmail.com
Volunteer questions: pneumaticdevotion@gmail.com
General inquiries: info@wandbnyc.com

OPEN MEETINGS & WALKTHROUGHS

We will be holding open meetings and venue walkthroughs on Thursday, July 22, Thursday, August 5 and Thursday, August 26 from 7:30pm-10pm.  These are a great place to meet people, throw around and ideas, and have a good time.  Food and drink will be served.  The meeting location is in Dumbo.

RSVP to info@wandbnyc.com with the date of the meeting you with to attend.

URBAN RENEWAL

Artists are invited to construct an interactive establishment that one might find in The Forbidden City.  Projects that have an activity, performance other social interaction are strongly encouraged.

Take a familiar city institution or feature, and give it a creative twist.  Examples of potential establishments include post offices, jails, bus stops, libraries, banks, train stations, DMVs, parks, laundromats, stores and boutiques, theaters and entertainment venues, voter polling station, restaurants and cafes, courthouses, spas, galleries and of course, offices.

Standalone or roving sculpture and installation is also welcome, but priority may be given to establishments as described above.

THE CITY IS A STAGE

We will have a performance venue at the party.  If you have a stage act– musical, theatrical, comical or unclassifiable, please apply and include photos, audio or other samples of your work.  There is a limited amount of stage time, so please understand that we may not be able to accommodate all performances, or feature length works.

Note that we do not accept solicitations for DJs, but if you send us mixes, we will listen to them.

THE LAW OF THE LAND

A strong D.I.Y. ethic is important. We can provide the space for your project, a crowd to enjoy it, transportation assistance and a modest stipend, but it’s ultimately up to you to get it together, make it happen and clean it up afterwards.

Establishments may be anywhere from 100 square feet to 2,000 square feet.  While we welcome sound installations, we already have a live music and dance music venue and are not seeking others.  Your project should not be likely to combust, injure or kill anyone.  In general, we do not allow projects to charge money or solicit donations.

THE FORBIDDEN CITY BANK

We can pay for the cost of approved projects. These are guaranteed to be reimbursed, even if the event is not profitable. If the event is profitable, we tip out on top of this. Consider $0 – $500 the effective range for requests. We can also provide transportation assistance.  If you need a stipend, please apply ASAP.

Each project is a unique little snowflake, and we evaluate stipends on a case-by-case basis. Small budgets are easier to accommodate than large ones. On the other hand, if you have the greatest idea we’ve ever seen and a solid track record, we may be OK with splurging.

Note that in order to qualify for reimbursements for materials, you must keep your receipts and submit them to us in a timely manner.

ENOUGH TEASING! HOW DO I JOIN YOU?

If you have questions, contact the W&B creative director Eva at evalansberry@gmail.com.

Please fill out this form:
http://wandbnyc.com/forbiddenart

To make a submission, you will need to know the following information:

* Your name, and the names of other artists involved
* Your phone number
* A description of your project
* A detailed, itemized budget for materials and costs
* Setup duration
* Breakdown duration
* Will it require rigging from the ceiling or a wall?
* Will it make a mess?
* Might it accidentally injure, maim, or kill anyone?
* Floorspace requirements
* Electrical requirements
* Lighting requirements
* Any special placement requests

You will hear from us within three business days with questions, suggestions, etc. Sometimes we need to know more, have suggestions, or just need time to decide among many worthy proposals.

It may take up to ten business days to approve or decline your submission. If this wait is a problem, please let us know up front.

WHO ARE THE MAYORS OF THIS CITY?

Mark Winkel & Kevin Balktick are a pair of Brooklyn-based event producers. They met in 2005 when they became neighbors in a block-sized live/work warehouse in Dumbo. Over the course of five years, they have produced 12 feature events. In that time, their vision and following has grown from a single loft to cavernous warehouses.

Along with a dedicated community of artists, crew and volunteers, they transform mundane urban spaces into immersive fantasy environments. Their tools are larger-than-life installation art, extravagant costumes, decadent themes, surreal performances and action-packed dancefloors.

Their 2010 New Year’s Eve production, Transmutation , was held in a 30,000 square foot warehouse and was attended by 2,500 people. In February 2010, they were featured in a New York Times article about creative Brooklyn nightlife.

