Recent Articles in Art
Ruppert and Mulot 101: Barrel of Monkeys
On Friday, November 9th from 7-10 there was a reception at Wayfarers Gallery entitled Ruppert and Mulot 101. Florent Ruppert (b. 1979) and Jérôme Mulot (b. 1981) are French artists known internationally for their dark humored comics. The exhibit marked the publication of their first book in English, Barrel of Monkeys (Rebus Books). It was curated by Bill Kartalopoulos. I asked Bill about the Ruppert and Mulot.
Q: tell me about Ruppert and Mulot’s dark sense of humor?
The Holy State of Comics: Brooklyn Comics and Graphics Festival
Cartoonists in a church. All hail the fun that is the Brooklyn Comics and Graphics Festival! Last Saturday, the main event of the festival, ( free to the public), was held at Williamsburg’s Lady of Mount Carmel Church, overflowing with toon aficionados.
Pussy Riot Actions today, Ace Hotel’s Liberty Hall Reading Last Night
Pussy Riot March on Madison from 91st Consulate to 46nd / Broadway street rally today.
Pussy Riot Action in NYC Tonight
It’s the evening before Pussy Riot’s final verdict so let’s show our solidarity for the three detained women in Moscow: Maria Alekhina, Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and Ekaterina Samucevich of Pussy Riot. Tonight, Thursday, August 16th at 7:30pm, the Moscow trio’s courtroom statements will be read for the public…
Adam Green’s ‘Cartoon and Complaint’ at the Intercourse Art Gallery, Through July 10th
Adam Green has expanded on his other career, his oeuvre of painting/drawing and papier maché, building on his personal set of symbols to take his art to the next level with a reductionist palette of wines and “bruises”, partly inspired by Georges Rouault, tarot and tribal art.
Café Class on Bedford Ave at Williamsburg Walks, Northside Festival 2012
Northside Festival 2012 took the art to the streets and turned Bedford Avenue into a quaint, wine sipping, Euro Cup viewing, art splashing, book lending, bride and groom strolling, grass laden street, along with a gypsy band, sweet puppies and a synth pop trio in tow…
Many Conversations Group Art Show: Between a Bang and a Whisper for Northside Festival 2012
If a fabric sculpture wanted to entice a video of a changing Spanish landscape, what would it say?
Many Conversations, the official art exhibit of The Northside Festival 2012 curated by Peter Gynd and presented by Hypoallergenic, aimed to reveal the “formal and contextual relationships” that occur when artwork “converses” with artwork.
Tempers x Ark Codex Secret Show (with Shitty Photos!)
Coming up fast on the recent cellphone shots taken at Bushmill’s party featuring Elijah Wood’s DJ sets, the main players of Sentimentalist set out for even more low-grade photos. Ahem. Tempers, a New York-via-London set with a smooth, gothy, S&M vibe, played Calamari Press’ release of their latest art book, ARK CODEX. There was also a chance to pick up Chiara Barzini’s latest publication, Sister Stop Breathing.
Aaron Young at Bortolami
“…asshole” hissed the woman toward our backs as we’ve exited the area marked for VIPs, marked with nothing but her insinuation that it was just such an area and we were violating the boundaries, which were, just moments ago a part of the exhibition, judging by the casual inflow and outflow of people attending the Aaron Young opening at Bortolami
TH!ϟ DARK FUTURE MAKEϟ HER WET Presents S!CK: Headlining SALEM
Santos Party Haus on Saturday “SUPERMOON” night, March 19th.
Salem is headlining what will prove to be the most historic lineup in the history of music with:
Lil Ugly Mane, Black Hearted Diamond Boy, GHXST, Gospel, Food Stamps, Blissed Out, Becka Diamond, XMOFOXX, Cool Hand Luke MDMA Arthur.
