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I'm a professional juggler... artist, fashion advertising art direction, mom, new yorker, lover of life. Been working my ass off underground. Ready to come up for a big gulp of air. Recently, on sabbatical to raise my young son and now that I've slept more than 6 hours in a row I'm ready to go.
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Great little Group show I am a part of. Mastermind Jackie Saccoccio whipped this little baby up in conjunction with Art Production Fund. My contribution is the logo/decal in the photo and some very shiny silver rocks. Go see it, it's in Soho until Tuesday morning.

Art Production Fund is pleased to announce the opening of APF LAB, an experimental art space. Occupying a storefront on 15 Wooster Street, generously donated by Soho Mews, APF LAB will invite artists to use this public venue in innovative ways. Projects will last from one day to undefined amounts of time and range from installations and performances visible only from the street to highly participatory environments within the room. APF LAB aims to offer an environment that is completely open to the artists' vision.

BlueBalls, the inaugural project for APF LAB, examines the transitory nature of the creative moment, the acquisitive character of the viewer and the curious longing that occurs between the two. Conceived by artist Jackie Saccoccio, artists have been invited to self- install and work atop one another's pieces in the space with the premise of desire and denial as their muse. By installing their own works in staggered timeframes, layering one over another, the end results become the compound of this transitory experience of the creative act. Poised behind a glass façade, this collaborative artist project will transform weekly as the next round of artists amplifies the collective.

Situated in a narrow storefront, the space itself becomes the first participant of the project. A playful hierarchy of entry, procession and invitation is established and evaporates as one advances to the top of the entry stairs, where the viewer is met by an imposing column. Asserting itself in front of the bulk of the space, it acts at once as maitre-de and bouncer. BlueBalls is visually accessible from the street during the extended installation period from October 27 - December 7.

Participating artists:
Caroline Achaintre
Nicole Cherubini
Carl D'Alvia
Lucky DeBellevue
Franklin Evans
Jeffrey Gibson
Susan Jennings
Michel Majerus
Marilyn Minter
Joyce Pensato
Erica Royer
Jackie Saccoccio
Laura Stein
Doug Wada
Christopher Wool

For all you L.A. peeps, MOCA is in a serious financial crisis. The art community has created "MOCA Mobilization" (as a group on Facebook). There is a discussion on Sunday @ the Geffen Contemporary. See details below and join the facebook group if you would like to stay updated!

George Baker speaks about Conceptualism

Followed by an open discussion on the Crisis at MOCA

George Baker has agreed to allow his discussion of the INDEX show at the GEFFEN to become an open discussion about the CRISIS at MOCA. This is the first public event since the news about the museum's financial crisis has become public. INDEX is the perfect place to have this open forum. This show represents the key to MOCA - a collection of Conceptual art by LA artists most of whom will be in attendance. JOIN US! HELP US HELP MOCA!

Event Info
Host:
MOCA Mobilization
Type:
Network:
Global
Time and Place
Date:
Sunday, November 23, 2008
Time:
3:00pm - 6:00pm
Location:
The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA
Street:
52 North Central Avenue
City/Town:
Los Angeles, CA
 
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3235501984
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Artist, Alix Pearlstein's emotionally exposed and exposing new video installation at the Kitchen is a must see. Anyone searching for some depth after the party will be seriously rewarded. The show consists of a four channel video projection and two single channel pieces. Don't miss the back-room. The four channel piece investigates group and team dynamics through differing perspectives and personal struggle. The two single channel works investigate competition without rose colored lenses. Don't look for a happy ending just a glimpse of beautiful yet tense reality called some kind of truth. Oh yeah, there is also sex and desire.


At the Kitchen through October 18th

512 W. 19th St NY, NY 212-25-5793

Tues-Fri 12-6, Sat 11-6


this fantastic drawing show by Katy Schimert and see it fast, it closes on the 21st of June. Stunning and a little creepy, right up my alley! Also be sure to check out the announcement card a very filmic set of words written by none other than the artist herself. Here's a teaser image.
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Katy Schimert
"The Monster"
at David Zwirner
533 W 19th ST
NY, NY