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BRITISH ARTIST LUCY SPARROW’S DELICATESSEN ON 6TH TO OPEN AT

ROCKEFELLER CENTER® ON OCTOBER 1

Opening on the corner of 49th Street and 6th Avenue

September 3, 2019 - Contemporary British artist Lucy Sparrow, known for her covetable felt art pieces and shops, will return to New York City with Lucy Sparrow’s Delicatessen on 6th, an interactive public art project and retail experience at Rockefeller Center. Opening on the corner of 49th Street and 6th Avenue on October 1, this sixth installation in her felt shop series will resemble a New York City upscale deli, with every single one of the items, from cheese to fish, chocolate to fruit handmade out of felt. All items in the fine food shop will be available for purchase. This installation is part of the ‘Art in Focus’ public art program at Rockefeller Center presented in partnership with the nonprofit Art Production Fund.

Felt artist Lucy Sparrow is regarded as one of the most exciting and original artists working in the UK today. Her practice is quirky yet subversive, luring the audience in with her soft, tactile, colorful felt creations that represent themes of consumerism and consumption.

Each of her installations has unveiled a site-specific, interactive, parallel universe, envisioned and then faithfully reproduced in felt. Lucy Sparrow’s Delicatessen on 6th will pay homage to the gourmet treasure trove of temptation for which New York is famous: the upscale deli. At Rockefeller Center, Lucy’s on 6th will be a fine food emporium with every counter – from patisserie to confectionary, fancy French fromages to fresh fish and seafood – overflowing with a cornucopia of unique full-felted, hand-stitched, bejeweled artworks. New for this installation, the artwork is adorned with tiny eyes and smiles, encouraging the viewer to examine their relationship with the food they purchase and to consider their own thoughts about consumerism.

Lucy Sparrow’s installation is the latest in the ‘Art in Focus’ series at Rockefeller Center, a multidisciplinary public art program presented in partnership with the non-profit Art Production Fund that showcases exhibits by contemporary artists inspired by the New York City landscape and contemporary life. In addition to Delicatessen on 6th, Sparrow will display works in a number of unique and unexpected public locations throughout Rockefeller Center, including vitrines that will be designed to resemble aquariums and terrariums made of felt, lycra, diamante, sequins, and glass beads. Joana Avillez’s “Rockefeller Center Holiday Map” kicked off the series in December 2018, followed by public art installations by Hein Koh, Portia Munson and LaKela Brown.

Lucy Sparrow took the art world by storm in 2014 with the opening of her fully-stocked felt Cornershop installation in London’s East End. With queues around the block and wall-to-wall media coverage, the installation was both a commercial and critical success. In 2016 the BBC commissioned Sparrow to recreate the Crown Jewels in felt, to celebrate HRH The Queen’s official 90th birthday. Her work was unveiled in the windows of the Hermés flagship Store on Rodeo Drive, Beverly Hills and she dominated the headlines at Miami Art Week with her installation piece, Triple Art Bypass, (both 2018) that saw the artist perform ‘live’ surgery to huge crowds at Context Art Fair. www.sewyoursoul.co.uk / Instagram @sewyoursoul

Little Ricky: Anna the Editor in SHEƎP.
Friday Oct, 4th
EXPO ARTS CENTER
4321 Atlantic Ave, Long Beach, CA 90807

6:30 - 9:30

Anna the Editor in SHEƎP- is a collection of playful scenarios featuring the iconic Anna Wintour, the editor of Vogue for the past 30 years. It’s a tribute to artists that have shaped and inspired my work.
The idea for Anna came about in August of 2018. I was re-working a concept from a previous series. It featured Naomi Campbell throwing cans of Campbell soup. I wanted to re-do the idea with SHEƎP. When I imagined whom she’d be throwing a can of soup to, the only person that came to mind was Anna Wintour. Once I put this scene together, various scenarios started popping up with Anna in silly situations. They made me laugh. Toward the end of the year, I realized that I had 'something' and eventually committed to doing a year-long project featuring Anna as my muse.

Once I started, I didn't want to over think it. I wanted to let it flow organically and enjoy the simplicity of it. I knew that simply by painting her as a pink sheep, I was stripping away the serious personae that she's known for. Eventually, I knew that something more would come from it and surprise me. It did! In the 9 months of working on this series, new ideas came about. Plus, I learned a little something about myself.

I realized that it’s reflected my own journey in life. I’ve taken life a little too seriously. Since starting the series in 2013, SHEEP has allowed me to break down whatever barriers I had left and reminded me that it’s not about ‘me.’ It forced me to look at myself as a public persona, like I no longer belonged to myself. I not only get to share these expressions of joy, I get the opportunity to play like a kid again. I get to live from a vulnerable and magical place knowing that I'm doing exactly what I was meant to do.

