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
~JOEY FRANK, JONNY CAMPOLO, DAVID KENNEDY CUTLER / TURN ONZ, DETROIT / NADA HOUSE 2021 / & ARTIST CREDIT LINKS |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | June 4th, 2021, 12:50pm
YEP !!
CREATIVE WORK – ON UTILITARIAN OBJECTS
NANCY SMITH – LIGHT SWITCH for ‘TURN ONZ’
CURATED BY JEFFREY TRANCHELL / DETROIT
INSTALLATION SHOT / NADA HOUSE 2021
TAKING PLACE – ACROSS SEVERAL HISTORIC MANSIONS / GOVERNORS ISLAND, NYC / distressed, peeling paint & all !!
I’m so – happy to be included in this show !!!!
all the work is so crazy innovative & cutting edge.
it’s also interesting to be in that visual ‘sphere’ of immediate ‘dimension comprehension’ . . !!
a standard plastic light switch cover – anchors pretty much every piece.
NANCY SMITH, ‘Maybe…’, 2021
Light switch cover, vintage photocopy of an early ink drawing of mine /
‘Self-portrait as an Edo Period woodblock print’, vintage photocopies of
vintage red & white woven embroidery ribbon, Mylar, multi-colored & metallic binder hole reinforcement stickers.
push pins. 27 x 12 in.
($450.)
kind of realize now, that the ‘Turn Onz’ / NADA House contribution,
is also: site-specific !! utilizing the electric light outlets – already in place.
& for decades, apparently.
so . . .
does that make my piece: ‘vintage upon distressed’ … ?!!
and, is that – a bona-fide art category ?!!
the title, ‘Maybe…’, is up for – interpretation !!
Photo: via Turn Onz / DETROIT
~NANCY SMITH . . ‘MAYBE…’, TURN ONZ LIGHT SWITCH / FOR JEFFREY TRANCHELL / NADA HOUSE |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | May 8th, 2021, 9:18am
TURN ONZ, DETROIT . . !!
GAME ON . . !!!!!!!!!!!!!
OPENS – THIS SAT, MAY 8th !!
NADA HOUSE / GOVERNORS ISLAND HRS: FRI, SAT & SUN / 11 am – 5 pm
click here: visitor information – Governors Island
‘TURN ONZ’ – an experimental / artist-run, curatorial project / out of DETROIT,
run by JEFFREY TRANCHELL . . . will be participating in this year’s NADA House . . !!
JEFFREY . . a dynamic, hard-to-define guy with many friends, and many interests, including stained glass, and light fixtures . . of any and all kinds,
asked some 21 artists, or artist groups (Hamtramck Ceramck) / to make some light switches / or light switch covers, to show at this year’s . .
NADA House, on Governors Island !!
MAY 8 – AUGUST 1, 2021.
Interestingly, the light switches will be installed through-out the exhibitions / on real (and, maybe a few fake ??) outlets – in common areas, hallways, & entry ways, etc. / not sure about the functionality – except pretty sure !!
that’s a pretty big part – of it.
they will – add to the cutting edge ambience / one turn-on, at a time !!
that’s for sure. the buzz – is already: AWESOME !!
and, they are all – very, very different.
apparently . .
‘CRAFT CREATIVITY’ – is like the night sky: FAR-OUT & . . INFINITE !!
and in this case: very much, & truly . . LIT.
‘LIGHT SWITCH’ BY JONNY CAMPOLO / STAINED GLASS
JONNY . . . ALSO MADE THE ‘FLYERS’.
images via Instagram @jonnycampolo
NADA HOUSE 2021 – The New Art Dealers Alliance (NADA) . . is pleased to present the 3rd edition of NADA HOUSE,
in an expanded format, with exhibitions presented in over 50 rooms of 3 neighboring historic houses.
