If you are in the NYC vicinity this weekend, and need a cold beer and rad art to recover from a nasty hot day, here is an event you can’t miss…and if you are in Manhattan, that means getting your ass to Brooklyn, no matter how intimidating that seems (no cabs is not an excuse!): ‘Dreams were made for Mortals’ is a one day group show happening this Sunday, July 24th, at St. Vitus Bar in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. The show is curated by the multi-talented Karlynn Holland, and is hosted by St. Vitus Bar‘s David Castillo and CVLT Nation’s favorite photographer, Samantha Marble. This show is a haven for the underground artists of NYC; Holland describes it as an “anti-art show” – no shee-shee white walls, dainty wine-sipping or obscure commentary. This is a down and dirty, beer drinking, black-walled bar show, where you will meet real awesome people and see some amazing and probably under-appreciated works by some established and some up-and-coming artists. The artists showing are Mick Barr, Lee Bartow, Dallas Erl, Jamie Foster, Grey Heart, Karlynn Holland, Suren Karapetyan, Victoria Lui, Gerry Mak, Samantha Marble, Nicholas McMaster, Brian Montuori, Angel Nacol, Nicholas Palmirotto, Owen Rundquist, Sierra Seip, Nathaniel Shannon, Nikki Sneakers, Erin Utzig, Justina Villanueva, George Wilson…these artists will be showing a whole bunch of unique and disturbing works. Some of them I have already covered on CVLT Nation, and many I will be covering in the future now that Holland has given me the heads up. Also, there will be a ton of DJs from excellent bands and blogs and I have a feeling that if you miss them, you will feel like a big loser. Below, read the inspiration behind the show, and after the jump check out a selection of preview images from the show and also get all the info you will need before you go.
Dreams, frequently, are broadcast across neural pathways in vibrant color. They are so vivid, the dreams feel more real than my waking life. It haunts me. Life feels like the dream, a series of passing moments. As I rise from paralysis, they evaporate from memory. How could something so real fade so quickly? I often find myself asking this question. Exploring the dawn hours of your fervent mind, please choose or create work that exposes our perishable nature and echoes human frailness so often deified by gods of rock and roll.
Group Show at St. Vitus Bar, 1120 Manhattan Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11222
http://www.saintvitusbar.com/
Sunday July 24, 2011
4pm to Close
Curated by Karlynn Holland
Hosted by David Castillo, Samantha Marble, and St. Vitus Bar
Artists displaying works: Mick Barr, Lee Bartow, Dallas Erl, Jamie
Foster, Grey Heart, Karlynn Holland, Suren Karapetyan, Victoria Lui,
Gerry Mak, Samantha Marble, Nicholas McMaster, Brian Montuori, Angela
Nacol, Nicholas Palmirotto, Owen Rundquist, Sierra Seip, Nathaniel
Shannon, Nikki Sneakers, Erin Utzig, Justina Villanueva, George Wilson
DJ sets begin at 6pm:
6pm: Nikki Sneakers
8pm: Vanessa America “The ABCs of Grindcore with Vanessa America”
(Vanessa also books grindcore shows in NYC under the name Cat Bomb.
http://www.facebook.com/catbombnyc)
9pm: David Castillo
10pm: Matthew Klickstein (Wizardry)
11pm: Fred Pessaro (BrooklynVegan)
12am: Lev Weinstein (Krallice, Bloody Panda, Astomatous, Sallah)
1am: Mario Diaz de Leon (Mirrogate)
2am: Andrew Hurtado (Salo)
Issue 7 Women in Metal
Samantha Marble
Karlynn Holland
Gerry Mak
And many more…see you on Sunday!
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