When I was 13, South Beach was ghost town. When I was 15, South Beach was New York City's playground. When I was 20, instead of the beach becoming a brighter creative community, it was commercialized. Good-bye LuLu's, The Spot, Warsaw, The Kitchen Club, The Cave, Washington Square all lie in a graveyard of past fun. The Techno aliens have landed and opened up places called Kiss and Touch.

I became a Netflix gal, until I suddenly heard of Wynwood and galleries such as O.H.W.O.W. who plan to re-energize the cultural art scene.This is amazing for our community!  If I see another Romero Britto poster in someone's living room, and the owner of such a poster calling it great art, I'll just rip it down and tell them O.H.W.O.W. has so much more to offer. Go buy their BOOKS!  This luxurious space is the creative outlet everyone is looking forward too. Starting with this SATURDAY :

                                                     O.H.W.O.W presents their first opening
                                                     Rostarr's  "Wreckless Abandon" 10-11-08
                                                     with music by the Ghetto Brothers
                                                     3100 NW 7th Ave. from 7-11
                                                     306.490.2976
                                                     Admission is free
                                                     www.oh-wow.com

Rostarr is already a Rockstar. Born is South Korea, but has lived in NYC since 1993, he has been a key figure in the city's underground art scene and has exhibited extensively throughout the United States, Asia, and Europe. His work  jumps of the canvas and mentally awakens your brain. He defines his work "Graphysics", meaning the fusion of graphic art governing the movement of energy. Sound cerebral enough?
Romon Kimin Yang graduated from the school of Visual Arts in 1993. In 2004, he was recognized as an honoree at the A.I.C.P show held yearly at the New York Museum of Modern Art and his work has been praised by Art Forum, Modern Painters, The New York Times and Artnet. com and many many many other prominent publications. Art Darlings get ready to be mesmerized!

Other artists part of the O.H.W.O.W community include: Rita Ackerman, Dash Snow, Dan Colen, Gang Gang Dance, Terence Koh, Ari Marcopoulos, The Virgins, and many more.  Books available by : Kai Regan, Heron Preston, Weirdo Dave, Jack Walls, and Aaron Bondaroff.

I'm going to have to lure Karina Ors into Barney's for her to sit down and chat with me about what O.H.W.O.W. has planned for Art Basel!
                                                     

last chance to see this show, 10 days and counting
bring David Lynch as your date
DON'T MISS IT!!!!

Michal Chelbin
STRANGELY FAMILIAR
4 September - 18 October 2008

Check out the prints at :

 the ANDREA MEISLIN GALLERY
526 West 26 street #214 NYC 10001
212.627.2552
Tuesday- Saturday 10-6
www.andreamelislin.com

This book is excellent and would make any photographer happy to have on their coffee table for the Jewish and Christian high holidays.

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