~ART MAKES EYE CONTACT/BIG PAR-TAY at SECRET PROJECT ROBOT/to-day !!

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ART MAKES EYE CONTACT – SAT – OCT 11, 2008 !!

* * AN ART SALE & EXPERIENCE TO BENEFIT – TRANSFORMAZIUM !! * *

4 PM – SCREENINGS: BRADDOCK, PA in context
and/or I woke up and all the industry had left our neighborhood

5 PM – TOTAL EYE CONTACT – BBQ !!!

6 PM – THE OPENING:
art sale, raffle (a SWOON, a McGEE, and all inclusive stay in Braddock !!), inter-activities,
cool jams, good people, general goods store !!

* * * PIX FROM THE OPENING – PAR-TAY !! * * *

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SWOON aka CALLIE – and – CHRIS STAIN !!

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SWOON aka CALLIE – and – CHRIS STAIN – both have work in the show.

photographer PORTS BISHOP drops by.
PHOTOGRAPHER PORTS BISHOP DROPS BY.

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local talent: PORTS BISHOP, STO & NICK KUSZYK.
Nick has work in the show.

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BARRY McGEE – this piece was auctioned off. wonder if that auction was rigged – man. I’d rig it – if I could-a – whoever who scored this – s-c-o-r-e-d big time. !!

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STEPHEN POWERS ($3,000)

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DENNIS McNETT ($150)

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NICK KUSZYK ($60) – these are really small little mini paintings like 4 in. x 4 in. tops !!
I tried to pull one off the – wall – but it was stuck on real good.

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MAYA HAYUK – DEVENDRA BANHART POSTER. 100 copies. not numbered. not signed. ($40)

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MAYA HAYUK – skateboard – ($450)

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detail, MAYA HAYUK – skateboard

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detail, MAYA HAYUK – skateboard

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detail, MAYA HAYUK – skateboard

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MAYA HAYUK

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IO of OVERSPRAY

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SKEWVILLE – ($125)

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Icky A. – ($20)

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CHRIS STAIN – ($2,000) – undeniably b-e-a-u-t-i-f-u-l.

see: CHRIS STAIN !!

you GOTTA watch this !!: SWOON, CHRIS STAIN & THE POLAROID KIDD/BEAUBORG FRANCE/2007/SOFARIDA/YouTube !!

& definite !! check out !!: CHRIS STAIN writes !!

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NOAH SPARKES – ($600)

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SWOON – ($2,000)

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BAST

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well, there are RAFFLE QUILTS – and then, there are RAFFLE DANCES. whoever won this raffle – got to dance real PRETTY !!

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SWOOn secret # 20 A

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top: CONRAD CARLSON – ($1,500)

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white paper cut-out by ANDREW PONEROS – ($350) – oh for $350 bucks – it would be M-I-N-E !!

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another CONRAD CARLSON – supposedly he has one of the biggest ‘found’ collections of discarded cardboard – in the city – if not the world !! and, I believe it.

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at the left, CONRAD CARLSON, beside one of his cardboard pieces.
word on the street is, Conrad – is the current President of the Black Label (Mutant) Bike Club
New York.

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CONRAD CARLSON – ($1,400). . . so, … in yer face, !! – LAZARIDES/OUTSIDERS NY !!
what was that large FAILE piece selling for ? someone told me over $100,000.

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detail, CONRAD CARLSON

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detail – MAKE FLAMES !! – CONRAD CARLSON

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PETER SUTHERLAND – PHOTOGRAPH – ($400) – PETER SUTHERLAND has the next show,
in the new ATM GALLERY, Chelsea 27th STREET – space !!

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large wooden 3-D head by UFO – ($1,200) – an absolute steal !!

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detail UFO – dig !! those router details in the plywood, at the back !!
reminds me of TAYLOR McKIMENS – ‘The Drips’ !! – come to life in 3-d & in, plywood – yet !!

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detail, UFO

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RACHEL – last name being sought – know it ? – send it in !!

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DENNIS McNETT – ($100) – bet he makes the Black Label posters !!

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MONICA CANILAO – ($150) – ‘WE HOLD EACH OTHER, UP’.

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TOM BEALE

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the wall mounted – faucet – sculpture – GREG HENDERSON – ($900)

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detail, GREG HENDERSON – 3-D wall piece – faucet !!

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ZACH PUFF – ($60) – really really like this piece, too !! oh, for $60 !!

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DAVID ELLIS – ($300)

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TOD SEELIE PHOTOGRAPH – ($450)

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BLACK LABEL – BIKE CLUB – NEW YORK

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BLACK LABEL – BIKE CLUB – NEW YORK

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BLACK LABEL – BIKE CLUB – NEW YORK

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BLACK LABEL – BIKE CLUB – TALL BIKES aka MUTANT BIKES – NEW YORK

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BLACK LABEL – BIKE CLUB – NEW YORK

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still – waiting for the the RAFFLE winner to be announced !!

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BLACK LABEL – BIKE CLUB – NEW YORK

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outside in the street – playing around on the BLACK LABEL – BIKE CLUB – NEW YORK – 2 SEATER !!

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BLACK LABEL – BIKE CLUB – NEW YORK – 2 SEATER !!

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BLACK LABEL – BIKE CLUB – NEW YORK- 2 seater !!

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BLACK LABEL – BIKE CLUB – NEW YORK – MUTANT – TALL/SMALL BIKE !!

ALL PHOTOS: NANCY SMITH. SECRET ROBOT PROJECT. BROOKLYN. OCT 11, 2008

THE TRANSFORMAZIUM BENEFIT – WITH:
ART WORKS BY: SWOON, STEVE POWERS, MARTHA COOPER, KATIE BURKART, CHRIS STAIN, AIKO, PAPER RAD, BILL DANIEL, LEE QUINONES, THAD KELLSTADT, CAMERON MICHAEL, MELISSA LOMBARDO, SAM FRIEDMAN, HAPPYFun INDUSTRIES, GREG HENDERSON, KRISTIN FETTERMAN, NICK KUSZYK, MATTHEW McGUINNESS, CONRAD CARLSON, KATHLEEN VANCE, BARRY McGEE, DAPHANE FITZPATRICK, NOAH SPARKES, ALISON CORRIE, ANDREW PONEROS, SADU, ICKY A., MAYA HAYUK, FAILE, DOCTOR JPL, LAURA BELLMONT, JOSH TONIES, MARY TREMONTE, PAUL BOSCH, KIKI SMITH, JOEL RICE, CHRIS UPHUES, ZACH POFF . . . . and many more !!

* * EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE WEEK * *

* * DANCE PARTY – SAT OCT 18, 2008 !! * *

ALL EVENTS AT: SECRET PROJECT ROBOT: ART EXPERIMENT – 210 KENT AVE – BROOKLYN

see: SECRET PROJECT ROBOT

and, DEFINITELY !! CHECK OUT !!: TRANSFORMAZIUM – to see what it’s all about !!

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don’t miss links to:

see: MAYA HAYUK

see: SWOON

see: LADY PINK

see: CYCLE

see: NOAH SPARKES

see: LEON REID IV

see: MARY TREMONTE

see: MARISSA LOMBARDO & BIANCA BUTTI

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