12ozProphet

Anonymous Gallery / 329 Broome Street, Lower Level, New York, NY 10002

Andy Warhol, Keith Haring, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Richard Hambleton, Robert Indiana, Dennis Oppenheim, Ray Johnson, Todd James, Eric Haze, Bast, Elbow Toe, AIKO, Kenji Hirata, Greg Lamarche, Aakash Nihalani, Erik Foss, Deven Marriner, Michael De Feo, Logan Hicks, Judith Supine, Dan Witz, Maya Hayuk, Daniel Joseph, Ripo, Skewville, Brandon Friend, Dark Cloud, MOMO, Dan Funderburgh, Ellis Gallagher, Matt Siren, The Clayton Brothers, and MORE!

GALLERY EXHIBITION:
DECEMBER 17 - JANUARY 24

OPENING RECEPTION:
DECEMBER 17TH, 7 - 10PM

Anonymous Gallery is proud to combine three generations of prolific artists whose work has been influenced by, or has directly influenced popular culture, design, and the urban environment. The Piece Process will unite relevant artists with their contemporary counterparts through artwork that serves as a reference or an impetus to something larger or more complete. Anonymous Gallery will exhibit unique pieces of art in the form of sketchbook drawings and original works on paper or found objects from over 30 established and emerging artists exhibiting in New York. The exhibition intends to create discourse in regard to artists who have not only influenced one another, but society through their use of iconography, collage, pen, paint, and print.


In conjunction with the exhibition, Anonymous Gallery, will also be hosting weekly workshops for children. Artists Todd James, Leon Reid, Michael De Feo, Maya Hayuk, Ellis Gallagher, among others, will teach the workshops.


In the spirit of giving, portions of the proceeds raised will go to benefit Public Art for Public Schools http://schools.nyc.gov/Offices/SCA/Programs/PAPS/default.htm. For additional information, workshop schedules, or to make a reservation, please contact - events[at]anonymousgallery[dot]com


Special Thanks to John and Kristine Woodward, Woodward Gallery for their significant support for the exhibition.

Stereo Hell - the same outfit responsible for the questionably subversive phony American Apparel campaign - have used their red sharpies to illustrate another timely and perverse American institution. Blueprints of the remixed Vegas strip can be seen at www.stereohell.com Be sure to check out the all-you-can-eat Warren Buffet $9.95.

Theme is a bi-monthly lifestyle magazine that focuses on stories about contemporary Asian art and culture. It’s run by good people in Brooklyn and totally worth a read. I did an illustration for this month’s ‘Eureka’ issue and it looks like this. Thanks, John. 

WFMU is an independent, listener supported, freeform station broadcasting to the greater NYC area and online at WFMU.org. Proceeds from this benefit will go towards building a new antenna in Manhattan. With the generous printing help from J.Fines I was able to contribute a small edition a large cypher print - shown below. There’s a opening December 6th at Printed Matter on 10th ave. After that, art will be available for sale at WFMU.org

Other artists participating are Brian Alfred / Sarah Bedford / Nina Bovasso / Olaf Bruening / Tom Burkhardt / Ellie Curtis / Michael Dumontier / Ben Eine / Nicole Eisenman / Mitch Epstein / Neil Farber / Jad Fair / Kyle Field / Matthieu Gafsou / Luis Gispert / Stuart Hawkins / Mark Warren Jacques / Daniel Johnston / Mel Kadel / Mike Kelley / Michael Krueger* / Greg Lemarche / Chris Johanson / Christian Marclay / Richard Prince / Steve Powers / Andrea Robbins / Max Becher / Alexander Ross / Cindy Sherman / James Siena / Casey Jex Smith / Geoffrey Todd Smith / Deb Sokolow / Swoon / Scott Teplin / Jim Torok / Will Yackulic

If you walked the streets of Manhattan today you may have noticed people handing out free copies of The New York Times Special Edition. After being pleasantly surprised by the price, readers of the NYT SE were most likely then incredibly surprised by the headline reading IRAQ WAR ENDS. Further reading revealed that the US Patriot Act was repealed by congress, ExxonMobile and ChevronTexaco were nationalized to fund climate change efforts, Bush was indicted for high treason, bike lanes are replacing car traffic on every other avenue and every 5th cross street, and the date is July 4th, 2009 .

The bootleg dream-world Times was perfect in every way and after an amazing election, gave New Yorkers 100 additional reminders of what audacious idealism could possibly achieve. This act of guerilla hope-mongering was perpetrated by the Yes Men - a cabal of brilliant agit-prop art pranksters best known for making complete fools of WTO types as recorded in their eponymous documentary. Read the NYT SE online.

You know the deal. Go with a friend. Bring a book. Don’t go home until you push a button or pull a lever. Meet me at my place later and bring fireworks.
 

I went to do some canvasing last weekend and spent all day walking around neighborhoods and shaking hands in Philly,PA. Every street I went down had friendly people, fantastically decrepit buildings, and gorgeous community murals and hand lettered signs. If you have the time, I definitely encourage it, volunteers are always appreciated. A few more photos over here.

This past month I’ve worked with the masterminds at Animal New York and the master craftsmen at Geekhouse Bikes to create artwork for a Barack track bike. The frame was hand built for this project and the patterns are sublimated onto the frame with some kind of magnificent new tricknology. The bike is for up on auction on ebay, the proceeds will go to the Obama campaign. Tell Kanye if you see him. Press release. More Photos.

Friday night I perused a couple local galleries on an art walk sponsored by Art Log - which is a community of artists, curators, and collectors. I was amused and impressed by Eric Yahnker’s work at Jack the Pelican  and Adam Dant at Pierogi Brooklyn.

Eric Yahnker / Chicken Fight, 2008 Graphite on Paper

Eric Yahnker / Glory Hole # 2 ( New England Bait & Tackle ), 2008 Cross stitch with drilled hole

Adam Dant / Monastery (Chrysler Building II), Ink on Paper

Adam Dant / Brooklyn Bridge, 2008, Ink on Paper

‘Census’ is a three color letterpress print on Speckletone Natural recycled archival paper and measures 13 by 20 inches. All money from sales will be donated to the Obama campaign. Paper and printing were generously donated by I am Still Alive in the heart of Brooklyn. Please don’t snooze. If this doesn’t secure a progressive victory in November a second edition will be printed with my tears, and the proceeds from the sales will fund my immigration to Europe. Available at IamStillAlive.net.