I'm in the pre-production crazies for the big art show, (see info below), so I'll be short and sweet in this week's rant.
Basically, I've dedicated the last four months of my life to co-producing this amazing event that will showcase the work of a wide range of NYC artists and performance artists.
100% of the profit goes to a great cause; The Lower Manhattan Cultural Council.
It's been a wild few months, and there's still plenty more to do, but working with these talented sculptors, painters, photographers and installation artists and combining all our work, (mine, too, YAY) into this one great show has been a life-changing experience.
I look on this as my revenge against 9/11.
You tried to kill us, take our spirit, turn us into darker, frightened people. ...
Well, here we are ... the artists ... of NY Fucking City saying ... we're here ... we have no fear, and our work is more powerful and we are more powerful than ever before!!
Hmmm, ok ... I'm getting into Norma Rae mode again ... gotta stop drinking caffeine. ...
Maybe I'll shut up. ... Just come to the show ... and buy something, for crying out loud!!!
See ya.
REACTION
A Multimedia Art Exhibition and Performance Festival To benefit NYC Art and artists.
At the DNA Studio Gallery
2174 3rd Ave between 118 and 119
Opening night Friday, May 3, from 7-11
Performance art Saturday, May 4, and Sunday, May 5, at 1:30 and 3:30 p.m.
Gallery hours Monday, May 6, to Friday, May 10, by appointment
Closing Friday Night May 10th, 7-10 PM, Live Auction at 8:00 PM sharp
This weeklong Art Festival at the DNA Studio Gallery in Spanish Harlem is a chance to celebrate the great surviving spirit of New York artists. Reaction will explore the ripple effects of September 11th on the work of a wide range of New York artists.
This diverse gallery/festival will showcase art created before and after 9/11. Each artist will show a sample or samples of pre- 9/11 work to allow the viewers to note subtle and sometimes not so subtle changes in their style, media, or subject material. The bulk of the work on exhibit will be pieces created after Sept 11th, 2001.
"Without planning it, I and a lot of other artists have seen our work change," said Rossi, co-producer of the show. "It's like, here we are, so many months after this terrible tragedy, and suddenly we realize that the color of our paint is softer or perhaps the subjects we photograph are suddenly dolloped with tiny bits of patriotism."
The show will feature a wide range of media from painting, sculpture and photography to digital art, movie making, installations and performances.
"Our point is to show that creativity could not be stopped by terror," said Dror Katz, co-producer of the show. "We believe that art, in any form, is the way to express emotions, feelings and ideas about the historical events we have witnessed."
The artists in New York were deeply affected by the tragedy: In addition to the emotional toll, artists' funds were cut and grants canceled. In the spirit of the show, the producers of Reaction are giving 100% of all gallery profits to an organization that helps artists in need: The Lower Manhattan Cultural Council. This nonprofit organization is perhaps best known for providing free art studios in The World Trade Center.
They are now active in providing workspaces, grants and exhibitions for emerging artists all over New York City .
50% of the sales of art will go directly to the artist, the other 50% to the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council.
The show will consist of visual artists ranging from painters and photographers to sculptors, film-makers and installation artists and an impressive roster of New York City performance artists.
Reaction will begin with a gala art opening Friday, May 3 from 7:00 until 11:00 PM, with catering donated by The Raging Skillet catering company.
The next two days will be an art festival dedicated to showing the works of talented performance artists. The performances on Saturday, May 4, and Sunday, May 5, will be at 1:30 and 3:30 p.m.
Monday, May 6 until Friday, May 10 will have gallery hours by appointment only.
Reaction will close with a gala art auction and reception on Friday, May 10, from 7:00 to 10:00 PM. The live auction will begin promptly at 8:00 PM. Buyers will need checks or cash on hand to bid.
Reaction is being produced by Rossi and Dror Katz
DNA Studio Gallery
2174 3rd Ave., 3rd floor
NY, NY 10035
212-289-8959
www.dnastudio.org