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art hampton’s update

July 12, 2010

well busy weekend for sure. first it was driving out to the Hampton’s, route 27 is no picnic as traffic has been jammed on it for years and this past thursday was no exception. but we made it in time, mary always is punctual while i am a bit lax on time, as we were staying with a friend whom had invited us for dinner after the special preview.

mary checking in

seems like most of the surrounding towns people showed up, some colorful characters as the invitation said casual business attire.

characters

more art patrons

sailor dance

but the hardest part for me was to find the HP prints that i had written about. it took a lot of sleuthing to find the prints. i had to go back to the computer and research my post as well as HP web site to look up the photographer Elliott Erwitt then find a gallery that was representing him. Magnum photo. now why couldn’t that have been more readily available? it wasn’t, oh well.

elliott erwitt pictures

the prints were beautiful, but my photography wasn’t the best catching the booth lighting reflection. we did speak with the curators of the gallery and show about the quality of the prints and how exciting these developments are to the art of photography. they really need to be seen in person but since magnum only has galleries in london or paris (although there is also an agency office in NY)  it might be worth a trip, i guess most of us will have to wait until HP rolls out the publicity machine for the software.

when we first started walking around the room mary said ‘maybe we’ve been to too many of these shows as we were seeing artist work we’d seen many times before’. but we did see some new and exciting work and some expanded work from other artist.

here is a small sample of Peter Bynum‘s work being shown at Van Brunt Gallery of his paintings on glass which are very organic. they are done on different sheets of glass stacked together. very cool.

another artist we found interesting was the sculptor Rainer Lagemann represented by Oxenberg gallery. lagemann sculptures captures the human body in motion, a freeze frame of classic, timeless gestures and emotions. he uses hollow metal squares  which represent the trails and tribulations of life and the four cornered squares are intellectual, emotional, physical and spiritual.

rainer lagemann people

i did like Jeff Muhs work of fuzzypictures shown here with some male bonding seemingly going on in this picture. the painting in the background may have been sold as it was replaced on the second day by an adaptation of vermeer’s  ‘girl with pearl earring’ with the artist being represented by the McNeil Art Group by the woman in the red dress.

jeff muhs

we did run into an artist’s work, who we first saw at a small nyc gallery called Merge gallery whom i am told is no longer in existence, who works in cows blood and resin called Jordan Eagles. he’s being represented by benjamin krause gallery now. they are really amazing to see in person so vibrant.

jordan eagles

along with a woman caught sampling his work

but all this rubbing elbows with art connoisseur’s can start to get to one especially before dinner in a hot tent in the middle of a dusty field

entrance way

keeping one eye on the clock so as to not be late for our dinner appointment and the other on art and people one misses a few things.

sorry i didn’t catch the name of this gallery, but one can only do so much.interesting work though.

but there is only so much time in a day and i am afraid i’ve spent a lot of it on this post today. enjoy

jene

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Art Hamptons this weekend July 9-11, 2010

July 7, 2010

The International Fine Art Fair

ArtHamptons returns as one of the highlights of the Hamptons summer season. Now in its 3rd successful year, ArtHamptons has established itself as one of the top new art fairs in America. Expect to see a mesmerizing display of post-war and contemporary art, presented by a renowned lineup of international galleries. It’s all assembled in a museum-like setting. There’s important art pieces for every budget and level of art collector. It’s all here for you, from paintings, works on paper and printed editions to photography, art glass, ceramics and sculpture.

This year ArtHamptons moves 2 blocks west to Sayre Park’s 5 bucolic acres. The site is located between Bridgehampton Commons and the Hamptons Classic field, just 1 block north of Montauk Highway on Snake Hollow Rd.

the real exciting news for me is that HP will be showing their new printer software allowing the  Z3200 series to create large format negatives, thanks to tyler boley for this information for this rob galbraith   link. see more information at http://www.hp.com/go/designjet. woo hoo

a very interesting Gallery out there this year is the Emmanuel Fremin Gallery who has invited us the the opening preview party benefiting Longhouse Reserve.

emmanuel has always been very supportive in our creative efforts and represents us in some markets. thank you.