GOVERNORS ISLAND, NYC / OPENING THIS SAT – MAY 8, & running thru AUGUST 1, 2021.
see: NADA HOUSE – 2021
note: you need to reserve & pay for the FERRY TICKET in Advance /
admission is FREE & OPEN / social distancing & masks, of course.
see: FERRY TICKETS & SCHEDULE
~’TURN ONZ’ . . DETROIT / CURATED BY JEFFREY TRANCHELL / NADA HOUSE / LET THERE BE . . LIGHT SWITCHES !! |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | May 6th, 2021, 1:49pm
don’t miss this . . beacon of LED LIGHT / at FRIEZE
LUKE MURPHY, ‘BENT FIRE WALL’, LED LIGHT SCULPTURE
CANADA NEW YORK BOOTH C1 / Level 4 – FRIEZE ART FAIR, The Shed.
image via Instagram @lukemurphy49
~LUKE MURPHY . . ‘BENT FIRE WALL’ / CANADA / FRIEZE / LET THERE BE . . LIGHT !! |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | May 6th, 2021, 12:45pm
PROLIFIC BROOKLYN STREET ARTIST, BAST . . HAS LEFT & DEPARTED.
& WILL BE . . SADLY MISSED BY HIS MANY FRIENDS.
FLASHBACK:
from left:
LANCE de los REYES, JOE GRILLO, and . . . BAST.
at the closing party for TAYLOR McKIMENS’ 2015 exhibit – at THE HOLE, The Bowery, NYC.
PHOTO: NANCY SMITH / Oct 14, 2015.
~BAST . . . OCT 14, 2015 |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | May 4th, 2021, 8:47am
all that being said:
the bio of it / as in both: (virus) / (human) biology -&- (self) (future/survival) (climate change/world) biography
recycling & small gestures / pictorial scaling . . . .
BILL BRADY – HAS RETURNED TO NYC & PRESENTS:
KYOKO HAMAGUCHI / ‘LONG STAY’
OPENS THURS APRIL 29 / 4 – 8 PM
and runs thru . . . MAY 30, 2021.
ATM GALLERY NYC / 54 HENRY ST / CHINATOWN / LOWER EAST SIDE / NYC 10002
hrs: WED – SUN / 12 – 6 PM
see: ‘template’ to make an appointment / gallery-contact
looks to be a ‘simple’ / as in: anything but simple pictogram !!
– our collective bio-future – is at hand. . . !!
a simple diagram / drawing / pictogram of a home,
on a (recycled) well-designed / industrial design / transparent / commercial . . hand sanitizer dispenser.
but, still made of . .. plastic. so hard to figure this stuff out.
but, still better to find a home on your wall – than in the ocean, or a landfill, eventually.
hopefully, after much long, good use, sanitizing !!
plastic & plastics & plasticity – all of them / is/are such an irony.
don’t get me started.
Ms. HAMAGUCHI was born in Tokyo, Japan in 1989 / and currently lives & works in NYC.
she has an MFA from Hunter, NYC (2002), & a BFA from TOKYO UNIVERSITY of the ARTS (2015).
see: KYOKO HAMAGUCHI – ARTIST PORTFOLIO WEBSITE
see: KYOKO HAMAGUCHI on Instagram @kyoko.hmg
~KYOKO HAMAGUCHI . . ‘LONG STAY’ / ATM GALLERY, NYC / OPENS THURS APRIL 29 |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | April 29th, 2021, 10:38am
‘BAD BOY BILLY’ . . might not exactly be . . your cup of tea,
but, 2021 – isn’t the year to be . . shy.
in fact – that might actually be . . a YOU PROBLEM.
or: BILLY MAKES – LIKE A SQUIRREL !!
BILLY GRANT at SPIDER GALLERY / WITCHITA, KANSAS
BILLY GRANT . . makes like a squirrel / video
see: BILLY GRANT VIDEO at SPIDER
BILLY GRANT, drawing of a baby in flour.
so, flour baby . . . !!
