Adam Stennett,
“PROSPECT PARK FIGHT FUCK”, 2005, DVD, iPod edit
PodART
December 9, 2005 - January 17, 2005
at FINE ART IN SPACE
Opening Reception:
December 9, 2005, 7 to 9pm.
Gallery Hours: Monday through Saturday, 9am. to 5pm.
Fine Art in Space
10-47 48th Avenue
Long Island City, NY 11101
(718) 392-7766
directions below
Press contact: Heather Stephens at gallery31grand@earthlink.net
Fine Art in Space is pleased to present in collaboration with 31GRAND,
the first group exhibition of video art intended to be viewed and
sold solely on the iPod. Apple, the computer of choice by much of
the art world is the inspiration for our new exhibition.
This curatorial exploration was inspired by the introduction of
the latest iPod, which now plays video. In recent years, Video art
has been growing rapidly in popularity. Their ongoing introduction
of more technologically advanced products has resulted in the acceptance
and accessibility of this media. Apple's latest achievements with
the iPod have garnered this art form even more portability.
Artists featured in PodART will include the work of: Gogol Bordello,
Th' Legendary Shack*Shakers Jason Clay Lewis, Nelson Loskamp, MTAA,
Marisa Olson, Eugenio Percossi, Jean Pigozzi, Adam Stennett, Lee
Walton, and Jeff Wyckoff.
Gogol Bordello, the critically acclaimed
gypsy punk rock collective, has long been embraced by the art world
for their cathartic live performances and innovative sound. In addition
to performing in major rock venues and festivals including the upcoming
Unlimited Sunshine Tour this January, Gogol Bordello have performed
at some of the world's most prestigious art institutions including
the Whitney Biennial, The Venice Bienniale and The Tate Modern.
Gogol Bordello is currently touring in support of their most recent
album “GYPSY PUNKS” (Sideonedummy Records), a 15-track
salvo that expands the band's fusion of Gypsy sounds with punk rock
and dub-wise sound effects that pay tribute to the classic sounds
of Jamaica.
Th' Legendary Shack*Shakers started
their hell-for-leather, Penta-caustic roadshow just over three years
ago and have earned quite a name for themselves with their unique
brand of New American Gothic that is all-at-once irreverent, revisionist,
dangerous, and fun. Led by charismatic frontman, J.D. Wilkes, th'
Shack*Shakers are a four man wrecking crew from the South whose
explosive interpretations of the blues, punk, rock and country have
made fans, critics and legions of potential converts into true believers.
In addition, Wilkes is also recognized as an accomplished illustrator
and painter. The band's third full-length recording Pandelirium
will be released on Yep Roc this February.
Jason
Clay Lewis is an installation artist whose work stems from
his own tales of “The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse”.
Widely known for his show “The Black Death” which was
reviewed in Art in America, Lewis has just recently completed a
very successful run with his current project “Devour”.
Jason's work has been shown internationally in many places such
as New York, Los Angeles, Miami, Washington, Prague, Zagreb and
London.
MTAA is an art duo working on and off-line
and are known for their conceptual and often humorous art projects.
Past exhibitions have been at the New Museum of Contemporary Art,
The Getty Research Institute, and Postmasters gallery.
Based in San Francisco, Marisa Olson's
work has been commissioned by the Whitney Museum of American Art
and she has most recently performed or exhibited at the New Museum
for Contemporary Art, the Berkeley Art Museum/ Pacific Film Archive,
Side Cinema-Newcastle, New Langton Arts, Southern Exposure, Foxy
Productions, Debs & Co, Galapagos, Flux Factory, 667 Shotwell,
Pond, the international Futuresonic, Electrofringe, Cinemascope-London,
Machinista, Scope, and VIPER festivals, and elsewhere. She has held
residencies and fellowships at Goldsmiths, the New School, Northwestern
University, the Technical University-Dresden, and the Banff Centre
for the Arts. She participated in an exhibition which Artforum highlighted
among their "Best of 2004" and while Wired has called
her both funny and humorous,the New York Times has called her work
"anything but stupid."
Eugenio Percossi is a multitalented
artist whose work often deals with death, depression, and personal
loss. His working mediums range from photography, installation and
video. Percossi's artworks have been shown throughout Italy, Czech
Republic, and New York. He currently divides his time between Rome
and Prague.
Adam Stennett will include his new video work in this exhibition,
"Prospect Park Fight Fuck" 2005. As with Adam's paintings,
this body of work concentrates on the balance between calm and panic,
beauty and ugliness, renewal and destruction; so as to reveal the
instant when everything starts to unravel. Small-unnoticed moments,
absurdity, sexual tension, humor and obliviousness are key components.
"I intend for my work to give people a little shove out of
their comfort zone, to encourage them to take a second look at things
that are all around us, but that we often prefer to ignore."-Adam
Stennett Stennett's work has been shown extensively throughout the
US and Europe. His most current solo exhibition, “hold me
down and under” at 31GRAND, has been extended through Jan.
29, 2006 and has recently been featured in Black Book Magazine.
Adam Stennett splits time between Brooklyn, New York and a cabin/studio
in the mountains of Northern California.
Lee Walton is an Experientialist whose
projects and performances are full of humor, detailed planning,
and interaction with the outside world. After a two-year affiliation
with the Headlands Center for the Arts in Marin, Walton has received
many accolades, from the Video Selections at the 8th Havana Biennale,
to multiple residencies and fellowships as well as an induction
into the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY. Walton
has exhibited at numerous venues both nationally and internationally,
most recently at the Museum of Contemporary Art Berlin and Clubs
Project Inc., Australia. He has been invited to lecture and lead
projects at various institutions, including the Reykjavik Museum
in Iceland and the Psy-Geo-Conflux in New York.
Jeff Wyckoff is an artist and scientist
whose video work includes intravital imaging, cancer research and
often music. Mr. Wyckoff has an upcoming lecture at MIT in February
and exhibitions in Belgrade, Antwerp, and is currently working with
the Art and Genome Center in Amsterdam. Jeff will also have an upcoming
exhibition at Presbyterian College in S.C. in January 2006.
Each video object is a limited edition and is sold in iPod format
with the player.
For more information about the artists please contact us at 718.388.2858
or gallery31grand@earthlink.net.
Directions
to Fine Art in Space:
From PS 1 on Foot:
Walk southwest on Jackson three blocks to 48th avenue and make a
right.
By Subway:
Take the 7 Train toward Main Street, Flushing. Exit at Vernon/Jackson
Avenue. Walk north on Vernon and turn right onto 48th Avenue. We
are in the middle of the block on the north side of the avenue.
By Car:
From the 59th Street Bridge - Take the Queensboro/59th St. Bridge
(upper level). Turn slightly right onto ramp. Stay left at the fork
in the ramp. Stay straight in order to go onto 11th Street. Turn
right onto 48th Avenue. You will see 10-47 48th Avenue on the
right. see map
From the Brooklyn Queens Expressway - Take the Brooklyn Queens Expressway
/ I-278 East toward the Triboro Bridge. Take the Humbolt Street
Exit #33 toward McGuinness Blvd. Take a slight left to McGuinness
Blvd. North. Continue for approximately two miles, and turn slight
left onto the Pulanski Bridge. Turn slighlty right onto Jackson
Avenue/NY-25A. Turn sharply left onto
48th Avenue. You will see 10-47 48th Avenue on your right. see map
From the Long Island Expressway:
Take the Van Dam exit and stay straight on Borden. Make a right
into Jackson Avenue and then another quick right onto 11th street
and a quick left onto 48th Avenue. You will see 10-47 48th Avenue
on your right.
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