Opening Tonight: DADARHEA at CANADA NEW YORK, February 25 – March 20

Originating from Miami's OHWOW Gallery, Dadarhea opens tonight at Canada Gallery in LES. I haven't seen the show yet but I'm looking forward to seeing the work and friends tonight.

DADARHEA February 25 – March 20

Dadarhea would like to cordially invite you to wigout to their NY debut. What began as a summer workshop for video ideas to manifest has now become an unruly feature length hydrabeast formed of individuals collaborating in abandon. All participants have been swirling around and bumping into each other for at least 10years and the collective sensibilities are broad yet unified in a pact to explore, laugh, splat, maximize, question, flap, drop, trough, dangle and generally go too far in the name of curiosity without actually killing a cat.

You the viewer are the beneficiary of all this and more. The gallery will also feature paintings and other works by many of the artists involved.

Dadarheans include: Devin Flynn, Jim Drain, Francine Spiegel, Taylor McKimens, Takeshi Murata, Ara Peterson, Leif Goldberg, Jessie Gold, Bec Stupak, Neil Fazzari, Naomi Fisher, Melissa Brown, Erin Krause, Laura Grant, Brian Belott, Johnny Woods, Rich Porter, Billy Grant, Alison Kuo, Alvaro Ilizarbe, Jen Stark, Ross Goldstein, Trish Riefert, Debbie Tuch, Sam Borkson, Bert Rodriguez, Jeffery Williams, Michael Williams, Marie Lorenz, Annie Pearlman, Seth Cooper and Joe Grillo.

The opening night will include a live performance by Robert Beatty to accompany an extended Video Remix of Dadarhea.

Greenpoint Open Studios, This weekend

Recently, I moved into a new studio space in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. The studios are in a new collective studio setup called Fowler Arts Collective. This weekend we are participating in Greenpoint Open studios. I have displayed some finished work from my current series, Imaginary Wars, and some in-progress prints on the walls. Please stop by, look around, and sign the guest book. Unfortunately, I am on a last minute shoot this weekend and will not be in the area. Let me know if you go.

Fowler Arts Collective is located on the second floor of the historic Greenpoint Terminal Market Building in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Our address is 67 West Street between Noble St. and Milton St on the second floor. We are on the waterfront two blocks from the Greenpoint Ave. G Train stop.

Domino Sugar Factory

In a recent issue of The L Magazine (Vol. 8 No. 17 August 18 – August 31), I photographed their lead cover article, “Williamsburg’s Last Domino: A Gentrification Time Bomb?.” Here are the images from that story and several additional shots below.

Domino factory from the Manhattan side. From The L Magazine's web article.
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Domino factory from on the Williamsburg Bridge. This picture was used in The L Magazine's print article.
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Domino Sugar Factory from the Manhattan side, framed by the arches of the Williamsburg Bridge.
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The view from on the Williamsburg Bridge of rotting Domino Sugar factory.
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Domino Factory framed by the Williamsburg Bridge from the Manahattan side.
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Domino Sugar factory in its current state is a living canvas of art.
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The Domino Sugar factory entrance, still in use by guards and who knows who else. I wonder who employs them? What do they think about the factory and the proposals to convert it into glass box condos?
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Domino Sugar factory. Entrance door detail.
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