Exhibitions, United States, New York City, 23 September 2011
Paint Works @ GOWANUS BALLROOM
Gowanus Ballroom invites you to Paint Works, a group exhibition showcasing emerging and established painters in and around Brooklyn. The premise is pretty straightforward: there is a host of painters in our nearby environs, doing what they do and doing it really well. Paint Works is bringing that energy, those skills, and that vibe together in a show focused solely on contemporary painting.
Featured artists have expanded the traditional building blocks of painting and evolved them in varied and relevant directions--essentially taking the practice and pushing it in places it hasn't gone before. The works run the gamut from realism to abstraction, and are sometimes a surreal blend of both. The paintings explore dreamy, symbolic spaces; the body politic and self-reflection; and subversive carnal fantasies. Personal narratives are represented as well as more traditional themes relating to classical ideals.
Gowanus Ballroom is a vast alternative art space that gives the impression of a gritty cathedral, with 50-foot ceilings and more than 16,000 square feet of floor space. The artists, sculptors, performers, poets, and musicians who come together in this collaborative, underground community foster a shared commitment to artistic expression and exploration, whatever form it takes.
Artists
daniel Baltzer, Ben Fenske, Robyn Frank, Michael Gormley, Peter Halasz, James Herbert, Caitlin Hurd, Tim Kent, Kristin Künc, Oh Joon Kwon, Allison Maletz, Hyeseung Marriage-Song, Alyssa Monks, Alexandra Pacula, David Pettibone, Jennifer Presant, Matthew William Robinson, Bennett Vadnais, Jovan Karlo Villalba, Melanie Vote, Patricia Watwood, Aaron Yamada-Hanff, and Rob Zeller.
Paint Works is going out with a big-ass bang to celebrate an amazing exhibition and an extraordinary group of artists. Two nights of live music, performances led by the notorious Seanna Sharpe--the Williamsburg Bridge aerialist, fire acts, and more--our way of saying "thank you" for your energy, support, and well wishes for Gowanus Ballroom. See you there!
Friday--9/23
Doors open at 6pm. $5 donation after 8pm.
Bands:
Pendulum Swings
Jenny Luna
Aerialist Seanna Sharpe, whose last public appearance earned her jail time for her performance off the Williamsburg Bridge
Fire performer Flambeaux with Lady C, power pin-up queen Veronica Varlow, and others
Saturday--9/24
Doors open at 6pm. $5 donation after 8pm.
Bands:
Sullied Accolades
Encore performance by aerialist Seanna Sharpe
Fire performer Flambeaux with Lady C, power pin-up queen Veronica Varlow, and others
GOWANUS BALLROOM
55 9th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215
*Take the F/G train to Carroll Street and walk down to 9th Street and make a left. Or take the R to 4th and 9th Street and walk down 9th and make a right. Map attached.*
*Stay in the loop on upcoming events with us by liking GOWANUS BALLROOM on Facebook.*
Gowanus Ballroom invites you to Paint Works, a group exhibition showcasing emerging and established painters in and around Brooklyn. The premise is pretty straightforward: there is a host of painters in our nearby environs, doing what they do and doing it really well. Paint Works is bringing that energy, those skills, and that vibe together in a show focused solely on contemporary painting.
Featured artists have expanded the traditional building blocks of painting and evolved them in varied and relevant directions--essentially taking the practice and pushing it in places it hasn't gone before. The works run the gamut from realism to abstraction, and are sometimes a surreal blend of both. The paintings explore dreamy, symbolic spaces; the body politic and self-reflection; and subversive carnal fantasies. Personal narratives are represented as well as more traditional themes relating to classical ideals.
Gowanus Ballroom is a vast alternative art space that gives the impression of a gritty cathedral, with 50-foot ceilings and more than 16,000 square feet of floor space. The artists, sculptors, performers, poets, and musicians who come together in this collaborative, underground community foster a shared commitment to artistic expression and exploration, whatever form it takes.
Artists
daniel Baltzer, Ben Fenske, Robyn Frank, Michael Gormley, Peter Halasz, James Herbert, Caitlin Hurd, Tim Kent, Kristin Künc, Oh Joon Kwon, Allison Maletz, Hyeseung Marriage-Song, Alyssa Monks, Alexandra Pacula, David Pettibone, Jennifer Presant, Matthew William Robinson, Bennett Vadnais, Jovan Karlo Villalba, Melanie Vote, Patricia Watwood, Aaron Yamada-Hanff, and Rob Zeller.
Paint Works is going out with a big-ass bang to celebrate an amazing exhibition and an extraordinary group of artists. Two nights of live music, performances led by the notorious Seanna Sharpe--the Williamsburg Bridge aerialist, fire acts, and more--our way of saying "thank you" for your energy, support, and well wishes for Gowanus Ballroom. See you there!
Friday--9/23
Doors open at 6pm. $5 donation after 8pm.
Bands:
Pendulum Swings
Jenny Luna
Aerialist Seanna Sharpe, whose last public appearance earned her jail time for her performance off the Williamsburg Bridge
Fire performer Flambeaux with Lady C, power pin-up queen Veronica Varlow, and others
Saturday--9/24
Doors open at 6pm. $5 donation after 8pm.
Bands:
Sullied Accolades
Encore performance by aerialist Seanna Sharpe
Fire performer Flambeaux with Lady C, power pin-up queen Veronica Varlow, and others
GOWANUS BALLROOM
55 9th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215
*Take the F/G train to Carroll Street and walk down to 9th Street and make a left. Or take the R to 4th and 9th Street and walk down 9th and make a right. Map attached.*
*Stay in the loop on upcoming events with us by liking GOWANUS BALLROOM on Facebook.*
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