August 8, 2008
Not To Miss: Gaetane Michaux at OPEN SPACE in Beacon NY This Saturday Night
Not only one of our favorite artists, but also one of our favorite people, Gaetane Michaux will be launching a rare showing of her amazing puzzles at OPEN SPACE in Beacon this Saturday night.
What makes this show really fun is that the puzzles are mix-portraits of a group of street artists including Anthony Lister, Blek le Rat, Michel De Feo, Elbow Toe, Faile, Jace, Judith Supine, Shepherd Fairey, Skewville, Thundercut - as well as Sara and I from Wooster Collective.
Here's the info:
August 9 – September 7th
Opening Reception 8/9 6-9pm
OPEN SPACE
510 Main St.
www.openspacebeacon.com
718-207-3793
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| July 10, 2008
MOMO and Melissa Brown destroy each other at the Espeis Gallery
In June and July, MOMO and Melissa Brown have been collaborating on a new project for the Espeis Gallery in Williamsburg. The gallery brought their thirty foot long drawing inside and are having an opening for it this coming Saturday June 12th 7-9pm.
For the month of June Melissa and MOMO have been destroying each other's paintings (every odd numbered day for the month of June) on the wall outside the gallery, called Espeis Outside. This space was started by WK when he mounted the painting he did for Obey vs. WK in Tokyo on the exterior wall of the Espeis Gallery as part of his December show. The evolution of that space since December is documented here.
MOMO and Melissa have built a show around this street painting battle. A collaborative screenprint that will be released via the Gallery website on Saturday night.
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June 17, 2008
This Wednesday Night: Nuclear Fairy, IRLO and Omar at New York's Romanian cultural institute
While gentrification in New York City and the politics of cleansing tend to erase legendary traces of graffiti that inspired artists all over the world, street art flourishes in Eastern European cities. One of these spots is Romania. New York is lucky to have three artists from this former East Block country visiting to paint the walls of the Romanian cultural institute. These three young artists, Nuclear Fairy, IRLO and Omar work as a collective and independently and will translate their unique cultural view into an installation across three rooms.
On Wednesday night there will be an opening of their work and Wooster Collective will be conducting an informal interview with the artists to understand their sources of inspiration, discuss their style and capture impressions of their first trip to NYC.
Please join us for drinks and festivities as well as the opportunity to meet these intriguing artists.
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May 19, 2008
Congratulations Koralie and Supakitch!
Also, if you're in New York, be sure to check out Koralie's latest work at the Joshua Liner Gallery in Chelsea. It'll be up until the 14th of June.
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May 16, 2008
Electric Windows To Invade Beacon This Weekend
We're looking forward to seeing everyone in Beacon, NY for Electric Windows.
More info here.
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May 8, 2008
Electric Windows To Hit Beacon on Weekend Of May 17th
The weekend of May 17th, 24 Street artists will converge on Beacon NY to paint 24 - 8' x 12' murals that when completed, will be installed in the windows of a vacant 19th century factory. The street will be closed off all day Saturday the 17th and visitors will be able to listen to live music and watch artists create their pieces. That weekend there will also be a gallery show at OPEN SPACE featuring many of the artists involved in the windows project.
Artists involved include: Above, Chris Stain, Cycle, Dan Funderburgh, Daryll Pierce, Depoe, Elbow Toe, Jim Darling, ILOVEMYBOO, Lady Pink, Michael De Feo, Mr Kiji, Peripheral Media Projects, Pete Wollenger, Rene Gagnon, Rick Price, Ripo, Ron English, Tes One, The Love Movement, Tina Darling, Ultra, UPSO, You Are Beautiful
For More information visit www.electricwindowsbeacon.com
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April 12, 2008
Favorite Show Of 2008: Judith Supine's "DIRT MANSION" at English Kills Gallery
If you're in the New York are, we can't recommend highly enough that you check out Judith Supine's first New York solo exhibition, "Dirt Mansion" which opens tonight at the English Kills Gallery in Brooklyn.
We went to the preview reception last night and were absolutely blown away. It's by far our favorite show this year.
Taking a page from Faile and Banksy, rather than stage the show at an established gallery, Judith has taken over a warehouse deep in the heart of Bushwick and transformed it into a full 360 immersive experience.