Elisa Cooper of Elisa Contemporary Art also sent us an invitation to see some of her artist at Art Hamptons and a free pass to see the show. we first met her at Red Dot Art fair this year, she has some very interesting artist.

Summer in the Hamptons at ArtHamptons – July 8-11th.
We’ll be in Booth #439

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The art world will be converging in Bridgehampton and we’ll be there with new works from Suzan Woodruff, Wayne Zebzda, and Rosalind Schneider.

Waterscapes, Landscapes and imagined worlds by LA Artist Kimber Berry, Maui surfing legend, Pete Cabrinha and Hawaii artists Carol Bennett and Connie Firestone. And we’ll be debuting new artists including Allison Gregory.

This year, in a new location at Sayre Park (154 Snake Hollow Road) in Bridgehampton, ArtHamptons will feature over 80 galleries and be host to a number of special events.

Be sure to join them at Booth #439.

Fair hours are:
Thursday, July 8th 6-9pm – Opening Preview Party
Friday, July 9th 11 am – 7pm
Saturday, July 10th 11 am – 7pm
Sunday, July 11th 11 am – 6pm

ArtHamptons

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For a complimentary Day pass courtesy of Elisa Contemporary Art, click here.

Suzan Woodruff

Suzan Woodruff, a fourth generation native of the American West was born in Phoenix, Arizona where, from an early age, she was imbued with her love and awe of nature.

swLittleGreenPearlIIIShe is considered one of the co-leaders of the “Flow Movement” in Los Angeles. Suzan’s abstract expressionist paintings are deeply informed by the forces of nature and physics and appear to draw inspiration from patterns found in natural phenomena observed from life.

Using thinned acrylic pigments, and a specially designed table, Suzan’s paintings form rills, deltas, waves and eddies. They appear as voluptuous, sensual landscapes, cloudscapes, seascapes, dunescapes and all sorts of natural spaces – even bodyscapes. Her elegant fields of flowing color blend Zen serenity and human passion.

Suzan’s work has been exhibited in galleries and museums in the US, Canada, Europe and Asia. She was recently featured in a two-person exhibit of Flow Painting at the Art Factory in Budapest, Hungary.

Wayne Zebzda

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Wayne was born in Hartford Connecticut and started his journey out west attending the San Francisco Art Institute on a full scholarship as a painting major. With day jobs in construction, he also developed a facility with tools of a different trade, and eventually shifted to producing sculptural and installation works, as well as his carbon smoke drawings.

Wayne’s work communicates a deep sense of delight in the face of the absurdities of life and he loves to create art from the everyday objects we encounter (including the Cross Walk Man sign).

According to Wayne, the process for his Carbon Smoke drawings is as follows:
“I have to move continuously while the smoke pours out of the torch. If you have ever seen the film footage of Jackson Pollack painting it is a similar continuous movement, his with drips, mine with smoke and the added possibility of catching the drawing on fire. I enjoy the immediacy and physicality of drawing. The welding torch has the pressure turned down low which makes it sooty/smoky. Working back into the drawings with erasures and brushes reveals what’s underneath and a clear fixative sets the soot in place (hopefully) and yes, I have burned the paper and will again.”

Wayne currently lives and works on the Hawaiian Island of Kauai.

Wayne is committed to making art accessible to a wide audience, and has been involved in numerous Art in Public Places projects and commissions for the Hawaii State Foundation on Culture in the Arts. His work has been exhibit and collected throughout the US including New York, Chicago, San Francisco and in Hawaii.

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if this isn’t enough activity for a weekend we have added one more event and are off visiting another photographer friend on the north shore to have dinner and relax looking at the sunsets maybe even clicking a few shutters along the way over the sounds of passing seagulls who aren’t drenched in oil yet.

what we do to this world and ourselves seems criminal to me. oh well, maybe next time we’ll get it right.

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free Art supplies & stuff

July 7, 2010

Hello Friends,
We have plenty of art/office/studio/theater/home office materials that
need a new home!

chashama is clearing space in our vast storage system in order to better
facilitate our artists and clients. This is a great opportunity to
obtain things for your studios, theaters, performance spaces, or even
your homes.

