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Tuesday, March 29, 2016
RAFiA's WORLD
"When I grow up I want to be a artist and draw beautiful paintings because I like to draw pictures of things. I believe in me that I could do anything."
- RAFiA, 1997
[I grew up in a family of multimedia artists. My mother, ever the archivist, has always encouraged me to date and save my creations.
Recently I discovered a stack of composition notebooks in our dining room closet. They contained my childhood drawings, journal entries, and classwork assignments that my parents held onto. The dates of creation span from 1992 to the early 2000s (I was born in 1990).
RAFiA's WORLD is an online archive of these notebook contents. The name is a nod to the collection of illustrated memories my mother commissioned me to create for her website in 1996. 20 years later, it's still housed there.]
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- RAFiA, 1997
[I grew up in a family of multimedia artists. My mother, ever the archivist, has always encouraged me to date and save my creations.
Recently I discovered a stack of composition notebooks in our dining room closet. They contained my childhood drawings, journal entries, and classwork assignments that my parents held onto. The dates of creation span from 1992 to the early 2000s (I was born in 1990).
RAFiA's WORLD is an online archive of these notebook contents. The name is a nod to the collection of illustrated memories my mother commissioned me to create for her website in 1996. 20 years later, it's still housed there.]
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100% FUCKBOY FREE @ Smart Objects [LOS ANGELES/USA]
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~Fuckboys got you down?
~Feeling at your wits end with their “poetry”?
~Sick of wondering if the “LOL” is at your expense?
~Are your eyes tired from being locked to the side while listening to particular “poets”?
Well, come on out to Smart Object’s rooftop for 100% FUCKBOY FREE, an evening of readings that speaks for itself.
Featuring the work of…
Amanda-Faye Jimenez
Bebe Huxley
Dove Lovelie
Emily Lucid
Jasmine Nyende
Jihaari Terry
Lucy Blaag
Manuel Arturo Abreu
Marcel Alcala
Micah James
Paradise Khanmalek
Penelope Uribe-Abee
San Cha
Sarah Gail Armstrong
and more!!!
Hosted by Brandon Drew Holmes…
Alongside music throughout the night by DJ Artist~Run~Space!!!
Come one, come all, except you fuckboys!
Doors/music @ 7:30
Readings @ 8
SATISFACTION GUARANTEED
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~Fuckboys got you down?
~Feeling at your wits end with their “poetry”?
~Sick of wondering if the “LOL” is at your expense?
~Are your eyes tired from being locked to the side while listening to particular “poets”?
Well, come on out to Smart Object’s rooftop for 100% FUCKBOY FREE, an evening of readings that speaks for itself.
Featuring the work of…
Amanda-Faye Jimenez
Bebe Huxley
Dove Lovelie
Emily Lucid
Jasmine Nyende
Jihaari Terry
Lucy Blaag
Manuel Arturo Abreu
Marcel Alcala
Micah James
Paradise Khanmalek
Penelope Uribe-Abee
San Cha
Sarah Gail Armstrong
and more!!!
Hosted by Brandon Drew Holmes…
Alongside music throughout the night by DJ Artist~Run~Space!!!
Come one, come all, except you fuckboys!
Doors/music @ 7:30
Readings @ 8
SATISFACTION GUARANTEED
====================
LINK
'Dragon Breath: Black love and smoke signals.', 2015 by David Leggett
[acrylic, collage, airbrush, spray paint, oil bar, and inkjet print on paper mounted on canvas; 80 x 80 in]
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Sunday, March 27, 2016
Mohammed Saber
[a Palestinian man takes a selfie at a street during foggy weather in Gaza City, Gaza Strip, Feb. 27, 2016]
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Saturday, March 26, 2016
Wednesday, March 23, 2016
Tuesday, March 22, 2016
Monday, March 21, 2016
'TIMESHARE' @ BHQFU [NYC/USA]
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I. Andrew Ross
II. Parker Bright
III. Parker Bright
IV. Parker Bright
V. Adam Echahly
VI. Winslow Laroche
VI. Winslow Laroche
VII. Winslow Laroche
VIII. Azikiwe Mohammed
IX. Installation view
X. Installation view
TIMESHARE
A group exhibition featuring Rebecca Aston, Andrew Birk, Parker Bright, Adam Echahly, Nina Freeman, Winslow Laroche, Azikiwe Mohammed, and Andrew Ross
4 March - 2 April, 2016
Exhibition Reception:
4 MARCH, 7–11PM
with performances by Katie Rush, Isis Swaby, and Greem Jellyfish
FUG 33 34TH ST 6TH FL BROOKLYN, NY 11232
Open WED–SUN 12–6PM, or by appointment: info@bhqfu.org
New York’s Freest Art School, BHQFU, presents TIMESHARE, the first collaborative curatorial project by the 2015-16 FUG Fellows. Pitting pre-digital memories against post-digital landscapes, TIMESHARE focuses on the use of nostalgia in the work of eight young artists.
