BOBO'S ON 27TH - is the SHOW of the SUMMER of 2008 !! a group exhibition 'masterminded' by the performance/art band BOBO out of PHILLY - the show runs JULY 3 - AUGUST 1, 2008 at FOXY PRODUCTION.

... the opening night was a great PAR-TAY - with many of the PHILLY artists in the show & their friends & fans - coming on over to NYC to celebrate the event. BOBO turns out to be more than a band, even more than an 'art' band - more a whirlwind of creative, & very !! visual energy. BOBO is: PHIL COTE, NICK PAYNE & DREW GILLESPIE. FOXY PRODUCTION, July 3, 2008

LIZZIE FITCH - her many sided primal figure greets guests at the entry & sets the tone. BOBO'S ON 27TH, FOXY PRODUCTION, July 3, 2008 .. talk about truly - pretty ugly !!

LIZZIE FITCH presents a sculpture .. "capturing a body within the throes of transformation ... simultaneously multiplying, deconstructing, and reconstituting.." all of these young artists, which BOBO have brought to the New York stage - have a lot to say !! FOXY PRODUCTION, July 3, 2008

detail - LIZZIE FITCH - transformation-in-action, what's it really saying - free standing multi-figure.. BOBO'S ON 27TH, FOXY PRODUCTION, July 3, 2008
just like the rest of the show - whatever it is saying about humans, evolution, civilization, sex and desire - it sure ain't 'sweet' - we're talking deep hidden urges here. !!

LIZZIE FITCH, 27 - hails originally from Bloomington, Indianna. She had a solo show at Bobo's on 9th in Philly, in 2007 and has exhibited in few international groups shows as well. She also performed with the Experimental People in New York, New Orleans and Cleveland. BOBO'S on 27TH, FOXY PRODUCTION,
July 3, 2008

we spy 1/3 of BOBO - NICK PAYNE - in the red cap !! BOBO'S ON 27TH, FOXY PRODUCTION,
July 3, 2008

NICK PAYNE hails originally from Toronto, CANADA, b. 1982. (that makes him - all of 26 !!)

NICK PAYNE of BOBO !!

BOBO didn't just curate the show - and in so doing - bring a whole slew of super talented young artists to the attention of the NYC scene - they also physically - created the whole chaotic & expressively dynamic ambience that makes this show really take-over the space !! from the man-made & 'found' detritus scattered on the floor, to building up unqiue frames & often strange lighting around most of the works - to media 'posters' pasted, strangely enough, flat to the walls. BOBO'S ON 27TH, FOXY PRODUCTION,
July 3, 2008

built up, often considerably complex, 3-D frames - each very unique to the individual artworks, often with craz-ay lighting - are it seems - a BOBO trademark. BOBO'S ON 27TH, FOXY PRODUCTION,
July 3, 2008

a shaped canvas by BRIAN McKELLIGOTT - made even more striking - by its BOBO constructed wall 'frame' and lighting. BOBO'S on 27TH, FOXY PRODUCTION,
July 3, 2008

a telling - 'BOBO' detail, in the center of the bottom of the BOBO built frame - around the BRIAN McKELLIGOTT painting. BOBO'S On 27TH, FOXY PRODUCTION,
July 3, 2008

detail, BRIAN McKELLIOGOTT canvas. BOBO'S ON 27TH, FOXY PRODUCTION, July 3, 2008

detail. BRIAN McKELLIGOTT. BOBO'S ON 27TH, FOXY PRODUCTION, July 3, 2008

BRIAN McKELLIGOTT at the opening. (Philadelpia PA, b. 1981) - a native PHILLY son - watch out !! what do they put in the water down there. He has exhibited at Waterfall Arts, Belfast MAINE, Okay Mountain Gallery, Austin TEXAS, and QED Gallery, Los Angeles CALIFORNIA, and also seems to be a musician - performing at the International Noise Conference XPP in Miami FLORIDA, and touring widely with the Experimental People. BOBO'S ON 27TH, FOXY PRODUCTION,
July 3, 2008

before we forget, BOBO also had a piece of their own !! in the show, a futuristic 'jukebox' - or, as we like it term it - the artworld's 'low-fi' 'Wall-E' !!! BOBO'S On 27TH, FOXY PRODUCTION,
July 3, 2008.

