. . . the story takes place just before the eruption of Pompeii in year 79AD, and follows Marcus, a young expat artist from Paestum who works as an assistant in Pompeii to Flavius, a seemingly well-regarded painter.
Aside from mixing paint . . .
guess, you’ll have to buy the book – to find out . . what happens, next !!
FRANK SANTORO tells a delightful story – “that is rooted in emotional truths” ~ DAN NADEL
captured in the broad strokes of a painterly master artist .. who gets lost in his imagination, in the most abstract .. and poetic of ways. a very wonderful, light hand bound to a curious, and often historical eye ~ NANCY SMITH
FRANK SANTORO – POMPEII
144 pgs, B&W, 8.5 x 11 in.
$19.55
Published by PICTUREBOX / POMPEII – more info
SANTORO – POMPEII / IMAGES VIA PICTUREBOX, where you can find a few more !!
FRANK SANTORO, BROOKLYN COMICS & GRAPHICS FESTIVAL, NOV 2011
PHOTO: NANCY SMITH
~FRANK SANTORO .. POMPEII |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | September 12th, 2013, 7:29am
ANYA DAVIDSON’S debut book – this is the “story of Oola, a high school student with an unusual connection to the supernatural” .. it is at once “funny, sexy, mystical, abd above all,utterly clear.”
DAN NADEL, PICTUREBOX founder adds:
“ANYA DAVIDSON’S crisp cartooning style makes even the strangest occurences seem utterly plausible.” – and he should KNOW !!
ANYA DAVDSON – ‘SCHOOL SPIRITS’
145 pgs – B&W, 8.5 x10.75 in.
hardback – $19.95
PUBLISHED BY PICTUREBOX – SCHOOL SPIRITS/more info
IMAGES VIA PICTUREBOX – SCHOOL SPIRITS – where you can find a few more pix . .
~ANYA DAVIDSON .. SCHOOL SPIRITS |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | September 12th, 2013, 7:28am
NOAH LYON is part of group show ..
opening to-nite: THURS SEPT 12, 2013 / 6-9 PM
FREIGHT+VOLUME – 530 W 24th ST – CHELSEA
see: ‘The Decline and Fall of the Art World, Part II: The Other 99%’
NOAH LYON, ‘DUCK NEIN AUEIN’, 2013.
acrylic on canvas, 36 x 36 in.
NOAH LYON, ‘JUST ONE OF THOSE DAYS’, 2013
acrylic on canvas, 36 x 36 in.
NOAH LYON, BROOKLYN COMICS & GRAPHICS FESTIVAL, NOV 2011
PHOTO: NANCY SMITH
FOLLOW NOAH LYON – on INSTAGRAM
~NOAH LYON .. in THE DECLINE & FALL/ F+V |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | September 12th, 2013, 7:04am
fuck yea .. KAWS, got re-born on tumblr !!
see: fuck yea KAWS
VMA’S MOONMAN – RE-DESIGNED BY KAWS . . . via fuckyeakaws
JEFF KOONS .. ONLY WISHES !!
~ALL THINGS .. KAWS !! |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | September 9th, 2013, 8:11am
KAWS was running a pretty fab blog there for awhile. looks like it hasn’t been updated since last summer & maybe, maybe .. he’s on Instagram, now.
there are still some priceless moments – on the archive.
see: KAWS.COM
KAWS – THE KIMPSONS .. via KAWS.COM
~BE .. KAWS !! |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | September 9th, 2013, 8:00am
HAHA: REVENGE of the LOCAL HOMIES – for want of a better collective title.
‘SPIRITUAL HUNGER’ vs TROPHY ART – TAKE THREE.
BETTER KNOWN AS: REVENGE of THE POCKET UTOPIANS ..
because we say so.
because, the beat .. goes on !!
ok !!
so the EXACT flip side of that, PERROTIN & CREW invades NYC – would be:
local boy JESUS SAVES, cult figure to the few, but just maybe .. the insider/mighty !!
JESUS SAVES .. outside AD HOC – when it was. on MORGAN ST, in BUSHWICK.
SEPT 2008.
PHOTO: NANCY SMITH
and yeah, most of ya still don’t know who he is …
remember the scale on this side of the game – is as SMALL – as the scale on the other side is: HUGE.
and we are talking scale, not TALENT.
you know like 1 x 1-1/2 x 1/2 inch. small. like you can hold it in your hand.
one hand.
but if you look – ye shall see the scribble.
