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Silent Auction @ Postcards From the Edge Preview Party (Jan 6)

Joy Garnett

Paris Riots (#10), 2005
oil on wood panel, 11" x 14"

Courtesy of the artist and Winkleman Gallery, NY

Silent Auction @ Postcards From the Edge Preview Party 

January 6 from 6-8 PM

at:

Cheim + Read

547 West 25th Street New York, NY 10001

http://www.cheimread.com/

Bidding will begin at 6PM and conclude at 7:30 PM.  To place an advance bid or to arrange an absentee bid, contact Visual AIDS at [email protected]

[—-> I’ve donated a piece to the Silent Auction: Come bid at the Preview Party! —-> images —-> http://visualaids.blogspot.com/2011/12/amazing-silent-auction-at-postcards.html ]

The Degenerate Craft Fair is This Weekend !

The Degenerate Craft Fair – www.degeneratecraftfair.com

Circle in the Square [Map]

159 Bleecker St. New York, NY, 10012

Between Sullivan and Thompson Streets

Take the 4, 6 to Bleecker Street or

A, B, C, E, E, F, M to West 4th Street

Featuring over fifty artists who frequently exhibit their work in respected galleries and prestigious museums of New York (examples include PS1/MOMA, The Drawing Center, Apex Art and others). These artists are offering inexpensive versions of their work for sale as holiday gifts. Artists who usually sell their work for hundreds or thousands of dollars will have created objects specifically designed to be sold for generally $50 or less.  [via VillageVoice]

December 10th

Noon to 9pm

Opening night reception from 6pm to 9pm

Featuring music and free beer.

Beer has been lovingly provided by Brooklyn Brewery

December 11th

Noon to 6pm

First 50 visitors receive a tote bag full of goodies!

Download 2011 Degenerate Craft Fair Press Release [PDF]

Announcing the 2011 Degenerate Craft Fair!

The Degenerate Craft Fair – www.degeneratecraftfair.com

19 November 2011: For immediate release

We are pleased to announce the 2011 Degenerate Craft Fair!

The Degenerate Craft Fair is different from your traditional holiday craft fair. Featuring over 75 artists and designers selling their work for generally under $50, some offerings include traditional craft items such as handmade jewelry, ornaments, and knitwear but also include original paintings, artist books, teeth sculptures, curious creatures and more!

159 Bleecker Street

Between Sullivan and Thompson Streets

Take the 4, 6 to Bleecker Street or

A, B, C, E, E, F, M to West 4th Street

December 10th 12pm to 9pm

Opening night reception from 6pm to 9pm

Featuring music and free beer.

Beer has been lovingly provided by Brooklyn Brewery

December 11th 12pm to 6pm

First 50 visitors receive a tote bag full of goodies!

Contact: [email protected]

Download 2011 Degenerate Craft Fair Press Release [PDF]

 

The Fourth Leg

The Fourth Leg

a lesson in pig butchery on October 30, 2011, 3–7 pm.

Join Elaine Tin Nyo for an afternoon with butcher, Gaetano Arnone. During the course of the performance, artist and butcher will discuss our complex relationship to pigs and pork while he teaches you how to breakdown half a pig.

Utilizing the entire animal is just one way we show respect for the life of the animal. Since before the use of fire, butchers and cooks have been allies in this endeavor to feed ourselves mindfully. The performance coincides with the exhibition of The Three Legged Pig,* an art project (a four-channel video installation and artist’s book) that follows the artisanal slaughtering, butchery and charcuterie practices on family farms in Gascony.

Participants will leave with an understanding of pig anatomy as it relates to pork cookery and several traditional and not-so-traditional recipes.

For more information or to enroll, contact Elaine.
Participation and Materials: $135
Class is Limited to 10
Location: Downtown Manhattan

Purchase tickets through Paypal

 

Bios:

 

Gaetano Arnone discovered butchery as a way to save money after his father took ill and he found himself running his family’s restaurant in Orange, California.   After studying under the guidance of Master Butcher Dario Cecchini in Tuscany, Gaetano returned to the states and is now the butcher at Dickson Farmstand in New York City, where he continues his goal of communicating to butchers and carnivores the traditions and craft that he has come to respect and love.

 

 

Elaine Tin Nyo is a conceptual artist and omnivore. Ms. Tin Nyo translates the tradition of genre painting into new media. Using performance, video, photography, cooking and writing, she reframes the everyday rituals of food and its preparation so we may reflect on the inherent beauty and value of the seemingly unimportant moments of our lives. In addition to her visual arts background, she has learned at the side of home cooks and restaurant chefs on three continents. Her art projects have been presented globally.

 

*The Three Legged Pig was part of the exhibition, With Food In Mind at Center for Book Arts in May-June 2011

 

 

Pie Charts

One of my favorite rites of summer is artist Elaine Tin Nyo's sour cherry pie 'social media performance'. Apparently, the sour cherry season is very short, and it coincides with some of the hottest days of summer. During this short moment, Elaine bakes her gorgeous lattice-topped pies, bringing up the temperature in the otherwise tepid, New York art world summer doldrums. This year I met up with Elaine in Washington Square Park on a tropically humid afternoon, for a slice of pie (or two, actually); while savoring the last crumbs, the skies opened up, offering the relief of a sunny downpour. We packed up the picnic hamper and waited for the rain to stop under a leafy tree.

If this is Relational Aesthetics, then I'm in.

Sour cherry pie meet-ups, as well as other projects and events, are well-documented on Elaine's blog, Nothing Happened Today, where you can subscribe to receive email notifications of new posts and projects. You can also keep up with Elaine on her website.

Via Elaine Tin Nyo's email list:

Friends,

It's that time. I saw the first sour cherries at the Union Square Market on July 1. And yes, I bought a couple quarts. Those two quarts accompanied me to work, and then a walk, then a terrace cook out. On Saturday, joined by another two quarts they drove upstate to the Barn and became the first pie of the summer. 

I will make a pie or two a day until the cherries run out (usually in about two to three weeks). I'm making appointments now. Let me know if you want a piece. 

Pictures to follow.

Gosh, I love July.

Elaine