~JACOB JACKMAUH, DOMINIC PALARCHIO, WILFREDO PRIETO . . ‘YOU DON’T MATTER GIVE UP’ / SUBTITLED NYC / PIX FROM THE OPENING
SUBTITLED NYC . . . . PRESENTS:
‘YOU DON’T MATTER GIVE UP’ /
JACOB JACKMAUH, DOMINIC PALARCHIO, WILFREDO PRIETO
DEC 15 – JAN 21, 2024
113 FRANKLIN ST., 2nd FLOOR / GREENPOINT, BROOKLYN, NYC 11222
HRS: THURS-SUN / 1 – 6 PM & BY APPOINTMENT
PIX FROM THE OPENING – FRI DEC 15 . . . PHOTOS BY NANCY SMITH
JACOB JACKMAUH, at the opening . . .
‘YOU DON’T MATTER GIVE UP’, Subtitled NYC.
Dec 15, 2023.
JACOB JACKMAUH, ‘3137548’, 2023
cast aluminum, varnish, hardware
5-5/8 x 7-3/4 x 2 in.
JACOB JACKMAUH, ‘Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, Timely’, 2023
rubber hooks, hardware
5-1/8 x 4-3/4 x 2 in.
DOMINIC PALARCHIO, ‘Untitled’, 2023
camera, oil, wick
5 x 8 x 4.75 in.
note: that is a flickering flame, the camera has been modified to become a functional, oil burning lamp.
DOMINIC PALARCHIO, with his modified camera / lamp, as it was presented, on the floor,
at the opening of, ‘YOU DON’T MATTER GIVE UP’/ a 3 person show at Subtitled NYC, Dec 15, 2023.
on the wall:
DOMINIC PALARCHIO, ‘Untitled’, 2020
altered wood, urethane, polyester
5 x 16 x 3 in.
Dominic jumps between . . hot, and cold.
Dominic had a dedicated fan base at the opening, one of whom was very helpful,
bringing up his website, and explaining how the ‘oil lamp’ concept works.
in this case a real work shoe, was modified with an interior plastic bottle that held the oil, that fed the wick, that made . . the light.
WILFREDO PRIETO, ‘Egg and 8 Ball’, 2016
egg, pool ball, also presented . . on the floor.
2.4 x 4.3 x 2.4 in.
“Through this exhibition questions – with no answers or solutions – are explored about contemporary culture’s underlying structures with subtle gestures and open metaphors.”
~from the exhibition mission statement written by: JAMIE STERNS
from left:
ABBY LLOYD, LINA McGINN, and CHRIS RETSINA,
at the ‘YOU DON’T MATTER GIVE UP’ opening, Subtitled NYC,
Dec 15, 2023.
note: Lina McGinn is the current co-director, with JACOB JACKMAUH, of ART LOT BROOKLYN.
Abby Lloyd and Chris Retsina just presented, and organized the wildly successful / performance-heavy,
community-centered, art party: ‘THE A LOT FAIR’, at ART LOT BROOKLYN, this past Oct 15, 2023.
cute animals interacting with humans, this is a show . . . “confronting viewers with paradoxes inherent in understanding our world through materiality, form, and the cyclical miasmic undertow of systems of power and dominance.”
~JAMIE STERNS, exhibition statement
that is some part, or one view . . of the large, actually distressed, but could be / would be cute . .
verging on life-sized, stand-alone sculpture by JACOB JACKMAUH.
JACOB JACKMAUH, ‘Pony’, 2023.
discarded factory mold, moss, lichen, dirt, hardware
15 x 52-1/4 x 57-1/2 in.
“Jacob Jackmauh’s work is rooted in a tactile engagement with the artifacts of mass manufacturing such as factory molds, cheap toys, and disposable merchandise.”
~JAMIE STERNS, exhibition statement
Subtitled NYC, is a project space run by . . JAEJOON JANG.
Photo: Nancy Smith / NYC, Dec 15, 2023.
‘YOU DON’T MATTER GIVE UP’ . . .
is a fully brilliant summation of Year 2023, and our . . fraying world,
the deceivingly simple sculpture / images – give us all, a lot – to think, about.
PHOTOS & TEXT BY: NANCY SMITH