Over the past 12 years, we’ve gathered an eclectic selection of gear,
platforms, shelving, chairs and many other things.

We are going to have an open house on July 7th & 8th at our 201/205
storage area on 42nd St. @ 3rd Ave.and July 14th & 15th at our chashama
Artcraft Studios Building, 830 12th Ave. @ 57th St., 2nd floor. Both
venues are in Manhattan.

*[HOW THIS WORKS]*
– Our 201/205 storage area visit will be by APPOINTMENT ONLY between
10am & 4pm, Wed-Thur, July 7th&8th. You will be instructed about
entering when you make your appointment.
This venue has various wood [plywood], wooden risers [various sizes],
chairs, and many things that would be great for artist studios or home
offices.
To reserve your opportunity, contact Tina Piccari at tina.piccari@gmail.com

– Our chashama Artcraft Studios Building, 830 12th Ave. @ 57th St. will
be open to visit between 10am & 4pm, Wed-Thur, July 14th & 15th. No
appointment needed for this venue. You will enter on the 57th St. side @
12th Ave., through the bay door and up the ramp.
This venue has mostly wood products; plywood and such. This is great for
people who are working on building projects.

EVERYTHING IS *_FREE_* & *_FIRST COME-FIRST SERVE_*
– This is open to everyone.
– You may come on the first day and then you must take your selections
later that day before 4pm or on the second day. If you are taking
something large, please have your own transportation and bring someone
to help you lift.
– Both storage facilities have many things not listed here and we
strongly advise that you come take a look to see what you can use.
– If you have any questions, please contact Tina Piccari by *_EMAIL
ONLY_* at tina.piccari@gmail.com

As technical director, I’ve gotten plenty of use of all these materials
and hope they will find a new use for the years to come with you. It
would be painful to see it all go into a landfill, becoming more
pollution in our already over-polluted Earth.

We are also looking for a few good volunteers to help us organize the
space as things go out. Please let Tina know if you will be available to
help for part or all of any of the clean up days.

*The great news:* Once our storage spaces are cleared, we will be
reconfiguring them to create affordable artist storage as well as a
fully inventoried facility to enhance the resources for our rental program.

Looking forward to see you all,
Darryl
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Surfs up at ‘Swell’ ; a survey of surf-themed art at 3 galleries in chelsea

July 4, 2010
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Written by Jacqueline Miro

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NEW YORK, NY.- Nyehaus, Friedrich Petzel Gallery and Metro Pictures present “SWELL” —curated by Tim Nye and Jacqueline Miro—a survey of surf-themed art that opened July 1st at the three locations in Chelsea. Each gallery focuses on a different aspect of this work, Metro will be exhibiting many of the core group of Venice Beach artists associated with Light and Space or Fetish Finish (many of them surfers) including DeWain Valentine, Peter Alexander, Larry Bell, Billy Al Bengston, Ed Moses, as well as the Ferus Gallery artists Craig Kauffman, Ed Ruscha, Wally Berman, Bruce Conner, and Llynn Foulkes, and associated L.A. artists John McCracken, Ken Price, Joe Goode, George Herms, Tony Berlant and Helen Pashgian.

Dave Hickey, in a recent essay writes: “In its initial vogue, these works spoke directly to a new kind of artistic decorum—less aggressive than pop, less ideological than Minimalism, and less maidenly than post-painterly abstraction. It had a kind of gallantry—the cool courtesy of a well-born rake. California Minimalism created a gracious, social space in its glow and reflection; it treated us amicably, made us more beautiful by gathering us into its dance. It still does this today, so I am not amazed by the renewed interest in this work. I am still amazed, however, that my beach-bum pals could have created such a capacious and courtly art, although beach bums, I suppose, have dreams like everybody else.”

Amongst the artist surfers and artists incorporating surfer references from both the East and West Coasts and Europe and from several generations, are Jay Batlle, Ashley Bickerton, Andy Moses, Blake Rayne, Raymond Pettibon, Roe Etheridge, Mary Heilman, Catherine Opie, Dirk Skreber, and Thaddeus Strode. Some 75 artists are divided between the three galleries.

