His awesome 2012 holiday addition to Welling Court
His awesome 2012 addition to the Bronx
Please see this incredible collection of works available at New Puppy’s website via the link below:
http://www.newpuppyla.com/gallery2/v/dreamnightmare/
2nd Opening is Saturday, May 14th, 7-11pm for 2nd Saturday ArtWalk
OPENING TONIGHT IN LOS ANGELES!
AD HOC ART presents a stunning and eclectic group exhibition, “I have a dream, I have a nightmare: Friday the 13th…”
An electric charge of vast consciousnesses, expression, and neural synapses connects and seeps into Los Angeles’ New Puppy LA located at 2808 Elm Street, Los Angeles CA 90065.
We are living in very fascinating and unprecedented times on the cusp of something, undoubtedly. What that “something” is, exactly, is not clear. That we have are in the thick of it is palpable. Is what lies on the other side beautiful or horrendous? Sustainable or cataclysmic? Truthful or deceptive? Just or fraudulent? The verdict is out. We all play a role and help guide the sweet unraveling that is to come.
Around the world, energies are coming together, allegiances are forming, and the future is so bright we gotta wear shades. Is the blinding light from the shining smiles of a just and humane democratic existence that gives us life or is it from the glistening bomb blast dropped a sociopathic ceo/politico determined to take all or nothing?
Dreams, nightmares and Friday the 13th energies have been channeled, harnessed and will be unleashed this 13th of May in the City of Angels. Check out these visual nuggets and then help us forge the future. Be prepared to be lovingly horrified as artists from around planet earth share their visions with you, glimpsing through the art and minds slipping swimmingly through the realms of the real and imaginary. Exhibition runs through June 18th, 2011.
Artists include:
Beau Stanton
Bill Fick
Broken Crow
Bunnie Reiss & Ezra Li Eismont
Chor Boogie
Chris Stain
Crash
Dabs Myla and Greg “Craola” Simkins
Daryll Peirce
David Loewenstein
Garrison & Alison Buxton
Hellbent
Joe Iurato
John Breiner
John Carr
John Fekner & Don Leicht
Jordan Seiler
Know Hope
Lady Pink
Michael De Feo
Paul Booth
Peat Wollaeger
Mimeo
Rex Dingler
ROA
Robert Steel
TheDirtyFabulous
Thundercut
Get ready to have your mind opened… Yowza!
If you are not already familiar with the work of chashama, you would do well to start paying attention. chashama “supports thriving cultural communities by transforming temporarily vacant properties into spaces where art can flourish.” One such space, formerly occupied by the New York Public Library’s Donnell Library, has sat empty for over 2 years. With the fate of the building in limbo despite its prime location across the street from the Museum of Modern Art the building scheduled to be demolished next year to make way for a hotel across the street from the Museum of Modern Art, it was ripe for an intervention. On October 29th, chashama launched Windows at Donnell Library with an installation by Garrison and Allison Buxton of Ad Hoc Art entitled Unified Love Movement. The installation features four panels with figures from four of the world’s faiths as well as light installations by Leo Villareal and Scott Draves.
While the installation is viewable around the clock, it is best seen at night – you have until November 28th to make it over to 20 West 53rd Street to check it out. Those of you in San Francisco are encouraged to attend Garrison and Allison’s latest curatorial venture, Till Death Do Us Part, opening at Gallery Heist this Saturday, November 13th.
Categories: |donnell library | buxtonia | Chashama |
Posted by: Luna Park
WHAT AN OUTSTANDING TIME IT HAS BEEN ON THE WEST COAST. PRETTY LIGHTS is SUNDAY, Nov 21st.
1.} Wow. We’re still licking our wounds after an unprecedented Kittenzilla encounter at 616 Divisidaro Street in San Francisco on November 17th. Garrison Buxton, Ezra Li Eismont, and Bunnie Reiss painted the piece November 17th, which was instantly well received. Thanks to Julianne and Heist for a great opportunity.
Some recent links of Kittenzilla acclaim:
http://io9.com/5693537/the-greatest-laser-cat-mural-in-the-universe
o Love and Trash – http://loveandtrash.com/2010/11/kittenzilla-destroys-san-francisco/
o Some closer shots on Ezra Li Eismont’s Site: http://ezrali.wordpress.com/2010/11/18/kittenzilla/
Ad Hoc Co-curated the Heist Anniversary Show which is an amazing show. Photos coming soon.
