The kind of art I create is for and about people. I'm focused on the "performance of self" and all of the people, places and things that inspire, inform and transform our respective performances. It's fitting that art that has "regular" people as one of its core motifs be exhibited in a so-called non-art setting. So on July 29 my new solo exhibition called This is Urban Pop: An exploration of the performance of self in 3 movements opens at Chi Chiz Bar in Greenwich Village. The show is a prospective of 3 bodies of work that are currently nearing completion. The movements are as follows:

Movement One - Meet: Black Power/Black Pride/Black Pop (BP3)- This movement features paintings and digital work from my Red, Black and Green and Pin-Up Girls series. These works are essentially ruminations on what it means to be African-American and exploring our place in American history, the objectification and celebration of women and the ways we find to "escape" the madness of daily life.

Movement Two Greet: A Portrait of The Life - A Portrait of The Life features selected images from the on-going portrait series and forthcoming documentary film of the same title which chronicles the African-American LGBTQ community. For this show I selected primarily male and transgender images, but the completed series will feature a diverse cross-section of the community including couples in long term relationships, iconic performers and entrepreneurs, and wonderful human beings from diverse backgrounds and genders.

Movement Three Skeet: Skeet - Skeet explores the performance of self as it relates to expressions of physical desire and features imagery from the forthcoming fine art 'zine called Skeet. The purpose of the zine is to stimulate open and irreverent conversation about life, love and the pursuit of physical and emotional pleasure. I've shot a few images for the publication which launches this fall and some of this work will be on display.

Though it sounds like alot, it's actually a tight little show that you can take in during a briefly visit. Think of it as a very tasty appetizer sampler. When you add in great drinks, a feel good vibe, great music and a diverse and lively crowd it makes for a very unique art experience. Come check out the show and come chill with me during the opening reception on Saturday August 7 from 6pm until 9pm. These is NO COVER charge and there will be happy hour drink specials. Oh yes and the most important detail of all...THE WORK IS FOR SALE! (I am a Pop influenced artist after all and in the words of one of my fave artists Andy Warhol "business is the best art of all"). So make it rain!!!!

Ricky Day : This is Urban Pop!
July 29 - September 8, 2010
Chi Chiz Bar 135 Christopher Street, New York - (212) 462-0027
http://www.chichiz.com/

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Leor Grady is an Israeli-born visual artist, working and living in NYC.

Interdisciplinary in nature, his site-specific works explore themes of home and identity politics. Through drawing, installation, and video art, he subversively reposition everyday objects, concepts and experiences to imbue them with poetic meaning.

The materials and techniques he uses are for the most part simple and basic. The works created are reflective environments within which he can explore the dynamics of the personal and the public, between an individual and another.

His work has been shown in the US and abroad, at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington DC, Rush Arts Gallery, Exit Art Gallery and Center for Book Arts in New York City, as well as in public and private collections and in various publications.

My favorite work by Leor is "In Order of Appearance",3:35min,single channel video,2006

It's a short video list of people in order of their appearance in his life. It follows the cinematic format of credit scroll, concluding with credits to cities, places and times.

The piece is currently on view at the National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian institute in DC. Check out a review of the piece here

Check out Leor's website at http://www.leorgrady.com

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I LOVE HER...DO U HEAR ME? I LOVE HER. I don't necessarily like everything she does, but I love how she does it. She is a fearless creative spirit who also speaks her mind. Love you Maya. See you soon at Grown and Sexy Saturdays, until then I got music and a video to watch.

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PARISIAN LAUNDRY
SUMMERTIME IN PARIS EXTREME PAINTING
JULY 23 – AUGUST 28 2010

info@parisianlaundry.com

“Summertime in Paris’, Parisian Laundry's annual summer exhibition remixed this year under the semblance of the city wide ‘Extreme Painting’ project. The exhibition brings together six national and international contemporary artists focusing on where paint is used as potential both in 2 and 3D work. Alongside this survey will be a showcase of recent acquisitions from the Tedeschi Collection featuring an international selection of contemporary artists.

GALLERY 1 Survey of the gallery's artists and guest artists installed as a project by Director Jeanie Riddle including works by BGL, David Armstrong Six, Valérie Blass and Jennifer Lefort as well as invited artists Justin Stephens and Montreal premiere of NYC based artist Cordy Ryman.

BUNKER Recent Acquisitions from the Tedeschi Collection including: Abbas Akhavan, Karin Davie, Lotte Geeven, Kirk Hayes, Gregor Hildebrand, Julian Opie, Reinaldo Sanguino, Cordy Ryman, Franz West & Tal R.

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Join MARY as we make over the Home Sweet Home bar into a gay hip-hop paradise.

Mary Literary Quarterly, in conjunction with the Rashawn Brazell Memorial Fund, will be serving up a night of hip-hop inspired mayhem. We will be kicking it old school, new school, and even pre-school st...yle if we have to!

Hip-hop artist extraordinaire, LastO will be performing a special set, and DJ Black Female Executive will be spinning head-bobbing beats.

All proceeds from the event will be donated to the Rashawn Brazell Memorial Fund, a 501(c) incorporated non-profit that provides merit based college scholarships to college-bound NYC students of color committed to the fight against racism, sexism and homophobia.

