My lovely co-worker, Joyce, (aside from bookkeeper extraordinaire) is an independent curator and recently put together an exhibiting titled "Gauge" at a space call Art Jail. From her website:
Gauge
Participating artists: Tiziana Agnello, John Gagliano, Preeya Jensen, Obermeier-Kraatz with ARTJAIL COLLABORATIVE (Sarah Kuhn, Henri Shedds, David Shull and Kyle Simon)
"Backcountry freedom is being able to shoot your gun, get naked, take risks, revel in the wild and face mortality. The participating artists' works consist of natural materials made of wood, metal, branches, rock, leather and bones, warped by the elements and perverted by vices. The exhibition provokes the audience to gauge the innocence as opposed to the ignorance of the proverbial redneck."
I attended the opening with my husband and we were impressed by the artwork in the show. From an installation involving a tree, dirt and other outside paraphernalia, sheet metal ripped to shreds with shotgun bullets, to the skeleton of a deer, all the artwork really took an interesting look at the backcountry theme from an artist's perspective. The opening was well attended with a band playing a set an hour into the opening and the Little Penguin wine and home made jumbalaya were a nice addition to the usual sour chardonnay you get at an opening. Altogether, a great exhibition to see especially if you are around the chinatown area.
GAUGE
ARTJAIL
50 Eldridge Street, 6th Floor
Between Hester & Canal Street
Metro: F on East Broadway / B,D on Grand Street
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