#I went to a lot of local conventions to participate in the artist's alley and made so many friends that way it was wonderful | Explore Tumblr Posts and Blogs

panda-paco · 6 years

Text

Confuror 2018 - The mexican convention.

I've been previously to 17 conventions before in many parts of the world, and I had never been so nervous days before a convention as I was for Confuror. Confuror is the first convention in Guadalajara, and now the largest in Latin America, something that makes me so pride that is also our local convention, and also that it was a big success. We had people from United States, Canada, Costa Rica and other countries, but the largest amount were people from Mexico. Not only from Jalisco (the state where Guadalajara is), they came from all states, there was probably at least one person from each of the 31 states of Mexico. In total there were 541 attendees. A large number for a first edition.

However, that number wouldn't be important if people had not had fun, and I could see how all furs enjoyed the event, I saw many smiles everywhere, people delighted by how the event went from excellent to better. For many guys, this was their first furry convention, probably more than 50% of attendees had never before been to a furry convention before. Were there problems or inconveniences in the event? Yes, but very few and quite natural, I think the typical problems of any other convention, that even giant conventions like Anthrocon or MFF have them: full elevators and large rows to use them, problems with the registration system, technical problems with the audio at the time of starting a panel (but they were always many people working to fix them so they didn't take much time out) ... but really nothing serious, and for being a new convention, I think the whole event went pretty well. During the event I was worrying with foreign attendees who didn't speak Spanish, since the convention had promised to be "English friendly", but very few events were really in English. However, I have read very positive opinions from those who visited us from English-speaking countries, because there were many people who really wanted to help them with the language, they made new friendships, and people really made them feel very comfortable in our country. There were even several of them who participated in the activities with great energy and encouragement. Next year is something that definitely the event needs to improve, that the convention will be really completely English-Friendly for those attendees from United States, Canada and even from other continents who want to visit the convention.

The Dealers Den and Artist Alley was a success, all the artists had a lot of sales, despite the fact that room was very small, people went and supported the artists. All very talented, there were really many pretty nice things and amazing art, I also spent a lot of money on art, prints and stickers. The panels that I run and those I attended were always full of people and all the public was very participative. Also the panels were very interesting and quite fun. I also loved that people would gladly donate to charity, we run a charity event on Friday night, which was a success and people really contributed money to save the opossums and other animals. If you want to see the stream of this event, here is the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ir2HLqPf0pQ I must confess that I was also very nervous because it was the first time I was in a massive event in my country, where for some reason there are people that they don't like me very much, and that simple fact made me have a slight irrational fear for myself. Because at conventions in other countries, people may like (or love) my work, or they have no idea who I am. The good thing is that all the people reacted very well to my presence at Confuror, there were those who were excited to see me, and I always tried to be very affective and kind to them, because I really don't feel like someone superior, I'm just one furry more, I'm a great fan of anthropomorphic art, I also love fursuits, I love the whole community, make friends and meet new people. I was very happy to have made new friends at this convention, to know that there are many cool people in my country. And that all of them are eager for our community to grow for the better. I had a funny experience, where a guy saw me while I was in fursuit, he was with his friends, and he was very excited to see me, ran to hug me saying "You are Paco Panda! Nice to meet you!", he asked me for a picture with me. When he said goodbye, I could hear his friends making fun of him and one of them said "I remember you told me you didn't like him" Hehe XD

It is really unpredictable what is going to be a meme. There was an issue with a papaya, I also had contact with that famous fruit on the last day of the convention. It was the dance contest, I saw a papaya in the ball pit, I considered that was something very dangerous, because if someone dived on the pit, they would run into the hardness of the fruit and could probably hurt themselves , so I picked it up and put it on the nearest table. Then someone else took the fruit and began to walk around the convention, I could see that many took pictures with it, and that's when it started to go viral. Oh great papaya, you painted too much happiness to the furries! In general it was an excellent convention, one of the best I've ever had, I got really tired, I spent all my energies, I received my friend Kazan from San Diego, CA. He also seemed to enjoy the convention, even though the majority around him spoke only Spanish and he didn't understand it, but many were quite helpful and kind to him when talking to him in English. As they all did with the guests from the United States.

