Opening this Saturday, May 23rd, Chet Zar’s The Demon Show and Jasmine Worth’s Dark Night of the Soul will open at Last Rites Gallery in New York. The gallery, founded by legendary tattoo/fine artist Paul Booth, is one of the finest galleries dedicated to dark and obscure art in a variety of mediums and genres. As with all of the amazing shows they host , this dual solo exhibition is one not to miss. The exhibition will run from April 24 through July 3rd, 2015 at 325 West 38th Street. An opening reception for the artist will be held on will be held on Saturday, April 24 from 7 to 9 p.m. If you’re in the area, make sure to stop by and see these works in person. You can also check out Chet Zar on Instagram (here) to keep up with his work, behind the scenes shots and more. Also Check out Jasmine Worth (here) and Last Rites (here) on Instagram while your there.
Category: previews
of upcoming shows & events
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Dirty Show 16 Feature Exhibit curated by Genevive Zacconi
For the past 16 years, Detroit, MI has been home of the The Dirty Show, an International Erotic Art Exhibition. This years special Guest Artist is John Waters, and will perform his one man show “This Filthy World- Filthier and Dirtier” on Preview Thursday, February 12th. I recently saw his special on Netflix and if this performance is anything like it, it’s bound to be highly entertaining.
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Preview: “Scuffle” by Charlie Immer @ Stranger Factory Gallery
Another solo show along with Chet Zar’s opening at the Stranger Factory Gallery this Friday, June 1st, is Scuffle by Charlie Immer. This new show features close to a dozen new paintings and drawings. There are a few paintings in this new crop of work that have minimal backgrounds, and allow the viewer to focus more on the amazing characters Immer creates. I also love the idea that there is a few drawings; Immer’s style look outstanding in graphite as well. Take a look at the preview images below, and as always keep your eyes on the galleries website for the full show.
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Preview: “Le Petite Mort” by Chet Zar @ Stranger Factory Gallery
Opening this Friday, June 1st, at the Stranger Factory Gallery in Albuquerque is three solo shows, the first of which is from Chet Zar. This new series of works is entitled Le Petite Mort and features 11, 5″ x 7″ oil paintings, each with a hand-cast resin frame. While these works are smaller, they show how a skilled painter and craftsman such as Chet Zar can make art of any size incredibly intense, detail rich, and most importantly continue to show why Chet is one of the best dark artists working today. Take a look at the preview images, and then keep your eye on the galleries webpage for the full show. If your in the area, the reception is June 1st starting at 6pm.
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Preview: Suggestivism NYC @ Bold Hype Gallery
Opening this week, May 10th, is a group show curated by Nathan Spoor entitled Suggestivism NYC. This new show will feature over 40 of the most exciting, intriguing, and talented artists in the contemporary art scene such as: Chris Mars, Skinner, Chet Zar, Dan May, Nathan Ota, Jeff McMillan, Rod Luff, Sas Christian, Colin Christian, Joe Vaux, Bob Schneider, Mia, Naoto Hattori, Bob Dob, Tom Bagshaw, Jason Maloney, David Molesky, Darren LeGallo, Michael Page, Kevin Peterson, Thomas Doyle, Sandow Birk, Heidi Taillefer, Yevgeniya Mikhailik, Brendan Monroe, Annie Owens, Eric Althin, Jason Limon, Joey Remmers, Chandler Wood, Martin Wittfooth, Eric Richardson, Francesco LoCastro, Nathan Spoor, Kathie Olivas, Brandt Peters, Scott Scheidly, NC Winters, Christian Van Minnen, Winnie Truong, Julian Callos, Heiko Müller, and Marco Mazzoni.
According to Spoor, Suggestivism “does not center around claiming a title for giving any movement a name, but for introducing a common creative thread amongst several disparate and unique voices within the modern art world.” Richard Chang once stated that Suggestivism has its roots in 19th century artist such as James McNeill Whistler, Georges Seurat and Arthur B. Davies. The show will run until June 30th, so if your in the area, make sure to stop by.
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Preview: “Creatures of the Night” by Jackie Gallagher @ Articulated Gallery
Opening this weekend at the Articulated Gallery in San Francisco is a new solo show by Jackie Gallagher entitled “Creatures of the Night”. Last year around this time Jackie had her first solo show at the gallery and it did very well. This latest show will feature a new series of works, that still have that creepiness her work is known for, but the colors palette used throughout the series is this amazing “hard-candy” theme. Along with large scale paintings, there will also be some smaller works around 5″ x 7″, and even some charcoal drawings. The reception is this Saturday, May 5th, and starts at 8pm and runs until 10pm. There will be refreshments, music by DJ Nako, and Jackie will be in attendance. Here is the Facebook event page for all the details.
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Preview: “Twin Peaks; Fire Walk With Me” Group Show @ Copro Gallery
Opening this Saturday, April 21st, at the Copro Gallery in Santa Monica is a new group show entitled Twin Peaks; Fire Walk With Me
20th Anniversary Group Art Exhibition. A year ago in February, Clifton’s Brookdale hosted In the Trees: Twin Peaks 20th Anniversary Art Exhibition, which had some amazing artwork (seen here), and many of he artists from that round will be seen in this latest exhibition. Martin Wittfooth, Glenn Barr, Chris Berens, Brett Amory, Chris Mars, Dan May, Chris Buzelli, Billy Norrby, Nicoletta Ceccoli, Esao Andrews, Lori Earley, Brian Viveros, Ryan Heshka, Scott C, Chet Zar, Paul Chatem, Stella Im Hultberg, and many more.There is some very strong work in this exhibition, I was especially intrigued with the paintings by Billy Norrby, Glenn Barr, and Dan Quintana. Stella Im Hultberg submitted another beautiful painting, and I was happy see a landscape by Chris Peters. The stand out piece for me was Deliverance by Lori Earley (seen first). I was a great surprise to see Lori submit a digital painting that had some oil, acrylic, and mixed media embellishments to it. The more I looked at it I could see her style peek out, but the overall work is a new direction that I really hope she continues with. During the reception there will be a limited edition print available of this painting, un-embellished, signed and numbered in an edition of 20. This is bound to be a mind-blowing exhibition, so if your in the area make sure to stop by, otherwise check out the preview images and then over to the website.
“Twin Peaks; Fire Walk With Me” @ Copro Gallery
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Preview: Paul Chatem “Another Man’s Hero” @ Shooting Gallery
Opening this Saturday, April 14th, at the Shooting Gallery in San Francisco is the latest solo show by Paul Chatem entitled Another Man’s Hero. This new show focuses on the idea of identity, and continues Chatem’s amazing style of interactive paintings. During the next week I will stop by the show to take some photos as well as a new video — as these paintings really need to be seen in motion. Take a look at the preview shots below, and if your able to stop by the show make sure you do so. It will be up until May 5th 2012.