A mixture of large scale works and 3D sculpture, the show is a collection of what we think is Judith Supine's best work to date.
More info can be found here.
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March 7, 2008
Patrick Winfield At OPEN SPACE in Beacon, NY Tomorrow Night
If you've been following the Wooster website, then you know we're big fans of the wonderful Polariod mosaics of Patrick Winfield.
Tomorrow night. Saturday March 8th, Patrick will be opening his solo show, Composites, at OPEN SPACE in Beacon New York from 6-9pm. The show runs through April 5th. You can learn more about the show here.
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December 13, 2007
Another Great December Show In New York
Curated by Michael DeFeo, tonight's opening at Ad Hoc Art in Brooklyn features 40 of the most recognized graffiti and street artists showcasing works they're not typically known for. Should be an amazing night.
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November 26, 2007
December Is Shaping Up To Be A Great Time To Be In New York
As was the case last year, December is shaping up to be an amazing month of shows in New York.
This weekend, there are two shows that you won't want to miss.
On Friday night, WK launches a rare solo show in Brooklyn (see below). And then on Saturday night, Blek le Rat, Blu, Bo130, D*Face, Microbo and Space Invader will all be showing new work as part of "The Streets of Europe: A Survey of European Street Art" opening at the Jonathan Levine Gallery in Chelsea.
More on both shows later in the week.
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October 13, 2007
Wooster Collective Presents... Armsrock, An Art Show (Friday Night In Brooklyn)
Sara and I are pleased and excited to let you know that this coming Friday, October 19th, we will be curating our first art exhibition since last year's Wooster on Spring show.
"that dog called hope" will be the first American solo show and book signing by the Danish artist Armsrock who now works and resides in Bremen, Germany.
Since space is limited, RSVP is required to woostercollective@gmail.com
Here's the info:
Wooster Collective Presents... Armsrock, An Art Show
In Celebration of The Book, "All My Friends Are Made Of Paper"
Friday, October 19, 2007
7:00pm - 9:00pm
5 in 1 Gallery
60 North 6th Street
Brooklyn, NY
Music from IVY and DJ DRM
Looking forward to seeing everyone there!
Marc and Sara
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September 11, 2007
Overspray Launch Party This Thursday In NYC
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September 5, 2007
OPEN SPACE to Open In Beacon New York This Weekend
Congratulations to Kalene Rivers and Dan Weise who this weekend will open their first gallery, called OPEN SPACE, in Beacon, New York on 510 Main Street.
The inaugural show (which opens this Saturday, September 8th from 3 to 9) features a series of new self portraits from Michael DeFeo.
Michael lives in New York and has shown his work internationally over the past decade in both solo and group exhibitions at the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum - Ridgefield, CT, the Neuberger Museum - Purchase, NY, The National Gallery - Bangladesh, Leipzig University - Germany, MASS MoCA, The New Museum of Contemporary Art - NY, A3 Art Fair - Paris and Colette - Paris. Best known for his flower image, Michael has been creating street art for over fifteen years in cities around the world. Last year he was featured on the cover of New York Magazine’s "Reasons to Love New York" issue and participated in our Wooster on Spring exhibition in December.
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June 14, 2007
One Not To Miss: Shepard Fairey At Jonathan LeVine Gallery
June is usually a great month for shows in New York, but this year is proving to be be exceptionally good.
Next weekend Shepard Fairey opens E PLURIBUS VENOM, his first full scale solo show in New York City. The buzz on the show has been massive, as not only will Shepard be showing his new work at the Jonathan LeVine Gallery in Chelsea, but he's also taken over a massive installation space in Dumbo, Brookly at 81 Front Street (at the corner of Washington St).
The opening reception for the Chelea show is next Saturday, June 23rd from 5-9 pm at the Jonathan LeVine Gallery at 529 West 20th Street.