It is certain that next year will greatly improve the level of "English-friendly" at the convention, it was announced that Majira Strawberry would be the next Guest of Honor of Confumer 2019, and there is still to announce the second guest of honor, which will also be someone from another country. Another very important announcement at the closing ceremony was the change of venue. Confuror 2019 will be held on October 11, 12 and 13 of 2019 at the Hilton of Expo Guadalajara. A fairly big hotel with a large convention center, which means more space, more attendees, and great growth potential. If this year were 541, I wouldn't be surprised that the next one can even double it. I feel very honored to belong to this fandom, to be part of the Latin community and to be Mexican. Each time we grow more and more. I didn't take too many pictures but if you want to take them a look: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/cjbnayxo0lm9r1g/AADVi5ohYAMgTD7X3Bxo0bRla?dl=0

34 notes · View notes

fangirlnationmag · 5 years

Text

It’s been a little over a week since Phoenix, Arizona welcomed a flood of comic book, anime, video game and entertainment fans to the Phoenix Convention Center. Phoenix Fan Fusion is a four comic convention held in the heart of downtown phoenix over Memorial Day weekend each year. I have attended this convention since 2012. At first I tested the waters with a single day, by 2013 I was a comic vendor and in 2014 I decided to cosplay for the first time. This convention has a special place in my heart (especially when I dedicated 3 years of volunteer hours to it). Unfortunately, the light that once blazed in the Fan Fusion braziers in beginning to fade. Allow me to elaborate…

Programming, Events and Autographs

Fan Fusion has always offered hundreds of hours of programming to attendees. Each year they printed out booklets with lots of detail and they offered all programming information on their site. This year I helped direct MANY people to their program of interest. Staff reductions and a seeming lack of program booklets (if they existed I either walked past them or they were obscured) led to a great deal of confusion for attendees.

Often times I found myself walking into program rooms that had something posted but no panelists were present. Cords were damaged or glitchy and many a bulb burned out on projectors. This is all normal wear and tear for a con and typically a large, dedicated AV staff is there to assist. I presented 4 panels and saw ONE AV tech the entire weekend. He was friendly, brought us water but could not stay as he supported an entire FLOOR. What staff I did encounter did their best to support but it was definitely a strain for those folks.

This generated a sub par experience for attendees going to panels. I heard A LOT of complaining from attendees who were mad at the convention organizers for not planning ahead. Even some of the celebrity panels started 15-30 minutes past their time because there were not enough handlers or there was confusion as to their presentation time. In general programming really struggled to keep their feet under them this year and it showed. I don’t blame the staff, they worked hard, I blame the owner for not budgeting enough help. On a positive note, the programming I did see was high quality and Phoenix certainly brings its A game for content. Autographs were on the third floor and they ran swimmingly. Sure, there were some line access/control issues but what con doesn’t have those from time to time? I witnessed a lot of excitement from con goers who could SEE their favorite star from the walk way. It gave an open and friendly atmosphere to the experience. Kudos for that setup.

Convention Security

THOUSANDS of people made their way into the Phoenix Convention Center during Phoenix Fan Fusion. I mean…LOOK AT ALL OF THEM! That’s a whole lot of fans! Despite some arguments over sealed snacks/food (which the convention organizers cleared up fast) the only things you could not bring into the event were:

Realistic Fire Arms, Blades, Explosives, Chains, Whips and Projectiles

Opened drinks (liquor license restrictions require empty or sealed only)

Rolling bags/cases (some exceptions were made)

The security check points ran MUCH faster this year and the event rented fans to keep attendees cool while having their bags checked. Cosplayers were given a separate line so they could be wanded and all other attendees walked through metal detectors. It was relatively simple and very nearly drama free. This was a 100% improvement in their logistics from 2018.

Exhibitor Hall

Phoenix Fan Fusion has this down. Honestly, my ONLY complaint is that they threw Artist Alley in the back and did not have signage to denote their presence. This made it hard for me to track down some of the local artists I was looking forward to seeing. Thankfully each aisle had large signs with numbers and the artists were listed online with their booth numbers. If only the mobile app worked in the basement of the convention center…oh well, at least there were LOTS of interesting vendors to shop at.

Cosplay

Phoenix Fan Fusion knows how to draw in talent. The third floor of the North building was dedicated as the “Hall of Heroes”. There were “causeplayers” (cosplay for charity groups), Mermaids, Zombies, famous costumers, Adam Savage (yes, yes he was there), a Star Wars Cantina and SO MUCH MORE! The cosplay groups in Arizona have AMAZING props/sets for people to interact with and their representatives are very friendly. Throughout the convention our photographers at Kincart Photography captured these images (and more) of cosplayers at Phoenix Fan Fusion…

This slideshow requires JavaScript.

