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Monday, May 19, 2014

The NYC Art Scene Thriving Then & Now - "The 80's Past & Present" at Bleecker Street Arts Club!

You still have a couple weeks to view a legendary exhibit entitled "The 80's Past & Present" at Bleecker Street Arts Club, not to miss. Curated by Keith Miller the show includes works by John CRASH Matos, Michael De Feo, Ronnie Cutrone, Tom Slaughter and Scott Kilgour.

From the gallery: Each artist is linked to the zeitgeist of the events that were transpiring in the 1980s New York art scene - the years when creativity and flash ruled the streets. It was a time when Graffiti was making its way onto the gallery walls, and Andy Warhol was the six degrees of separation of the art world. Art was changing and it was selling, and young collectors like Keith Miller were among the first to see the potential and importance of the new art coming from the streets influenced by the idea of Neo-Pop.

Have a look at a few photos from the opening reception...

John CRASH Matos

Ronnie Cutrone

Michael De Feo

Tom Slaughter

CRASH collaboration with fellow artist Bio (Tats Cru)

More about the featured artists from the gallery:

CRASH was a well-respected father of the Graffiti movement having created murals on the subways and walls at a time when New York was a lot more dangerous. As Andy Warhol’s assistant at the factory from 1972 to 1980, Ronnie Cutrone remained a main fixture in the Warhol cast of characters even after he went out on his own and developed his “Post-pop” aesthetic replete with animated character references. Even though Cutrone was not working in the street, his use of cartoon characters and common brands were his way of accessing the broader public in the decidedly Warholian pop way. Michael DeFeo was painting his iconic flower all over New York at the same time Tom Slaughter began making conspicuous images of New York City water towers, a theme which he still uses in the studio today. After emigrating from Glasgow in 1983, Scott Kilgour was using trash and found objects as his subject matter and showing at 56 Bleecker Gallery. From Scott Kilgour’s turn to formalism and Michael De Feo’s flowers, each of the five artists has been influenced in some way by the 1980s art scene. For CRASH and Ronnie Cutrone, it was being part of the nucleus of the scene. For Kilgour and Slaughter and De Feo, it was being influenced and surrounded by the scene. For their show at Bleecker Street Arts Club, each artist has a unique take on art that, at its core, is about passion and exploration of what art is and what it can be.

See it through May 31, 2014, BSAC is located at 305 Bleecker Street, NYC.

For more information visit: http://bsacny.com

Friday, May 16, 2014

Event Alert! Under One Roof Begins This Weekend!

Taking place Saturday, May 17, 2014, "Under One Roof” is an art Show to benefit the renovation of a Brownstone in the Bronx into an Shared Artist Live and Work space. Make sure you register to get a first hand look at what promises to be an incredible event - then, you will receive the location...

At the end of the above-ground Bronx 6 train - that inherently links graffiti with street art - over 50 artists come together to create a unique space in a house in the Bronx. “UNDER ONE ROOF,” will be a guerrilla exhibition that is as much an exploration of street art and graffiti communication as it is of street influence on contemporary culture.
The show which includes artists such as Swoon, Ben Frost, Street Level Culture, 4Fun and old schoolers like Easy & Sen4, will be paired with conversations on authenticity, music by underground musicians, fashion exhibitions and the performing arts.
Recently, nothing has stirred more interest in art circles than the arguments between street artists and graffiti artists. Contention is made public through the visual defacement of an artist’s work for the sole purpose of destroying credibility.
The belief that New York needs a place for artists to develop their craft scarcely requires apology. “This event will evoke a positive, charitable and exciting attitude .” The show will be a benefit event for artists to develop a live work space in the same location using art as the resource.

See the stellar list of participating artists;

For more information visit: http://undr1roof.tumblr.com

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Thursday, May 15, 2014

Event Alert! Succulent Studio's Gallery Show This Weekend - See Cruz, Rubin & More of Your Favorites!

Just a quick announcement on a show coming up Saturday, May 17, 2014 and a few "in progress" photos of a couple of the artists. Iena Cruz has been very busy this spring painting multiple murals, (two and three a week), see his complete pieces in Bushwick and at Rag & Bone in Soho. Also, another favorite, Rubin was busy at work for close to two weeks at the Domino's Sugar Factory Wall in Williamsburg with this three block mural, not to mention a gallery show in Seattle.
See them working below and make sure you check out this show at Succulent Studios in Greenpoint, all of the info is below plus more to come on each of these artists, stay tuned!