FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

99% Gallery presents…

Cannonball Press
“Born Under a Bad Sign”
A Coven of Black and White Friggatriskaidekaphemera

Opening reception: Friday, August 13th, 7pm—10pm

Neo-Pagan World Kings of scruffy pirate black and white hillbilly printmaking, New York’s legendary Cannonball Press hits Williamsburg’s 99% Gallery with a huge new pile of limited-edition prints, two massive Woodcut Collages of sordid debauchery, and huge new 4×8 foot woodcuts on canvas!!

For a sold decade, Martin Mazorra and Mike Houston have been publishing $20 high-quality limited-edition relief cuts and silkscreens, and are proud to represent the following wicken of grumpy, soulful, scabby, superstition charged printmakers: The Amazing Hancock Bros., Ms. Katy Seals, Joseph Velasquez, Prof. derrick riley, Bill Fick, Damara Kaminecki aka “Damara the Destroyer”, Meghan O’Conner, Bill “Creeper” McRight, Sean Star Wars, and many more!

99% Gallery
99 North 10th (between Berry and Wythe)
Brooklyn, NY 11211
www.ninetyninegallery.com
info@ninetyninegallery.com

ABOUT 99% GALLERY

99% perspiration, 1% inspiration. This old adage still makes sense in 2010. We at 99% Art Space produce the 99% perspiration, allowing the artists we work with to focus on the final 1% inspiration. We want to do the work to create a space which will be conducive to not only art exhibiting, but also to art appreciating, art learning and in the end art creating. We believe in the artist and the artwork they produce. This is the reason we, or any other art space for that matter, even exists. It’s about the artist and the inspiration and enlightenment their final art embodies.

99% is dedicated to doing everything in our power to support the artist and the work they create. We are also dedicated to art learning, through our upcoming series of lectures, classes, workshops and so much more. Of course we also are dedicated to working with the artists we want believe in to produce a regular schedule of exhibitions throughout the year.

Lastly, 99% is dedicated to underdogs. We will exhibit artists who been inspired by the worlds of comic books, animation, new media, graffiti, tattoos, illustration, folk art and many other forms of pop, subversive and outsider imagery.

99% perspiration, 1% inspiration. We like the way that sounds. We like the idea of working hard to create an environment for our artists to engage with comfortably, as they change the world one idea at a time!

P.S. Oh, and it doesn’t hurt that the number on our building is 99!

This Friday, July 16th from 7 to 10pm, The New Order (in the main gallery) and Vahge (in the project room) open at 99% Gallery in the heart of Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Below are several preview images from the show. Please contact the gallery with any questions. With artists such as Isabel Samaras, Van Arno, Camilla d’Errico, Amy Crehore, Mia, Anthony Ausgang, Lisa Petrucci and many more participating, The New Order is shaoing up to be one power-packed event. Rising star Vahge, who will be showing her collage works in the project room, has been steadily growing in popularity with the fans and collectors and her new show is not to be missed. Stop by 99% Gallery Friday and enjoy two incredible exhibitions.

Isabel Samaras

David MacDowell

Sarah Joncas

Jeremiah Ketner

Tony Philippou

Allison Sommers

Van Arno

Amy Crehore

Scott Altmann

Mia

Jennybird Alcantara

Camilla d’Errico

Lisa Petrucci

Vahge

Vahge

Vaghe

Vahge

This Friday, at 99% Gallery in heart of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, the artist Vahge will have a solo exhibition of her beautiful collage works, a few samples of which can be seen below.

Vahge grew up in the creepy suburbs of Maryland watching Sesame Street, making up stories, and slowly constructing a three-storied, twenty-five roomed Barbie house. She began making collages one summer during a bout of restless obsession in the company of a philosophical feline and a consortium of colorful characters. Her work is a melding of fairy tale, circus, and punk sensibilities. Vahge draws inspiration from the works of Tom Waits, Jan Svankmajer, Hieronymus Bosch, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Charles Bukowski, and various things of creepy and dreamy origin.

Vahge’s collages are neither abstract nor digital. Painstakingly assembled by hand from small pieces of magazine, cut and adhered with glue, pieces of eye, cheek, and brick are layered into characters and scenes.