Jonathan LeVine explains the new work - "The title E Pluribus Venom which translates Out of many, poison is derived from E Pluribus Unum (out of many, one) an early motto adopted by the U.S. Government which appears on U.S. coins and dollar bills. Many becoming one, or a loss of power and influence of the individual in favor of homogeny is a symptom of a society in decline. "E Pluribus Venom" could be interpreted as saying both that there is poison in the American system, and that many individuals are motivated by venom and anger toward this system. "E Pluribus Venom" is comprised of artworks designed to question the symbols and methods of the American machine and American dream and also celebrate those who oppose blind nationalism and war. Some of Fairey's works use currency motifs or a Norman Rockwell aesthetic to employ the graphic language of the subjects they critique. Other works use a blend of Art Nouveau, hippie, and revolutionary propaganda styles to celebrate subjects advocating peace. The art addresses monolithic institutional power and authority and the role of counter culture and independent individuals to question the dominant paradigm. Shepard Fairey's new body of work contains politically-charged paint, screen print, stencil, and collage mixed media pieces which use metaphor, humor, and seductive decorative elements to deliver provocative but beautiful results. These works blur the perceived barriers between propaganda and escapist decoration, political responsibility and humor with the intent of stimulating both viscerally and intellectually"
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June 7, 2007
Two Events Worth Attending On Saturday
There's two events this coming Saturday here in New York that we highly recommend checking out....
First, from 10am - 12pm, one of our favorite artists, James De La Vega, will be creating interactive artwork as part of the first ever public demonstration of Microsoft's new Surface Computing platform that was unveiled to major acclaim last week. The event will take place at the Sheraton New York Hotel & Towers at 811 7th Avenue (at 53rd Street)
Then, at 4pm Sara and I will be moderating The New Urban Interventionists panel at the Creators Series event here in Manhattan at the Altman Building at 135 West 18th Street
in Chelsea.
Here's the description of the panel:
How are street artists changing the way they interact with the urban canvas?
While street art is still widely created by spraying, pasting, stenciling, or stickering on public surfaces, it has also become a fertile ground for artists experimenting with more conceptual approaches, both high- and low-tech, for altering the urban canvas, sometimes permanently, sometimes momentarily. While New York-based Graffiti Research Lab takes a “geek graffiti” approach of creating open source technologies for the modern street artist, Leeds-based Paul Moose Curtis opts for more rudimentary methods, using a shoebrush and water to create wall art by selective erasure. Their discussion will examine the politics of reclaiming the streets; the urban artist’s evolving toolkit; the uneasy relationship between street art and commercial signage; and the value of impermanent, low-impact approaches to urban interventionism.
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June 6, 2007
Faile's New York Show
As promised, here's the address for tomorrow night's public opening for the Faile show in Lower Manhattan. It's by far one of the best shows we've seen all year. It's definitely worth a trip downtown and proves that you don't need white walls and a Chelsea address to make an impact.
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June 1, 2007
The New Urban Interventionists
If you're in New York next weekend, June 8 - 10, be sure to check out The New Urban Interventionists panel which is part of The Creators Series multidisciplinary art conference. The Creators Series is a weekend showcase of emerging creativity and ideas, produced by Tomorrow Unlimited a new curatorial venture based out of NYC.
Here's the info:
Panel: The New Urban Interventionists
How are street artists changing the way they interact with the urban canvas?
Street art is still mostly created by spraying, pasting, stenciling, or stickering on public surfaces, but it has also become a fertile ground for artists experimenting with more innovative approaches. New York-based Graffiti Research Lab takes a geek graffiti technology-based approach, while Leeds-based Paul Moose Curtis uses only a shoebrush and water to create his public artworks. Their discussion will examine the politics of reclaiming the streets, the urban artists evolving toolkit, and the value of impermanent, low-impact approaches to street art.
Sat, Jun 9
4:00pm
The Altman Building
The Altman Building, 135 West 18th Street, New York, NY 10011
A showcase for the innovative work being presented throughout the Creators Series weekend. Free, with no ticket required, the gallery exhibition will showcase art, media, designs, installations, and other relevant work from each of the Creators Series participants. A number of informal demonstrations and chats will also take place in the gallery throughout the weekend. The gallery is designed as a casual social space, where creative thinkers can come together and exchange ideas.
Exhibition Includes:
A demonstration of Graffiti Research Labs L.A.S.E.R. Tag, a system for projecting tags onto tall buildings
A demonstration of British artist Paul Moose Curtis one-of-a-kind clean-tagging technique
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May 24, 2007
Faile Returns To New York on Thursday, June 7th
When Sara and I began putting together our list of artists who we hoped would become part of the 11 Spring project, the first name we wrote down on the piece of paper was that of the New York based collective, Faile.