I find this simple image so frighteningly compelling.
first off, I had to ask – what is this ?
there’s no knowing right off the bat / i.e. Instagram, but any digital image in general.
so there’s a big potential for fear – right there.
real, fake ? appropriated ? constructed . . photographed, etc etc.
are we on another planet, or just looking down – on ours from outer space – a huge site specific man made land/work ?
and, that brings us to – scale / dimension.
today – there is just really: 2 scales.
one: you know it’s a pants pocket lining, so, no matter how big the digital image / you get, as in you can comprehend & factor in the – the actual reality dimensions.
two: there is no way to know the dimensions – unless you ask.
which is where Billy’s image lies, and, I’m pretty sure – that’s by design. by deliberation.
plus, it’s so damn surreal & of science fiction, and not actually so much pretty – as formative.
what if this was drawn, huge – on the dark side of the moon ?
so I asked.
and was told, “it’s a drawing of Conner’s baby, I did in flour.”
which again, brings several thought to mind.
in end times, or at the very least . . any stressful present / future times – well, you mind has got to go human survival, biology & babies.
for example: how will socially-driven human babies / survive enforced social distancing, and school closures, viruses, vaccines, etc etc.
is it ?
also all about artists today – responding to climate change challenge by scaling down, and using / recycling simple materials.
is it about: not holding on / not making art to frame and archive and hold ‘forever’ in museums.
will there even be museums, or will they all crumble too, eventually. like they always have. ancient cultures / civilizations.
is the whole point ?
creativity, not the resultant creation.
is it . . an outsider vs insider war / esp re the status quo art world.
is it: a kind of unwritten poetry ? a thought ?
just ask the ancient Tibetan scrolls – how powerful a thought / can be.
just think on: how far away we have come from the Impressionists, the Expressionists, the Hudson School of Landscape painting ?? . . the Jackson Pollocks, and Rothkos – with their heroic statements on manknind, choice, the m-o-m-e-n-t.
the profiund moent.
have we reached: the ultimate profound singularity / moment.
in effect, a point of unity – before the great cell divide / of life.
the moment of the living organism – the baby.
all images via Instagram / courtesy @spider.gallery
~BILLY GRANT . . SPIDER GALLERY / some images & thoughts |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | April 29th, 2021, 10:09am
oh yeah, bubble bubble & trouble !!
the eternal rebel child . . is outta state !!
BILLY GRANT OPENED . . a solo show at the very indie, rebel
SPIDER GALLERY, a “domestic exhibition space in Wichita, Kansas”.
images via Instagram @spider.gallery
follow: @spider.gallery on Instagram
~BILLY GRANT . . at SPIDER GALLERY / WICHITA, KANSAS |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | April 25th, 2021, 10:38am
one of the interesting facets of this solo show, besides its startling originality,
and . . pocket poetry !!
is seeing the images of the work posted up large, yet still comprehending the true scale /
knowing that they are comprised of old linings torn from denim jeans pockets.
TIM JOHNSON – ‘TRANQUILIZER’ / at . . A.D.NYC /
thru . . . MAY 22, 2021
HRS: SAT 12 – 5 PM / OR BY APPOINTMENT
TIM JOHNSON, ‘Butterfly 40’, 2021
sharpie on pants pockets
image via Instagram @qd.nyc
watch: a video of the installation on Instagram / @ad.nyc
~TIM JOHNSON . . ‘TRANQUILIZER’ / A.D.NYC |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | April 25th, 2021, 10:19am
seriously, an artist going after . . my own heart.
rip those old denim pockets out, dude !!
and, let the . . tattered poetry begin !!
‘TIM JOHNSON: TRANQUILIZER’
OPENS SAT APRIL 17 / 1 – 8 PM
and runs thru . . MAY 22, 2021
A.D.NYC, 19 MONROE ST., CHINATOWN / 2 BRIDGES
A.D.NYC . . . presents ‘Tranquilizer’, a solo exhibit by Detroit-based artists TIM JOHNSON.
” . . made of seam ripped pocket linings cut and splayed open, Johnson’s marker on fabric works takes
the silhouette of a butterfly as form. Originally conceived as a project to mark each year of the artist’s life,
the series has since extended beyond that original constraint.”
~A.D.NYC
read more: “Tim Johnson, ‘Tranquilizer’ – A.D.NYC
see: TIM JOHNSON / @timmj on Instagram
~TIM JOHNSON . . ‘TRANQUILIZER’ / A.D.NYC / OPENS SAT APRIL 17 / 1 – 8 PM |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | April 16th, 2021, 9:29am