In its early experimental stages, the “L.A. Glass and Plastic” group and the “Cool School” referenced the movement that would eventually be known as Finish Fetish. The growing industrialization of the West Coast also influenced many of these artists to produce objects that were completely handcrafted, yet were so seamless and streamlined that they seemed to be machine-made, thus removing the focus from the artist’s handling of the materials and placing it on other aspects of the viewing experience.

“Gone were the emotion-laden brushstrokes and thickly layered abstract surfaces that spoke of serious art world issues,” art historian Boton Colburn once stated. “These were replaced by cool, smooth, transparent finishes rife with references to California culture and environment.” The artists included in the exhibition represent a cross-section of those sharing these expressive ideas, technical information, and even materials, primarily working in Venice and Los Angeles in the 1960’s and 70’s.

this is especially poignant this weekend as large swells hit the california beaches. estimates are in the 8′ to 13′ swells with dangerous rip tides.

http://www.nws.noaa.gov/alerts/ca.html

High Surf Advisory

Ventura County Coast (California)

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
209 AM PDT SUN JUL 4 2010
...LARGE SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP
ACROSS SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST FACING BEACHES THIS MORNING AND PERSIST
THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY...
CAZ040-041-087-041800-
/O.CON.KLOX.SU.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-100707T0000Z/
VENTURA COUNTY COAST-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES-
CATALINA ISLAND-
209 AM PDT SUN JUL 4 2010
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT TUESDAY...
A HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT TUESDAY.
A STRONG STORM SYSTEM NEAR NEW ZEALAND HAS PRODUCED A LARGE LONG
PERIOD SOUTHERLY SWELL. THIS SOUTHERLY SWELL ENERGY HAS ALREADY
REACHED THE SANTA MONICA BASIN BUOY WITH A 20 SECOND PERIOD AND
WILL CONTINUE NORTHWARD ACROSS THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL COASTAL
WATERS THIS MORNING.
THE LONG PERIOD SWELL AND ASSOCIATED SURF IS EXPECTED TO BUILD
QUICKLY THIS MORNING...THEN PEAK THIS AFTERNOON INTO
MONDAY. DURING THE PEAK OF THE EVENT...BREAKERS OF 5 TO 8 FEET
WILL BE COMMON ACROSS SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST FACING BEACHES OF LOS
ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES...WITH LOCAL MAX SETS UP TO 10 FEET
POSSIBLE ACROSS FAVORED SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST FACING LOCATIONS. THE
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST SHOULD BE MOSTLY PROTECTED FROM
THIS LARGE SWELL DUE TO THE CHANNEL ISLANDS.
PEOPLE PLANNING TO HEAD TO THE BEACHES DURING THE REMAINDER OF THIS
FOURTH OF JULY WEEKEND SHOULD BE AWARE THAT THIS LARGE SWELL WILL
LIKELY ARRIVE RATHER SUDDENLY THIS MORNING...POTENTIALLY CATCHING
BEACH-GOERS OFF GUARD...AND WILL BE CAPABLE OF SWEEPING PEOPLE OFF
THEIR FEET ACROSS THE SURF ZONE...ROCKS...AS WELL AS JETTIES AND
BREAK WALLS.BEACHES EXPECTED TO BE MOST IMPACTED BY THE SURF INCLUDE THOSE
FROM MALIBU WESTWARD THROUGH SOUTHERN VENTURA COUNTY INCLUDING


ZUMA BEACH...AND SOUTH FACING BEACHES OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY NEAR
THE ORANGE COUNTY LINE.
THERE WILL BE DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AS WELL WITH THIS EVENT...
ESPECIALLY ACROSS SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST FACING BEACHES SUNDAY
THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH
EROSION.

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The Wassaic Artist Residency project

July 3, 2010
invites all artists to apply:
Artist Residency: September / October
2010 Session EXTENDED! Application for September 1 – October 31 is NOW AVAILABLE! Residencies are 1 to 2 months.
APPLICATION DEADLINE: July 23, 11:59pm
Please see guidelines and application HERE.
Pics of the studios can be seen on facebook HERE.

