Fundraiser Announcement

ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK...

An intersting show coming up in May that looks like it will be worth the trip to Jersey. Curator Olympia Lambert has gained access to a large mill space that is going to be taken over for the month by a huge line-up of artists. Checkout the website, the pictures of the space are really impressive. They are also hosting a fundraiser for the nest few days, you can donate here:

Escape from New York Kickstarter

Will fill you in on more details as they form.

New Artist Images

Shawn Gilheeney

untitled 10, photo etching on paper, 11 x 15"

Painter and printer Shawn Gilheeney has been with Elwa for some time now and we thought it appropriate to give you a glimpse of some of his latest prints. Most of his work is based on the urban environment. Adding and subtracting elements from the decaying buildings of a lost industrial past, Gilheeney's prints bring new energy to these forgotten spaces.

We are proud to announce that Gilheeney will also be the next release for Elwa coming up at the end of the month, so stay tuned...

If you cant wait, check out his new site here:
Shawn Gilheeney website

Until further notice, have a look at these:

Untitled 21, photo etching with spray paint, 9 x 12

untitled 35, lithograph with ink, 11 x 15"

Word on the Street

Some old friends of ours are participating in the Olympics this year! Not as athletes, but even better, the Big Nazo puppet troupe is in Vancouver adding to the festivities on a daily basis with their strange blend of costumes, puppets, and music. Elwa has always been a big fan of these guys and the artistic director Erminio Pinque works tirelessly to bring great humor and art to our streets.

Around Town: #class

#class
Organized by Jennifer Dalton and William Powhida

This project seems like a timely event at Winkleman Gallery towards the end of this month. The details are still a little sketchy, but so far the topics up for discussion could be very insightful and worth the visit. Some more details below:

#class
Feb 19 - Mar 20, 2010
Opening: SUNDAY, Feb 21, 4 -7 PM

#class Hours:
Wed. - Sun. 2-8 PM

Sampling of #class Events and Table Discussions

PLANNED PROJECTS

Hyperallergic has prepared $ECRET$ OF THE NEW YORK ART WORLD, which invites visitors to reveal who in the city's art industry owes them money. Will the pyramid scheme that is the art world collapse when the secrets come out? Hyperallergic hopes so.

Magda Sawon of Postmasters Gallery will host "Ask the Art Dealer," vowing to truthfully answer any and every question posed to her. We're starting to collect questions now, if you post one in the comments here it will get asked!

Sarah Smizz will give away free posters featuring her "Maps of the Art System."

PLANNED TABLE DISCUSSIONS

Collecting with Your Eye, Not Your Ears
• What motivates collectors to acquire work? Is it what you hear about an artist or is it the work itself?

Nocation, Nocation, Nocation
• How does not having a traditional brick and mortar space affect the roles of independent curators, pop-up galleries, roving spaces, independent dealers?

The Critic's Panel
• What will happen when some of New York's most prominent critics come to the table at #class?

Access

• One of the defining issues at the heart of #class. Is open access for all artists even a possibility in the broadest sense of the art experience? Is it the wisdom of the crowd, a lottery drawing, or the discerning 'eye' of the curator, dealer, or tastemaker that should shape we see?

Bolshevik!
•An open invitation to Marxists (and sympathizers!) to have a special dialog about the aging alternative to Capitalism.

Success?
• Another open invitation to discuss how the easy and plentiful money of the art boom fueled perceptions that this one was different and that it would last forever. How does the influx of money change artists, dealers, collectors, and is it a trap that promotes a defensive, cautious position?

For more info and updates on the schedule, check here:
http://hashtagclass.blogspot.com/

BYOA - X-Initiative

If you missed it, this past Wednesday the space called the X-Initiative had a final curtain call with a 24 hour art party. Artists were encouraged to bring artwork and have the run of the 3 floors. It was a fun event with a great energy and countless artists displaying their works.

Elwa was happy to participate and brought over a couple of prints from Shawn Gilheeney and Devin Powers. As we don't have a permanent space, we enjoy opportunities to participate in events like this to get our artists and editions out and about.

Check out some photos below:

Shawn Gilheeney and Devin Powers with a couple of Elwa releases.





Thought this was funny...

The X-Iniative was a great project and it will be missed. Over the year of existence they had some of the most engaging programming in the city.

Artist Update

Chris Vicini, sculptor
Gothenburg, Sweden

We are proud to relay that Chris has recently been the recipient of a number of grants and is also presently showing at various locations throughout Europe.

He has received the Estrid Ericson grant for the years 2009 and 2010 and also the Konstnarsnämnden one year working grant for 2009.

In addition he is presently showcased in four shows throughout the next six months:

"Ceramics of Europe" Westerwald Museum, Grenzhausen, Germany
"Spring Salon" Liljevalchs Konsthall, Stockholm, Sweden
"un-natural Selection" at Nääs Konshantverk, Floda Sweden
"Idiotheim" at Kaolin Galleri, Stockholm, Sweden

We are pleased to announce that Chris is officially part of the Swedish National Museum collection. The piece "Bacchanalia" was acquired by the museum in 2009. The picture below is a detail of the work:


More updates coming soon...

Fall Editon Release 2009

Devin Powers

"Things Keep Their Secrets"

Elwa is pleased to present our new edition from artist Devin Powers:

Devin Powers, Things Keep Their Secrets, 22" x 30", one-color silkscreen on black paper, 2009

Note to the viewer:

This silkscreen is one of an edition of 30. The image comes from a drawing made using a straightedge and a paint pen on black printmaking paper. The title of the drawing and subsequent prints, “Things keep their secrets,” is taken from Heraclitus’ Fragments. Each print is signed and numbered by the artist.

Elwa is excited to present these works to the public for this holiday season. more info