Heather Phelps-Lipton – “Self Portrait”
Eric Taylor – “Wild Horses”
Elizabeth Tomasetti – “Flower Mouth”
Andy Vernon-Jones – “Construction Worker on Dikeman Street” from the series Here in Red Hook
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“Made in Red Hook”
Opening Reception, May 22, 7-10 PM
After a brief hiatus – Lucky Gallery is back with the biggest group show to date. Help Lucky celebrate our one-year anniversary, and the Brooklyn Studio Tour with our opening of “Made in Red Hook” a traditional salon exhibition by Red Hook artists Todd von Ammon, Laura Arena, Maria Baraybar, Andy Vernon-Jones, Christina Kelly, Heather Phelps-Lipton, Nate Luce, Rachel Mosler, L. Nichols, Julia Oldham, Anna Ortiz, Joshua Ray Stephens, Eric Taylor, Elizabeth Tomasetti, Tonky and Beriah Wall.
The concept behind the exhibition is to introduce to the public the wide range of artistic capabilities of local artists and to provide an atmosphere to encourage the exchange of ideas between artists and the public. The artists’ production is presented through different mediums including photography, drawing, video, book making, collage, painting, contemporary crafts and sculpture.
“Made in Red Hook” is curated by gallery director and participating artist Laura Arena and Ana Bogdanovic, who plan to transform Lucky Gallery into the traditional setting reminiscent of Salon de Paris, the annual public exhibition of the French Royal Academy in the 18th and 19th century that displayed the actual artistic production and presented the cities most established artists at the time.
Artists’ works will be exhibited floor-to-ceiling and the artists and visitors are invited to spend time in our seating area where there will be literary materials and videos to view.
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Saturday, May 1st and Sunday May 2nd, 2010 from 12–6 pm
Screwball Spaces, Gowanus Canal’s newest addition of artists’ studios in Red Hook, Brooklyn, opens its doors to the public for a rare glimpse into the work spaces of New York’s contemporary artists.
http://openstudios.screwballspaces.com/
Henry Chung, Studio 50, Anonymous #23, 36″ H x 24″ W (framed), Computer Punch Tape
http://www.HenryChung.com
Enrico Miguel Thomas
Studio 90
Miranda Maher
Studio No. 56
http://www.miranda-maher.com
miranda_maher@hotmail.com
miranda@miranda-maher.com
347-431-5275
Cat Celebrezze Studio 39
Title: Birds are Dinosaurs
Media: Laminate; Paper; Socket Head Screws
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Leoworks, Studio 27
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Joetta Maue
waking with you, 2010, hand embroidered, appliquéd, and painted re-appropriated linen, and queen size bed, 60in x 80in. x 15in.
www.joettamaue.com
Studio #2
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Yasha Butler, studio 80, Title: Off Circle, Media: Porcelain and Glaze / wheel-thrown and altered, Size: 6.5″h x 10″ x 10″, www.yashabutler.com
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Nathan Gwirtz; ceramics arena #12; oval dish, 2010, porcelain, underglaze sgrafitto, glaze;
nathangwirtz.com.
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Joshua R. Marks, studio 97, “Epoch”mixed media, 36″h x 19″w x 11″d, 2010
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Lydia Reinhold, Studio 77 Screwballspaces, acrylic on canvas,2010, 47″X 63″, detail.
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Kyoko Sera, Studio 44, Title: Seeking an Unfragmented Life: Cross Model 0-4, Installation; acrylic on cloth, canvas
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Julia Whitney Barnes, studio #74; La Jardiniere, 2009, 120 x 310 x 15″ (dimensions variable), mixed media (porcelain, stoneware, earthenware, glaze, oxides, gold luster, wood, epoxy, wire and acrylic paint);
www.juliawhitneybarnes.com.
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Michael Sorgatz, studio 43; Union Square Farmers Market, 16″ x 20″, Acrylic on Canvas;
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“Honey I Shrunk Red Hook” at Lucky Gallery is a collaboration between Luis Blackaller and Andy Cavatorta, who aim to start a creative discussion about Red Hook, the inhabitants and folklore. The mission of this project is to bring together a diverse mix of members of the Red Hook community to use art and gallery space as communication devices. Blackaller and Cavatorta will create a cardboard model of the streets surrounding Lucky Gallery, and build a collection of photorealistic dolls representing Red Hook dwellers.
“Red Hook has an air of mystery that I can’t find anywhere else in New York,” explains Blackaller. “It feels somewhat uncharted, perhaps separated as it is from the New York comprehensive subway network. When thinking about making art for Red Hook, I immediately feel like using this art as an excuse to get closer to the people in it, and learn about the place from them hopefully helping them learn from each other in the process.”
The closing reception on Saturday, August 29, will feature a short film projected outside the gallery featuring highlights from the opening, the exhibition and interviews. The photorealistic dolls of Red Hook inhabitants will be given to their rightful owners and there will be live music from local musicians. Food and drink will be provided.
August 8th to August 30th, Lucky Gallery
Closing reception on Saturday, August 29, from 6-10 PM
Luis Blackaller is an artist from Mexico city with an interest in culture, technology and media. He graduated with honors as a Mathematician in the National Autonomous University of Mexico. He has worked as a Designer, Art Director and Motion Graphics Artist in the Mexican film industry for 10 years. He recently graduated with a Master of Science Degree at the MIT Media Lab under the mentorship of John Maeda, where he explored online creative social systems and their relationship with artistic expression and communication.
Andy Cavatorta can’t stop making things: robots, bikes, art, music, software and films. Sometimes the robots make more music, the software makes more art and the bikes shoot movies. He is currently developing musical robots and large-scale performances and installation with Ensemble Robot. Cavatorta is currently a graduate student at the MIT Media Lab.
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