We have A LOT to say about the masquerade from multiple people so we’re moving that to its own article and a video discussion. All in all…I am mixed on how I felt at this convention. The attendees were SO MUCH FUN to interact with and they REALLY like to participate in panels. The security was ok but much better than last year. The poor staff were run haggard and programming just kind of felt…empty. There were panels but there was not as much SPIRIT as there used to be. Perhaps I need a year break from this con…perhaps all my bad experiences from years past are catching up. Phoenix Fan Fusion isn’t expensive, it welcomes great guests but there is something missing. Until I figure out WHAT, I would recommend this comic…wait. I figured it out!

COMICS WERE PRACTICALLY MISSING FROM THIS EVENT. Most comic cons feature their comic book guests in a special area. This year they were SCATTERED in the Exhibitor Hall and VERY hard to find. I guess a bit of re-organization would help break this weird feeling I have towards Fan Fusion. That’s it…they just to need to focus on what FANS want. If they went back to the community focus and stopped trying so hard to compete with other national conventions then the spirit could very well return to this event. I’ll give it a break next year, gather my wits, refocus and come back in 2021 with hope. After all, this event DOES have a lot to offer and IS deserving of second chances.

Phoenix Fan Fusion – Mixed Feelings and a Whole Lot of Cosplay It's been a little over a week since Phoenix, Arizona welcomed a flood of comic book, anime, video game and entertainment fans to the…

#fangirl nation magazine #fgn #Phoenix Fan Fusion #PHXFF #PHXFF19 #PHXFF2019

0 notes

recentanimenews · 6 years

Text

The Crunchyroll Expo 2018 Survival Guide

Cons are a lot of fun, but they’re far from simple. Packed schedules leaving no room for biological maintenance, crowded floors separating panels and halls, and the occasional last minute schedule change to throw your day into chaos. They’re not easy, but they’re worth it. I’ve been attending anime conventions since [REDACTED], so I've picked up all the secrets of survival. Fortunately for you, I’m also extremely familiar with the San Jose Convention Center where Crunchyroll Expo 2018 will be taking place.

To make sure you make the most of your time with us, I’ve put together a quick convention survival guide to see you happily through the weekend, covering everything from basic biological needs to the pursuit of personal enlightenment. I borrowed a bit from my friend Maslow, but personally guarantee each of this tips custom-tailored to Crunchyroll Expo 2018!

Physiological

To enjoy a con, you have to be alive, which means meeting some very basic biological needs [1].

Water: If you’re thirsty, drink water. If you’re not thirsty, still drink some water. If you’re in a room party drinking stuff that smells like paint thinner, especially drink some water unless you want to spend the hour you’d put aside for a panel pushing your face into a toilet bowl. Drinking water is smart, and what’s even smarter is carrying a refillable water bottle with you and making and making use of the San Jose Convention Center's many drinking fountains to top yourself off instead of shelling out $3 for a bottle of stuff that literally falls from the sky.

Food: Smart con-goers always bring some dry food to keep in their hotel rooms for quick meals if they, say, wake up late and need to rush to a panel or pick up that Kacchako fan art you commissioned from Artist Alley--just a hypothetical. For proper meals, there are several cheap local places a short two-block walk from the con on the corner of E San Carlos and S 3rd St, and a bunch of moderately-priced locations better for a sit-down meal up and down S 1st St. Then there are always plenty of carts around selling the infamous “danger dogs” which I can personally attest to eating without regret.

Sleep: I know it’s hard to fit it in around all the fun, but you actually die without it.

Safety

With your basic needs for survival met, you now need to make sure you remain safe. It’s important that you and everyone around you feel secure to enjoy yourselves. Please read the Crunchyroll Expo Policies and keep in mind the stuff you shouldn’t be bringing in. Note the zero harassment policy, so if you feel uncomfortable feel free to make a beeline for staff or security for assistance. Also, consider buying one of those poster tubes to keep your art prints nice and secure as well.

Belonging

There’s maybe no better place in the world to feel like you belong than an anime convention. We’ve all collected in one place where we can wear our fandom on our sleeve and feel free to be as passionate or weird as we like. Panels are great for learning more about your favorite series and creators, but never underestimate the power of a cosplay meetup. Whether you’re in cosplay or not, show up and participate, meet fellow fans of your favorite anime, and have fun. Just remember to always ask permission before taking pictures of anyone not already posing for a photo group.

