PodART December 9, 2005 - January 17, 2005at FINE ART IN SPACE
Opening Reception:December 9, 2005, 7 to 9pm.
Gallery Hours: Monday through Saturday, 9am. to 5pm.Fine Art in Space10-47 48th AvenueLong Island City, NY 11101(718) 392-
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.
http://www.31grand.com/podart.html