You are kindly invited to the opening of "HUMAN", the new solo show from Vermibus
that Le Cabinet d'Amateur will host in their space in the heart of Paris.

October 10th - 20th
Vernissage from 18:00h to 21:00h
The artist will be present.

Le Cabinet d'Amateur
12, Rue de la Forge Royale.

75011 Paris, France.

About the Artist and the Show. (by Chrixcel) [FR]

L’utilisation de solvants et le hijacking (détournement) d’images sont les clés de voûte de la démarche unique de Vermibus depuis 2012. Et il est bien ici question de clés puisqu’en 2013, dans le cadre de son projet Dissolving Europe, l’artiste se constitue un trousseau composé de divers outils permettant d’ouvrir les panneaux publicitaires sous verre. En 18 jours, il frappe massivement et de façon totalement illégale d’abord Berlin puis Amsterdam, Bruxelles, Paris, Milan, Vienne et pour finir Prague en réalisant une centaine d’interventions.

S’emparant de posters, il les réinsère dans leur contexte d’origine en les retravaillant de façon improvisée au cours de son voyage, ou laisse les emplacements vides. Les oeuvres surprenantes et anxiogènes sont obtenues après frottage, grattage et manipulation des couleurs. S’attaquant littéralement au vernis de la mode, l’ex-photographe, dégoûté d’un milieu d’où il a démissionné fin 2010, défigure les icônes glamour à l’instar de Kate Moss. Dénonçant la déshumanisation de l’homme et de la femme orchestrée par les annonceurs, Vermibus répond par l’acide, remettant sans cesse en question l’hégémonie de la beauté artificielle.

Le choix de son pseudonyme témoigne de son approche : le terme espagnol « cadaver » provient d’une locution latine CAro DAta VERmibus (signifiant « chair donnée en pâture au vers »). Les processus de transformation opérés sur les images des modèles (maquillage, effet de lumière, retouches photo, etc.) leur retirent toute personnalité, au bénéfice des marques qui les métamorphose en appâts.

A ses débuts, l’artiste espagnol utilise diverses mixtures nocives qu’il trouve dans le commerce. Ignorant alors quasiment tout de leurs ingrédients, il ne peut anticiper le rendu résultant des réactions avec tel ou tel type de papier. Leur composition initiale, si elle est un bon point de départ, mérite au fil du temps d’être adaptée plus spécifiquement à son processus créatif. L’artiste a donc eu à coeur de développer un solvant répondant à ses prérequis esthétiques, techniques et idéologiques. Ses composants chimiques élaborés en laboratoire sont les plus purs et de la plus haute qualité que l’on puisse trouver. Leur toxicité réduite lui permet désormais de mieux maîtriser l’alchimie entre les matières, en fonction de ses besoins.

Cette exposition présente une vingtaine d’oeuvres originales réalisées sur papier avec ce nouveau solvant dont Vermibus a le secret. Reflets de son champ d’inspiration de prédilection, les créations de taille moyenne proviennent d’affiches publicitaires et les plus petites d’ouvrages de photographie et de mode, incluant des figures humaines mais pas seulement.

Vermibus : « L’emploi du mot "HUMAN" est pour moi une manière d’appréhender certains conflits intérieurs, des choses que nous portons en nous, que nous ne comprenons pas vraiment mais qui sont liées intrinsèquement à notre personnalité. Les pièces de cette exposition reflètent ces choses de façon visuelle et partielle ; qu’elles soient positives ou négatives, elles sont communes à tous les êtres humains ».
En s’attaquant au monde asphyxiant des fashion victims l’artiste tente peut-être de faire ressortir le ver du fruit… Ces (dé)compositions systématiques tiraillent le spectateur entre répulsion et fascination, transformant les multiples représentations mercantiles de la beauté en une armée de figures à la cosmétique déstructurée.

EVOLUTION
October 11 – November 30, 2019

Opening Reception
October 11, 2019 | 6 - 10pm
The Andrew Freedman Home

Viewing Hours
Monday - Friday 9am - 7pm | Saturday 9am - 5pm

Curated by Alice Mizrachi, Evolution chronicles the progression of women artists with roots in graffiti, street art and/or hip hop culture who have flourished across decades. On view from October 11 - November 30, 2019 at the Andrew Freedman Home located at 1125 Grand Concourse in the Bronx, New York, the exhibition is a rare opportunity to view the work of a highly celebrated group of women artists in one venue.

