Fri 12/18
78th Street Studios Third Friday art walks are always festive occasions, but the December pre-holiday art walk was especially so. Gift shoppers looking for something handmade and local flocked to the studios, galleries and shop there, and there was much to see.
Derek Hess’ gallery featured a large selection of the artists’ world-famous posters, original drawings and books as well as the gallery cat sporting a holiday sweater. Artist Leila Khoury showed an installation dedicated to the loving environment created a female couple she knows.
There were Ken Love’s fun steampunk light sculptures at Hedge Gallery, earth-minded art for life transitions at Susie Frazier’s studio, pop culture-themed items, including a special collection of A Christmas Story gifts, at E11Even2. Pugsley’s Room had dead animals, insect jewelry and other oddities for those enthralled with the macabre. Jewelry, pottery, cards, ornaments, home accessories, clothing — even the hippest underground dance records (at Bent Crayon Records) — all were available somewhere in the building from one of the many artists and entrepreneurs who have spaces there.
There was entertainment too: jazz guitarist Vic Samalot held down his usual spot on the lower level, Internet radio station oWOW was broadcasting live and inviting visitors in to see its space (as well as selling its cute T-shirts for a mere $5), and Uno Lady — the “one-woman choir” who creates her tunes by sequencing and layering her voice — performed an afterhours show at the Survival Kit Gallery.
View the PHOTOSTREAM here.