Sunday, July 18 from 6-9pm
Home Sweet Home
131 Chrystie Street
between Delancey & Broome
New York, New York 10002

Attire: Wu-tang/Roxanne Shante Realness.
Suggested donation: $10.00

Rashawn Brazell Memorial Fund
http://www.rashawnbrazell.com/
Contact:
info@rashawnbrazell.com
The Rashawn Brazell Memorial Fund aims to establish a sustainable tribute to Rashawn that promotes critical thought about the impact of violence and intolerance, particularly upon queer communities of African descent. Through this endeavor, we seek to empower future generations of activists and scholars by providing financial support and mentoring opportunities.

Mary Literary:
Contact: William Johnson
email: maryliterary@gmail.com
http://www.maryliterary.com/
Mary is a literary journal dedicated to showcasing Queer/Gay writings of artistic merit.

LastO:
http://www.myspace.com/whoislastoffence

Photo: Curtis Bryant @moose-hunters
Model: LastOSee More

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Zwelethu Mthethwa: Inner Views brings together three series by South African photographer Zwelethu Mthethwa (b. 1960). “Interiors” and “Empty Beds” document the domestic lives of migrant workers around Johannesburg, South Africa, while “Common Ground” focuses on the shared experience of natural disasters in urban areas, featuring houses in New Orleans, Louisiana after Hurricane Katrina and on the outskirts of Cape Town, South Africa, after wildfires.

(Lauren Kelley - Lindy Train)

(Ahuja Mequitta - Generator 2010)

(Valeria Piraino - With Pen in Hand 2010)

In this year’s installment of the much anticipated Artist-in-Residence exhibition, Mequitta Ahuja (b. 1976), Lauren D. Kelley (b. 1975) and Valerie Piraino (b. 1981) display diverse projects in a range of media, all visually addressing the construction of history and memory. Ahuja makes lush paintings in which mythological warriors and demigods move between landscape, self-portraiture and abstraction; Kelley crafts stop-motion animations and sculptural installations telling stories of material and emotional excess; Piraino repurposes family artifacts to create installations drawing attention to the frames that shape experience and memory.

The Studio Museum in Harlem

144 West 125th Street
New York, New York 10027

Tel: 212.864.4500
Fax: 212.864.4800
Hours:

Monday Closed

Tuesday Closed

Wednesday Closed

Thursday 12 PM-9 PM

Friday 12 PM-9 PM

Saturday 10 AM-6 PM

Target Free Sunday 12 PM-6 PM

The Museum is closed on Independence Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and New Year’s Day.

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THE NEW GRAND TOUR

Extended through July 30, 2010

NEW YORK, NY, APRIL 30, 2010- BRYCE WOLKOWITZ GALLERY is pleased to announce the opening of The New Grand Tour, curated by Amanda Bhalla Wilkes. The original concept of the grand tour was born in the late sixteenth century when it became fashionable for young aristocrats to visit the great cities of Europe such as Paris, Venice, Florence, and Rome, as the culmination of their classical education. As rail and steamship travel became more accessible, the practice flourished and served as an educational rite of passage for Englishmen, Germans, French and Americans alike. The goal of The New Grand Tour is to revive, re-invent, redefine, and change the old concept by venturing well beyond a voyage for the privileged elite. Instead, The New Grand Tour would become a mechanism for a group of unique and talented artists to interact with foreign cultures in an appreciative and organic way, rather than simply as voyeurs.

Beginning on October 20, 2007, Young Kim was joined by Deanne Cheuk, José Parlá, Rey Parlá, Rostarr and Davi Russo for thirteen days of travel in the Far East. They began in Shanghai heading for the remote Yunnan Province, in search of the mystical city of Shangri la. With James Hilton’s novel, Lost Horizon as their guide, their journey took them through the beautiful valleys, rivers and lakes between the border of Yunnan Province and Tibet, through the Mei Li Snow Mountains and eventually to Beijing. While on this journey, each artist created new works within their respective medium, inspired by the places they visited during their travels.

This wide-ranging body of work, now showcased in The New Grand Tour exhibition, brings together a diverse group of voices united through their individual and collective experiences on this tour, which reflects both the visual and sensory inspiration they encountered in the many destinations of this shared travelogue. From Suitman’s humorous snapshot portraits of Tsitang school children to José Parlá’s densely layered paintings the works in this exhibition show how materiality and subject intertwine to make an image of their journey. Deanne Cheuk’s meticulous drawings and colorful watercolors inspired by the Shangri La landscape take us there. While the free form calligraphy in Rostarr’s graphic paintings and filmmaker Rey Parlá’s exploration of narrative storytelling through his unique process of distressing and treating celluloid negatives reflect the visual and written, much like the Chinese character as word. Photographer Davi Russo’s snapshots of the sights and sounds he encountered on the journey give a raw and immediate sense to the overall experience.

*Catalog available

For more information please contact Amanda Wilkes at amanda@brycewolkowitz.com or (212) 243-8830.

Our mailing address is:
Bryce Wolkowitz Gallery
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New York, NY 10011

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Cordy Ryman: Scrapple
July 17 - September 4, 2010
Opening reception Saturday, July 17, 6 - 8pm
Conversation between the artist and Sue Graze, Executive Director of Arthouse at the Jones Center, begins at 7pm

Lora Reynolds Gallery is pleased to announce our first solo exhibition of new works by New York based artist, Cordy Ryman, entitled Scrapple. Rooted loosely in minimalism and abstraction, Cordy Ryman's paintings and sculptures address elements of architecture with rich texture and a unique color palette. His intuitive and spontaneous process is propelled and determined primarily by the characteristics of his media. Manipulating materials such as wood, metal, Velcro, Gorilla Glue, staples and scraps from his studio floor, Ryman's assemblages convey his hand in physical and humorous ways.