Vahge currently lives and works in Brooklyn, NY. Her work has been shown in London, New York, Los Angeles, and Santa Fe, NM. She has done album artwork for the punk-cabaret duo The Dresden Dolls, flyers for LA based band HEALTH, and additional artwork for the soon to be internationally acclaimed Act IV.

99% Gallery is proud to present the first ever NYC solo show for Vahge. Please join us this coming Friday, June 25th from 7-11pm for the opening reception. Also showing that night at 99% Gallery is a group show entitled Brooklyn Stand Up.

99% Gallery is located at:

99 N. 10th (between Berry & Wythe), in the heart of Williamsburg,Brooklyn.

www.ninetyninegallery.com

Following the success of the inaugural print auction here at 99% Gallery (where almost 500 were in attendance) comes Brooklyn Stand Up, where local Brooklyn artists will get a chance to exhibit their work for a silent auction on Friday, June 25th from 7-11pm.

This show will take place during the same weekend as the L Magazine’s Northside Festival, allowing the maximum exposure for the artists exhibiting their work. The goal of the Northside Festival is to celebrate the community of independent musicians, filmmakers and visual artists in the place where it thrives the most, shining a light on the sheer talent and creativity that Brooklyn cultivates.

Please arrive early to register to bid on items in the auction. Auction starts at 7:30pm and ends roughly at 10:30pm. Bids must increase in increments of $20 after the initial minimum bid has been placed.

ALL MINIMUM BIDS WILL BE $500 OR LESS!

Afterparty starts immediately following the auction (RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER FROM THE GALLERY) at The Counting Room, located at 44 Berry Street (on the corner of North11th).

Particpating artists include:
Adam Collison
Cahbasm
Chris Smith
David Byrd
dickchicken
Eun-Ha Paek
Don Pablo Pedro
Eddie Alfaro
Eulas Pizarro
Jaz Harold
Jessica Angel
Jess Ruliffson
John McGarity
Jordan Awan
Leif low-beer
Lisa Von Enxing
Marissa Olney
Michael DeNicola
Tiffany Walling-McGarity
Tod Seelie
Vahge
Wil Pagan

99% Gallery
99 North 10th (between Berry and Wythe)
Brooklyn, NY 11211
www.ninetyninegallery.com
info@ninetyninegallery.com

ABOUT 99% GALLERY

99% perspiration, 1% inspiration. This old adage still makes sense in 2010. We at 99% Art Space produce the 99% perspiration, allowing the artists we work with to focus on the final 1% inspiration. We want to do the work to create a space which will be conducive to not only art exhibiting, but also to art appreciating, art learning and in the end art creating. We believe in the artist and the artwork they produce. This is the reason we, or any other art space for that matter, even exists. It’s about the artist and the inspiration and enlightenment their final art embodies.

99% is dedicated to doing everything in our power to support the artist and the work they create. We are also dedicated to art learning, through our upcoming series of lectures, classes, workshops and so much more. Of course we also are dedicated to working with the artists we want believe in to produce a regular schedule of exhibitions throughout the year.

Lastly, 99% is dedicated to underdogs. We will exhibit artists who been inspired by the worlds of comic books, animation, new media, graffiti, tattoos, illustration, folk art and many other forms of pop, subversive and outsider imagery.

99% perspiration, 1% inspiration. We like the way that sounds. We like the idea of working hard to create an environment for our artists to engage with comfortably, as they change the world one idea at a time!

P.S. Oh, and it doesn’t hurt that the number on our building is 99!

(Image of the new Swoon print, which will be auctioned off at tomorrow night’s event.)

Tomorrow night, 99% Gallery opens it’s doors in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, with a massive group show made of entirely of prints. The prints will be sold via a silent auction. Show up at 7pm to register to bid. The auction will run from 7:30 till 9:30. The party will continue with our DJ spinning until 11pm, with an after party starting immediately after the show, down the street at Savalas bar. DJ Theo G will be on the turn tables, providing the beats. The show will also feature a new large scale mural by the artist Gaia. Artists participating in the print show include: Swoon, Jose Parla, Doze Green, Rostarr, BAST, Matha Cooper, Maya Hayuk, Ming Ming, Kenji Hirata, Lady Pink, Eric White, Tara McPherson, Esao Andrews, Martin Wittfooth, Gaia, Imminent Disaster, Mel Kadel, Skewville, Xiaoqing Ding and many, many more! We hope you can join us for the opening of the new 99% Gallery. This is just the beginning!

