soho galleries presentation

SOHO GALLERIES PRESENTATION

Keith Haas

Broome Street Gallery It is in the center of the SoHo neighborhood. Recently there was a gallery for The Rolling

Stones featured their for a brief period. About 200 people could fit inside the gallery. It is located on 498 Broome St. New York, NY. You can call the gallery at (212) 682 – 4966. It is open from Tuesday through Sunday from

10am to 6pm. http://broomestreetgallery.com/ http://

www.artslant.com/ny/venues/show/14701-broome-street-gallery

George Condo George Condo is a

contemporary artist who is being featured at the Broome Street Gallery.

Condo was born in 1957 in Concord, New Hampshire.

He has been involved in the art world for about 30 years.

Paintings, drawings, sculptures, prinmaking.

George Condo (Continued) StudiedArt History and Music Theory at

UMASS in Lowell. Was part of punk bands called The Girls

(with abstract painter Mark Dagley) and Hi Sheriffs of Blue.

George Condo (Continued) Philosopher Felix Guattari

wrote “there is then a very specific ‘Condo effect’ which separates you from all the painters you seem to reinterpret. You sacrifice everything to this effect, particularly pictorial structure, which you systematically destroy, thus removing a protective guardrail, a from of reference which might reassure the viewer, who is denied access to a stable set of meanings”

The Cupping Room It has featured artists such as Alexander

Barton, Cameron McCool, and Kaitlyn Stubbs.

Is also a cafe with breakfast, lunch and dinner! Also has a bar (if you’re old enough to drink, obviously)!

Live music 7:30am- 12am/2am http://

www.cuppingroomcafe.com/zgrid/proc/site/sitep.jsp

Alexander Barton Was born in New Jersey in 1982. He attended the Rhode Island School of

Design where he received his BFA. The majority of his work was done inRhode Island and NewYork City.

Alexander Barton (Continued) Paint, tar, swine blood, collage Barton says that he skateboarded as a child Alex does much work on “the perversion of

cultural debris” and obstructions to the body. A lot of his pieces serve as a satire towards humans. He also creates more abstract work of animals.

Alexander Barton (Continued)

“Today I live on candy and curse words.” –A.B.

“Art raises questions and arms people. It trickles academics and encourages fellow awkward warriors.” –A.B.

Reference Page 1 George Condo info and image - http://

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Condo George Condo’s work -

http://www.contemporaryartdaily.com/2009/06/george-condo-at-xavier-hufkens/cond-065-2008/

http://www.contemporaryartdaily.com/2009/06/george-condo-at-xavier-hufkens/cond-073-2009/http://uk.phaidon.com/agenda/art/events/2011/october/18/the-mental-states-of-george-condo/

Reference Page 2 Alexander Barton info and images -

http://www.liap.eu/en/content/view/218/28/ http://www.alexanderbarton.com/ http://

www.the22magazine.com/V2/Pages/AlexanderBartonInterview.html