A departure from traditional archetypes, Ryman's paintings possess bold sculptural surfaces and forms. In Devil Dog, Ryman hinges together two roughly cut blocks of recycled wood leaving them angled and agape at the center. On the outward surface Ryman has applied splotches of white paint to reveal the wood's inherently crude texture. The minimalist white also emphasizes a lone, residual, bent nail enflamed with a coat of red paint. Ryman considers even the back of this work, as it dons a vibrant shade of jade - casting a green glow against the white gallery wall.

Cordy Ryman: Scrapple will be on view at Lora Reynolds Gallery, 360 Nueces, Suite 50, Austin, Texas 78701 from July 17 - September 4, 2010. GALLERY HOURS: Tuesday through Saturday, 11:00 am to 6:00 pm. For further information please visit our website, www.lorareynolds.com, contact Emma Cole at 512.215.4965 or emma@lorareynolds.com.

Image: Cordy Ryman, Elephant Ocean, 2010, acrylic, enamel and wood glue on wood, 18-5/8 x 16 x 3-7/8 inches

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"FILTHY FIFTIES FRISCO"
THE ART OF FOGTOWN

By Bradley C. Rader

Four years after his debut show (THE LEGEND OF HARRY & DICKLESS TOM: Original Comic Book Art Work - 
October - November 2006), Emmy award winning animation artist/director Brad Rader returns to Flazh!Alley Art Studio to celebrate the release of his latest book, the 171 page graphic novel, FOGTOWN (DC/Vertigo, August 10, 2010) written by Andersen Gabrych.

Paraphrasing the author, FOGTOWN is a raw, ugly, and explicitly human pulp/noir detective series, set in the ferociously filthy underworld of ‘50’s San Francisco. It follows the seamy temptations, damnations, and redemptions of Frank Grissel, P.I., an aging, hard-living, and morally ambiguous detective in the Mike Hammer/Sam Spade tradition…who “just happens” to be a pier-trawling, deeply closeted homosexual.

Brad Rader’s original artwork from pages of his book, drawn in black and white pen and ink, comprise the show. Stylistically, the Alaska born artist emulates the comic book artwork of the 1950’s with influence of Russ Heath and E.C. Comics artists Jack Davis and Wally Wood.

An Emmy Award winning animation artist and director, Brad Rader has served as storyboard artist on many animated series including The Real Ghostbusters, Alf, Batman, Gargoyles, Stripperella and most recently, King of the Hill. He has directed several series, including HBO’s Spawn, for which he won an Emmy award (1999). He has illustrated the comic books Batman Adventures, and Catwoman (DC Comics); The Mark (Dark Horse Comics); and Tex: The Fine Art of Character Assassination (Atomic Basement). A graduate of Art Center College of Design (illustration), Mr. Rader returned to his alma mater and to Otis/Parsons to teach storyboarding. His art has been exhibited in galleries in the United States as well as internationally.

The only public receptions and book signings will be on San Pedro's 1st Thursdays Art Walk Nights, August 5 and September 2, 2010 from 7-11 PM ADULTS ONLY (18 and over) "Filthy Fifties Frisco" can also be seen by appointment. Please call, 310.833.3633 or flazhalley@aol.com

Flazh!Alley Art Studio is located at 1113 S. Pacific Ave., Suite B, San Pedro, CA. Park in the large city parking lot behind the Ramona Bakery at Pacific & 11th Street. Enter Flazh!Alley from the alley, of course.

www.flazhalleystudio.com

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Brandon Anschultz and Nicole Mauser
July 16 - August 14, 2010 (opening reception Friday, July 16th, 5-8pm)
Curated by Natalie Popovic Schuh

Carrie Secrist Gallery is pleased to announce two upcoming exhibitions featuring the work of Brandon Anschultz and Nicole Mauser. These will be the first solo exhibitions in Chicago for both artists.

Dismantling into discrete parts the fundamental elements of formal painting -- chromatics, substrate, composition, dimensionality and presentation -- Brandon Anschultz pays homage to the medium's essential capacity for beauty while challenging every traditional approach to producing it. Paint is directly applied to canvas, then partially removed and pressed against another canvas, creating a wholly new impression. That imprint, in turn, creates another -- removing that particular product even further from its expressive source: the artist's hand. An all-over hue is built by layering multiple coats of flat paint; that meticulous and complex color is disrupted by the chance marks of imprinted paint, the whole canvas then reversed to reveal the otherwise hidden, incidental residues that bled through the raw fabric surface. Canvas is removed entirely from its frame to form sculptural pieces that have both a painterly presence and a slightly disorienting three-dimensionality. By the continual excavation of the medium's potential for novelty and the artist's ability to subvert his own expertise, the work ultimately discloses the simplest of motives: that of immediate, visceral pleasure. In Anshcultz's work, the lushness and tactility of paint continually walk the line of formalist restraint and something rawly and agitatedly subversive. (By Jessica Baren)

Nicole Mauser's approach to abstraction stems from an aim to create tension between the materiality of the painted surface and the constructed image it contains. As she builds paintings through the addition and subtraction of marks, Mauser is careful to allow the process of it's making to remain. While constructing these surface images she maintains an awareness of each painting's objectness, leading to a sense of being able to physically navigate the layers of the finished picture plane. By combining this use of abstraction with an interest in narrative, Mauser seeks to break down distinctions between the organic and synthetic, system and intuition, space and light, abjection and desire. Trespassing through these fields, the painting process becomes a search for form and meaning, both for the artist as its maker and for the viewer.