(Here is an image of the artist Gaia working on his huge mural)

YOU NEED TO RSVP TO BELOW E-MAIL IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ATTEND:
spincontrolpr@gmail.com

OPEN BAR!

“SCION INSTALLATION 6 TOUR: VIDEO” ANNOUNCED — 10 VIDEO INSTALLATIONS REACH FIVE U.S. CITIES THROUGHOUT 2010

Scion’s National Art Tour Features Celebrated Multimedia Artists and Expands Into New Market With An All-Video Installation Format

LOS ANGELES, Calif. — December 2009 — Debuting on Jan. 23, Scion launches the sixth edition of its successful art tour, “Installation 6: Video.” The annual tour, designed to expose established and emerging artists and their work to audiences across the country, features a distinctive selection of international talent and visits Los Angeles, New York, Minneapolis and Austin, as well as a newly added stop in Wichita, Kan.

For 2010, the tour focuses on the video medium, which emerged in the 1960s and has since expanded galleries into more experimental, kinetic and interactive spaces. “Installation 6: Video” challenged 10 artists to create non-narrative video installations that will transform five unique exhibitions. Artists include Dust la Rock (Brooklyn, NY), Eric Nakamura (Los Angeles, CA), Saelee Oh (Los Angeles, CA), French (London, England), Josh Graham (New York, NY), Monihan Monihan (New York, NY), Mark Mothersbaugh (Los Angeles, CA), PMKFA (Tokyo, Japan), Sage Vaughn (Los Angeles, CA) and Ill-Studio (Paris, France).

“For ‘Installation 6,’ we unveil a full exhibition of video installations that illustrate how 10 emerging artists and creative icons see the world through vivid movement and color,” says Jeri Yoshizu, Scion manager, sales promotions. “In our continued support of independent artistic expression, we are eager to introduce audiences across the country to inventive works by leading talent in art, music and design who push the boundaries of creativity with every medium they explore.”

Artists in the 2010 “Scion Installation 6: Video” Tour include:

Dust La Rock (aka Joshua Prince) is the co-founder and creative director of Fool’s Gold Records. Hailed as a “cult NYC designer” by Dazed and Confused Magazine, La Rock also serves as art director for renowned producer and DJ, A-Trak and has worked with brands like Nike, Red Stripe and Kid Robot. His work has been featured in art, music and lifestyle publications, including Playboy, Billboard, XLR8R, Mass Appeal, Beautiful Decay, Swindle and Quest. http://www.dustlarock.com

Eric Nakamura is the founder and publisher of Giant Robot (GR) magazine, the leading source of Asian popular culture. As an influential art enthusiast, curator and creator, his aesthetic is reflected in GR’s art galleries and stores in Los Angeles, San Francisco and New York. Nakamura recently curated the highly successful “Giant Robot Biennale” at the Japanese American National Museum in L.A.’s Little Tokyo. http://www.giantrobot.com/blogs/eric

Saelee Oh, a graduate of Art Center College of Design, works in Los Angeles as an illustrator and fine artist. Oh incorporates nature imagery to tell roughly autobiographical stories of connectedness, alienation and the female experience in 2D and 3D. She has been featured in Juxtapoz and Giant Robot magazine and has exhibited in Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Portland and Tokyo. http://www.saeleeoh.com

Funeral Fog is the dark collaboration between illustrator French, and video artist Alan Glass. Both artists are heavily influenced by their love of death metal music. French has done commercial work for Paul Smith, Vans Footwear, M&C Saatchi, Century Media Records, Virgin Music, Zero Skateboards, Nike, Nitro Snowboards, Dazed and Confused Magazine and the BBC amongst others. http://www.tapedcopies.com

PMKFA is a graphic designer now residing in Tokyo after half a decade in Copenhagen and London. Art director and co-founder of the It’s Our Thing clothing label, his work spans music graphics, fashion and 3D art installations. His colorful and psychedelic style has been tapped by brands like Adidas, Sixpack France, DC Shoes, Nudiejeans, WeSC, Junior Senior and Lo-Fi-Fnk. http://www.pmkfa.com

