~CAT CHOW & FRIENDS
. . . while at the FRYING PAN DOCK, we also ran into CAT CHOW and a few of her friends.
CAT CHOW and ELIZABETH HUEY
CAT CHOW and ELIZABETH HUEY
CAT CHOW/’Studio Recordings’/Photo Courtesy: CAT CHOW
CAT CHOW’s ‘ Studio Recordings’/’Revolutions per Minute’, is actually made from inter-circled leather belts.
It’s her !! postcard – in the latest session of ‘Harlem Postcards: Summer 2008 ‘ – part of an ongoing project at THE STUDIO MUSEUM in HARLEM, which invites “contemporary artists of diverse backgrounds to reflect on Harlem as a site for artistic contemplation and production. . .
Installed in the museum lobby and available to visitors, ‘Harlem Postcards’ presents intimate views and fresh perspectives on this famous neighborhood”. This season features images by ALANI BOSS, MIGUEL CALDERON, CAT CHOW and FELICIA MEGGINSON.
see: HARLEM POSTCARDS: SUMMER 2008
CAT CHOW was born in 1973 in Morristown, New Jersey. She currently lives and works in Brooklyn.
oh oh – look, who else is sitting at Cat Chow’s table – JUSTIN SAMSON !!
OK OK – a group portrait – in the back row, standing: of course, ELIZABETH HUEY and CAT CHOW. from left, in front row, in the white shirt, visiting from L.A. – ALEXANDER MAY of the artist collective, house/store.: NOT TO BE REPRODUCED aka NTBR.
see: NOT TO BE REPRODUCED !!
next to him, PATRICK WALSH, who was supposed to have performed in the DEITCH PROJECTS ART PARADE – which got canceled – due to bad weather.
and JUSTIN SAMSON.
ALEXANDER MAY was in town, to perform or present a video at new Lower East Side gallery – MOELLER SNOW, one of whose founder/directors is photographer MAX SNOW, brother to Dash.
see: MOELLER SNOW
they currently have a rather intense, very minimalist / modernist (?!!) video clip playing on their website, with regards to their current exhibit of paintings by KIKA KARADI. The film is a portrait of KIKA KARADI at work, and is by ROBERT JASON.
see: KIKA KARADI-FILM/by ROBERT JASON !!
just in case, you didn’t hit that link, here are a few frames from that ROBERT JASON clip – that should make you think twice – about going back and: hitting it !!
IMAGE COURTESY: MOELLER SNOW/ROBERT JASON CLIP
IMAGE COURTESY: MOELLER SNOW/ROBERT JASON CLIP
IMAGE COURTESY: MOELLER SNOW/ROBERT JASON CLIP
also, at the CAT CHOW table – from left, artist JORY RABINOWITZ and, SEAN TOWNLEY.
Sean Townley is one of 3 founder/directors of the REDEMPTION CENTER over in BROOKLYN.
Jory Rabinowitz had a sculpture in their last big blow-out, which was that big, one day (and night), roof top Bar B Q party – that featured the BOBO crew – from PHILLY !!
see: REDEMPTION CENTER/PAR-TAY/AUG 10/2008
DAVID ALTMEJD/INSTALLATION SHOT/PHOTO BY TOM POWELL/COURTESY: ANDREA ROSEN GALLERY
. . one of the shows – Cat Chow & friends were talking about – was this summer’s – DAVID ALTMEJD show, which ran MAY 3 – JUNE 14, 2008 at ANDREA ROSEN GALLERY.
Altmejd’s work was included in the 2004 Whitney Biennial, and in 2007 – he represented Canada at the Venice Biennale. ” . . . Altmejd was not only selected as one of the youngest artists to represent a country at the Venice Biennale, but also produced a stunning body of work that many considered one of the most impressive of the national pavilions.” (ANDREA ROSEN press release).
see: DAVID ALTMEJD/ANDREA ROSEN/Summer 2008
PHOTOS: NANCY SMITH, CHELSEA PIERS. FRYING PAN DOCK. SEPT 5, 2008
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