Brandon Anschultz was born in Judsonia, Arkansas and currently lives and works in St. Louis, Missouri. He received his BFA from Louisiana Tech University and his MFA from Washington University in St. Louis. Stick Around for Joy, a solo exhibition at Laumeier Sculpture Park in St. Louis is currently on view. Anschultz has had recent solo exhibitions at the Center of Creative Arts, White Flag Projects, and Philip Slein Gallery in St. Louis; @Space Contemporary in Santa Ana, California; and Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York. Recent group exhibitions include Front Desk Apparatus in New York; Monte Vista Projects in Los Angeles; the Brooks Museum of Art, Memphis; the Daum Museum of Contemporary Art, Sedalia, Missouri; The Dolphin Gallery and Urban Culture Project's La Esquina, in Kansas City and Sun Yat Sen Memorial Hall, Taipei, Taiwan.

Nicole Mauser is a recent graduate of the MFA program at the University of Chicago and has a BFA from the Ringling School of Art in Design, Sarasota, Florida. Mauser has had recent exhibitions at DOVA Temporary, Chicago, IL and at the Arts Incubator of Kansas City. Mauser is the recipient of the Student Fine Art Fund University of Chicago, Grant for Berlin painting research, has studied at Centre pour l'Arte et la Culture, IAU Aix-en-Provence France and was included in the New American Paintings, issue #76, Midwest Region Competition, Curated by Raphaela Platow. Mauser has participated in the Urban Culture Project Residency in KCMO was recently chosen as a Post-MFA Teaching Fellow at The University of Chicago, which begins in 2011.

A reception will be held at the gallery on Friday, 16 July, from 5-8pm. For further information please call the gallery at 312.491.0917, or email at info@secristgallery.com.

Brandon Anschultz, Blue, White and Camo (Reverse), 2010, oil on raw canvas, 52 x 42 inches

Nicole Mauser, Herringbone Homunculus, 2010, oil on canvas, 16 x 20 x 1 inch

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(E Coli)

(HIV)

Luke Jerram's transparent glass sculptures are created to contemplate the global impact of infectious disease while exploring the edges of perception, scientific understanding and visualization of a virus.

Designed in consultation with virologist Dr. Andrew Davidson from the University of Bristol in England, using a combination of different scientific photographs and models, the sculptures were made in collaboration with a team of specialized scientific glassblowers. Through them the artist reveals the fascinating tension between something that is unusually beautiful but which is also extremely dangerous and plaguing humanity.

Luke Jerram is an inventor, a researcher, an amateur scientist and a multidisciplinary artist. Currently he is a Research Fellow at the University of Southampton, England. Jerram is the recipient of numerous awards and grants and his extraordinary projects and installations have won acclaim in cities around the world.

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(Malcolm and Tyson 14 x 11 digital c-print 2009 edition of 30)

(Jonte 11 x 14 digital c-print 2008 edition of 30)

Thanks to everyone who came out to THE GREAT LGBTQ PHOTO SHOW reception last night. The event was a mega success! The gallery was packed with wall to wall visitors and there were still tons of people outside. It's the single biggest opening I've personally participated in up to date and I'm thankful for the opportunity. Check out the show which runs thru July 10, 2010.

June 16 - July 10, 2010
____________________________________________________

This group photography show includes a wide range of imagery--documentary, erotic, political, romantic and more. With more than 80 photographers represented from the US and around the world, The Great LGBTQ Photo Show provides viewers with a broad survey of what contemporary queer photographers are working on today. Additionally, on Tuesday, June 29 from 6pm to 8pm, renowned writer, scholar and photography critic, Allen Ellenzweig, will talk about The Great LGBTQ Photo Show and queer photography today.

The following photographers are included in The Great LGBTQ Photo Show:
Thom Adams, Ajamu X, Michael Alago, Tom Baron, Robert Bianchi, Ripp Bowman, Don Campbell, Luis Carle, Lage Carlson, Aaron Cobbett, Brendon Connors, Larry Cwik, Ricky Day, Beau del'Aire, George Dinhaupt, J.D. Dragan, Jess T. Dugan, Mark Edward, Devin Elijah, Billy Erb, Lola Flash, Warren Fletcher, Paul Freeman, Claude Furones, Alex Geana, Brian Gorman, Rebecca Greenberg, Mareike Guensche, Crystal Gwyn, Kim Hanson, Emeric Harney, Michael Harwood, Dahn Hiuni, Hugh Holland, Charles Hovland, Mikka Jacino, David Jarrett, Angela Jimenez, John H. Johnson, Katie Koti, Molly Landreth, Ross Bennett Lewis, Frank Louis, Ricardo Louis, Janice Marshack, David J. Martin, Dick Mitchell, Greg Mitchell, Pierre-Yves Monnerville, Enrique Jayro Montesinos, Grace Moon, Amanda Morgan, Lara Morgan, Ocean Morisett, Patrick Mulcahy, Peter Pfeffer, Gregory Prescott, Andrew Printer, Xavier Radic, Benyamin Reich, Eric Rhein, Ulli Richter, Garry Rissman, Alexis Rodriguez-Duarte, Nicholas Romanoli, Leslie Satterfield, Mathieu Schmutzler, Larry Schulte, Rick Shupper, Robert Siegelman, Bryan Smith, Lars Stephan, Margaret Stratton, Burt Sun, Thomas TRET Tierney, Enrique Toribio, Douglas Blair Turnbaugh, Taschka Turnquist, Johann Van Wyk, Vega, Adam Vincentz, Sophia Wallace, Cynthia Warwick, Fred Watson, Brett Wexler, Jade Yumang