Thomas Subreville co-runs Ill-Studio, a Paris-based multidisciplinary platform, with Leonard Vernhet and associates, Nicolas Malinowsky, Thierry Audurand and Pierre Dixsaut. Ill-Studio has collaborated with Christophe Lemaire, The New York Times Magazine, Supreme NYC, Nike and Uniqlo. http://www.ill-studio.com

Josh Graham is a visual artist and composer who has worked with earth moving bands from Red Sparowes to presently with A Storm of Light. His work is seen in a variety of different arenas, from galleries to concert venues, cd/record covers to apparel, from film to television. He has done work with Scion, Showtime, EA Games, Discovery, Time Warner, A&E, Nike, TNT, IBM, ABC, PBS, Wieden Kennedy Tokyo and Girl Skateboards. http://www.suspendedinlight.com/

Monihan Monihan, a Seattle-born artist, has worked as a dishwasher, grip-taper, professional skateboarder, pizza delivery driver, clothing designer, office temp, movie critic for a failed Internet TV site, and a director/writer of some regrettable TV and advertising (in that order). He was once voted “The Most Hated Skateboarder of All Time” by Thrasher Magazine and currently resides in Brooklyn, making films under the banner of Bricolagista Inc. http://www.bricolagista.com

Sage Vaughn, was born in Jackson, Ore., but now lives and works in Los Angeles. He has exhibited multiple times in Belgium, Switzerland and Germany as well as both coasts of the U.S. http://www.sagevaughn.com

Mark Mothersbaugh, a founding member of the band DEVO, became interested in art at an early age. His visual sensibilities are inspired by the worldview he captured through the lenses of his first pair of glasses, as seen in his signature Postcard Diaries prints and Beautiful Mutants photographs. Mothersbaugh continues composing music with DEVO and for film, TV, radio and the Web. http://www.mutatovisual.com

Launched in 2003, Scion Installation is a revolutionary art tour affirming the brand’s ongoing commitment to support independent artistic expression and featuring work from an unprecedented collective of contemporary artists, designers, photographers and filmmakers. Previous participants include: Rob Abeyta Jr., Andre from Paris, Gary Baseman, Peter Beste, Blek le Rat, Angela Boatwright, Kelsey Brookes, Mr. Cartoon, David Choe, Crash, Daze, David Ellis, Ron English, Futura, Mike Giant, James Jean, Mel Kadel, Andy Mueller, Andrew Pommier, Ricky Powell, Rammellzee, Retna, Rostarr, Souther Salazar, Kenny Scharf, Andrew Schoultz, Jeff Soto, Chris Yormick and many others.

Visit http://www.scion.com/installation for more information on the tour, including interviews with groundbreaking artists and images from previous gallery shows and tours.

About Scion:
Scion is the newest line of vehicles from Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc. Developed with a new generation of youthful buyers in mind, Scion’s mission is to provide distinctive products, the opportunity to personalize, and an innovative, consumer-driven process at the retail level. The Scion brand features three groundbreaking models: the xD subcompact five-door; the xB, an urban utility vehicle with an iconic shape; and the tC sports coupe. For more information, visit www.scion.com.

There’s a new gallery in town, namely 99%, and on Friday June 11th they will be opening their doors for the first time for a fundraiser print group show silent auction, in the heart of Williamsburg, Brooklyn. The list of artists participating in the show is impressive (see below) and the opening party is sure to be one for the history books! More info about the first show and gallery below.

OPENING RECEPTION: JUNE 11TH, 7-11PM

FUNDRAISER PRINT GROUP SHOW SILENT AUCTION for the all new…

99%
Gallery and Art Center

99 North 10th (between Berry and Wythe)
Brooklyn, NY 11211

$5 COVER

The first opening will be a fundraiser print group show, to benefit the new space. All prints will be available for purchase via a silent auction. First bid MUST be half of the retail price of the print. Each bid thereafter must increase my increments of $20. Cover: $5

If you are unable to physically be at the gallery, but would like to bid on prints from the show, e-mail: info@ninetyninegallery.com

Participating artists for the print show so far include:
Bast
Chris Mendoza
Cycle
Doze Green
Ellis G
Eric White
Esao Andrews
Gaia
Ian Kuali’i
Jose Parla
Kenji Hirata
Lady Pink
Martha Cooper
Martin Wittfooth
Maya Hayuk
Mel Kadel
Morning Breath
Nathan Lee Pickett
Orlando Reyes
Rage Johnson
Rostarr
Ryan Humprey
Skewville
Swoon
Tara McPherson
Tono Radvany
Voodo Fe
Xiaoqing Ding
Yuri Shimojo

