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Your Hallway Gut is Full of Drugs, Skewville at Factory Fresh

Marina Galperina — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 17:19:22 +0000

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.

Images courtesy of Skewville. “Shift Work Disorder,” Skewville, Jun 5 – Jun 20, Factory Fresh, NYC

Factory Fresh Reopens With Josh McCutchen and Pufferella

Marina Galperina — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 20:48:39 +0000

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

‘Brave Brooklyn’ Funds ‘Space’ Program

Will Sherman — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 18:00:22 +0000

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

Artists Think Inside the Box at Brooklynite Gallery

Will Sherman — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:30:12 +0000

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.

Images via Brooklynite Gallery

Parting Shot: There’s No Such Thing As East Williamsburg

Will Sherman — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 22:30:07 +0000

Skewville installed this striking “Bushwick” sign on Morgan Avenue that’s not only a service to the disoriented, but also a solid argument in the never ending neighborhood name debates.

Photo via Skewville

SKEWVILLE’s ‘Uncut Edition’ for Sale

Bucky Turco — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 18:54:37 +0000

Usually reserved for power lines, SKEWVILLE is offering, for the first time, an uncut edition of his signature wood sneakers. They measure 12×18 inches, are double sided, and being released as an edition of 10 ($350). |TWBE|

Appropriating the Appropriator

Bucky Turco — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 16:45:22 +0000

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

‘Launch Day’ Approaches for India Street Mural Project

Will Sherman — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 14:52:44 +0000

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.

Photos by Will Sherman/ANIMALnewyork.com

India Street Muralists Announced

Will Sherman — Tue, 05 May 2009 23:00:58 +0000

The artists chosen for the India Street Mural Project, a 400-foot long wall painting going up in Greenpoint, have been announced. The group of artists, including shoe-throwing SKEWVILLE, will begin work next month on their wall art, which will be destroyed with the building this fall. |NBAC|

‘The Bat Mobile Lost It’s Wheels’ In Bushwick

ANIMAL — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 00:45:32 +0000

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|