GALLERY HOURS ARE TUES-SAT from NOON-6PM
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE GALLERY WILL STAY OPEN
UNTIL 7:30PM on WED, JUNE 16 and THURS, JUNE 24

ABOUT THE LESLIE/LOHMAN GAY ART FOUNDATION
Described by Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times art critic Holland Cotter as "...a thoroughly nonmainstream pearl beyond price," the LESLIE/LOHMAN GAY ART FOUNDATION (LLGAF) is a non-profit foundation established to provide an outlet for artwork that is unambiguously gay and which is often denied access to mainstream venues. Founded in 1990, the Foundation mounts exhibitions of art in all media by gay and lesbian artists emphasizing subject matter that speaks to queer sensibilities, including works with erotic, political, romantic and social imagery. LLGAF also provides special support for emerging and underrepresented artists through The ARCHIVE (a quarterly art journal) and a permanent collection of more than 3,000 works, including pieces by artists Duncan Grant, Keith Haring, Andy Warhol, Jean Cocteau and Robert Mapplethorpe. Leslie/Lohman is the premier resource for anyone interested in the rich art legacy of the LGBTQ community and its influence on and confrontation with the mainstream art world.


LESLIE/LOHMAN GALLERY
26 Wooster Street
(between Grand & Canal)
NYC 10013
(212) 431-2609
www.leslielohman.org

Gallery Hours
Tuesday - Saturday
Noon - 6pm

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(Malcolm and Tyson 14 x 11 digital c-print 2009 edition of 30)

(Jonte 11 x 14 digital c-print 2008 edition of 30)

THE GREAT LGBTQ PHOTO SHOW

June 16 - July 10, 2010
____________________________________________________

OPENING RECEPTION
June 15 (Tues)
6pm - 8pm

I've been invited to exhibit new work in The Great LGBTQ Photo Show at Leslie/Lohman Gallery here in NYC. This group photography show includes a wide range of imagery--documentary, erotic, political, romantic and more. With more than 80 photographers represented from the US and around the world, The Great LGBTQ Photo Show provides viewers with a broad survey of what contemporary queer photographers are working on today. To mark the opening of this exhibition, there will be a public reception on Tuesday, June 15 from 6pm to 8pm. Additionally, on Tuesday, June 29 from 6pm to 8pm, renowned writer, scholar and photography critic, Allen Ellenzweig, will talkabout The Great LGBTQ Photo Show and queer photography today.

I've chosen to exhibit two images from my ongoing portrait series about the African-American LGBTQ community called "A Portrait of The LIfe" (formerly This is The Life). There's exciting news about the portrait project coming soon, but this show is a great opportunity to view samples of the work right now.

The following photographers are included in The Great LGBTQ Photo Show:
Thom Adams, Ajamu X, Michael Alago, Tom Baron, Robert Bianchi, Ripp Bowman, Don Campbell, Luis Carle, Lage Carlson, Aaron Cobbett, Brendon Connors, Larry Cwik, Ricky Day, Beau del'Aire, George Dinhaupt, J.D. Dragan, Jess T. Dugan, Mark Edward, Devin Elijah, Billy Erb, Lola Flash, Warren Fletcher, Paul Freeman, Claude Furones, Alex Geana, Brian Gorman, Rebecca Greenberg, Mareike Guensche, Crystal Gwyn, Kim Hanson, Emeric Harney, Michael Harwood, Dahn Hiuni, Hugh Holland, Charles Hovland, Mikka Jacino, David Jarrett, Angela Jimenez, John H. Johnson, Katie Koti, Molly Landreth, Ross Bennett Lewis, Frank Louis, Ricardo Louis, Janice Marshack, David J. Martin, Dick Mitchell, Greg Mitchell, Pierre-Yves Monnerville, Enrique Jayro Montesinos, Grace Moon, Amanda Morgan, Lara Morgan, Ocean Morisett, Patrick Mulcahy, Peter Pfeffer, Gregory Prescott, Andrew Printer, Xavier Radic, Benyamin Reich, Eric Rhein, Ulli Richter, Garry Rissman, Alexis Rodriguez-Duarte, Nicholas Romanoli, Leslie Satterfield, Mathieu Schmutzler, Larry Schulte, Rick Shupper, Robert Siegelman, Bryan Smith, Lars Stephan, Margaret Stratton, Burt Sun, Thomas TRET Tierney, Enrique Toribio, Douglas Blair Turnbaugh, Taschka Turnquist, Johann Van Wyk, Vega, Adam Vincentz, Sophia Wallace, Cynthia Warwick, Fred Watson, Brett Wexler, Jade Yumang

GALLERY HOURS ARE TUES-SAT from NOON-6PM
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE GALLERY WILL STAY OPEN
UNTIL 7:30PM on WED, JUNE 16 and THURS, JUNE 24

Please make every effort to come out to the opening reception and tell all your friends. It's important for us to show the collective strength of our community and our desire to support our artists of color.