ABOUT 99%

99% perspiration, 1% inspiration. This old adage still makes sense in 2010. We at 99% Art Space produce the 99% perspiration, allowing the artists we work with to focus on the final 1% inspiration. We want to do the work to create a space which will be conducive to not only art exhibiting, but also to art appreciating, art learning and in the end art creating. We believe in the artist and the artwork they produce. This is the reason we, or any other art space for that matter, even exists. It’s about the artist and the inspiration and enlightenment their final art embodies.

99% is dedicated to doing everything in our power to support the artist and the work they create. We are also dedicated to art learning, through our upcoming series of lectures, classes, workshops and so much more. Of course we also are dedicated to working with the artists we want believe in to produce a regular schedule of exhibitions throughout the year.

Lastly, 99% is dedicated to underdogs. We will exhibit artists who been inspired by the worlds of comic books, animation, new media, graffiti, tattoos, illustration, folk art and many other forms of pop, subversive and outsider imagery.

99% perspiration, 1% inspiration. We like the way that sounds. We like the idea of working hard to create an environment for our artists to engage with comfortably, as they change the world one idea at a time!

P.S. Oh, and it doesn’t hurt that the number on our building is 99!

CONTACT:
info@ninetyninegallery.com

WEBSITE:
www.ninetyninegallery.com

Charlie Immer

This coming Saturday, June 5th, from 7-11pm, 2 new solo exhibitions will be opening by Charlie Immer and Joshua Carlton @ Last Rites Gallery in NYC. Preview images, press release and show and gallery info below.

Joshua Carlton

Joshua Carlton

Joshua Carlton

Charlie Immer

Charlie Immer

FOR IMMEDIATE PRESS RELEASE

Last Rites Gallery Presents “Beautiful Death” by Joshua Carlton in gallery 1 and “Peeled” by Charlie Immer in gallery 2.

June 5th, 2010 – June 27th, 2010

New York, NY April 16th, 2010 – World renowned Tattoo artist and painter Joshua Carlton and Dark Pop phenom Charlie Immer set to open first ever solo exhibitions in NYC at Last Rites Gallery

Throughout his life, Joshua Carlton has always been drawn to art. He began his career as a tattoo artist at the young age of 15, and has now been in the business for over 20 years. In this time he has written a best selling tutorial book titled ‘Advanced Tattooing Techniques; A Guide to Realism’, and produced three major tutorial DVD sets. Joshua’s interest in learning to paint began in 2004 after he and his family moved to Arizona. He had always had the ability to draw, and tattoo, very well, but seeing some of the breathtaking paintings on the walls of the southwest galleries intrigued him. From that he submerged himself in the painting world, and is seeing the same success that he obtained in his tattooing career. Beautiful women with a bit of an edge tend to be the subject matter that Joshua leans to the most for his pieces, but he also occasionally paints still lifes of interesting and somewhat eerie antiques. He currently resides in Indiana, and owns his own tattoo studio and art gallery there. He is represented by Last Rites Gallery in NYC.

Charlie Immer has created a body of work that observes what lies beneath. Smooth creatures peel away layers and reveal their complex inner workings . This is a world without pain or disease and we must not take pity on these un-tortured souls. It’s all about the thrill of the PEEL! Charlie is a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) and currently lives in Western Maryland. He has shown his paintings at several galleries which focus on the New Contemporary movement in art, including: Roq La Rue (Seattle), Gallery 1988 (Los Angeles and San Francisco), Billy Shire Fine Arts (Los Angeles), Bold Hype (Orlando) and La Luz de Jesus (Los Angeles).

For additional information on the exhibit and Last Rites Gallery please visit www.lastritesgallery.com.

