GIVE A SHOUT TO WORD UP! wordup@papermag.com
Entries tagged with 'Shoplifter'
Posted Jun. 24, 2008,
assume vivid astro focus and Shoplifter Get Psychdelic and Hairy at the MoMA
By Carol Lee
Two of our favorite artists, and might we add psychedelia gurus, Eli Sudbrack (originally from Brazil) of assume vivid astro focus and Hrafnhildur Arnardottir aka Shoplifter (originally from Iceland) teamed up for a giant hallucinatory installation (above) at the MoMA. Eli did the the neon lights and Shoppy weaved some very colorful hair braids behind and around them. The piece is called "Aimez Vous Avec Ferveur" and it will be up for six months. It looks amazing. Everyone should go see this!
Posted Mar. 7, 2008,
The Freakin' Weekend Art Fun-O-Rama with Nico Muhly, Gavin Brown & Gang Gang Dance
By Carol Lee
As the Biennial extravaganza continues, this weekend is filling up fast with tarty arty affairs. But, as y'all know, New York is never a one trick pony and there are also many non-Biennial-related events. Here's a couple worth trekking for:
1) Tonight and tomorrow night the recently New Yorker-profiled musical prodigy Nico Muhly teams up with Icelandic "hairy" artist Hrafnhildur Arnardottir aka Shoplifter at The Kitchen. The 8 p.m. shows are sold out but they added a 10 p.m. show just for tonight. Tickets are $10.
The Kitchen, 512 W. 19th St., www.thekitchen.org.
2) The far West Side gallery/watering hole Passerby is getting ready to kick the bucket soon and they want to take you down with them. Gavin Brown and company have been putting together a series of apocalyptic exhibitions under the name "newyorkisdead." The latest installment is "Depreciation & Devastation," curated by Mr. Brown himself with Darren Bader and Tony Just. As they say, misery loves company. So let's all congregate and shed some crocodile tears together.
Passerby @ GBE, 436 W. 15th St. (@ 10th Ave.), 6-9 p.m., www.newyorkisdead.biz.