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the other vatican

My fellow Pit readers, I'm off today to see the Vatican. The real Vatican. Which reminded me to share with you the other Vatican...at OkOk Gallery.

Here's some reading to keep you busy while I'm away...looks like tricky times ahead for the auction houses.

And more reading...looks like Eli Broad might build a new museum near my old high school. No where in the article does it mention that the location of this proposed building is quite possibly a traffic nightmare. And if I recall correctly, I think that plot of land is a triangular lot--this will be interesting.

SHOUT OUT: Max + his video of Exposito's opening

SHOUT OUT to Max-Carlos Martinez for posting this fun video of Alessandra Exposito's opening at Mixed Greens. Alex is the obvious star of the video. Heather is in the background, and Courtney and Steven walk by (totally unaware of the fact that they were being videotaped).

Friday is Fun Day

Is there a new Mixed Green-er? Do they have in-house counsel? Or is that Heather's hubby? It's Friday at Mixed Greens. Hope you're all recovering from last night's openings...pictures from Exposito's opening will be posted next week (warning: I'm taking a brief hiatus beginning next week...you'll just have to head over to Winkleman to get your Chelsea-related reading for the time being).

SHOUT OUT: Brooklyn Museum blog

SHOUT OUT to the Brooklyn Museum blog--they listed Alessandra Exposito's show as a "PICK!" and included a nice blurb about her work:

My First Love, a solo exhibition of the work of Alessandra Exposito opens November 13th at Mixed Greens. Through the use of domesticated animals and decorative elements, Exposito’s intriguing work is given a feminist take on the stereotypically masculine practice of mounting hunted animal heads on the wall of one’s home. This time, Exposito focuses exclusively on the horse, an animal beloved by both the masculine and feminine among us. Check out My First Love before it closes on December 22nd!

Change You Can Believe In

Our windows have finally CHANGED!!!  Thanks to Carol Salmanson's light installation for our new GLOW ROOM PROJECT SPACE.

Almost There

We are nearly there. Neeeaaarrrly there. I know many of you are checking in on the installation pics just to see if we'll be ready in time for the opening tonight. We will be. See you there.

Installation Madness

Alex and Courtney hold up Winter (yes, that's a real horse skeleton), while Rob secures it to the ceiling. Winter has made much progress since last night--it's now successfully suspended from the ceiling and near-ready for the opening tonight. Be sure to check out Alessandra Exposito's My First Love, tonight @ Mixed Greens, 6-8pm.

Installation Fiesta

It's starting to look a little bit like Christmas in Miami here at the gallery--Carol Salmanson is working on her light installation Diaphany for our new GLOW ROOM PROJECT SPACE. More pictures of the finished windows soon to come! Also, check it out for yourself at our opening, tomorrow night @ Mixed Greens, 6-8pm. The windows will be extremely visible from the street, and of course Alessandra Exposito's show will be on view in the gallery.

Installation Extravaganza

Alex Exposito's exhibition, My First Love, opens this Thursday (Nov. 13th) at Mixed Greens, 6-8. Please join us for the opening!

Above: Alex shows off the tiny elements that will burrow inside and around the skeleton installation.

Click on the thumbnails above to see the baby birds nestling inside the horse's ribcage, and the rodents perched upon the antlers.

SHOUT OUT: Passport to the Arts

The New Yorker's annual Passport to the Arts event has been in full swing all day. Despite the rain, a steady stream of passport-carrying crowds paid us a visit and checked out Stas Orlovski's show. I took pictures of Steven surrounded by a swarm with the intention of sharing them on The Pit, however I just realized that I left my camera-computer cord at home. Sad. You'll just have to trust me--there are a LOT of people here + on the streets.