OPEN STUDIOS FOLLOW UP

I'm sure you're wondering, 'what happened at the open studios'?
Well.....I wasn't sure what to expect seeing as Red Hook has gotten much trendier than its heyday of drugs and violence, but it still more of a trek than say---a studio building right by the subway. Nonetheless, around 86 people came and looked at my and Lambert's work. Most of them were really lovely art enthusiasts, and overall, it was wonderful to explain my projects and photographs to so many people who had never been exposed to it. It was kind of like a 14 hour artist talk that went in circles.

CALL FOR ENTRIES

After a rather dark break-up with the Broadway Gallery in Soho (after curating 10 shows for the space) I am back in the curatorial circuit! I have started working with a great new gallery in Red Hook, Brooklyn, Space 414. Below is the call for entries for the first show I am helping to put together:


LOYALTY TO WHOM

In celebration of Bastille Day, Space 414 provides an opportunity to ruminate on the idea of 'nationalistic identity.' Bastille Day helped to create modern France, abolishing feudalism and forming the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen.

What defines a nation has become more and more ambiguous in modern times. Is it the language one speaks? The religion one follows? The boundaries on a map? The food one eats? Or is it as simple as living under the same government? Or is it the 'brand of a nation,' the image the government imposes upon the rest of the world as to what a country stands for?

The artists in 'Loyalty to Whom' examine the concept of what national identity can---or does---mean in 2009, be that a French truffle, a national monument, or the geographical or philosophical understanding of a nation.

This is a photography and video show.

If you have work related to these ideas, please submit 5 jpegs at 72 dpi to jade.doskow@gmail.com


© Jade Doskow

Nervous Anticipation

I nervously await and attempt to stop 'doing stuff'.... I set 10 p.m. as the stop working in the studio time but that has come and gone. Tomorrow are the Red Hook open studios, and this is the first time I will be publicly sharing my work space to local art-ivores. Fingers crossed for beautiful weather and a great turn-out!

RED HOOK / CARROLL GARDENS OPEN STUDIOS

When: May 30-31st, Sat-Sun
Time: 12-5
What is it: Open studios! I will have on display new and old photographs from my World's Fair and Red Hook bodies of work.
Directions and list of participating artists here

My studio:
14 Verona Street #203
Brooklyn NY 11231

BRIAN ULRICH at JULIE SAUL GALLERY

Brian Ulrich's new show at Julie Saul was a wonderfully timely exhibition considering the current in-the-trenches state of big box stores such as Circuit City and the financial crisis. Following on the heels of his work examining the remnants of material goods when they finally are dumped off in thrift stores and flea markets, the newer work was complimentary and beautiful. Carefully photographed large-format, the once easily-recognizable big box stores remained as closed and silent as tombs, and the small, pristine prints helped to highlight their ultimate anonymity.

© Brian Ulrich

Where to Begin, This is the Beginning, Again

I have moved back to Red Hook, my beloved old muse. Already I can feel the inspiration flowing.

A colleague of mine said artists see the world how they want to see it, as if they have special filters over their brains and eyeballs. I love this neighborhood because it is easy to see things in a crystalline, perfect light.

BEDEL TISCARENO at the Broadway Gallery, Friday, April 17th, 2009

A dear friend and colleague of mine, Bedel Tiscareno, will be having an opening this Friday at the Broadway Gallery, where I curated this past year. It will be an assortment of old and new work, paintings and sculpture. It is dynamic, colorful, frenzied, and nightmarish---in a word, not to be missed.


BEDEL TISCARENO

SCULPTURE & PAINTINGS


Opening Reception: Friday, April 17th, 2009 6-8 p.m.

Where: Broadway Gallery, 473 Broadway, 7th Floor (between Grand & Broome)
Contact: 212-274-8993

An 'Oops' Hiatus

My apologies to my readers for the interruption in service. Had to take some time for some art-career soul searching, and seeking out both a new job and an apartment. Found both, so onwards and upwards!


Back to Red Hook.

CURATING FUN

The last couple of weeks have been a bit nutty. I decided for the first time to do a 'call for entries' instead of by-invitation-only for a show I am curating. The theme---The Urban Garden---prompted a wide variety of responses. As expected, many people did not even bother to respond to the theme. They just want a show and probably apply to everything they find! Other people had work which very specifically responded to the theme---but their work was just not up to par. It was definitely a learning experience getting the chance to see the work of artists in the 5 boros whom I have never had the pleasure of meeting.

Call for Entries: THE URBAN GARDEN

I am curating a show with the theme of THE URBAN GARDEN.

CALL FOR ENTRIES:
The Urban Garden
Broadway Gallery
March 1-15th, 2009

Deadline for Entry: February 15th, 2009
Accepted artists will be contacted by: February 20th, 2009

This juried show is open to New York artists of all media---drawing, painting, sculpture, video, photography, new media
---examining the concept of 'the urban garden.' Works should not be larger than 30" x 30" unless a collaborative project.

The show will be held at the Broadway Gallery in Soho March 1-15th, with an opening on Thursday, March 5th.
At the opening five winners will be announced, all of whom will receive a solo show in the Broadway Gallery's
project room in the months following the show.
Entries should be sent via
e-mail to jade@broadwaygallerynyc.com

What I need in each entry:

1. A one paragraph summary including your bio and a very brief artist statement, plus one
paragraph describing what you propose to make or contribute for the show

2. Your name, e-mail address, and best phone number to reach you at

3. Entry fee of $25 / 5 images, payable on Paypal ($5 each additional entry)

4. Five JPEGs sized at 72 dpi and 1000 pixels at the widest dimension

-JADE DOSKOW, curator

ABOUT THE VENUE
Broadway Gallery is located right in the center of Soho, accessible by all trains, and provides as a dynamic center for the exchange of ideas and creativity. It is also home to the much-respected magazine NYARTS.

This and other listings can also be found at
ArtDeadlines.com