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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.
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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 in Rhode Island and New York 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