ABOUT THE LESLIE/LOHMAN GAY ART FOUNDATION
Described by Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times art critic Holland Cotter as "...a thoroughly nonmainstream pearl beyond price," the LESLIE/LOHMAN GAY ART FOUNDATION (LLGAF) is a non-profit foundation established to provide an outlet for artwork that is unambiguously gay and which is often denied access to mainstream venues. Founded in 1990, the Foundation mounts exhibitions of art in all media by gay and lesbian artists emphasizing subject matter that speaks to queer sensibilities, including works with erotic, political, romantic and social imagery. LLGAF also provides special support for emerging and underrepresented artists through The ARCHIVE (a quarterly art journal) and a permanent collection of more than 3,000 works, including pieces by artists Duncan Grant, Keith Haring, Andy Warhol, Jean Cocteau and Robert Mapplethorpe. Leslie/Lohman is the premier resource for anyone interested in the rich art legacy of the LGBTQ community and its influence on and confrontation with the mainstream art world.


LESLIE/LOHMAN GALLERY
26 Wooster Street
(between Grand & Canal)
NYC 10013
(212) 431-2609
www.leslielohman.org

Gallery Hours
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Noon - 6pm

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A Separate Peace
Curated by Anna Ortt and Shane McAdams
McNeill Art Group Project Space, 143 Reade Street, NYC
June 16 – August 29
Opening Reception, June 16, 6 – 9 PM
Gallery hours by appointment

With the onset of the digital age artists are faced with an unprecedented availability of legitimate content and media for expressing themselves. In order to identify, parse and organize this information, many artists choose to work across media and disciplines, virtually without restriction, embracing new media, while others choose to confront it by returning to traditional modes of mark making and representation, finding novelty in personal mythologies and individualized narratives, creating manageable worlds that do not answer to the pressures outside it.

A Separate Peace features artists who create works featuring their own, unique cosmologies, interior logics and self-enclosed universes in order to maintain an integrity independent of the exterior world.

A Separate Peace features:

Samuel T. Adams
Jonathan Allen
Jeffrey Beebe
Jean Blackburn
Paul Jacobsen
Nick Lamia
Adela Leibowitz
Patte Loper
Shane McAdams
Nat Meade
Dean Monogenis
Christopher Mir
Ryan Mrozowski
Kristen Schiele
Ann Sophie Staerk

For information, please contact Anna Ortt at 917-653-9206 or anna@annaortt.com.
Images for the exhibition can be seen at www.annaortt.com

Shane McAdams is an artist, curator and art critic living in Brooklyn, NY. He has been a contributor to the Brooklyn Rail since 2003 and is former Director of Caren Golden Fine Art. He is currently teaching at the Rhode Island School of Design and preparing for a solo show of his own work to take place this fall at Elizabeth Leach Gallery in Portland, OR.

Anna Ortt has been representing emerging artists in New York City for over 7 yrs, first as an independent curator participating in international art fairs, then as Assistant Director for Littlejohn Contemporary, and finally as a partner of Lyons Wier Ortt Gallery in Chelsea form 2006-2009. Anna is dedicated to finding new emerging art with high craft and concept, and will be focusing on a range of curatorial projects and collaborations.

McNeill Art Group began as an art consulting and acquisitions company in 2005. After establishing a presence as a private dealer and exhibiting artists at international art fairs around the world, McNeill began seeking exhibition opportunities in alternative spaces. McNeill worked with Artisan Lofts to create the McNeill Art Group Tribeca Project Space in an effort to continue the global movement towards enhancing the visibility of contemporary art while not conforming to the traditional gallery structure. The Tribeca Project Space is on the ground floor of Artisan Lofts in Tribeca, New York.

For more information about McNeill Art Group, contact Beth McNeill at 631-838-4843 or email mcneillartgroup@mac.com.

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Yossi Milo Gallery is pleased to announce Retratos Pintados, an exhibition of vernacular hand-colored photographic portraits from Brazil, on view from Thursday, June 24, through Saturday, September 18, 2010

Since the late 19th century through the 1990s, hand-painted photographic portraits were a common feature in homes in the rural areas of the northeastern Brazilian states. At a time when black-and-white photographs were not considered dramatic enough, the retratos pintados ("painted portraits") glamorized and idealized their subjects. Using oil washes and other techniques specific to the region, local artisans embellished the portraits, illustrating the fantasies and desires of their customers. Due to advances in technology, hand-painted photographs have become a rarity in the region, and this unique form of portrait-making is lost. For more information, please visit: http://www.yossimilo.com/exhibitions/2010_06-retr_pint/

Retratos Pintados, a book of 61 four-color plates of photographs with an introduction by Martin Parr and edited by Parr and Titus Riedl was published by Nazraeli Press in 2010 and is available at the gallery.

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The brand new GaGa video. Check it out.

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In yet another Urban Pop LIfe exclusive, check out this hot new rising star Britni Elise. Her single Hello is blowing up on radio stations across the country and available on itunes. Stay tuned for more from Britni in the near future, but for now peep the video, listen to the track and let me know what you think.

Britni Elise

Britni Elise Is a singer and songwriter and definitely the uprising star of 2010. Since twelve, she has made it her destiny to become the new Pop ICON of the 21st century. Singing melodies with her father at the age of three was the beginning of her many steps toward success. At eight she performed in the Christian play "The Lord will Make A Way" in Cleveland, Ohio.

In 2001, Britni Elise put her first trio group together; "First Choice" writing and producing eleven of the thirteen songs on the gospel group's debut CD. They performed at various venues in the Cleveland area but split up in mid 2004. Britni Elise continued writing and less than one year later put together an R&B trio called Chosen Fate. She co-wrote and produced five songs for the trio and they also performed at various venues in and around the Cleveland area. Unfortunately Chosen Fate split in early 2007.

