Isn’t Skewville’s Shift Work Disorder the hip lovechild of Guernica and Man as Industrial Palace? Oh yes. (Or no.) The street art brother duo exhibit at Factory Fresh this month, funneling the mechanics of systematized everyday existence, economic pressure and consumerist chaos into bright cubist canvases, with some “beef and hype” on the side. Take a peak at the exhibit below. Read more »
Factory Fresh reopens on February 12th with two exhibits. Hit the back room for Josh McCutchen’s “Polymetrochromanticism.” The former MTVU “Does This Look Infected” host and current Renaissance-man of the Josh McCutchen show (peep him making out with an eldery hetero who hobbled into the Gay Pride Parade… and more) will have his debut show at Factory Fresh. Paintings feature “polymorphic shapes and urban landscapes” via gentle mindfuck by colorful humanoid-blobs. Concurrently, the front-side will host Pufferella‘s “i know u are but what am i,” promising a “magical” “circus,” all new fabric creations on “sexual relations and the afterthoughts” Â and whatever “Rides and Amusement provided by her friends Skewville and Plaztik mag” entails (sounds hot). Opening night show is 7-10pm.
“Polymetrochromanticism” and “i know u are but what am i,” Feb 12 – Feb 21, Factory Fresh, 1053 Flushing Avenue, Brooklyn
This evening see the opening of Brave Brooklyn, a silent art auction to benefit the Open Space Alliance for North Brooklyn. Featuring pieces by artists including Richard Serra, Fred Tomaselli and Skewville, the week-long exhibition is intended to support the non-profit’s mission of enhancing existing parks and developing new ones in Greenpoint and Williamsburg. Online bidding, which starts at $75 on up to $3000, will be finished with a closing reception next Friday.
“Brave Brooklyn,” December 4 – 11, 30 Nassau Avenue at Dobbin Street, Brooklyn
Inspired by the challenge of earning cash in this economic crisis, Brooklynite Gallery is opening an exhibition inspired by “the world’s simplest way to make a living,” shining shoes. “Go Get Your Shinebox” brings together more than a hundred artists, including Skewville, Ben Frost, Miss Bugs, Aiko and Broken Crow, showcasing their cubic works, a “survival box” for getting by. The show opens November 21st and is on view through December 19th at 334 Malcolm X Boulevard. Read more »
Skewville apparently likes to mark his territory and nudge streets artists that put up work in his part of town with a little painted reminder. The Brooklyn-based vandal has been steadily enhancing various pieces and now adds Shepard Fairey to his hit list with this highly appropriate and smartly done modification.
Photo by Bucky Turco/ANIMALnewyork
Despite last month’s record setting rain, work finished on the India Street Mural Project, a 400-foot long wall showcasing the work of six artists in Greenpoint. The inaugural project of the North Brooklyn Public Art Coalition will be officially unveiled with a celebration this Saturday, featuring music and food alongside the works by Ali Aschman, Eve Biddle & Joshua Frankel, Joshua Abram Howard, Robert Seng, SKEWVILLE and Chris Soria. The murals, photographed below, can be seen on India Street between West Street and the East River anytime until the building is demolished this fall. Read more »
There’s only a few days left till the closing of Factory Fresh’s latest ‘Holiday Special‘ exhibit featuring the work of the gallery’s own Ad Deville along with artist Pufferella. This Batman piece is from the show and can be yours for $800 or you can shoot for the more generic cheaper derivative for $30. |Overspray|
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