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Swissted at the Arts Center

By on April 18, 2013 in Art Shows

The Arts Center has an amazing gallery opening tonight which includes a reception and book signing by the artist, Mike Joyce.

From the copy:

Swissted is an ongoing project by graphic designer Mike Joyce, owner of Stereotype Design in New York City. Drawing from his love of punk rock and Swiss modernism, two movements that have almost nothing to do with one another, Mike has redesigned vintage punk, hardcore, new wave, goth, grunge, and indie rock show flyers into International Typographic Style posters. Each design is set in lowercase Berthold Akzidenz-Grotesk medium. Every single one of the shows represented actually happened. Joyce was born in Troy, New York.

Books and prints are available for purchase and Swissted will be on display until April 21st. Tonight’s book signing starts at 6:30pm. More info on The Arts Center website.

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Call for work: 35th annual photo regional

By on April 11, 2013 in Art, Things to do

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The 35th Photo Regional of the Capital District has had an ongoing call for work out and the deadline is only a couple days away.

This year’s event will be hosted by the Fulton Street Gallery in Troy and at the Photography Center of the Capital District, with the show up and running from April 17 to June 15.

If you are interested in participating, you can fill out the call for entry form and take it from there. All work must be ready-to-hang and delivered to the Fulton Street Gallery between noon and 6pm on April 13-15.

Shelby Lee Adams will jury the show and there will be a salon reception on April 26th and the opening reception for accepted works will be on May 4 with a talk by the juror.

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Photos: SCOPE and Fountain Art Fairs in NYC

By on March 12, 2013 in Art, Gallery

This past Friday, I went down to the city to check out the annual Fountain and SCOPE art fairs.

SCOPE and Fountain are two of several other curated art fairs that are organized under the umbrella of the Armory Arts Week. I also saw organized art collections from Fountain and SCOPE this past December as a part of Miami Art Basel, which is one of the largest and most influential collection of art shows featuring galleries, exhibitors and artists from all over the world.

The amount of work, talent, creativity, diversity, etc. can be overwhelming at times and it feels impossible to check out what the art shows have to offer in full. It’s really fun to walk around and soak it all in. It’s hard NOT to take a ton of photos of the work, but I contained myself much better this time around. Plus you know, opening night featured an open bar and performance art pieces, so there was much going on.

Whether you’re a fan of contemporary, fine, performance or street art, these art fairs have all bases covered. There’s something for everyone, and you can also find affordable art in the mix as well. It was also awesome seeing local artists such as Greg Dunn and artists from Davis Art Services, based out of North Adams. Shouts also to Saturated Threads who I met back in the day at Marketplace Gallery. On our way out, we saw street artist Ellis at work tracing the shadow of a bicycle. Overall, this year’s shows were great and I highly recommend you keep tabs on the annual arts week every March in NYC and check it out for yourself.

Hit the jump or click the image above to check out some photos from this year’s fairs!

Also be sure to check out Art Geek Studios’ photo recap over on Facebook!

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Call for Art: Flirting with Tragedy – A Gallery Exhibition

By on March 12, 2013 in Art

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Call for art from the Dead Presidents Lounge:

The Dead Presidents Lounge will be hosting a gallery exhibition to celebrate the unique life of a creative soul.

Lauren Tanski’s imaginative mind and inspirational soul continues to serve as a muse for many creative individuals. It is our vision to both honor and showcase Lauren’s unique style and talents through exhibiting both her work as well as work inspired by Lauren’s words, images, and friendship.

We are asking for Lauren’s friends and loved ones to contribute to this unique visual experience, however, please note; we are not asking for pictures of Lauren, we are asking for images and writings Lauren created, as well as work that people have created with Lauren as inspiration.

The deadline for submission is March 30th.

We will also host an opening reception at The Dead Presidents Lounge in conjunction with First Friday Albany on April 5th.

Anyone interested in contributing please contact [email protected]

If you are unfamiliar with Lauren’s tragic story, you can read more at the NoLa Defender and the Times Union.

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Offensive mural in the State Education Building uncovered after ten years

By on February 27, 2013 in Albany, Art

From the New York Times

ALBANY — For the last decade or so, one of New York’s most curious and controversial pieces of public art has been hiding, Oz-like, behind a big green curtain.

The work in question is a 19th-century mural titled “The Genius of America,” a sprawling 30-foot-long fantasy at the State Education Building whose depictions include angels, babies and women in togas; Gen. George Washington and a god of war; and what seems to be a group of colonial zombies rising from the grave.

Amid that symbolic swirl, in the lower right corner, is a striking and some say unsettling image: a slave in loincloth being held under the arms by a well-dressed white man.

What a fascinating read. It’s crazy how people working in the State Education Building can be offended at a piece of artwork, which reflects on the history of the United States. Hiding the past behind a green curtain doesn’t get rid of it, but I guess it can stop many from the extreme burden of having to simply think about it for ten seconds.

Will the painting again offend or merely mystify people who will wonder what all the fuss was about? Will more explanation clarify or confuse the painting’s meaning?

It’s art. That’s the point.

You can download/see the full resolution version of the painting here.

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Power Animal Systems still set to perform in wake of Gaga tour cancellation

By on February 19, 2013 in Art, Gallery

Unfortunately, all doesn’t go as planned. And it’s an even bigger bummer when the plan is to perform with Lady Gaga. I originally wrote about Power Animal Systems opening for Gaga, but an injury has nixed those plans and the tour is being rescheduled. However, Power Animal Systems had a few other dates lined up as after-parties and will still be performing at those.

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Locally-based ‘Power Animal Systems’ to open for Lady Gaga

By on January 8, 2013 in Art

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Power Animal Systems, a project of Jason Martin will be opening for Lady Gaga. Power Animal Systems will be preforming with Lady Starlight on the upcoming Monster Ball Tour which includes two dates at both Madison Square Garden and the Wells Fargo Center in Philly, and has stops at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, Mohegan Sun and Penn State among others.

Jason Martin, who has spent the last 7 years in NYC is now a resident of Troy. Power Animal Systems is described as the follows:

A species-queer performance ensemble, video project, and photographic series based on illustrations of trans-dimentional beings that visited Jason in visions and dreams, which he kept secret for years until finally integrating this subject matter into his art about 6 years ago, beginning with a zine called Evolution Revolution.

Literally awesome to see a few friends headed out on tour with the biggest artist in the world right now. I am really hoping to catch them either before these huge shows, or ideally at one of them.

Hit the jump to check out a video of a Power Animal Systems performance.

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