~YMI CREW/AD HOC ART

YMI CREW/Ad Hoc Art

the card for: AD HOC ART & YMI CREW PRESENT …
ARTWORK FROM ARTISTS: NATIVE, SPACE, CEKIS, SEKS, and CERN.

the show ran from AUG 10 to 19, 2007 at AD HOC ART, 49 BOGART ST, BUZZER 22, UNIT 1G, EAST WILLIAMSBURG INDUSTRIAL PARK, BROOKLYN, NY.

the card is a composite of the YMI CREW and includes pieces from Native, Space, CEKIS, and CERN.
CAROLINE PHAM designed the card.

the card was featured on the artlovers homepage – week of AUGUST 21, 2007.
maybe because we missed the show – but were so intrigued by the card – it started to haunt us and we did a little digging that we now share with you.

YMI - new large jpeg

. . first of all CERN was kind enough to answer our dumb inquiries & sent in an additional jpeg image (above) that I believe is a collaborative (mural) work, and that was not part of the AD HOC ART GALLERY SHOW.

mostly, we asked – what does YMI stand for: ………. CERN replied:

“YMI …. why am I ? i m y.
your mind’s i. you must imagine.. your mother’s idols.. you me it…
your missions incomplete..

and anything else you might make up with the 3 letters”

and who are they:

“YMI is an art and music collective from New York City that has been creating large scale murals and exhibitions since the mid nineties. The murals are often collaborative works, the current show presents each artists’ work done individually and in different locations. Cekis, Cern and Sek 3 are each currently living in Brooklyn, Native is in Paris, and Space has been touring the East Coast for the past few months. The show consists of paintings done in many different mediums.”

Here’s a few jpegs from the ADS HOC show:
(all images: COURTESY AD HOC ART)

YMI # 0
CERN – spray paint on canvas

YMI CREW # 1
Native – ink on paper

YMI # 3
CEKIS – ‘Soldier’ – stencil & paint on canvas

YMI # 6
CERN – ‘GROWING HOME’ – paint on canvas

YMI # 7
SPACE – paint on wood

YMI # 8
SPACE – paint on wood

YMI # 9
SEK3 – paint on canvas

YMI # 10
SEK3 – paint on canvas

YMI # 11
CERN – paint on canvas

YMI # 12
ELIA GURNA – paint on 3 small canvases

YOU CAN SEE MORE OF THE WORK in the SHOW: here/flickr

you can check out the AD HOC ART GALLERY website here:
AD HOC ART GALLERY

while you are at it –
check out the JUNE 14, 2007 AD HOC SHOW – ‘No Sleep Till Bushwick’

featuring artwork & installations from New York’s finest street legends: BAST, AIKO (of Faille) and SKEWVILLE, along with guest CHRIS MENDOZA of Barnstorming…

www.adhocart.org

www.ymicrew.com
www.myspace.com/cekis
www.myspace.com/ymicern
www.myspace.com/soupkitchin
www.supppafly.com
www.myspace.com/spaceymi
www.myspace.com/NamesOne

… re: NATIVE – here’s some more drawing images (below) from his website !!! – real different from the image posted from the AD HOC SHOW. DON’T MISS IT – !! – CHECK IT OUT – hit the link – it’s WILD !!!> www.myspace.com/soupkitchin

the www.supppafly.com site with NATIVE MAQUARI & ZenTwo – is pretty amazing as well

native
NATIVE – IMAGE COURTESY: www.myspace.com/soupkitchin