Undaunted, Britni Elise began her pursuit as a solo artist. Under the guidance of industry veteran, PJ Jones, Britni Elise spent the summer of 2008 in Atlanta, GA. writing; recording with Charles Farrar (Vyrus) and developing in the infamous Artist Development Center whose success stories include New Edition, Ciara, Usher, and LeToya Luckett. Britni Elise credits the Artist Development Center as the reason for her growing success. She quotes, “I could not have accomplished so much vocally and in my performance if it were not for the grind and hard work at the center. I wouldn’t trade that experience for anything in the world”

In 2008, Britni Elise signed with K-Lo Entertainment as its first artist under the direction of famed (Major League) baseball player, Kenny Lofton. Since signing with K-Lo Entertainment, Britni Elise has recorded with the illustrious Harvey Mason of Harvey Mason Media whose discography includes the Dream Girls Complete Movie Soundtrack, More Than A Game Movie, Beyonce, Chris Brown, Tyrese, Justin Timberlake, Britney Spears & Whitney Houston.

Britni Elise has been touring all summer opening for Trey Songs, Ginuwine, Monica, Letoya and the first week of the 2009 Russ Buss Tour featuring acts like Mario and the New Boyz!

In February 2010, Britni Elise will be sharing the spotlight with Ginuwine and K-Jon on the Charlie Wilson tour in her hometown, of Cleveland, Ohio. Britni Elise has also signed with the Docherty Talent Agency for modeling, commercials and print work.

Being in love and having that someone that “completes” you, describes her first single on iTunes, “Satisfied” co-written with Charles Farrar (Vyrus). “Satisfied” gained national and international radio exposure (5k spins) and her video directed by Dabling Harward (Spin Flight Studio Productions) was accepted and added to BETJ, VH1 SOUL, MTV, Music on Demand and a host of local video outlets. Her fan base has increased tenfold with the 2009 release of her remix to “Papers” (Usher) and “Turnt Up” (Roscoe Dash) and both continue to receive national airplay. In 1/10, Britni Elise released her first Mix Tape; Mick Boogie presents Britni Elise B.E. Satisfied.

Currently, Britni Elise is recording with Harvey Mason and her second single “Hello” is receiving applause with a standing ovation from around the country.

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(Image: Francesca Gabbiani, The House of Falling Leaves, 2010, giclée print, colored paper, and gouache on Museo Max paper, 30-3/8 x 22 inches, edition of 4)

Francesca Gabbiani: Dream Baby Dream
May 22 - July 10, 2010

Lora Reynolds Gallery is pleased to announce our third solo exhibition of new works by Los Angeles based artist, Francesca Gabbiani, entitled Dream Baby Dream.

Viewed from a distance Francesca Gabbiani's intricate assemblages are easily mistaken for paintings. Their flattened realism is upon closer inspection composed of thousands of densely layered abstract shapes of cut paper. The often decadent imagery present in Gabbiani's work complements and echoes her craft. Influenced by cinema, the interior space - both physical and metaphysical - as well as melancholia, Francesca Gabbiani illustrates surreal fleeting moments.

Francesca Gabbiani: Dream Baby Dream will be on view at Lora Reynolds Gallery, 360 Nueces, Suite 50, Austin, Texas 78701 from May 22 - July 10, 2010. GALLERY HOURS: Tuesday through Saturday, 11:00 am to 6:00 pm. For further information please visit our website, www.lorareynolds.com, contact Emma Cole at 512.215.4965 or emma@lorareynolds.com.

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Every so often the music industry gives birth to a production/writing team that can only be described as unparalleled. Meet the newest offspring, SHALIEK RIVERS and CASHUS C.R.E.A.M., a dynamic duo that go by the name, THE HITTERZz.

Rivers (24) was born in the Bronx, NY, moved to Charleston, SC at the age of 12, and returned to NY after graduating HS. With artists like Babyface and Stevie Wonder as his inspiration, music was firmly rooted in his soul. He signed with Universal Records as a solo artist at 18 and was blessed with the opportunity to work with superstar producers including Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, Brian Michael Cox and Alicia Keys just to name a few. He honed his skills from working with them one on one. The studio was his classroom and he learned well. Though the record was never released, Shaliek had come to realize the power of great lyrics and decided to pursue his passion…Songwriting!

C.R.E.A.M. (24) was born in Hartford, CT and raised on the lyrics of LL Cool J and Run DMC. He was offered a full time position working for a Fortune 500 company in his last year of college. So impressed by his potential, the company offered to pay his tuition. Even though he had landed the dream corporate job he quickly realized his heart was not in it.

A meeting with a NY producer, “PKing The Specialist”, provided C.R.E.A.M. with his first production deal and the spark was now lit. He soon abandoned his corporate gig and set his sights squarely on the big apple.

Shortly after he arrived in NYC he was offered a major label deal. However, on his way to the final meeting he received word that the deal had fallen through. It was then that he too realized that he could put his pen to great use crafting songs for other artists.

A chance encounter brought the two growing talents together. Shaliek, with his smooth r & b skills, and C.R.E.A.M. with his melodic hip hop sensibility. It was a match made in heaven. Their chemistry has proven quite productive and is finally receiving the attention of A&R representatives and label heads alike.

“Music is not just a hustle for us, it’s a passion- a way of life. We’ve sacrificed everything for it, and once the heart is set on what the mind wants, losing is simply not an option.” THE HITTERZz

Check out the new joint they wrote for our favorite Pussycat Doll. I'm pretty sure it's gonna be a smash. What do you think?