General Information

Location: 511 W. 33rd Street, between 10th & 11th Avenues, 3rd floor, New York, NY 10001

Hours: Tues-Fri 2-9 p.m., Sat 2-9 p.m., Sun 2-6 p.m. (Appointments strongly recommended)

Phone: 212.529.0666

Press Contact: Meredith DeSanti/Amanda Early 973.316.1665

About Last Rites Gallery
Last Rites Gallery is New York’s only gallery of dark art. Established in April 2008 by legendary painter and tattooist Paul Booth, the gallery has received high acclaim from both industry and mainstream press including The New York Post, Inked Magazine, Tattoo Society, Juxtapoz, Hi Fructose and “CW 11 Morning News”. Last Rites exhibitions are curated by Gallery Director Andrew Michael Ford. Ford has been profiled, interviewed and/or quoted by The New York Times, Washington Post, Philadelphia Inquirer, Village Voice, Timeout NY, Juxtapoz and National Public Radio’s “All Things Considered”.

About Paul Booth
Best known for his 21 plus years of tattoo experience and dubbed “The New King of Rock Tattoos” by Rolling Stone Magazine, Paul Booth has gained a cult following that includes heavy metal rockers, actors, musicians and fans, who wait over three years for an appointment. In addition to tattooing, Paul has gained acclaim for his dedication to the evolution of his craft and his efforts to elevate the medium into the realm of fine art. This devotion and enthusiasm has given Paul the noted distinction of being the first tattoo artist ever inducted into The National Arts Club (NAC).

Aron Bell

Tomorrow at Last Rites Gallery in NYC, for the 2nd year in a row, some of the world’s best tattoo artists show us that making tattoos is only one of the ways they choose to express themselves creatively. Over 20 renowned tattoo artists will have their paintings on display in the gallery for all to see. We hope you can attend the opening tomorrow, Saturday, May 15th, from 7-11pm…but we also thought you might appreciate a little preview of what will be on the walls tomorrow. Hope to see you at the opening and enjoy the preview! Some of the participating artists include: Paul Booth, Anil Gupta, Joe Capobianco, Mike DeVries, Robert Hernandez, Stefano, Little Dragon and Toxyc!

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Please join Swoon this Friday night, 7 pm at Mccarren Hall, for the Feast of ‘Little Ax’ Broadnax.

The Feast will be a performance dinner for 50 guests. In honor of this evening’s beacon, gospel singer Willmer “Little Ax” Broadnax, old school gender rebel and one of the “Kings of the gospel highway”, all servers and performers will be in their freshest, most decked out dragtime attire.

Performances will take place as an integral part of your dinner experience. The feast will be prepared by master chef Laurel Bell.

This evening is being hosted by the Konbit Shelter project, a sustainable rebuilding project which aims to build structures for the earth quake affected community of Fondwa, Haiti this coming June.
www.konbitshelter.org

Tickets are $30, all proceeds go toward building materials for Haiti.

Come celebrate with us.

The Feast of “Little Ax” Broadnax
Mccarren Hall
98 Bayard st.

Williamsburg, Brooklyn
7 pm. $30 for dinner and performance.
RSVP “Heather Macionus”

FOR IMMEDIATE PRESS RELEASE

Last Rites Gallery Presents Flesh to Canvas 2
Exhibit to Showcase World-Renowned Tattoo Artists’ Canvas Work

May 15, 2010 – May 30, 2010

New York, NY March 30, 2010 – Ink transforms into paint and leaps off the body onto the walls with the opening of Flesh to Canvas 2 on Saturday, May 15th at Manhattan’s Last Rites Gallery. Flesh to Canvas 2 will feature more than 30 pieces of canvas art work by more than 25 world-renowned tattoo artists who create works aside from ink on skin. The exhibition will be on display from May 15th through May 30th.

Owned by master of the macabre and National Arts Club member Paul Booth, Last Rites Gallery will host this diverse and unique exhibition for the second year in a row. The show serves as a means to expose the art world to talented, but often mysterious and underappreciated world of tattoo art, an integral part of the reason Booth established Last Rites Gallery.

“We have created a show specifically comprised of paintings by tattoo artists to help bring attention to these very important and extremely relevant creators,” said Paul Booth. “Therefore, I proudly present this second annual Flesh to Canvas exhibition.”

Artists participating in Flesh to Canvas 2 include: Paul Acker, Alex Adams, Guy Aitchison, Nick Baxter, Aaron Bell, Paul Booth, Joe Capobianco, Joshua Carlton, Mike DeVries, Chris Dingwell, Little Dragon, Alex Garcia, Goethe, Gunnar, Anil Gupta, Ryan Hadley, Robert Hernandez, Phil Holt, Nikko Hurtado, Brian Murphy, Roman, Juan Salgado, Stefano, Toxyc, Kurt Wiscombe and Phil Young.

