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Beyond the Brambles @ Kanibal Home – July 23rd, 2010

Elena Avesani — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 15:58:07 +0000

Opening Reception: July 23rd, 2010 7:00 – 10:00pm
Ongoing Exhibition: July 23rd – Aug 20th, 2010

Kanibal Home
213 Montgomery Street
Jersey City, NJ
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Contaminate NYC is pleased to present Beyond the Brambles, the inaugural Jersey City Outbreak exhibition, featuring media artist, designer, illustrator and animator Jade Kuei. The show to be held at the lovely furnishings and lifestyle shop Kanibal Home will open on July 23rd, 2010 at 7pm and will run until August 23rd, 2010.

Jade has made a name for herself in Jersey City as an animator and imaginative multi-media artist. Her shows have taken her as far as DUMBO while her head still remains in the clouds, trees or brambles in this case. She draws upon nature, her dreams and her 5-year-old son’s super powers for inspiration.
With gools and mumbots already adorning Kanibal Home’s walls and jewelry cases, Jade was a natural fit for this initiative kick off.

Please join us for our now monthly event where new a new artist or collective will be featured!

Jade Kuei (b. 1981) graduated from the School of Visual Arts in New York City in 2003, focusing on fine art and two-dimensional animation. Kuei is best known for her whimsical yet haunted illustrations, which are a direct abstraction of her own dreams and experiences. Additional information can be found at http://www.jadekuei.com/

Kanibal Home is a home furnishings and lifestyle shop located in Jersey City, NJ. Dedicated to exemplifying beauty and budget, the store carries a range of refurbished vintage furniture, found objects, new home décor, apparel and gift items. Additional information can be found at www.kanibalhome.com.

Information (apparently)@O’Barone – July 6th, 2010

Elena Avesani — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 15:55:05 +0000

Contaminate NYC presents:

Opening: Tuesday July 6th, 2020 – 6pm-9pm
Through August 03

O’Barone
360 Van Brunt Street,
Red Hook, Brooklyn

Contaminate NYC is pleased to present Information (apparently) by Andrew Coates. The exhibition, to be held at O’Barone restaurant in Red Hook will open on July 6th, 2010 and will run until August 3rd, 2010.

Information (apparently)is a new way to see reality. Andrew’s innate dadaist instinct allows him to break down and then reconstruct the ordinary to manifest the multiple shapes it can morph in. The core theme of the show focuses on his long-time study on the BEARS ATTACK BOOKS. The artist dissects existing information and generates a new message with his particular arrangement of the pieces. It is still information, yet stronger, more definite and unusual. It is the triumph of human creativity and originality, the effort of put an innovative and unique stamp on the routines of every day life.

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Andrew Coates is an artist and graphic designer based in Red Hook, Brooklyn. Andrew’s disparate, often derivative work primarily explores the paradoxical nature of meaning. He currently divides his time between the graphic and the fine arts, creating witty, stand-alone multiples (snow globes that put an ironic twist on Milton Glaser’s I [HEART] NY logo; “tree-log” coasters made of cork), as well as thoughtful-yet-whimsical drawings, altered photographs, and found-object-inspired installations. Check his interview here.

Sarah Schmerler is a writer-curator-educator who trained as a fine artist at Pratt Institute before writing about art for such publications as TimeOut New York, The New York Post, and Art in America. A Carroll Gardens resident since 1996, her former favorite-art nabe is Williamsburg. Special thanks to Sarah for her contribution to the evening organization.

La Passeggiata by Sarah Schmerler

Elena Avesani — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 23:09:51 +0000

As part of CNYC’s Outbreak Initiative, we are pleased to present Sarah Schmerler’s blog to our community. Sarah is a writer-curator-educator who enjoys her “wandering-into” privileges in Red Hook, and currently blogs about them in a series called “La Passeggiata” on sarahschmerler.com while collaborating with CNYC.

Click here to share Sarah’s lovely journey: La Passeggiata: Designing Serendipity with Andrew Coates

Andrew Coates hails from Western Pennsylvania, studied at the Rhode Island School of Design, and is a longtime Red Hook, Brooklyn resident. He currently divides his time between the graphic and the fine arts, creating witty, stand-alone multiples (snow globes that put an ironic twist on Milton Glaser’s I [HEART] NY logo; “tree-log” coasters made of cork), as well as thoughtful-yet-whimsical drawings, altered photographs, and found-object-inspired installations. http://www.a-coates.com/home-new.html

Wonderin’: Wine Tasting Dinner and Silk Paintings by Ria Lussi@ O’Barone – Jun 29th, 2010

Elena Avesani — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 18:26:20 +0000

Contaminate NYC

presents:

Wine Tasting Dinner
7:00pm-10:00pm
O’Barone,
360 Van Brunt St (Btwn Wolcott and Sullivan St)
Brooklyn, NY

Join Contaminate NYC at O’Barone on Jun 29th, 2010 for a delicious dinner and wine tasting evening along with the presentation of Ria Lussi’s Silk Paintings. Dinner will start at 7:00 pm with a fix price of $35.00 (plus taxes and tip) including appetizers, one entree and a selected list of wines from Piemonte, Italy. Stay tuned for updates on the menu and the wine selection and enjoy a quick preview of Ria’s paintings.

Jersey City Outbreak

Elena Avesani — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 03:27:24 +0000

As part of the Outbreak Initiative, Contaminate NYC is now spreading its activities to Jersey City, supporting local artists and communities. Stay tuned for updates!

Red Hook Outbreak

admin — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 15:57:30 +0000

As part of the Outbreak Initiative, Contaminate NYC is spreading its activities to the different neighborhoods of New York City, supporting local artists and communities, starting with Red Hook. This urban neighborhood, just across the harbor from Governor’s Island and the tip of Manhattan, is rapidly becoming one of the hippest areas of Brooklyn, with artists, musicians, and bohemian types abounding. There are plenty of wineries, boutique shops, and galleries, ensuring enough creative spaces for Contaminate NYC to infiltrate.

Periodically local artists will have the opportunity to showcase their work at O’Barone restaurant, located at 360 Van Brunt Street. We’ll provide space to local curators to broadcast their initiatives in a way that is unique to the neighborhood’s flavor.

The first Outbreak will start with Dark Meat, an exhibition of visual works by graphic designer and icon of the comics world Joshua Ray Stephens, opening on May 4th, 2010 at 6pm.

Joshua Ray Stephens is a versatile artist that expresses his creativity and philosophy through several media: graphic design, comics, illustrations, installations and writing. With the distinguished stylized stroke of his pen, he creates provocative and ironic images while his characters wonder on philosophical matters and the contradictions of modern industrial life.

May 4th, 2010 6:00pm – 9:00pm

O’Barone Restaurant
360 Van Brunt st. Brooklyn, NY 11231
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O’Barone is a cozy Italian restaurant whose slim menu stresses simple and traditional dishes while the wines, such as Falanghina and Chianti, hail from the country’s regional vineyards.