2.} Luna Park posted wonderful pictures of Alison and Garrison’s Unified Love Movement installation on 53rd Street. See it before it comes down on November 28th. See Luna’s post on the Street Spot here: http://www.robotswillkill.com/streetspot/index.php?postID=7418789148938874039
Several of Luna’s photos here:
Photos: Luna Park
3.} Garrison is going north to paint and create some visual enhancements for Pretty Lights in Arcata on Sunday, November 21st.
More soon.
Ad Hoc Art
The opening is Saturday, November 13th, 7-11pm. The show is up until November 27th.
AD HOC is thrilled to be on the West coast co-curating and celebrating Heist Gallery’s fabulous 1st Year. A great lineup of powerhouse work is on deck, including works by:
Seth Armstrong, Mario Ayala, Garrison & Alison Buxton, David Choong, Sean Desmond, Ezra Li Eismont, Adam Flores, Gaia, Mike Giant, Ludo, Daryll Peirce, Bunnie Reiss, Oliver Vernon, Deborah Yoon, and many more.
See www.adhocart.org and www.galleryheist.com for more details.
HORIZONS:
PERSPECTIVES ON PSYCHEDELICS
SEPTEMBER 24-26, 2010
NEW YORK CITY
Horizons is a conference about psychedelics that is held annually in New York City. Its goal is to open a fresh dialogue on their role in medicine, culture, history, spirituality, and creativity.
Horizons is a non-profit endeavor hosted by Judson Memorial Church in the heart of Greenwich Village.
See this year’s speakers, purchase tickets, join Horizons on Facebook or contact Horizons.
* Exhibit up October 30th – November 28th, 2010; viewable 24/7 from the street side.
* Public Opening and Artist Reception: October 30th, 6:30 – 7:30pm; Afterparty til 9:30 at a place close by.
Where: 20 West 53rd St. The old Donnell Library, across from the Museum of Modern Art.
chashama, a solid champion of the arts in NYC, selected Garrison and Alison Buxton’s Unified Love Movement installation proposal for their Windows at the Donnell Library program.
Unified Love Movement {ULM} is a piece about unity, positivity, acceptance, tolerance, the pursuit of things greater than the self and, yes, love. For this installation, the Buxtons collaborated with two of NYC’s artistic finest: Leo Villareal {brilliant blinkity-blink-blink LED maverick} and Scott Draves {creator of the mesmerizing collaborative digital abstract artwork “Electric Sheep”}.
We sincerely hope you enjoy this one. It is our favorite baby yet.
We will be releasing more details of the NYC installation very soon.
For background and information on the piece’s conceptual origins and its first incarnation in October 2009, you can read about it here:
http://adhocart.org/site/2009/10/03/buxtonia-presents-unified-love-movement-in-oklahoma/
We would like to thank MMT for their generous support of this project, they are fabulous.
+ ART FOR TIBET AUCTION BENEFITING STUDENTS FOR A FREE TIBET +
When: Saturday, September 25th, 5-10pm
Garrison & Alison created a brand new {Buxtonia} piece to raise funds for Students for a Free Tibet {SFT}.
Through education, grassroots organizing, and non-violent direct action, SFT campaigns for the Tibetan people’s fundamental right to freedom and independence.
So many wonderful artists in the mix, including international contemporary heavyweights and persecuted Tibetan artists. Cey Adams, Christian Mendoza, David Ellis, & Jennifer Garcia are a few of our NYC partners in crime. Richard Gere gets down as well.
Check out the lineup: http://www.artfortibet.com/artists.html
Auction goes live today, September 10th!
To see the piece below and others, click here.
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2010 FALL VERMONT VOLUNTEER EXCHANGE & NATURE INFUSION CENTER: Londonderry, VT
* Art as Work, Work as Art: Pace yourself.
oOo – WHEN – oOo
* September 14-21st; October 3 – 17th are the windows.
{For those of you who like more structured slots, we created some, shown below. If it would like to discuss other needs, let us know. We will accommodate if able.}
oOo - WHO – oOo
QUESTION: WHO are we hoping to work with as volunteers?
ANSWER: Participants, like you, who:
1} appreciate what we do (in some way, shape, or form):
a. as Ad Hoc Art {a creative fulcrum showcasing outstanding artists often marginalized by the larger art scene}
and/or
b. as Peripheral Media Projects {a collaborative social think tank that melds print, activism, social awareness, and community with out-of-the-box fine art & design}
and/or
c. as human beings in general.
and
2} would like to help us continue onward and upward.