— The Wassaic Project Team
2010 Artist Resident Hope Gangloff’s Studio.  Images courtesy of the Artist and Susan Inglett Gallery.
2010 Artist Resident Breanne Trammell’s Studio.
The Wassaic Project Residency Program has been created to cultivate and support community for emerging and professional contemporary artists. Housed in a historic re-purposed livestock auction barn, the Residency Program offers eight artists the opportunity to live and work in the heart of a rural community and offers three local artists studio space. The Wassaic Project seeks a group of artists working in a diverse range of media who want to produce, explore, challenge, and expand on their current art making practices, while participating in a grass roots, community-based arts organization. Resident Artists are invited to participate in The Wassaic Project Summer Festival 2011.

The Wassaic Project is an artist-run sustainable, multidisiplinary arts organization that focuses on community engagement and facilitates artists and participants to exhibit, discuss, and connect with art, each other, our unique site, and the surrounding community.
We seek to make connections between artists of all disciplines. We facilitate interaction and collaboration among artists and the public by utilizing our historic location to create new ways of working in the arts and to inspire new ways of seeing art. The Wassaic Project’s activities include an annual summer festival, a year-round artist residency, studio visits/critiques for artists involved with the organization by guest curators and visiting artists, artist workshops with community members, published catalogs, and fundraising exhibitions in Wassaic and New York City. Our programs intend to generate dialogue and collaboration across geographic, ideological and disciplinary boundaries.
WassaicProject.org location: 37 Furnace Bank Rd, Wassaic, NY 12592
mailing: P.O. Box 220, Wassaic, NY 12592

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1st thursday in Dumbo

July 2, 2010

last night mary and i went over to dumbo to see her postcard exhibit in ‘Wish you were here 9’ at A.I.R gallery as we had missed the actual opening of the show. the show runs from 6/23 thru July 18 at the gallery located 111 front street, Brooklyn ny.

sign

from the press release: A.I.R gallery is pleased to announce Wish You Were Here 9, on view in Gallery III from June 23- July 18 2010. the proceeds from this exhibition od this postcard-sized works support our mission to advance the status of women in the arts and benefit the A.I.R Fellowship program for emerging and underrepresented artist.

wish you were here 9

mary & postcard

so if you’re in the neighborhood do stop in as there is some really wonderful affordable art work with lots sold so far with lots to be sold. it’s really nice to see how others have dealt with the size restrictions and used their creativity.  i’ve always been impressed with how others create, it makes me think about how i might solve the problem and how different someone else solves the same problem.

that evening ‘the 1st Thursdays in dumdo the galleries are open late so we wandered around the hallway down to the Amos Eno gallery to see a group show where i met an artist who’s work i linked to here on fuzzy Marina Reiter. i had missed her solo show ‘Endless Summer’ but we had a chance to talk to her tonight. life is really wonderful once you get out into it.

marina reiter

no that’s not her work in the background but a good picture of her, see below or her web site.

Marina is a painter who works in oils, something i had started when i painted.  i love her work, maybe it’s the musically of it or the cleanness, something not often found these days in this messy world. talking to her is a joy because she gives one attention not like so many other artist at these kinds of affairs where they are looking around to the next person to talk to about themselves.

art truck

quite a crowd

wandering around we found an artist using her imagination as to showing her work not quite on the street but close to it. her name is Orianne Cosentino and she’s a painter. that’s her signing the truck wall. so it’s pretty wonderful just being out and about seeing all there is to see.

after a couple of sips of wine and the time of night hunger creeps up on one so we went off to find a place to eat. i had passed by a very cute place at 55 Water Street during nyp festival called 55 water street. i was very disappointed in the food, so much so i’d never eat there again. the provincial stuffed chicken i had was over cooked with a canned tomato sauce spiced with hot sauce and lumpy mashed potatoes. mary had a mediocre penne in a cream sauce.

windy night for eating lobster

but we were luck we weren’t trying to eat a lobster outside as was this woman on a  windy evening. mary found this shot looking through the window venetian blinds. they did finally move inside, guess it got too much for them.

so life can be interesting even when not the best, the important thing is for one to be there now.

so long for now lots of other news will have to wait because i’ve a meeting to go to.

jene

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