POSTSCRIPT . .
what. in one week:
we got MATTHEW DAY JACKSON .. with his “JESUS GIVES” !!
and now we have .. “JESUS SAVES” ..
wtf.
damn, that’s a close .. cut.
ROYCE BANNON .. INTERVIEWS JESUS SAVES .. for THE SOURCE
yeah, READ IT: ‘IN THE NAME of the MARKER’
!!!!!!! x 10,0000, or what.
in the name of the marker.
hahaha. lord save me, Ima crackin’ up.
~JESUS SAVES .. |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | September 8th, 2013, 7:10pm
FILE UNDER: that’s – more like it !!
FILE UNDER: ATTACK of THE GIANT ART GALLERIES, TAKE TWO.
PARISIAN STYLE.
JR . . legendary French ‘muralist’ at the BRITISH – LAZARIDES GALLERY – ‘OUTSIDERS NY’ – POP-UP SHOW.
LOWER EAST SIDE, NYC. SEPT 26, 2008.
PHOTO: NANCY SMITH
and that was, way way before, anybody else around here – knew who who is was, but of course !!
BREAKING NEWS !!
FRENCH ART DEALER, EMMANUEL PERROTIN will celebrate the opening of his FIRST NEW YORK CITY BRANCH, with an amusement-park / carnival-themed blow-out PAR-TAY on TUES SEPT 17, 2013.
the new huge, 3 level space is 4,300 sq. ft. and is located at 909 MADISON AVE in the Bank of New York Building (!!) – that would be between &2nd 7 73rd on the UPPER EAST SIDE.
check out: GALERIE PERROTIN
the POST goes on to report: among the ‘hot’ PERROTIN artists participating in the ‘interactive’ carnival will be: KAWS, DANIEL ARSHAM, JR, JEANMICHEL OTHONIEL & JOHAN CRETEN.
the gallery also reps TAKASHI MURAKAMI & MAURIZIO CATTELAN.
see: GALERIE PERROTIN BRINGING ART BASH / NEW YORK POST
yeah, the POST, digitial version – had a make-over.
ARTIST: KAWS. PHOTO: FilmMagic via NEW YORK POST
so, THAT WAS .. KAWS who did those great gigantic MOONMEN at the 2013 MTV MUSIC VIDEO AWARDS.
Shame on MTV. They could have given him some credit. I didn’t see any, did you ?
~PERROTIN INVADES .. |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | September 8th, 2013, 6:43pm
‘SPIRITUAL HUNGER’ vs TROPY ART – TAKE TWO
SARA RUSSELL DEWEY, ‘VESSEL’, 2004-2013, ceramic, 1 x 1-1/2 x 1/2 inches.
“SESSION ONE” – A RE-GROUPED GROUP SHOW with a SPECIAL PROJECT BY SARA RUSSELL DEWEY
OPENS TOMORROW: SUN SEPT 8, 2013 / 6-8PM
FEATURING WORK BY: NATHAN ANSPAUGH, DANIELLE DIMSTON, AIMEE HERTOG, BARA JICHOVA, LAUREL LUEDERS, KRISTA SVALBONAS, SHAW OSHA, JOEY PARLETT and DEBRA RAMSAY
WONDOW INSTALLATION BY SARA RUSSELL DEWEY
POCKET UTOPIA – 191 HENRY ST bet CLINTON & JEFFERSON / LOWER EAST SIDE
GALLERY HRS: WED-SUN 11 AM-6 PM
YOU KNOW WHAT THEY SAY: A PICTURE IS WORTH 10,000 WORDS !!
~REVENGE of the POCKET UTOPIANS .. |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | September 7th, 2013, 10:07am
‘SPIRITUAL HUNGER’ vs TROPHY ART – PART I
the caption reads:
“Matthew Day Jackson’s ‘Burghers of Calais’ at Hauser & Wirth Gallery opens next week. Below, a test run of Richard Serra’s steel works at Gagosian Gallery, opening Oct 26.”
note: in fact the show OPENS TO-NITE – FRI SEPT 6, 2013 / 6-8 PM
MATTHEW DAY JACKSON – HAUSER & WIRTH – 511 W 18TH ST – CHELSEA
ok, here’s a little background on the trending (?) size issues at hand.
since I’m thinkin’ most of ya don’t get the WALL STREET JOURNAL, esp you GRAD STUDENTS !!
here’s the link.
of course, IF you do get the WALL STREET JOURNAL – I’m thinkin’ you might just be part of the problem, haha – trophy art, indeed.
see: ‘ATTACK of the GIANT ART GALLERIES’ ..