You should enjoy a sense of adventure, spending time living/eating/ working with others, experiencing different ways of living, and learning new things.
oOo - WHAT – oOo
We are accepting volunteers interested in helping with the various projects to be accomplished in Vermont between now and the middle of October.
While continuing to keep creative energies up with public and private art projects in NYC, 2010 & 2011 have Ad Hoc Art & Peripheral Media Projects flexing their dynamic vision muscle to strengthen community across the globe and create an ecological sustainable headquarters in Vermont.
oOo THE HISTORY/BACKGROUND oOo
A briefing on the Vermont project; a couple of nice items:
1 } Dating back more than 200 years, the location is an old family homestead of AHA co-founders Garrison & Alison.
2} Additionally, this location is where Harry Shokler, one of early movers and shakers of contemporary Serigraphy (a.k.a. screen printing), developed the medium and helped bring it from an industrial application into an accepted and recognized form of fine art.
Yes, it is true and almost too far out: the man partly responsible for birthing the art form we hold so dear was rocking revolutionary screen printing and art history at our family’s old stomping grounds for 40 years! He and his wife lived and worked in the same home and barn studio that still stand today and that are the future site of the Ad Hoc Art / Peripheral Media Projects creative design studio, print shop, and sustainable living center.
We are ecstatic to breath wind into the sails of this great endeavor and help revitalize a rich chapter in the history of printmaking and art. We invite you to be a part of the experience and contribute as much into the mix as you desire.
oOo THAT SAID… oOo
Come up, get your fun on, get your work on, and get back to nature. If ever you have longed to have more fresh air to breath, clean water to drink, lovely skies overhead, great company around you, and some solid work action underhand and foot, now is an excellent opportunity.
This experience is an exchange – In return for your volunteer help of at least 6 hours per day, we offer food, accommodation, and opportunities to learn about and contribute towards creative & sustainable living. The main requirement is that you have a genuine interest in learning about more ecologically sound living and contributing towards that goal.
oOo SOME OF THE PROJECTS oOo
{both indoor and outdoor}
* Woodworking/carpentry – patching & replacing window sills, dormers, window frames; window shutters; building shelves, support beams, etc.
* Gardening/Landscaping – trimming, pruning, digging stuff up, cutting stuff down, moving dirt, wheel barrows, stones, etc. wrapping up 2010 garden and planning for winter/spring 2011
* Patching holes/gaps around the interior and exterior walls
* House painting, paint scraping, wall painting
* Electrical – running circuits, installing fixtures, switches & receptacles, bringing power to where there was no power
* Clearing/Drying out a basement – extracting heavy objects, old beams, misc. debris and material from basement, raking, leveling and installing vapor barrier; moving gravel, sand
* Any experience with roofing is a plus, as we have some places to tighten down.
oOo - GETTING THERE – oOo
o Via AUTO o
If you have an auto and are willing to bring others, let us know so we can set up ride sharing. Londonderry is not currently directly reachable by train. You can google Londonderry, VT 05148 to get the gist.
For our automobile transport from Albany/NYC to/from VT, seating is limited (6-8 passengers), so please let us know your desired itinerary as soon as possible if you seek a ride with us.
o Via MASS TRANSIT o
Megabus.com and Amtrack.com both go from NYC to to Albany-Rensselaer rail station. Megabus is by far the cheapest. We will be running weekly AHA/PMP Transportation (see the “{T}” below) between Vermont and Albany-Rensselaer station as well as Vermont to NYC, date depending.
AHA’s pick up/drop off at Albany-Rensselaer will focus on two buses:
#1= the bus that departs NYC Penn Station at 11:15am & arrives in Albany at 2pm and
#2= the bus that leaves Albany at 2:30pm and arrives in NYC at 5:15pm.
* We will be there from 1:50pm-2:35pm to drop off/pick up.
oOo - WHEN {More detailed} – oOo
While September 14 – 21st and October 3 – 17th are the bigger windows, the following are blocks where we will be assisting with transport from Albany to Vermont:
Sessions:
* September 14-17 or 21st (Tuesday – Tuesday):{T} Beacon, NY to Vermont, then VT to NYC
* October 3 – 10th (Sunday-Sunday): {T} NYC to Vermont, then VT to Albany
* October 10 – 17th (Sunday-Sunday): {T} Albany to Vermont, then VT to NYC
Vermont is an incredible state, full of excellent ingenuity, intuitiveness, and the understanding of the importance one’s community. Be prepared to eat locally-grown produce and experience the benefits of another approach to life. An incredible fresh water lake is just down the road and trees all around.
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