rather om-nisciently - this low-budget artworld 'Wall-E' even has a collection of some old-time flypaper hanging over his head !! BOBO'S ON 27TH, FOXY PRODUCTION,
July 3, 2008

. . but this square bodied robot's arms bear messages - !! BOBO'S ON 27TH, FOXY PRODUCTION, July 3, 2008 - perhaps an unintended metaphor for the BOBO creed - which is apparently - message-in-a-bottle - shows. that say: get it ?

... 'mincemeat' - BOBO'S jukebox - BOBO'S ON 27TH, FOXY PRODUCTION,
July 3, 2008 - loved all the combos of plain paper, simple graphics & plastics of all !! kinds !! - BOBO touches found throughout the show.

... 'rotten' - BOBO's jukebox - playing more than music. BOBO ON 27TH, FOXY PRODUCTION, July 3, 2008

high on a wall, a 'pop-up' painting of Philadelphia's Independence Hall by COLT HAUSMAN (Prague, CZECH REPUBLIC, b. 1983). BOBO'S ON 27TH, FOXY PRODUCTION, July 3, 2008

the 'face' of the 'pop-up' of Philly's Independence Hall, by COLT HAUSMAN. BOBO'S ON 27TH, FOXY PRODUCTION, July 3, 2008

another kind of 'realism' found & manufactured by BOBO - scattered throughout the show - adds to the dynamic. BOBO'S ON 27TH, FOXY PRODUCTION, July 3, 2008 - also note the tip of the BOBO created & (pink) lighted wall frame.

... including spookily enough - a (sort-of) living plant near the 'Wall-E' BOBO jukebox. BOBO'S ON 27TH, FOXY PRODUCTION, July 3, 2008

. . some more floor 'accessories' by BOBO. BOBO'S ON 27TH, FOXY PRODUCTION, July 3, 2008

.. plastics, paper, rotting veggies and cultural icons, all telling their tales, along the floors of the exhibition walls. BOBO'S ON 27TH, FOXY PRODUCTION,
July 3, 2008

BRENT COWLEY (Los Angles, CALIFORNIA b. 1981) devised a series of differing, visually innovative 'text' 'advertisements' that contributed greatly to the dynamic ambience, 3-D impulse and message-bearing - 'theme' of the show. BOBO'S ON 27TH, FOXY PRODUCTION,
July 3, 2008

'advertisement - attached in a 3-D manner to the bottom of a wall mounted artwork - by BRENT COWLEY. BOBO'S ON 27TH, FOXY PRODUCTION, July 3, 2008

another 'text' message by BRENT COWLEY. BOBO'S ON 27TH, FOXY PRODUCTION. . . . guess you could say this was a multi-layered show - that came at you in all directions, and in all sizes and formats. BOBO'S ON 27TH, FOXY PRODUCTION,
July 3, 2008

MATT BERRIAN (Ridgewood, NEW JERSEY !! b.1983) contributed a series of small but wild paintings. BOBO'S ON 27TH, FOXY PRODUCTION,
July 3, 2008

MATT BERRIAIN'S small vivid and twisted !! paintings were displayed on a metal background by BOBO. BOBO'S ON 27TH, FOXY PRODUCTION, July 3, 2008

paintings by MATT BERRAIN. BOBO'S ON 27TH, FOXY PRODUCTION, July 3, 2008

MATT BERRAIN. someone was overheard saying - MIKE WILLIAMS would like this show. BOBO'S ON 27TH, FOXY PRODUCTION. July 3, 2008

