~FLASHBACK: BRENDAN MONROE & EVAH FAN . . at LITTLE CAKES, 2008
I actually had a striking intersect . . with BRENDAN MONROE’S work, way back in the summer of 2008, when he and gf EVAH FAN . . . presented some solo pieces, and some collaborations, at Hanna Fushihara’s – Little Cakes. it was totally charming, way ahead of the curve – and I had them both pegged for big success.
the show interestingly enough was titled: ‘Bed and Breakfast’ – and, that was way before airb&b was even a thought form, let alone a phenom. that’s how fast – time f-l-i-e-s.
BRENDAN MONROE, EVAH FAN, and that’s HANNA FUSHIHARA with her back to us, at her Little Cakes gallery, merch / zine store, in the East Village, just before the visionary, alternative space was to flee the Big Apple, for the Real Apple countryside, upstate. June 8, 2008.
detail, ‘The Cook, the Thief, and the Pompost Kyle’ – a collaboration by BRENDAN MONROE and EVAH FAN – Little Cakes, NYC, JUNE 6, 2008
they had ‘nano’ down, before nano, as in ‘tech’ – was in circulation, either. in fact they had the world down, in a nutshell. like a squiggling worm on a fish hook, if you know what I mean. all the bio-warnings – were there.
BRENDAN MONROE, ‘Pollination’, 11 x 15.75 in. gouache on paper – Little Cakes, June 6, 2008.
it’s clear to see his blobs – had organic . . beginnings.
detail, EVAH FAN, ‘Field Study 1’ – Little Cakes, June 6, 2008
her little ‘storybook’ figures have evolved to be more graphic, and ‘tighter’, perhaps more dramatic ? and high contrast . . . but still storybook, and tiny.
the show was quite the hit on the alternative circuit . . . among many others:
TOOYA & LEIF RITCHEY stroll by Little Cakes, June 6, 2008
and, check out; PETE VOGL !! Little Cakes, June 6, 2008.
it’s a really long, post – I really got into the work.
you should check it out for yourself: EVAH FAN & BRENDAN MONROE at LITTLE CAKES, NYC, June 6, 2008
ALL ARCHIVAL PHOTOS: NANCY SMITH