THE PIT

Monday links!

James Franco as "Franco" on General Hospital at MoCA. Whaaaa? Even I'm confused and I was able to follow all six seasons of LOST.

The new Ryan McGinley video is at the bottom of this page. Fish bowl to the head--ouch!

How did I miss this awful news?

NEW SITE // NEW SIGHT

Hey everyone,
Chuka - the new MG intern here, keeping you posted on what's new here at Mixed Greens. As you may or may not know, we are well under-way in the construction of our spankin' new website scheduled to be done at the end of the summer. In addition to our new, more user friendly site, MG is launching an artist(s) video project, headed by me! Not only will you be able to read up on Mixed Greens [represented] artists, you will be able to see them in action! And just so you aren't left in the wind, here is a lil' somethin', somethin' from our first interviewed artist, Leah Tinari.

GIMME SHELTER opens July 15th!

Please mark your calendars for the Thursday, July 15th opening of our upcoming group show Gimme Shelter. This show brings together 17 artists and investigates the delicate balance of perception of "shelter":  whether a space is inviting or uninhabitable, comforting or crumbling, being constructed or consumed.

Artists: Zachary Buchner, Kevin Cyr, Matthew de Leon, Jonathan Durham, Jonathan Ehrenberg, Kate Gilmore, Angelina Gualdoni, Eric Heist, Nicholas Johnston, Dimitri Kozyrev, Fawn Krieger, Caitlin Masley, Jaclyn Mednicov, Ryan Sarah Murphy, Lisa Ross, Nicolas Rule, and Suzanne Song.

Opening info:
Thursday, July 15th
6-8pm
@ Mixed Greens

*For those who thought the exhibition and opening couldn't possibly get more exciting: bring your sweet tooth to enjoy the delicious treats from the Wafels & Dinges truck (they'll be parked out front during the opening). Summer show = summer treats, and belgian waffles with ice cream sound pretty summery to me.

sorry, sorry--been busy over here!

some quick (and amazing) reading for you all (we've been super busy over here...i'll resume posting again next week):

um....fact checkers?????? ahhhhhhh--this had me cracking up.

More important reading (and warnings) about what you write on the internet.

Tuesday (awesome) links!

Ill-conceived playgrounds (a/k/a questionable public art). Thank you Dark Roasted Blends (and shout out to OhDeeDoh for reposting it as well!)

Scroll down to the last mention on ArtInfo.com for the humorous "Lost Masterpieces of Pornography"

Deck Chairs?  This is nothing new. He did this a few years ago, no??

Oyyyyyyy. "DON'T. BORE. JERRY."  What about meeeeee?? don't.bore.me.please.

"She [Marina Abromovic] can't see anyone without her glasses." oh lordy. What must the "mystery man" think of that.

Gallery Adventures!

Hi! I'm Maggie and I'm an intern at Mixed Greens for the summer. Today I had some down time and was able to run out to see some shows-all close by given the fact that this weather has been so hot and I unfortunately did not have water! Here were the three most exciting of the nine I was able to catch today:

 

James Cohan Gallery
Alison Elizabeth Taylor's Foreclosed

· Surprised by the artists choice of medium, wood inlay. What you first think to be a canvas is actually wood-enjoyed this element of surprise and diversity!

Claire Oliver Gallery
Judith Schaechter Beauty and the Beef

· Catchy title!
· Cathedral-like atmosphere. The stain glass effect and the light from behind illuminates each works vibrant and diverse range of colors.
·The narrative appears to be a dramatic, semi-tortured fairytale.
· Totally reminded me of a manuscript illumination piece-modern spin on a medieval era book design style.

Stephen Haller Gallery
Ron Ehrlich

· Loved the diverse colors!
· I enjoyed the smooth, thick and rough textures used for each work.

more motivation

Here is ArtInfo's suggestion that you check out Rudy Shepherd's exhibition, Falling Together, opening tonight at Mixed Greens...in case you needed another reason to see it!

Rudy Shepherd: Falling Together @ Mixed Greens

Check out Rudy Shepherd's Falling Together, opening TONIGHT @ Mixed Greens, 6-8pm

Better than Shark Week???

No, it's not Shark Week yet (still not sure of the dates for that...I'm guessing early August), however, beginning this weekend is a new documentary show on National Geographic that might just be the most daring thing I've ever seen attempted. Please be sure to check out the videos on this site--I started squealing when the scientist puts his hand in the shark's mouth to draw blood. PUTS HIS HAND IN THE SHARK'S MOUTH.

Expedition Great White begins this Sunday at 9pm. AHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!! yessssssss.