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(Malcolm and Tyson 14 x 11 digital c-print 2009 edition of 30)

(Jonte 11 x 14 digital c-print 2008 edition of 30)

THE GREAT LGBTQ PHOTO SHOW

June 16 - July 10, 2010
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OPENING RECEPTION
June 15 (Tues)
6pm - 8pm

I've been invited to exhibit new work in The Great LGBTQ Photo Show at Leslie/Lohman Gallery here in NYC. This group photography show includes a wide range of imagery--documentary, erotic, political, romantic and more. With more than 80 photographers represented from the US and around the world, The Great LGBTQ Photo Show provides viewers with a broad survey of what contemporary queer photographers are working on today. To mark the opening of this exhibition, there will be a public reception on Tuesday, June 15 from 6pm to 8pm. Additionally, on Tuesday, June 29 from 6pm to 8pm, renowned writer, scholar and photography critic, Allen Ellenzweig, will talb about The Great LGBTQ Photo Show and queer photography today.

I've chosen to exhibit two images from my ongoing portrait series about the African-American LGBTQ community called "A Portrait of The LIfe" (formerly This is The Life). There's exciting news about the portrait project coming soon, but this show is a great opportunity to view samples of the work right now.

The following photographers are included in The Great LGBTQ Photo Show:
Thom Adams, Ajamu X, Michael Alago, Tom Baron, Robert Bianchi, Ripp Bowman, Don Campbell, Luis Carle, Lage Carlson, Aaron Cobbett, Brendon Connors, Larry Cwik, Ricky Day, Beau del'Aire, George Dinhaupt, J.D. Dragan, Jess T. Dugan, Mark Edward, Devin Elijah, Billy Erb, Lola Flash, Warren Fletcher, Paul Freeman, Claude Furones, Alex Geana, Brian Gorman, Rebecca Greenberg, Mareike Guensche, Crystal Gwyn, Kim Hanson, Emeric Harney, Michael Harwood, Dahn Hiuni, Hugh Holland, Charles Hovland, Mikka Jacino, David Jarrett, Angela Jimenez, John H. Johnson, Katie Koti, Molly Landreth, Ross Bennett Lewis, Frank Louis, Ricardo Louis, Janice Marshack, David J. Martin, Dick Mitchell, Greg Mitchell, Pierre-Yves Monnerville, Enrique Jayro Montesinos, Grace Moon, Amanda Morgan, Lara Morgan, Ocean Morisett, Patrick Mulcahy, Peter Pfeffer, Gregory Prescott, Andrew Printer, Xavier Radic, Benyamin Reich, Eric Rhein, Ulli Richter, Garry Rissman, Alexis Rodriguez-Duarte, Nicholas Romanoli, Leslie Satterfield, Mathieu Schmutzler, Larry Schulte, Rick Shupper, Robert Siegelman, Bryan Smith, Lars Stephan, Margaret Stratton, Burt Sun, Thomas TRET Tierney, Enrique Toribio, Douglas Blair Turnbaugh, Taschka Turnquist, Johann Van Wyk, Vega, Adam Vincentz, Sophia Wallace, Cynthia Warwick, Fred Watson, Brett Wexler, Jade Yumang

GALLERY HOURS ARE TUES-SAT from NOON-6PM
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE GALLERY WILL STAY OPEN
UNTIL 7:30PM on WED, JUNE 16 and THURS, JUNE 24

Please make every effort to come out to the opening reception and tell all your friends. It's important for us to show the collective strength of our community and our desire to support our artists of color.

ABOUT THE LESLIE/LOHMAN GAY ART FOUNDATION
Described by Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times art critic Holland Cotter as "...a thoroughly nonmainstream pearl beyond price," the LESLIE/LOHMAN GAY ART FOUNDATION (LLGAF) is a non-profit foundation established to provide an outlet for artwork that is unambiguously gay and which is often denied access to mainstream venues. Founded in 1990, the Foundation mounts exhibitions of art in all media by gay and lesbian artists emphasizing subject matter that speaks to queer sensibilities, including works with erotic, political, romantic and social imagery. LLGAF also provides special support for emerging and underrepresented artists through The ARCHIVE (a quarterly art journal) and a permanent collection of more than 3,000 works, including pieces by artists Duncan Grant, Keith Haring, Andy Warhol, Jean Cocteau and Robert Mapplethorpe. Leslie/Lohman is the premier resource for anyone interested in the rich art legacy of the LGBTQ community and its influence on and confrontation with the mainstream art world.


LESLIE/LOHMAN GALLERY
26 Wooster Street
(between Grand & Canal)
NYC 10013
(212) 431-2609
www.leslielohman.org

Gallery Hours
Tuesday - Saturday
Noon - 6pm

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From CNN

New York (CNN) -- Emmy-winning "Golden Girls" actress Rue McClanahan died of a stroke in a New York hospital early Thursday, her manager said. She was 76.

McClanahan's family surrounded her bed when she died at New York Presbyterian Hospital, according to manager Barbara Lawrence.

The actress' career began on the New York stage in the 1950s, but her long television career was first boosted when producer Norman Lear cast McClanahan in his hit CBS series "All in the Family" in 1971. She appeared in Lear's "Maude" a year later.

Her most memorable TV role was as Southern belle Blanche Devereaux on "The Golden Girls," which ran from 1985 through 1992. McClanahan won an Emmy for best lead actress in a comedy in 1987.

Betty White is the last surviving member of the four "Golden Girls" stars. Estelle Getty passed away in 2008, and Bea Arthur died last year.

McClanahan's last comedic TV role was in an episode of Tyler Perry's "Meet the Browns," taped in 2009.

CNN's Jack Hannah contributed to this report.

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