ABAD WALES Set to Launch 18 October 2014 at The RCA Wales; Rob White Poster Created For The 30th ABAD Exhibition [237]

All information on the exhibition, catalog, downloads, press plese visit: ABAD WALES.

CECIL TOUCHON: THE FUSION SERIES AT SEARS-PEYTON, OPENING APRIL 4 IN NEW YORK [214]

Cecil Touchon, not only one of the artists in the NYC ABAD exhibition, but also an artist curator of the project in both Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas and Pagosa Springs, Colorado has been working on his visual diary of collage art for three decades.

Cecil will show his work in New York this coming April. Sears-Peyton Gallery has been representing Cecil's Fusion Series series from its beginnings. Come meet the artist in New York at the opening April 4 2013 -Thursday 5-7 pm http://searspeyton.com

The Book: A Book About Death [206]

 

Conceived and produced by Almendra Sandoval and Kathleen McHugh from the exhibition A Book About Death Seattle at Quetzalcoatl gallery, the book is the first printed version if any of the more than 25 exhibitions in the ABAD project.  Foreword by Matthew Rose.  Opening launch party is on August 24, 2012 in Seattle.  Quetzalcoatl Gallery/El Quetzal Lounge 3209 Beacon Avenue South, Seattle.  

Order the book here:  http://www.magcloud.com/browse/issue/428667

For more details please see: http://abadseattle.blogspot.fr/

Willie Marlowe In Ireland : Neon Ribbon [196]

Willie Marlowe, a painter and original sponsor of the ABAD exhibition in New York will be showing new paintings and prints in Ireland at The Denis Collins Gallery's Art Upstairs, Wexford, Ireland.

Her works are luminous like the above piece, Neon Ribbon, a 26-inch square archival pigment ink print.   Willie will also show works at the Rosslare Gallery, Strand Road this spring.  To see more work, read about and contact the artist, connect here: Willie Marlowe.

FRANS VAN LENT : AIRE [193]

Frans van Lent, one of the first artists to submit work to the ABAD show at the EHF invites the world to  an online preview of his new video-performance: Aire (2012).

Please follow this link: http://vimeo.com/fransvanlent/aire

Password: 2012aire

Frans van Lent website here.

See other Frans van Lent videos here.

ABAD 23: THE TIES THAT BIND – THE MUSIC [164]

Some images of the opening reception of The Ties That Bind, curated by LuAnn Palazzo, at the Second Avenue Firehouse Gallery in Bayshore, New York.  Top image: AnnMarie Tornabene's Live Portrait performance.

Click here to see a number of the videos of the New Orleans Jazz Band playing some very hot tunes as the line marches to the gallery.

THE TIES THAT BIND : OPENING 31 JULY 2011 [157]

A Book About Death: THE TIES THAT BIND

Curated by LuAnn Palazzo

Artists' Reception: 

Saturday, 13 August 2011, 7pm–10pm

Exhibition: 31 July–2 September 2011

The Second Avenue Firehouse Gallery is open Saturdays from 12-4 PM.

GALLERY WEBSITE: http://www.secondavenuefirehouse.com/gallery.html 

Directions: The Second Ave. Firehouse is located in Bay Shore at the corner of Mechanicsville & Second Avenue Southern Pkwy to exit 42S (Fifth Avenue South), left on Union Blvd.,right on Second Avenue, proceed to the corner of Mechanicsville & Second Avenue. Firehouse is on the left.

For more information, please see The Ties That Bind website:

http://abad-23.blogspot.com/ 

THE TIES THAT BIND : ABAD LONG ISLAND [155]

THE TIES THAT BIND, the ABAD exhibition at The Firehouse Gallery in Bayshore, New York slated to open on July 31, 2011 and will receive works right up until July 15.  Please note the deadline and all details on the site: THE TIES THAT BIND.

SEND ART TO:  ABAD 23 / LuAnn Palazzo
The Second Avenue Firehouse Gallery
17 Second Avenue, Bay Shore, New York 11706 USA

Also of note: More than $1000 was raised via Kickstarter.org to hire the New Orleans Jazz Band, The Joe Saylor Brass Band to perform and lead a New Orleans Second Line Jazz at the Artists' Reception on August 13, 7 pm.

Says curator LuAnn Palazzo: "This will be the first show to expand the movement to include live musical performance at the August 13 reception with The Joe Saylor Brass Band. Now the ABAD vanguard can claim poets, visual artists, performance artists, multi-media artists and musical artists!"

The Joe Saylor Brass Band is comprised of some of the most exiting and talented young musicians on the Jazz scene today. The band members come from all parts of the world and their influences range from the beats of Africa to the horns New Orleans.  (Photo: Joe Saylor in the center). 

The band came together at Harlem parades led by Jonathan Batiste, piano virtuoso from New Orleans. Leader Joe Saylor has played with many Jazz greats including Jonathan Batiste, Wynton Marsalis, Ellis Marsalis, Roy Hargrove and Ben Wolfe. Joe recently appeared on an episode of HBO’s “Treme,” along with Jon Batiste. 
 
The band will perform New Orleans Second Line (Funeral) Jazz selections including:

Whoopin' Blues...Just A Closer Walk With Thee...Bourbon Street Parade...When The Saints Go Marching In...The Second Line...Oh, Didn't He Ramble...What A Friend We Have In Jesus...In The Sweet Bye and Bye among others.

Curator of the CW Post exhibition Ray Johnson & A Book About Death, Joan Harrison, has created a second poster  (top image) for the event that is free to download.  Please see the site here (right hand side) and click to download.

Please send this post out on Twitter, and FB and anything else you have. Even call someone on the telephone and say "Hey! Check this out."

ABAD Texas Fluxhibition Posters [115]

Angela Ferrara's poster for ABAD Texas, curated by Cecil Touchon. See more posters, here.

Fluxmuseum ABAD Opens in Texas [113]

The Fluxmuseum opened up in Texas today with a massive exhibition devoted to games and gew gaws as well as the A Book About Death archive set and new works.  A truly amazing exhibition, spearheaded by Flux Meister Cecil Touchon. 

Take a moment to check out the initial installation shots and since Cecil paid for this out of his own pocket, please consider tossing $10 or more towards defraying his costs. You will see the PayPal button on the link page (to the right).

Photo: Fluxhibition #4 - Table with catalogs for sale and a Book About Death installation in the background.