For us, ever since we started the Wooster Collective in 2000, Faile's work (along with that of WK, Swoon, and Bast) had defined the urban art movement in Lower Manhattan.
Time and time again, Faile sets the bar and they set it high.
The first floor wall that Faile did at 11 Spring, which consisted of layers upon layers of torn hand painted and printed posters, was absolutely stunning. But we knew that this was just a taste, a preview, of a much larger body of work that was yet to come...
We couldn't have been more thrilled to learn that on Thursday June 7th Faile will be launching their first large scale solo New York show in many, many years at a secret undisclosed location.
So mark your calenders and stay tuned for more information, as we'll be letting you know the actual location on Wednesday June 6th, the night before the opening day.
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May 17, 2007
Seen You Tonight At Joyride
Tonight is the Art Opening for the Bicycle Film Festival's art show called Joyride. Make sure you check it out if you¹re in New York. Some of our friends have pieces in the show - Peter Sutherland, Goods, Namaiki, Julia Chiang, etc. The show is at 33 West 17th Street, at 5th ave., and the opening is tonight - 6pm to midnight. Hope to see you there.
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April 5, 2007
Jordin Isip at Aidan Savoy Gallery
If you're a fan of Jordin Isip, be sure to check out his latest work which will show at the Aidan Savoy Gallery beginning this Saturday, April 7 with a reception from 7 to 10 pm. The show runs through April 28, 2007
Aidan Savoy Gallery
175 Stanton Street (at Clinton St.)
New York, NY 10002
www.aidansavoygallery.com
212.253.8308
info@aidansavoy.com
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March 29, 2007
Leon Reid Tonight At Eyebeam
A quick tip - Leon Reid (aka Darius Jones of Darius and Downey) will be giving a lecture tonight at Eyebeam as part of their OPEN CITY exhibition. Leon says that the speech is entitled "The Duty of the 21st Century Artist" and "the lecture is designed to kick artists' behinds out of the safe "Art World" and into making relevant work which effects events of the "Real World"
Admission is free.
Leon Reid "The Duty of the 21st Century Artist"
EYEBEAM
520 W 21st (btwn 10th&11th)
New York, NY
10011
Thursday, 3/27/07
7:30pm
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March 28, 2007
The Return of the Miss Rockaway Armada
In preparation for their return to the Mississippi River this Summer, tomorrow night the Miss Rockaway Armada will be having an art exhibition/benefit at Ad Hoc Art on 49 Bogart St. in Bushwick, Brooklyn. The Armada itself is currently docked for the winter at a biker bar in Illinois, but the group of artists and performers from all over the country hope to get it back on the water in June. The funds are being raised for much needed motors, fuel, nautical equipment and transportation. The auction will feature performances by members of the Armada and art from the river itself including a life-sized story booth decorated by David Ellis & Swoon.
The Armada project was conceived by Swoon, and has been built and organized by a collective of 25 artists, performers and activists from New York, San Francisco, Seattle and Wisconsin. The collective floats down the Mississippi River on a 110 foot raft made of scrap materials. Last year they spent months gathering resources to build this floating home/art project, then floated from Minneapolis to Andalusia, Illinois; all the while stopping to meet people, share skills, perform, swap stories, and otherwise engage in cultural exchange. However, they have many miles to go before they reach New Orleans.
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March 19, 2007
Newspaper2.0 with GOOD Magazine and Wooster Collective This Friday
A few weeks back Sara and I asked a few of our friends to contribute altered newspapers from their local cities as part of a small exhibition here in New York to celebrate the third issue of GOOD Magazine.
If you are in New York, join us on Friday night at Felissimo Townhouse on 10 W. 56th Street at 8pm.
In order to RSVP the event you must first subscribe to GOOD. But here's the deal, the entire $20 goes to a charitable organization of your choice and you also get 6 issues of GOOD and free drinks at the party.
Some of the artists involved include: Escif, Lister, MOMO, Thundercut, The Bubble Project, Michael De Feo, Labrona, Elbow-Toe, vomito attack, DaVE, Vinnie Ray, Stikman, Rene Gagnon, WindowZoo, Saru, and many more.
