Would have gone to the Metropolitan tonight but a friend told me about the Naked Lunch Party in Soho, and I ended up going to it instead.

As luck would have it - I found myself at a Harry Potter book launch event right around the corner.

Afterwards,  I went to Dojo’s for dinner, sketched some, and went home.  Here’s my Naked Lunch Video - Enjoy!

I decided to go to GRNY (Giant Robot NY) tonight to the opening of a group show called “Smitten”.  I spoke to a couple of artists, including the one I liked the most, Jack Long.  Here’s some pictures I took at the opening.  I was not familar with Giant Robot, but when I got to the shop, I ended up buying a hooded sweat shirt of the latest style.

Giant Robot New York, approaching store (left) and Gallery (right - in Red).

Inside of the GRNY Gallery - it’s small and narrow - found some interesting art there tonight.

Jack Long Painting - I liked his work.

I don’t know who did this drawing but - looked interesting so I took a picture of it - it’s clearly Jolie and child.

Don’t know who did this Tribble Garbage Can art - but it was worth taking a picture. At first I thought the Tribbles were for sale - then I realized I should not touch the art.

And here’s me, just before getting a haircut.  As soon as I walked out of GRNY I got a haircut next door, then went back in again.  I’m wondering if the cute lady who hosted the show got confused because my hair was different.

I can’t say a whole lot about the GRNY show, it was OK, gave me an excuse to roam the East Village tonight, have a bite at Dojo’s (a resturant I used to eat at a lot when I lived in the East Village many years ago) and also go into PS 132 and see the last night of Project Iris Havana in NYC - a group exhibition of photographs of Cuba.  It was nice, there was a musician playing and plenty of wine and rum.

I finished up the evening by passing by Fobbidden Planet, a store that has a lot of comic book art and looking for illustrations of people I have come to learn about recently.  Saw what I needed to see, then spent a while reading Dr. Strange, Volume I - from Marvel Comics  - the old Steve Ditko issues - that was great.  And then I went home.

 

 

I’ll be interviewing Marsha Wooley, whose show I saw last week at the Prince Street Gallery, later today, and will it will appear on ArtNYC sometime later this weekend or early next week.  With any luck, maybe SYNTAGMA will feature Marsha Wooley on Celebrity at Work, as my last two artist interviewee’s also got to be on Celebrity.

I also found another site that is a great resource for NYC Art Openings called ARTCARDS.CC  It’s interesting to see the information grouped as a “card”, almost something you can print out and carry around as you go to galleries to see art.  Here’s what I would have seen last Thursday had it not rained so hard here.

10-August-Thursday 
? Inaugural show at V&A
Mott street, 98

 Metaverse Road Map Pre-Release Party at Eyebeam
W 21 street, 540, 6-9pm

 ”ART VS. REAL LIFE: Canadian Stories” curated by Katharine at Morgan Lehman Gallery
10 avenue, 317, b/w 28 & 29 street

Ryan Humphrey at White Box
W 26 street, 525

 The Metaverse Road Map at Eyebeam and the Art Vs. Real Life: Canadian Stories - both of these I planned to go to but did not make it.
Another resource is called FlavorPill, and while it’s not focused on painting or fine art only (FlavorPill has many other interesting events around NYC) it also gives you upcoming exhibitions, like the Picasso and American Art show at the Whitney later in October.

Anyway, Saturday should also be a busy day for me, hopefully one that I’ll paint some and also party a little at an opening at BrooklynArtistsGym of “Sabrina” - it’s a one night show that’s only happening this Saturday (today actually - but I haven’t gone to bed yet)

“Sabrina (Sabrina Tilikevich) is having a one-night-only opening event showing her most recent work.  She is known for her “direct eye and disturbing perspective.” She has been inspired by such artists as Basquiat, Dali, and Malevich.  Most of the mediums she uses are acrylic and experimental bases.

She plans for this opening to reflect her style, and is bringing the street fairs of New York City to a Brookyn Gallery.  Live music and refreshment will be served.
Saturday, August 19th, from 7 p.m.-11:30 p.m. in the BAG gallery. For more information, you can contact Sabrina at sabrina626x@gmail.com.

I’ll probably have a lot to write about in the next few days - keep tuned.