As hyper-connected culture makes it increasingly difficult to divorce one’s sentiments from the digital commons, nostalgia can enable artists to speak with a sincerity stemming from personal histories. Intimate signs and narratives imbue physical art objects with an honesty that can be difficult to access in a postmodern world. However, by mythologizing one’s personal history, does the artist use nostalgia to find understanding in the present, or merely to escape it? With practices incorporating private languages, the disambiguation of familiar consumer imagery, and the blurring of time and space, the work of Rebecca Aston, Andrew Birk, Parker Bright, Adam Echahly, Nina Freeman, Winslow Laroche, Azikiwe Mohammed, and Andrew Ross utilizes the past as a salve for the present. TIMESHARE will include numerous free public programs throughout the month of March.
The 2015-16 FUG Fellowship members are:
Joygill Moriah
Sarah Sandbach
Alya Albert
James Allister Sprang
Pauline Miller
Kenya E Johnson-Freeman
Conor Messinger
Sarah Kisner
Michael Miller
BHQFU is New York’s Freest Art School offering a full curricula of courses, studio residencies, and special events from our headquarters in Brooklyn, NY. BHQFU is a registered 501-c3 nonprofit institution. TIN 46-0855993
Make a donation, register for classes, and find out more at www.bhqfu.org.
I. Andrew Ross
II. Parker Bright
III. Parker Bright
IV. Parker Bright
V. Adam Echahly
VI. Winslow Laroche
VI. Winslow Laroche
VII. Winslow Laroche
VIII. Azikiwe Mohammed
IX. Installation view
X. Installation view
TIMESHARE
A group exhibition featuring Rebecca Aston, Andrew Birk, Parker Bright, Adam Echahly, Nina Freeman, Winslow Laroche, Azikiwe Mohammed, and Andrew Ross
4 March - 2 April, 2016
Exhibition Reception:
4 MARCH, 7–11PM
with performances by Katie Rush, Isis Swaby, and Greem Jellyfish
FUG 33 34TH ST 6TH FL BROOKLYN, NY 11232
Open WED–SUN 12–6PM, or by appointment: info@bhqfu.org
New York’s Freest Art School, BHQFU, presents TIMESHARE, the first collaborative curatorial project by the 2015-16 FUG Fellows. Pitting pre-digital memories against post-digital landscapes, TIMESHARE focuses on the use of nostalgia in the work of eight young artists.
As hyper-connected culture makes it increasingly difficult to divorce one’s sentiments from the digital commons, nostalgia can enable artists to speak with a sincerity stemming from personal histories. Intimate signs and narratives imbue physical art objects with an honesty that can be difficult to access in a postmodern world. However, by mythologizing one’s personal history, does the artist use nostalgia to find understanding in the present, or merely to escape it? With practices incorporating private languages, the disambiguation of familiar consumer imagery, and the blurring of time and space, the work of Rebecca Aston, Andrew Birk, Parker Bright, Adam Echahly, Nina Freeman, Winslow Laroche, Azikiwe Mohammed, and Andrew Ross utilizes the past as a salve for the present. TIMESHARE will include numerous free public programs throughout the month of March.
The 2015-16 FUG Fellowship members are:
Joygill Moriah
Sarah Sandbach
Alya Albert
James Allister Sprang
Pauline Miller
Kenya E Johnson-Freeman
Conor Messinger
Sarah Kisner
Michael Miller
BHQFU is New York’s Freest Art School offering a full curricula of courses, studio residencies, and special events from our headquarters in Brooklyn, NY. BHQFU is a registered 501-c3 nonprofit institution. TIN 46-0855993
Make a donation, register for classes, and find out more at www.bhqfu.org.
Sunday, March 20, 2016
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