Esteem

It’s great being part of a community, but we all want to be respected. This means putting your best foot forward, your best foot being the one that doesn’t… smell like feet. Making a good impression means more than wearing your best graphic tee. Shower every day, or you’re gonna suffer the consequences even if you don’t know it. Even if you can’t smell yourself, know that everyone else will. This also means deodorant and, if you went for those garlic fries at lunch, some breath mints.

Self-Actualization

Now that all your survival needs are met and you feel like part of a bigger community, you’re finally free to pursue achieving your true potential, more than that, your raison d'être. Whether it’s for cosplay, autographs, merch, or panels, you want to make sure you’re making the most of your short time at Crunchyroll Expo. No one wants to leave a con with any regrets… or at least not the type that come from missing out. That’s why you should make sure to install the Crunchyroll Expo App on your phone. Paired with San Jose’s free wifi, you can use the app to keep track of your schedule and get notified of any changes. On that subject, you might also want to bring a charger. The quickest path to personal enlightenment is in the palm of your hand.

That's the guide. Basically play it safe, take care of yourself, and have a great time. You may even reach an enlightened state of mind. This should cover the most general points, but if you have any other tips and tricks you've picked up during your con career, feel free to share them in the comments below!

By: [email protected]

#Anime #News #Latest in Anime News by Crunchyroll!

0 notes

nofomoartworld · 7 years

Text

Art F City: This Weeks Must-See Art Events: The Art World Mobilizes for 2017

Farley Aguilar, “The Protest,” oil on linen, 2015. Aguilar has a solo show opening Sunday night at Lyles & King.

For everyone who has complained that the art world is too apolitical in the past month or so, take note of how 2017 is kicking off. We have a week of feminist exhibitions, the start of a month-long project about Trump’s America Saturday at Petzel Gallery, and shows that tackle topics from water contamination to the holocaust and the attack on the Pulse nightclub in Orlando.

Welcome to the art world in the Trump era. If the list of participants at Petzel’s event is any indication, the big guns are coming out.

Wed

The Callahan Center Gallery at St. Francis College

180 Remsen Street, Brooklyn, NY 5:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.Website

Fred Terna: Processing Chaos, Recurring Echoes

Fred Terna has been making art for over 70 years. In 1946, one year after being liberated from the concentration camps where he had survived for four year, Terna went to art school in Paris. Since then, he’s experimented with abstractions that borrow from surrealism and cubism—with emotional undertones informed by his traumatic experiences. In this exhibition, we’ll see work he’s made since 1970. That would be an entire retrospective for most living artists—it’s humbling to think that represents just about half of Terna’s career.

Thu

Cheim & Read

547 W 25th Street New York, NY 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.Website

Louise Bourgeois: Holograms

Who knew the late, great Louise Bourgeois made holograms? I sure as hell didn’t, and I’m a fan of both. In 1998, Bourgeois was approached by the holography studio C-Project and invited to produce a series. This is the first exhibition of the 8 plates that came from that collaboration. As one would expect, the press release promises they’re dreamy and full of “slapstick horror.” A definite can’t-miss.

Cheim & Read

547 W 25th Street New York, NY 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.Website

Tal R: Keyhole

Also at Cheim & Read, another show that looks great. Copenhagen-based artist Tal R has asked his friends in different cities to send photos of storefronts from their local red light districts. Tal R then translates these into whimsical crayon drawings and paintings—each depicting a colorful, stylized sex business from strip clubs to gay bars. These look like they’re going to be a lot of fun.

Paula Cooper Gallery

521 W 21st St New York, NY 6:00 PM to 8:00 PMWebsite

Dan Walsh

Nobody commands a grid like Dan Walsh. It helps that his paintings tend to be much larger than your average grid painting. (Many of the canonical minimalist paintings from the 70’s as well as those that hail from Bushwick don’t tend to exceed 35 to 40 inches. Walsh’s paintings are more frequently in the 70 inch range.) As we noted in our review of his 2012 show, they have a lot of weight to them as a result is needed in a cavernous space like Paula Cooper Gallery. Past that, though, it’s the fact that each painting seems so worked that makes them so compelling. This is the type of art that can easily look mechanical and robotic. Walsh avoids that at every turn.