For additional information on the exhibit and Last Rites Gallery please visit www.lastritesgallery.com.

General Information

Location: 511 W. 33rd Street, between 10th & 11th Avenues, 3rd floor, New York, NY 10001

Hours: Tues-Fri 2-9 p.m., Sat 2-9 p.m., Sun 2-6 p.m. (Appointments strongly recommended)

Phone: 212.529.0666

Press Contact: Meredith DeSanti/Amanda Early 973.316.1665

About Last Rites Gallery
Last Rites Gallery is New York’s only gallery of dark art. Established in April 2008 by legendary painter and tattooist Paul Booth, the gallery has received high acclaim from both industry and mainstream press including The New York Post, Inked Magazine, Tattoo Society, Juxtapoz, Hi Fructose and “CW 11 Morning News”. Last Rites exhibitions are curated by Gallery Director Andrew Michael Ford. Ford has been profiled, interviewed and/or quoted by The New York Times, Washington Post, Philadelphia Inquirer, Village Voice, Timeout NY, Juxtapoz and National Public Radio’s “All Things Considered”.

About Paul Booth
Best known for his 21 plus years of tattoo experience and dubbed “The New King of Rock Tattoos” by Rolling Stone Magazine, Paul Booth has gained a cult following that includes heavy metal rockers, actors, musicians and fans, who wait over three years for an appointment. In addition to tattooing, Paul has gained acclaim for his dedication to the evolution of his craft and his efforts to elevate the medium into the realm of fine art. This devotion and enthusiasm has given Paul the noted distinction of being the first tattoo artist ever inducted into The National Arts Club (NAC).

Photo Title: La Luz de Jesus by  Caroline Hwang

DON’T CALL IT A COMEBACK
an interview with artist Daniel Hyun Lim (aka Fawn Fruits)

Daniel Hyun Lim, better known to some by his artist name Fawn Fruits, is back on the scene and rocking harder than ever. It could also be said, however, that he never left the scene.

When Daniel Hyun Lim was barely out of high school his mother committed suicide. At that time, while in college, Daniel was already being recognized by some major curators and galleries for his incredible paintings. For understandable reasons, Lim sort of (but not completely) dropped out of the scene for several years, as he tried to cope with this tragic loss. Thankfully, Lim was able to fight his way through this very difficult time, with the help of some very important mentors, such as Rob Clayton, Alex Gross, Aaron Smith, Richard Keyes and Nathan Ota. He began to draw again. Then he drew more and more. Then he decided he would attempt to create 1000 drawings (a project he is still working on). Then, much to the delight of myself and many other artists and curators who love his work, Lim finally began to paint again. Lim has said that his new work helps him to cope with and express some darker aspects of his nature, yet most people who have seen this work will say the imagery brings them joy, humor and even some small measure of hope. Upon a closer inspection, however, one will see a small, subtle taste of darkness in many of his creations. Regardless of what his work looks like, Lim is a much happier and healthier person these days, as evidenced by his incredible work ethic and smiling, peaceful demeanor. His new found peace may also be what has led him to create incredible new works which have begun to land him in some pretty amazing galleries, including Copro Nason, Mondo Bizzaro, La Luz de Jesus, Giant Robot, Gallery Nucleus, KochxBox, Bold Hype and Dorothy Circus. With several group and feature shows coming up in the next several years, Lim seems to finally be ready to make his mark. I have worked with Lim for several years and I am continually impressed with his personally and artistic abilities. He is an over-comer and a talent who should not be ignored. I thought it would be a good time to sit down with Lim and ask him a few questions about his life, art and what he has tucked up his sleeve for the foreseeable future.

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Artist Michael Mararian just received a great review in ARTnews of his recent show at Corey Helford Gallery, which was entitled “Youth Parade”.  Critic Richard Chang had this to say about Mararian’s new body of work, “These works intentionally violate principles of good taste.  The fact that they did not shock…was perhaps the shows most potent indictment of pervasive violence.”  Congrats to Mararian on this incredible review.  You can pick up a copy of the May 2010 issue of ARTnews to read the full review.  Way to go Michael!