~JOEY FRANK, JONNY CAMPOLO, DAVID KENNEDY CUTLER / TURN ONZ, DETROIT / NADA HOUSE 2021 / & ARTIST CREDIT LINKS
FORGET ABOUT, CRY ME A RIVER !!
START ME … A FIRE !!!!!
SO, NADA . . . .
recently published the (full) artist credit list for: TURN ONZ, DETROIT / NADA HOUSE 2021 / GOVERNORS ISLAND.
but, unless you are a dedicated puzzle solver / a first grader, or just a regular-to-super web stalker !!
it’s a bit hard . . to find – so, here’s the links info !!
OPTION 1: For a complete list you can scroll easily . . .
try for: Turn Onz / exhibition check list
apparently, there’s no technical way I can provide a direct link /
so use your intuition – it’s your . . best hope.
start here: Turn Onz, NADA / scroll down past the paragraph text, and then hit: EXHIBITION LIST
-> you will see thumbnails of all the participants, example:
JOEY FRANK, presented by Turn Onz, Detroit / NADA ARTIST LIST
PRETTY, PRETTY – SPECTACULAR.
GREAT NARRATIVE . . . in a row.
or,
just go to: that LINK / TURN ONZ / NADA & see . . . large installation shots / with artists’ credits.
-> so you will see, for example:
JOEY FRANK, presented by Turn Onz, Detroit / NEW ART DEALERS ALLIANCE
PRETTY . . SPECTACULAR, For sure.
JONNY COMPOLO, presented by Turn Onz, Detroit / NEW ART DEALERS ALLIANCE
of course,
it’s not just the images of the light switches themselves, but their on-site installation, that really gets this process – on FIRE !!!!!
ABOVE PHOTOS: VIA NADA HOUSE 2021 / DIGITAL CATALOG
DAVID KENNEDY CUTLER, presented by Turn Onz, Detroit
Photo: NANCY SMITH
the very first light switch, I saw . . . !!
when I visited opening day / Sat May 5, 2021 . . . was this one by DAVID KENNEDY CUTLER !!
it graced the entryway of NADA HOUSE 404A / and it hit me with such unexpected force.
it was, placed as it was – on a strange, but superior / ‘vintage florist’ green light switch cover –
as plain-spoken, and everyday ‘un-spectactular (!!) . . . as a left-over bouquet / from last night’s date.
until you realized . . in quick succession:
1. wow, this was a Turn Onz !!
2. it was ‘dead flowers’, about to turn to dust, literally
3. until you realize that they are . . fabricated !!
4. and so deadly Romantic !! and Final !! and REALISTIC.
5. all-in-one-breath.
6. plus, the gorgeous sense of historic architecture, just behind . . somehow went so hand-in-hand.
historic gestures, all around.
last night’s dead flowers, and all.
and, still !!
greeting you !! – none-the-less / at the ground floor entryway – to Nada House 404A !!
and no doubt, turning on . . the ground floor electric lights.
detail, DAVID KENNEDY CUTLER / Turn Onz light switch
Photo: NANCY SMITH
it was like, kissing the Nada Info Graphic / it was so great to see art in real life.
and, all the light switches have to be 3-D, even if shallow, by nature.
something hard to convey – in a photo.
I’m not sure exactly how these flowers are fabricated, but after scanning his IG page, I think they involve:
inkjet transfer, acrylic, armature wire, etc. etc. something like that.
see: @davidkennedycutler Instagram
detail, David Kennedy Cutler – Turn Onz light switch
Photo: NANCY SMITH
could anything be, more . . . breath-taking ?
both in beauty, concept / fabrication, utility & downright: poetry !!
NOTE: ABOVE 3 DAVID KENNEDY CUTLER LIGHT SWITCH PHOTOS – TAKEN ON-SITE / NADA HOUSE 404A
SIDEBAR:
DAVID KENNEDY CUTLER . . recently had a comprehensive exhibit of his work,
at HALSEY McKAY GALLERY,
79 Newton Lane, East Hampton NY 11937.
it was titled: ‘Shadow Metier’ . . . !!!! / METIER: A TRADE / A PROFESSION
for more info & pix see: ‘Shadow Metier’ . . on the gallery website
here are 2 installations shots from the gallery archive:
DAVID KENNEDY CUTLER, ‘Shadow Metier’ installation shot
Photo via: Halsey McKay
DAVID KENNEDY CUTLER – Check out / the vases !!
Photo via: Halsey McKay