LINDSAY BEEBE (Farmington CT, b. 1982) beside her down and dirty - sexually explicit dialog of an epic painting. BOBO'S ON 27TH, FOXY PRODUCTION,
July 3, 2008

running away from - or dying to jump ya ? LINDSAY BEEBE. BOBO'S ON 27TH, FOXY PRODUCTION, July 3, 2008

currently based in PROSPECT PARK, Brooklyn, NYC's homegirl/favorite daughter ANNIE PEARLMAN, originally hails from Johnson VT (b. 1982) - here with pal LINDSAY BEEBE. Annie finally gets to strut her OWN !! digital !! prowess in this show. BOBO'S ON 27TH, FOXY PRODUCTION,
July 3, 2008

ANNIE PEARLMAN, animation video, translucent garbage bag frame by BOBO !! BOBO'S ON 27TH, FOXY PRODUCTION,
July 3, 2008

an urban landscape in ANNIE PEARLMAN'S 'Nite Glide' - an animation video about people adrift in a cityscape. BOBO'S on 27TH, FOXY PRODUCTION, July 3, 2008

... and, here's DREW GILLESPIE of BOBO !! BOBO'S ON 27TH, FOXY PRODUCTION, July 3, 2008

Drew Gillespie originally hails from Kansas City, MISSOIURI, b. 1982

the back wall - was a collage montage - assembled by BOBO - themselves and featured a live feed to the simultaneous opening at BOBO'S ON 9TH - in PHILLY !! BOBO'S ON 27TH, FOXY PRODUCTION,
July 3, 2008

another snippet of the BOBO back wall !! BOBO'S ON 27TH, FOXY PRODUCTION,
July 3, 2008

and, another detail of the BOBO back wall. in contrast to the BRENT COWLEY 3-D text 'advertisements' scattered throughout the show - many super flat 'media' posters, like the one featured above, and plastered really flat on the walls, without fanfare - were made by BOBO'S own, DREW GILLESPIE. BOBO'S ON 27TH, FOXY PRODUCTION,
July 3, 2008

and, can't forget BOBO's manic guitarist and fellow art collaborator - PHIL COTE, originally from Essex Junction VERMONT, b. 1983). BOBO'S ON 27TH, FOXY PRODUCTION,
July 3, 2008

BOBO - Phil Cote, Drew Gillespie and Nick Payne started their band, artists' collaborative and project space - way back - in 2007 !! talk about barreling through the art world - while traveling at the speed of light.

a couple of other mostly 3-D pieces stood out. notable among them - a BUDDHA DOG by BARKEV GULESSERIAN. note the BOBO frame detailing on the wall behind it, the gold 'reflection' is actually painted on. BOBO'S ON 27TH, FOXY PRODUCTION,
July 3, 2008.

BARKEV GULESSERIAN, with his BUDDHA DOG - hails from London, UK. (b. 1979). he exhibited recently at the 'cult-status' (among certain insiders !!) Rhode Island Gallery - Stairwell. BOBO'S ON 27TH, FOXY PRODUCTION, July 3, 2008

out on the street - BARKEV GULESSERIAN and MILES HUSTON. MILES HUSTON (Cambridge MASS, b. 1981) "recalibrates found objects into witty assemblages" - in this a show, he presents a lightbox/shoebox !! BOBO'S On 27TH, FOXY PRODUCTION, July 3, 2008

lightbox/shoebox by MILES HUSTON. BOBO'S ON 27TH, FOXY PRODUCTION,
July 3, 2008

JESSE GREENBERG, originally from Morristown, NEW JERSEY !! (b. 1982) also has exhibited recently at the Okay Mountain Gallery of Austin TEXAS. He contributes a big sturdy sculpture that is hard to define in words - except that it incorporates a wide & very diversified range of materials. BOBO'S ON 27Th, FOXY PRODUCTION,
July 3, 2008

detail, JESSE GREENBERG, sculpture. BOBO'S ON 27TH, FOXY PRODUCTION,
July 3, 2008