To RSVP, click here.
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March 7, 2007
Matthew Rodriguez Returns to New York
We've been a fan of Matthew Rodriguez for ever, so it's came as no surprise that the flyer he put together for his new show in New York (which opens tomorrow) is by far our favorite show flyer ever.
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February 27, 2007
Open City Opens This Thursday Night At Eyebeam
GRL's fantastic Open City event finally opens this week on Thursday March 1st at the Eyebeam space in Chelsea. It's been in the works for over a year now and looks to be incredible.
Tools and methods of the following artists will be on display:
Aram Bartholl, BORF, G.R.L., Institute for Applied Autonomy, Improve
Everywhere, Mark Jenkins, KATSU, KR, Object Orange, Leon Reid, Matthia
Wermke, and Krzysztof Wodiczko.
GRL will have their laser tagging system running for people to try out. The original Boston Mooninitie will be on display as well as ""videos of people breaking laws and running around with no pants, movie screenings, and workshops workshops workshops."
Things will be going on all month at Eyebeam, this week is as follows:
March 2: (3-5pm)
Aram Bartholl - First Person Shooter glasses workshops (
http://www.datenform.de/fps.html )
March 3: (3-5pm)
Aram Bartholl - WoW workshop / performance (
http://www.datenform.de/wow.html )
Mark Jenkins - Tape sculptures workshop (
http://xmarkjenkinsx.com/index.html )
March 3: (5-6pm)
Screenings of shorts by Matthias Wermke, Object Orange, Krzysztof
Wodiczko, GRL and others.
March 8: (7:30pm)
Screening of State Your Name with introduction by filmmakers
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February 8, 2007
Please Support Justseeds Tonight In New York
If we weren't in London tonight (where it's now snowing like crazy!) we would without question be at the giant Justseeds art show and sale that's happening later tonight (6-10pm) in Brooklyn. It's going to be a giant firesale, with hundreds of prints, posters, zines and books at low prices to raise money to keep Justseeds going.
The money raised will go to the transformation of Justseeds into an artist owned and run collective. If you haven't heard of Justseed's, here's their history:
Justseeds was founded as a radical art distribution service by Josh MacPhee in 1997. In nearly 10 years of operations, Justseeds became a crucial resource for radical artists and activists throughout the US.
In December 2006, the company that was filling Justseeds' online orders (including hosting the website, processing payments, and shipping products), unexpectedly went out of business, immediately shutting down its online store. On top of shutting down distribution, the fulfillment house owed Justseeds upwards of $10,000 (most of that money in turn was owed directly to artists and writers who sold items on the site).
Now, like the proverbial phoenix, Justseeds is rising: a national network of artists are banding together to create a self-managed cooperative that will help spread radical art around the world.
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January 30, 2007
RUAS DE SÃO PAULO: Online Art Auction
A few years ago, Sara and I fell in love with a series of wooden lion sculptures made by the extremely talented AJ Fosik. We were excited to see that one of AJ's lions (the one above) is included in a terrific online art auction that includes work from a whole host of amazing artists including Tim Biskup, Ray Caesar, Dalek, Ron English, Shepard Fairey, Camille Rose Garcia, Doze Green, Jim Houser, Mark Ryden, Jeff Soto, Jonathan Weiner and many others.
The RUAS DE SÃO PAULO: Online Art Auction started yesterday and can be seen here.
The auction, organized by the Jonathan Levine Gallery and Brazil Foundation is to raise funds for a series of cultural events in New York that an amazing group of Brazilian artists will participate in. Projects include a public murals, live painting demonstrations and an art exhibition, as well as other Brazilian-themed celebrations.
If you are in New York tomorrow night, the 31st for 7pm –10pm come to the The Newspace, located at 530 West 21st Street in Chelsea.
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January 4, 2007
One Not To Miss: David Choe's Solo Show At The Jonathan Levine Gallery
Earlier tonight Sara and I had the great pleasure of meeting up with one of our all time favorite people, David Choe, as he completed the installation of his new solo show that opens on Saturday night at the Jonathan Levine Gallery in Chelsea.
To date, we must have put up n