“Driven by a booming art market & demand for oversize trophy works, the world’s top galleries are opening vast new spaces ..” – by KELLY CROW / WALL STREET JOURNAL, AUG 29, 2013
don’t get me wrong – I’m not against size – for size’s sake,
just overall, HAUSER & WIRTH .. the new DAO-YI and MAXWELL OSBOURNE ?
I don’t think so !!
way too German expressionism, not enough NEW YORK GRIT !! and STYLE . .
but check it out for YOURSELF. HAUSER & WIRTH.
you know me, I’m always going to skew towards . . the underdog.
and for sure, against .. TROPHY !!
in fact, SIMON ..
SIMON CERIGO my dearly recently departed “ex”, but art buddy forever . . and, I’m sure as this season kicks into gear, or tries too,
it’s not just me .. missing him.
who else gonna run around to every, and I mean EVERY !! damn opening out there – and come back with the definitive low-down ?
SIMON .. gave MATTHEW DAY JACKSON his first NYC exposure / show, and I gave him his FIRST NEW YORK CITY .. MAINSTREAM PRESS.
it was a little show called, what else ?
‘SPIRITUAL HUNGER’ !!
and MATTHEW DAY JACKSON’S PIECE was as tiny, and ethereal .. as it gets !!
a temporary finger painting of ‘Jesus’ .. on the frost-treated, for the show – glass plate gallery front doors.
not a trace remained .. when the show came down.
hey, trust me – BIG AMBITIONS .. COME in SMALL PACKAGES, BIG TIME – TOO !!
witness .. digital gold, from the artnet archives:
“Artist MICHAEL DAY JACKSON with his window painting, ‘Jesus Gives’, (2003), in ‘SPIRITUAL HUNGER’ at DANIEL SILVERSTEIN GALLERY, CHELSEA, NYC. SEPT 13, 2003.”
a group show . . curated by SIMON CERIGO & DANIEL SILVERSTEIN.
PHOTO by NANCY SMITH.
see: the full report / MANHATTAN .. FALL ART SCENE 2003 / artnet
~ATTACK of the GIANT ART GALLERIES .. |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | September 6th, 2013, 8:28am
PUBLIC SCHOOL .. WINS.
the ART WORLD only wishes . .
it was as cool as the FASHION WORLD is, right now . . . despite, HUGE KILLER GALLERIES, global connections, record shattering auction prices, and all.
put it this way:
if ORANGE is the new BLACK ..
is HAUSER & WIRTH the new ‘it’ gallery.
I don’t think so ..
MIGHTY MOJO/GAVIN & GIANT GOGO/LARRY .. aren’t even bothering to get into gear, yet.
hold onto those summer time vibes, for as long as you can – I’m with ya !!
right now: JACK GOLDSTEIN .. is as cool as it gets.
what ? only ONE PLAYER .. ONE LIVE WIRE
in the whole damn multi-splintered field, art world cosmos .. cast of hundreds / if not thousands !!
and he’s .. dead.
yep.
Urban Dictionary . . where are you – when we REALLY need you.
lame ? tame ? tired. play-ed out. ‘n boring.
art’r’us. I mean hurray for Brooklyn as a whole. and as a new-age model for the global ‘bio’ world/sphere.
but, it’s still: art’r’us / ART WORLD SEPT 2013 – NYC.
FASHION WEEK done grabbed the ball – and run with it.
WITNESS: PUBLIC SCHOOL.
PUBLIC SCHOOL . . presents its SS 2014 collection .. SUN SEPT 8, 2013 / 1PM – NEW YORK FASHION WEEK
check: PUBLIC SCHOOL . . .
DAO-YI and MAXWELL OSBORNE . . CO-FOUNDERS – PUBLIC SCHOOL.
check: BEHIND THE BRAND / PUBLIC SCHOOL .. YouTube
yep, it’s “hot as hell .. outside” – !!
it’s NEW YORK ROCKIN’ CITY.
PHOTOGS, FILMMAKERS/DOCS, and DESIGNERS – of ALL STRIPES, graphic or otherwise – take note.
a little fashion magic ‘dust’ – can go .. a long way.
~PUBLIC SCHOOL vs ART WORLD . . |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | September 5th, 2013, 1:42pm