Participating artists include: legends Lady Pink and Martha Cooper; New York mainstays Indie 184, Queen Andrea, Erotica and Jenevieve; pioneers Jane Dickson and Janette Beckman; international icons Miss Van (France), Vexta (Australia), Imagine (Nepal), Pau Quintanajornet (Chile/Germany) and Herakut (Germany); Dine (Navajo) and Chicana artist Nani Chacon; photographer/writer Diana McClure and interdisciplinary artist Lady K-Fever; community-based artist Sarah C. Rutherford (Rochester, NY); and, Swoon.

The journey from dangerous and frowned-upon street art to a high-demand marketplace for artists of their stature has been multi-faceted and hard won by many of these artists. Empowered by communal and individual pursuits, as well as challenges and transformations, their work reveals an evolution in style and substance, along with a continued reverence for the vibrant subculture from which they come.

The exhibition includes sculpture, painting, mixed media, and photography as well as each artist’s thoughts on the meaning of Evolution in their own lives. Several of the artists have collaborated on projects and exhibitions over many years, at home and abroad, developing a sense of community, support and camaraderie. The exhibition will be documented in a catalog, available at the Andrew Freeman Home.

ABOUT THE CURATOR: Alice Mizrachi is a New York based interdisciplinary artist and educator working in the mediums of painting, murals and installation. Her work explores the interconnectedness of individuals and community through the dual lens of compassion and empathy.

ABOUT THE ANDREW FREEDMAN HOME: The Andrew Freedman Home is an art and culture collective that is a hub of creativity and learning in the South Bronx. Featuring two exhibition galleries, an artists in residence program, special events, theatrical and music performances, a small business incubator, workforce development, Universal Pre-K program and event rental spaces, AFH has been serving the Bronx since 2012.

The extraordinary history of art in the streets cannot be told without including music, dance, theater or cinema. Their links with New York’s graffiti or Bansky’s street art are not only tight but also constant and unwavering.

Music and body are strongly part of this contemporary tale, which gave birth to hip hop, afrofunk, punk, electro or rock music. The exhibition sheds light on the numerous links that unite urban art and music, with the help of works of art, objects and installations.

AAbout 150 works selected among private collections are gathered in the Galerie Poirel: paintings, sculptures, costumes, videos, photos, documents (tickets, posters, leaflets...) and LP covers designed by Futura, Bando, Rammellzee, Doze Green, Shepard Fairey, A-One, Chris Daze Ellis, Florent Schmidt, Invader, Parra, Poch, Banksy, Basquiat, Bill Blast, Dran...

Graffiti leaves the underground for the open together with The Clash, Blondie or Malcolm McLaren. Soon after, hip hop brings it to Europe. Futura, Rammellzee, Bill Blast, Daze use music itself as part of their work. Basquiat and K-Rob cooperate to Rammellzee’s
Beat Bop. Futura and Fab 5 Freddy sing for Bernard Zekri. The first French graffiti artist, Bando, has
more acquaintances with Coltrane and soul music, nonetheless the young generation discovers on French TV Sidney’s “H.I.P.H.O.P.”, the first television show entirely devoted to the new sound in 1984.

GALERIE POIREL
3, rue Victor Poirel, Nancy
Open every day except Monday, from 14h to 18h

Description

Opening Night 10/16/19 from 6-9PM- RSVP/registration required

The exhibition will be open to the public 10/17 to 10/23 from 2-7PM - no RSVP/registration required.

Salomon Arts Gallery

83 Leonard Street

4th Floor

New York, NY 10013

The 3D Letter Show is an extension of my reality and life growing up in NYC during the 80s and 90s when the music and fashion industries were exploding and Hip Hop was emerging. Stepping into these industries at the young age of 15 was impressionable. It was a time to be a kid, to eventually grow up, and to always make choices. The life I lived was not perfect by any means but it was my life, my choices, good and bad, and it was about finding my way.

Choosing the arts proved to be the best deterrent from the more detrimental choices I could have made. From professional dancing to directing films, and eventually painting, my artistic journey began. From my perspective, life is bold, it’s in your face, it’s loud, and it demands your attention. My 3D Letter Show is an extension of my beliefs and the multi dimensional world we exist in. The 3D letters are impactful, powerful, and undeniable. Read it, take it in, and let it inspire you whether through nostalgia or in the moment and let it carry you into another dimension.

This show brings together all of the elements of my life over the past three decades. It’s about the message and the 3D letters exemplify the words that define my life. My hope is that it resonates with you because life is a journey that connects us more so than it divides us.

Live your life and "love ur self". ~Savior Elmundo