Wednesday 4 November 2009

oh yeah, another artstar opening

As usual I've once again left an important announcement to the last minute. I will admit that advanced planning is not my forte. None the less, to help solidify my crazy art year, I am in another show opening in Bushwick this time. (On a side note, Bushwick is WAY nicer than when I lived there. They have some great bars, or at least one that I went to last night, and I may have to befriend some people who live over there so I can go back frequently!)

But I digress...for those of you who really do schedule your lives around my artistic career, here are the details of another amazing show that you should come to. I promise it will be awesome, I can make this promise because not only will I be there, but a bunch of other amazing artists (many of whom I know personally and can vouch for) will also be there making it the obvious place to be this Friday night.

Anyway, here you go (completely plagiarized from http://www.fortresstosolitude.com cause I'm too lazy to write something more succinct) :

FORTRESS TO SOLITUDE - THE PORTRAIT SHOW

November 7th and 8th, 2009

Opening reception Friday, November 6th, 6-10pm

245 Boerum Street,
Brooklyn NY 11206

Take L train to Montrose Avenue Stop.
Walk from subway station 2 blocks down until Boerum street. Make a left on Boerum. Building on left hand side at the middle of the block.



Participating artists:

Mauricio Alejo, Jonathan Allen, Lucas Blalock, Phong Bui, Katie Commodore, Claudia Cortes , Peter Dobill , Glen Fogel, Karen Heagle, Andrew Hurst, Barney Kulok, Anne Kunsemiller, Christopher Lee, Loren Munk, Anthony Patti, William Powhida, Don Pedro Pablo, Kevin Regan, Tom Sanford, Ash Sechler, Alfred Steiner, Pablo Tauler, Cibele Vieira

Curated by Guillermo Creus


Though it is generally considered to be a formal, traditional and relatively staid artistic practice, portraiture nevertheless maintains some presence in the production of these twenty three young New York artists. In the prime examples that comprise this exhibition, these artists explore both the boundaries of portraiture - redefining it based on principles of representation and the question of how identities are constructed - as well as investigate its essence, its relationship to history and its relevance for contemporary art.

For more information visit: http://www.fortresstosolitude.com

Special thanks to John Beeson for his help in organizing this show.

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