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Cut-out Parts and Shredded Wholes

Marina Galperina — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 22:00:49 +0000

Layers, collages, cut-ups and cut-outs — it’s mixed media madness at Perry Rubenstein Gallery. The group show “Shred” features Eric Foss’s found vintage vagina face photo mash-ups, a ’50s zoophobic collage by Jess, the Brooklyn duo FAILE‘s mas-tear-piece above and more.

The exhibit was curated by Carlo McCormick, artsy multi-tasker extraordinaire, senior editor of Paper magazine and the hilariously cruel judge of the Art Handling Olympics. It’s a hefty horde — from engraving to animation, from the Beats to punk to street art. Preview his pickings of Dash Snow, Swoon, Elbow-Toe, 35mm, jigsaws, cast resin, birch bits and a little glitter on top:

“Shred,” Group Show, Jul 1 – Aug 27, Perry Rubenstein Gallery, NYC

Bruises and Other ‘Tales of the Tell-Tale Heart (Part II)’

Marina Galperina — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 21:00:02 +0000

With a wide curatorial grasp on artistic obsessives from Maya Deren to Shirin Neshat to Dash Snow, the James Cohan Gallery’s group show “The Tell-Tale Heart (Part 2)” explores the “dissolute scenarios” of emotional turmoil as fed through the lens. Because without Nan Goldin’s camera that Heart-shaped Bruise wouldn’t be quite as aesthetic. Preview some works below.

“The Tell-Tale Heart (Part 2),” Group Show, Jun 24 – Aug 13, James Cohan Gallery, NYC

RIME’s Tribute To Dash Snow

Bucky Turco — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 21:00:41 +0000

It’s been a while since we’ve seen any worthy tributes to SACE, but now RIME enters the fray with this striking piece.

Dead Celebs Honored by ‘Faces of Death’ T-Shirt

Will Sherman — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 16:40:00 +0000

The year 2009 is quickly coming to a close, and with that comes a barrage of retrospectives of famous people who’ve died. Here’s one you can wear: the Faces of Death 2009 t-shirt.

Artist Milton Carter tasked some talented friends with drawing two dozen caricatures of dead celebrities including Patrick Swayze, Michael Jackson, Farrah Fawcett, Dash Snow, Ted Kennedy and Billy Mays among others. For $25 this t-shirt tribute can be your guaranteed conversation starter throughout the holiday season. |Momo Show Palace|

Images via MCarterProjects

Cooper Square Hotel Celebrates Completed Camouflage

Will Sherman — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:30:15 +0000

Last night, the Cooper Square Hotel celebrated, not only the completion of its 5th street faÃ§ade, but also it’s acceptance into the East Village. Thanks to the unifying powers of public art, the noisy hotel’s neighbors will no longer use dirty underwear and douche bags to signal their displeasure because they simply have none anymore.

Actually, that’s not true. But the wall painting by Joyce Pensato, Nick 1, Vizie and Shinique Smith was finished, and the hotel did throw a party, though feuding neighbors were likely not invited. |Curbed|

Photo by EV Grieve

Dead Vandals Memorial Gets Vandalized

Will Sherman — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:00:21 +0000

An illicit tribute to graffiti writers has been vandalized, just days after going up. The lino-print portraits of IZ THE WIZ, TIE ONE and SACE have been mutilated, their heads lopped off and lacerated. Street artist Noh J. Coley plans to recreate his paper piece, which now illustrates why dead graffiti artists are rarely memorialized in anything but paint.

Photo by Noh J. Coley

Graffiti Writers Vandalize Heaven’s Gate

Will Sherman — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:30:04 +0000

After a series of tributes to deceased graffiti writers, street artist Noh J. Coley created a group tribute, reprinting his linoleum-cut portraits of IZ THE WIZ, TIE ONE and SACE. His “Sprayed N Stone” piecedepicts the trio of graffiti writers breaking through Heaven’s pearly gates, located in Queens.

Photo by Noh J. Coley

Overexposed Photos Sell for Half Milli

Will Sherman — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:57:58 +0000

The first night of Phillips de Pury’s contemporary art auction saw modest sales and nothing like Sotheby’s $39 million haul for Andy Warhol’s cash print. With the pop master’s soap box selling for $842k and Dash Snow’s Polaroid prints going for $50k, most sales fell within pre-auction estimates.

One exception was an untitled work by Felix Gonzalez-Torres. The pentaptych print of birds, so faint the frame appear empty, sold for $542,500, more than double its low-end estimate.

Dead Artists’ Soap Box and Polaroids Go to Auction

Will Sherman — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:37:40 +0000

If you’ve ever wanted to stand on Andy Warhol’s soap box or paper your walls with someone else’s party photos, tomorrow’s your chance at Phillips de Pury’s contemporary art sale. In addition to one of Warhol’s wooden Brillo boxes, valued up to $900k, the smaller-than-normal auction features Dash Snow’s “Polaroid Wall,” estimated at the posthumous price of $40k to $60k. Also up for a bid is Jeff Koons’ $200k ice bucket, Banksy’s “Insane Clown” painting, Olafur Eliasson lightbox as wells as some pictures of nearly nothing by Felix Gonzalez Torres.

Images via Phillips de Pury

Cooper Square Hotel’s Graffiti Makeover Almost Complete

Will Sherman — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:40:22 +0000

The artists hired to help the Cooper Square Hotel blend in, have been busy making it stand out. Joining VIZIE’s tribute to Dash Snow, Shinique Smith has covered the side of the building with her abstract calligraphy, Nick 1 is in the midst of a 4 train piece and Joyce Pensato is blowing-up her drippy painting of Homer Simpson.

Photos by Will Sherman/ANIMALnewyork.com