Posted on March 9, 2012
Hells yes, it’s the invasion of the art fairs in New York – and all the associated events around them, including Bushwicks Beat Night and Williamsburg’s Arts Not Fair
in the People’s Republic of Brooklyn and many galleries have special
programming planned for the weekend around the city. The big fish is the
Armory, which is apparently taming itself down a bit if last nights
opening was any indication, and their door is a hefty $30 – boutique
indeed. But the hardy street art fan never pays anyway, from what we’ve
seen.
Also this weekend are Fountain, PooL Art, Scope New York, Volta , Art Now, and Theorize
which are more affordable or free and can be a lot more interesting
frankly. Or, just hang out on the street with your bagged container and
check out the street art on selected streets and abandoned lots in
neighborhoods like the L.E.S, Bowery, Chelsea, Williamsburg, Greenpoint,
Bushwick, Red Hook, Long Island City, Dumbo. It’s cheap and you might
get invited inside for a party if you bring a couple cans of beer. As
you know, it doesn’t cost money to access the creative spirit.
Fountain
(Images © Steven P. Harrington)
This year Fountain has provided a 200 foot long wall for a slew of Street Artists, including Chris
Stain, Know Hope, GILF, Imminent Disaster, Joe Iurato, LMNOP, Elle,
ShinShin, LNY, Cake, En Masse, Sophia Maldonado, Hellbent, Radical! and
Wing.
Joe Iurato at Fountain (photo © Jaime Rojo)
LNY will be at Fountain (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Fountain include a great line up of galleries that promote, support
and represent Street Artists including: Kestin/Ray Gallery, Mighty
Tanaka Gallery, The Market Place Gallery and Marianne Nems Gallery.
XAM will be exhibiting at Fountain with Marianne Nems Gallery. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
The Brooklyn gallery Mighty Tanaka will be having a greatest hits
collection of work by almost everyone in their stable of untamed horses.
One of the best walls is the dual red white and blue side by side 3-D
sculptural wall installations by Skewville and Miguel Ovalle – including
swords on the bottom of the Ovalle piece for the kids.
Featured at Might Tanaka are Abe Lincoln Jr. Adam Leech, Adam Void,
Alexandra Pacula, Alice Mizrachi, Andrew H. Shirley, Burn 353, Cake,
CAM, Celso, ChrisRWK, Conrad Carlson, Criminy Johnson, Curtis Readel,
Don Pablo Pedro, Drew Tyndell, ELLE, Ellen Stagg, EVOKER, Flying
Fortress, Gigi Bio, Gigi Chen, Greg Henderson, Hellbent, Hiroshi
Kumagai, infinity, JMR, Joe Iurato, John Breiner, Katie Deker, Lamour
Supreme, Masahiro Ito, Matt Siren, Max Greis, Mike Schreiber, Nathan
Pickett, Nathan Vincent, NEVER, Peat Wollaeger, Robbie Bush, See One,
Sofia Maldonado, TooFly, UFO, Vahge, VengRWK, VIK with exclusive murals
by Miguel Ovalle & Skewville.
For further information regarding Fountain Art Fair click
here
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