Morgan Lehman Gallery

534 West 24th Street New York, NY 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.Website

David S. Allee: Chasing Firefly

Back in October at the Art Critical review panel nobody had very good things to say about Martin Creed’s billboard sized rotating sign “Understanding” located in the Brooklyn Bridge Park. Pretty much any interpretation had brought by the viewer and the piece really wasn’t that deep. Credit David S. Allee with a photograph of the sign that improves upon the public art work. In the nighttime photograph, the sign is surrounded by rings of light due to the slow exposure. It resembles the parenthesis people on twitter put around their name to express shock. In these dark times, Allee’s gesture seems right on the money.

The show will be filled with Allee’s night time photographs—a series he’s returning to after 10 years and we’re glad to see it. Night, through Allee’s lens, seems dramatic, bold, yet eerily still. It’s a good combination, and one that definitely should be seen in person.

Fri

Grady Alexis Gallery /El Taller Latino Americano at Artspace PS 109

215 E 99th Street New York, NY 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.Website

Nor Any Drop to Drink

As artists become more politically engaged, we expect to see more shows like Adam Zucker’s curated show “Nor Any Drop to Drink”. According to Zucker, the show is “a response to the global deterioration of water sources and the conflict between the synthetic and natural world.” Most recently, the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe’s actions protesting the Dakota Access Pipeline have brought this issue for artists to the forefront, though the fact is we all need to be paying attention to the coming water shortage. This exhibition is just one attempt at raising consciousness.

Participating artists: Vanessa Albury, Jacinto Astiazarán, Alli Miller, Jay Milder, Rifka Milder, Emilia Olsen, Michael Sheng

Chapter NY

249 E. Houston Street New York, NY 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.Website

Ann Greene Kelly: May Not Be Private

Ann Greene Kelly’s assemblages mash-up references to the body, architecture, and just a little bit of consumer culture. They evoke a strange sensation of domestic and body horror, and given that the show takes its title from a women’s health brochure, have a political urgency as well.

VICTORI + MO

56 Bogart St. Brooklyn, NY 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.Website

Phoenix Lindsey-Hall: Never Stop Dancing

Phoenix Lindsey-Hall has slip-cast 49 porcelain disco balls, one for each victim of the terror attack on the Pulse nightclub in Orlando. This looks to be a powerful installation—each ball will be illuminated in the darkened gallery—in keeping with the artist’s practice of memorializing queer victims of hate crimes.

Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning

161-04 Jamaica Ave Jamaica, New York 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.Website

Closing Reception for Female Adapter: New Work by Faith Holland

We’ve frequently featured Faith Holland on the blog, whose singular brand of feminism-meets-web-savvy-meets-sexy-GIFs is right up our alley. Unfortunately, we haven’t had a chance to make it to Jamaica to see this show, the end result of Holland’s year-long New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) Studio Residency Program at the center. Be sure to make it to the closing reception, where one can check out her site-specific “Queer Connections” installation, which spans 13 feet.

Sat

Petzel Gallery

456 W 18th St New York, NY 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.Website

We need to talk...Artists and the public respond to the present conditions in America

The staff of Petzel Gallery decided to devote the first month of 2017 to some much-needed strategizing about how the art world can respond to the disastrous results of November’s elections. They’ve divided this program into both an exhibition and a space for viewers to dialogue. From the gallery:

Participation in writing, through film, and in live discussions.

As visitors enter the gallery they will be invited to write down their reactions, thoughts, anxieties, hopes for the future, on a giant billboard on the wall.

The gallery will also devote one room to screening film clippings, shorts, vignettes that in some way tackle today’s issues. This part of the program is open to anyone who wants his or her concerns brought before an audience. Submissions* will be added to a loop and screened in the gallery as well as on the website.

Saturday Symposiums: on three Saturdays during the show, interested parties and the public will be invited to participate in symposium-style conversations, debates, and readings on different issues: Civil Liberties (January 21st), Immigration (January 28th), and The Environment (February 4th). Details to follow.

Artists Respond: A list of artists whose work will be on view in the main space is in formation, but at time of press, includes Yael Bartana, Judith Bernstein, Andrea Bowers, Troy Brauntuch, AA Bronson, Paul Chan, Mark Dion, Sam Durant, Rainer Ganahl, Hans Haacke, Rachel Harrison, Dana Hoey, Jenny Holzer, Jonathan Horowitz, Josh Kline, Barbara Kruger, Sean Landers, Louise Lawler, Glenn Ligon, Robert Longo, Allan McCollum, Joyce Pensato, Raha Raissnia, Peter Saul, Dana Schutz, Gary Simmons, Dirk Skreber, Slavs and Tatars, Andrew Tider/Jeff Greenspan, Wolfgang Tillmans, Rirkrit Tiravanija…and more to come. A percentage of sales will be donated to any organization that seems appropriate to artist and collector.

