JUST COME, OK?

OK, this is legit, come to this,

from xpace:  On May 20th we will be hosting "Cult of The Contemporary", a live art auction with art direction by the magical Ulysses Castellanos. The evening will be one of entertainment, great food, great drinks and amazing art! Tickets are only $20! 

 It truly is an excellent opportunity to purchase the work of up and coming artists while supporting XPACE's programming and project fees for young and student artists. Please pass this along to any colleagues, friends or contacts that might be interested. 

For an artist preview please visit: http://xpace-auction.blogspot.com/ 

Or in other words, there will be madd deals and open bar.  :D

MY FRIEND JENNIE

Jennie Suddick

Having originated as a way for eighteenth century naval prisoners to pass time and remember the outside world, matchstick models have become a widespread hobby. Since then, these models have come to signify an individuals obsessions and fantasies; a way to allow the builder to obtain the unobtainable. Interested in cryptozoology’s illustration of the human desire to feel there is still more to the natural world that humans are yet to explore and conquer, Suddick will blend the pseudo-scientific subculture of cryptozoology with the subculture of matchstick model making. She will look at how this obsessive craft is akin to the desires associated with the hunt for cryptids like Bigfoot, as they both allow individuals to feel like they can discover the implausible .

During her residency period at Open Studio, Suddick will develop a complete matchstick model making kit based on an actual Bigfoot Trap which has stood in the Siskiyou National Forest in Jackson County, Oregon since 1974. Now a non-functional, little-known tourist attraction, this non-monument is a symbol for wanting to find proof of new possibilities in everyday life.  The prospect of a humanoid mammal that has remained living in secrecy so close to civilization clearly peaks people’s interests, in part because they allow us to romantically imagine a world where a creature so related to man can live surreptitiously in a close relationship to nature.


www.jenniesuddick.com

THANK YOU + IMPULSE

Building Spaces at Angell opened last night with Noah Becker.  Big up to all of you who were there and ditched the Thomas Hirschhorn thing for me :D I would like to take this moment to formally invite you to to Pulse NYC - March 3rd to 6th.  I'll be down for the duration so holler at me.  
xo

OLYMPICS OF ART

Two days done, two more to go.  I've met so many amazing people and the vibe is pretty rad.  Let's keep it going :D





















David Liss and one of the MOCCA editions I made "Prismatic Planes".  
photo courtesy of http://flohaus.com/2010/10/29/toronto-international-art-fair-report/