JESSE GREENBERG'S sculpture includes a selection of what he calls his "touchables" - independent objects that he makes - from plastic - that can be picked up and handled - by viewers. BOBO'S ON 27TH, FOXY PRODUCTION, July 3, 2008

the piece also had a lighted 'ceiling' like section. JESSE GREENBERG, BOBO'S ON 27TH, FOXY PRODUCTION, July 3, 2008

and, then there was BEN PHELAN of West Chester Philadelphia, (b. 1982.) who contributed a few of our fave pieces, notably the low-fi "E-V-A-H"/Wall-E counterpart, a light changing 3 orb 'alien' and, a couple of truly beautiful free form abstract pieces. BOBO'S ON 27TH, FOXY PRODUCTION,
July 3, 2008

artworld meet what we term a low-fi budget - 'E-V-A-H' !! BEN PHELAN'S illuminated from within/"alien-like resonance" form (gallery press release). or a super sleek very futuristic and female !! 'robot' (artlovers !!). BOBO'S ON 27TH, FOXY PRODUCTION,
July 3, 2008

BEN PHELAN'S deceptively simple shape takes life as it changes from green to pink and back, again. BOBO'S ON 27TH, FOXY PRODUCTION,
July 3, 2008

BEN PHELAN'S large free form - with a beautiful surface and amazing color job. (Sterling Ruby - watch out !!) BOBO'S On 27TH, FOXY PRODUCTION,
July 3, 2008.

at top - the graceful wall piece - by BEN PHELAN. BOBO'S ON 27TH, FOXY PRODUCTION, July 3, 2008

a very different kind of wall piece by MATT SAVITSKY. BOBO'S ON 27TH, FOXY PRODUCTION, July 3, 2008

MATT SAVITSKY and JONATHAN SANTORO, both of PHILLY. BOBO'S on 27TH, FOXY PRODUCTION, July 3, 2008

from left, HEATHER HUBBS, DIRECTOR of the NADA (Miami) ART FAIR, MICHAEL GILLESPIE of FOXY PRODUCTION, and LUCAS, interning at NADA. behind them paintings by MATT BERRIAN - at the BOBO'S ON 27TH opening, FOXY PRODUCTION, July 3, 2008 - the hottest opening of the 2008 summer.

BARBARA LONDON, Associate Curator of Film and Media, at the Museum of Modern Art/MoMA, dropped by. BOBO'S on 27TH, FOXY PRODUCTION,
July 3, 2008

JUSTIN SAMSON, an SVA PAINTING graduate of about 5 yrs ago !! - flanked by 2 recent SVA GRAHIC DESIGN grads: on the left ISABELLE RANCIER, and on the right, KATE CERIGO. Justin has a nice selection of his newest work - up at the JOHN CONNELLY PRESENTS summer show - a small, and interestingly 'quiet' group show - titled - 'A.T. COMPLEX'. BOBO'S ON 27TH opening, FOXY PRODUCTION, July 3, 2008

also at the opening, KATIE NG, of the BROOKLYN based art collective - HOSPITIUM. BOBO'S ON 27TH, FOXY PRODUCTION,
July 3, 2008

bros - BRIAN and RICHIE MORSBERGER, came in from PHILLY. their band, DRUMS LIKE MACHINE GUNS - will play later that same night at DEATH BY AUDIO - in BROOKLYN. BOBO'S ON 27TH, FOXY PRODUCTION, July 3, 2008

NATHAN GREEN and DAPHANE PARK. NATHAN GREEN runs Okay Mountain Gallery in Austin TEXAS, where a few of the artists in the BOBO show have recently shown their work. at the BOBO'S ON 27TH opening, FOXY PRODUCTION, July 3, 2008

and, last but not least, one of NYC's local shooting stars - by way of the American deep South West deserts - TAYLOR McKIMENS. formerly with the now closed, and we have to admit - missed - CLEMENTINE GALLERY - for their artists & opening nite crowds - now supposedly with DEITCH PROJECTS - though - he won't divulge any details !!, and, also associated with COMMUNITY OUTREACH in Toronto & London Ontario, CANADA - and - the LOYAL GALERIE in Stockholm, SWEDEN - Taylor makes like the mum - but, content - Cheshire cat. BOBO'S ON 27TH, FOXY PRODUCTION,
July 3, 2008.