*Beginning January 1st, 2017: please send submitted video files titled “January2017” as downloadable links via WeTransfer, Dropbox, or Vimeo to [email protected]. If uploading via Vimeo, please ensure the video is downloadable and can be added to collections. Work should be up to 5 minutes in duration, with a max file size of 2GB, one submission per sender. Submissions will close January 31st. We reserve the right to omit videos with offensive content.

La MaMa Galleria

47 Great Jones Street New York, NY 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.Website

Lintel, Mantel, Module, Shelf

Curated by Samuel Draxler, this show is intended to subvert the conventions of sterile, prefabricated domestic spaces. And if the press image is any indication, it should be a hit. GaHee Park’s oil painting “Drama” features a wine & cheese & sex party in a motel room. She’s the best. Full disclosure: we recently showed GaHee Park’s work in our exhibition Strange Genitals.

Artists:

Lauren Bakst & Yuri Masnyj, Elliott Jerome Brown Jr., Mary-Ann Monforton, GaHee Park, Isaac Pool

CUE Art Foundation

137 W 25th Street New York, NY 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.Website

The Visible Hand

“The Visible Hand” is a term in economics for management, in opposition to the Invisible Hand of the market. So here, four artists and one collective present themselves as managers of sorts. Maureen Connor, for example, presents a more counterpoint to institutional critique—she investigates the HR problems of host institutions and then creates installation to help solve them. I’m not sure if that’s what’s going on in the above image, but whatever these things are, I want one for our office.

Artists: Chloë Bass, BFAMFAPhD, Maureen Connor, Devin Kenny, Jen Liu.

Sun

Whitney Museum of American Art

99 Gansevoort Street New York, NY 3:00 p.m.Website

Blade Runner—Autoencoded

If there’s one benefit to living in the dystopian “future” we call the present, it’s that we finally know what androids dream of—and it’s usually weird as hell. Terence Broad has built an artificial neural network (which I imagine is somewhat similar to Google’s Deep Dream …or maybe one of those episodes of Star Trek where Data tries to make art) and shown his creation Blade Runner. He then tasked his AI to recreate the film, frame-by-frame, from memory. I can only imagine how weird the resulting movie, which is screening at the Whitney, will be. The event is free for members, or $12 for non-members. Totally worth it.

A.I.R. GALLERY

155 Plymouth St Brooklyn, NY 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.mWebsite

Sinister Feminism

This is our DUMBO neighbor’s 12th biennial, and just based on the name alone it’s gotta be good. We’re not familiar with any of the artists involved, but the press release sounds bad-ass:

“Sinister Feminism. We fortify veneer into armor. We appropriate from misogynist sources. We exceed the cinematic ideal. We vibrate the sound of the city. We endure. Our physicalizations we know are transgressive. We are a halation of line. We throw shadow across the page. We teach the tongues of the past. We mock the habit of metonymy. We transmit the sense of hysterics. We smell. We hurl what we are required to withstand: our bodies, our selves. We are trying to reach you. We wildly grin.”

Artists:Lucas Berd, Dora Budor, ceramics club (cc), Kerry Downey, Dolores Furtado, Nicolás Guagnini, Caitlin Keogh, Chelsea Rae Klein, Lizzy Marshall, Whitney Oldenburg, B. Quinn, Lili Reynaud-Dewar, Torbjørn Rødland, Karin Schneider and Leigh Ledare, Bailey Scieszka

Curated by Piper Marshall and Lola Kramer

Lyles & King

106 Forsyth Street New York, NY 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.Website

Farley Aguilar: Bad Color Book

Miami-based, self-taught painter Farley Aguilar’s paintings remind the viewer why paintings are fun, and sometimes frenetically anxious. They’re populated by expressionist figures in surreal tableaus. Clowns, wrestlers, religious figures, and other archetypes seem squeezed together in tense, brushy compositions. Traces of revisions and happy accidents dot their surfaces, and there’s a sense of playful horror in both subject matter and process. This is the definite highlight of Sunday night.

from Art F City http://ift.tt/2iFWuft via IFTTT

#IFTTT #Art F City

0 notes