~NANDI LOAF, TOM KOEHLER / KING’S LEAP, NYC / NADA House 404A / ELI BORNOWSKY & YU NISHIMURA at 105 HENRY ST / OPENING SAT JUNE 26
well, if a Gumball machine ain’t a utilitarian ‘surface’ – what is ?!!!!
NANDI LOAF, TOM KOEHLER / KING’S LEAP / NADA House 2021 PRESENTATION
see: KING’S LEAP
ALEC PETTY, owner/director of KING’S LEAP.
behind him, above the fireplace:
NANDI LOAF, ‘Colour Wheel’, 2021.
primary RYB Blick Studio Acrylic on canvas / 30 x 30 in.
beside him:
NANDI LOAF, NL%GUMBALL_MACHINE, 2021.
mixed media installation / 52 x 25 x 20 in.
NANDI LOAF, GRID, 2021
composed of individual acrylic paintings / 20 x 16 in.
I would classify these as: ‘utilitarian, activist/info . . . poster format’ !!!
& they are . . . very striking.
TOM KOEHLER . . .
on the floor:
detail, a series of ‘objects’, 2021 / with individual titles, materials, & dimensions.
hanging from the ceiling:
‘Poison Log’, 2019.
Wood, brass, copper, steel, enamel paint, spray paint / 48 x 8 x 8 in.
TOM KOEHLER . . . detail, floor assemblage
the titles are very esoteric, so without catalog photos / they are hard to match to the works I chose to photograph.
though some titles / are quite straightforward:
‘HEELS’, 2019.
Bronze, 6 x 7 8 in.
&
‘TINSEL TEETH’, 2021.
Brass /9 x 56 x 4 in.
TOM KOEHLER . . . detail, floor assemblage
PHOTOS: NANCY SMITH
NOTE:
KING’S LEAP . . . is taking another location / leap !!
the inaugural exhibition at the gallery’s new Manhattan, Lower East Side location:
105 HENRY ST. / STORE 4 !!!!
will be this SAT JUNE 26th / with open hrs starting at 12 PM & a reception,
to follow from 6 – 8 PM
the works of . . . ELI BORNOWSKY & YU NISHIMURA – will be proudly featured.
detail, ELI BORNOWSKY painting
image: via @kings_leap / Instagram
see: ELI BORNOWSKY – ARTIST WEBSITE
YU NISHIMURA
image: via YU NISHIMURA ARTIST PAGE / KAYOKOYUKI GALLERY