FOUNTAIN PRESENTS SITE-SPECIFIC PROJECTION FOR 69TH ARMORY EXTERIOR, PERFORMANCE ART PROGRAM, AND MORE

Fountain Art Fair New York at the 69th Regiment Armory
March 9–11, 2012 | 68 Lexington Avenue at 25th Street
New York, NY (February 21, 2012)—Presenting an edgy alternative to the traditional art fair, Fountain Art Fair prepares to take Armory Arts Weekend by storm with an exhibition of avant-garde artwork and installations, special events, contemporary performance art, live music, and a site-specific outdoor projection at the 69th Regiment Armory (68 Lexington Avenue).
“Fountain Art Fair exemplifies the radical spirit of the original 1913 Armory show, and it is an honor to have them at the 69th Regiment Armory for the 99th anniversary of that monumental exhibition,” said Sgt Tamara Gabbard, 42 Infantry Division Headquarters, Public Affairs. Fountain, whose new home at the 69th Armory offers an exciting and historically-weighted backdrop for a weekend of avant-garde art, remains true to its progressive roots by hosting not one, but two events during its New York run.
Contemporary art gurus Artlog will kick off an unforgettable celebration at Friday’s Opening Night Reception (March 9), featuring an appearance by the defiant art-improv collective Art Liars. Music remains an integral part of the fair with a DJ set by New York legend Fab 5 Freddy—who will also be exhibiting his original artwork—and a live performance by psych-rockers Spirit Animal during Friday’s reception. On Saturday (March 10), visitors now have four extra hours to soak up Fountain’s art-fueled frenzy: the fair has extended Saturday hours until 11pm for an exciting Saturday night event curated by nonprofit partner Art For Progress.
Fountain is also thrilled to announce its weekend-long series of contemporary visual performances curated by Jill McDermid, founder and co-director of the renowned Grace Exhibition Space, which will feature multimedia performances by Quinn Dukes McDivitt. Marni Kotak: Presented by Grace Exhibition Space, will present a durational performance about post-partum emotions.
Gallery representation by Microscope Gallery
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Among Fountain’s outstanding roster of over 50 independent exhibitors, Big Deal Arts will create a special site-specific architectural projection on the facade of the magnificent 69th Regiment Armory itself, which will be filmed on-site a week before the exhibition. “It’s a privilege to be presenting with this amazing group of gallerists and artists in an equally remarkable venue,” said Ginger Shulick, director of Big Deal Arts.
Don’t miss Big Deal Art’s spectacular projection on the outside of the 69th Regiment Armory and the cutting-edge art that will be presented within —advance tickets to Fountain Art Fair are available online here!
Prospective exhibitors can submit applications for Fountain New York 2012 by clicking here.

RECAP: Remnant Memories - New works by CRASH

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BIO, TONY,  CRASH

New York City Phone Booth Street Libraries

 

 

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Cool idea from a New York-based architect, John Locke, who has transformed phone booths into Libraries where people can put books they longer want or browse used books to catch up on some reading. Apparently the concept is based on a similar project that was popular and successful in the UK. This street intervention is part of his department of urban betterment project also known as Dub002
Source: designboom
Text:By Enrique

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Fountain Art Fair - 69th Regiment Armory

 

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Sti(c)kman Resurfaces in NYC

 

Posted: February 17th, 2012 | Author: loisstavsky | Category: Photos | Tags: New York City, Sti(c)kman, street art | Waiting for your comment For some time it seemed as though Sti(c)kman had retired — or at least had taken a leave of absence – as almost no new pieces surfaced in NYC. Within the past few weeks, though, our beloved Sti(c)kman is back in full force.  Here are a few recent sightings:

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Photos by Lois Stavsky & Tara Murray

You Are Here: The Greenpoint Locations of “Street Trash”

Street Trash is the kind of ridiculous, gross-out midnight fair you can enjoy regardless of where you live, but the film holds a special place in our hearts here at Nitehawk because much of it was filmed right up the road in Greenpoint. Filmed in mid-1980’s, Street Trash captures the neighborhood before the wave of cultural and economic changes swept through the neighborhood, taking much of Street Trash’s trash with it. The landscape is unrecognizable for most of the film, all crumbled buildings and streets overgrown with weeds, but a few helpful street signs and some resilient landmarks helped us place a few of the film’s key locations.
We put together a handy map below that marks the spots we were able to identify. Some of them, like the C-Town Supermarket on Manhattan Ave. being the location for the film’s shoplifting scene, are more educated guesses than anything, and, it turns out, the liquor store at the center of the film is actually all the way over in Hoboken.

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Curious about what some of these spots look like now, we grabbed a camera and snapped a few photos:
Norman/Humboldt/Moultrie intersection Site of: Bronson murdering the motorist/”Baby, I ain’t sure that you don’t got a cock.” Street Trash:

Today:

Practically the entire block has been renovated

Street Trash: Today:

Now a Polish bakery

Street Trash: Today:

What was once a Beer and Wine shop is now used for storage by the adjacent bakery.

Lorimer/Calyer Corner

Site of: The burning building Street Trash: Today:

This building has remained largely unchanged, but the landscape has one major, ominous difference.

Street Trash: Today:

The building even has the same doors.

Grand Street Bridge

Site of: The school bus escape Street Trash:

Today:
See special midnight screenings of Street Trash at Nitehawk Cinema with a Q&A from writer Roy Frumkes on Friday, Feb. 17 and Saturday, Feb 18.

Supreme x Kate Moss Hit the Streets of New York

This article was posted by BK 1 hour, 14 minutes ago.

Last night when leaving work in the late hours of the night, the streets of SoHo were completely empty. But this morning after getting the day going with the coffee ritual, the streets were plastered with the new Supreme x Kate Moss posters. Just an addition to build the hype with the new line coming out next thursday. So get your lawn chairs ready to head down to Lafayette next wednesday to get your spot in line