SLD shoot on Halloween night

I posted behind the scenes photos from an independent film She Looks Delicious on my Facebook. We filmed on Halloween night during the parade here in NYC and it was packed. Quite an experience. Hope you enjoy. Here is a link.

An Extraordinary Friend of Fiber Art: Karen Johnson Boyd @ SOFA Chicago

One of my piece will be on view at SOFA Chicago this weekend.

18TH ANNUAL SOFA CHICAGO   + THE INTUIT SHOW OF FOLK & OUTSIDER ART    Navy Pier's Festival Hall      November 4 - 6    Ticket and Hour Information

Friends of Fiber Art International, together with the Racine Art Museum, presents a special exhibit of works from the collection of Karen Johnson Boyd, philanthropist and renowned collector. See the exhibition An Extraordinary Friend of Fiber Art: Karen Johnson Boyd, featuring many artists including Dominic Di Mare, Carol Eckert, Diane Itter, John McQueen, Ed Rossbach, Jan Hopkins, Ai Kijima, Mary Bero, Dorothy Gill Barnes, Lia Cook, Kyomi Iwata, and Dona Look. SOFA Lecture Series: From Her Home to the Museum: Karen Johnson Boyd Collects Saturday, November 5 10:00 - 11:00 am Room 327 Join Lisa Englander, Curator, Karen Johnson Boyd collection; Bruce W. Pepich, RAM Executive Director and Curator of Collections, as they discuss Boyd's artful philanthropic collecting with a lively review of her activities over the last fifty years.

Fight or Flight group show at Franklin Parrasch Gallery in NYC

One of my new piece is in Fight/Flight group show at Franklin Parrasch Gallery.
October 15 - November 18, 2011
20 W. 57th Street, NY

http://www.franklinparrasch.com/exhibitions/2011-10-14_fight-or-flight/

TWO x TWO for AIDS and Art Dallas 2011

I am honored to be a part of TWO x TWO for AIDS and Art in Dallas, Texas next weekend. Please check out my piece at the online catalogue.

Location	Dallas, TX
About	TWO x TWO is a contemporary art auction benefiting amfAR and the Dallas Museum of Art, held annually at the Rachofsky House in Dallas, Texas.

Description	TWO x TWO for AIDS and Art is an annual contemporary art auction benefiting amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research, and the Dallas Museum of Art. Held each October at The Rachofsky House in Dallas, Texas, TWO x TWO has raised over $29 million since its inception for amfAR's essential AIDS research programs and the DMA's contemporary art acquistion fund.
General Information	GALA and AUCTION, Saturday, October 22, 2011 Event Hosts: HOWARD and CINDY RACHOFSKY 2011 Co-chars: JOYCE SEAY GOSS, JOHN BENJAMIN HICKEY and GARY TIGGES 2011 Art Chairmen: JANELLE and ALDEN PINNELL 2011 amfAR honoree: artist MARK GROTJAHN
Mission	TWO x TWO is proud to support two very worthy organizations, amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research, and the Dallas Museum of Art. amfAR, the Foundation for AIDS Research, has made great strides in essential AIDS research initiatives over the last 25 years, and TWO x TWO has become amfAR’s largest fundraiser in the United States. The Dallas Museum of Art has added some 90 major works of contemporary art to their permanent collection with TWO x TWO proceeds donated to their Contemporary Art Acquisition Fund and exhibitions. TWO x TWO is also the DMA’s largest annual fundraiser.

Email	melissa@rachofskyhouse.org
Phone	214-890-8802
Website	http://2x2online.org/

Art Platform - Los Angeles

Art Platform-Los Angeles
Franklin Parrasch Gallery
BOOTH 607
October 1 - 3, 2011


Franklin Parrasch Gallery is pleased to announce its participation in Art Platform - Los Angeles, October 1-3, 2011.

Opening Preview: Friday, September 30, 2011
3PM – 5PM Opening Preview
5PM – 9PM Vernissage Party benefitting the Hammer Museum, Los Angeles County Museum of Art and The Museum of Contemporary Art.

Exhibiting works by Peter Alexander, Billy Al Bengston, Joe Goode, Ken Price, alongside Mark Gonzales and Ai Kijima and Justin Lieberman.

For images, biographies, or further exhibition information, please contact the gallery at info@franklinparrasch.com or 212-246-5360, Tuesday-Saturday 10a-6p.

For fair information, please visit the Art Platform Los Angeles website.

Installation views @ 212 Gallery in Aspen

Thanks for the great post on Beautiful Decay!

Ai Kijima @ 212 Gallery-Aspen

Comics Make Art - Art Makes Comics @ Galerie Ernst Hilger

One of my new piece will be in a group show at the Galerie Ernst Hilger in Vienna, Austria from June 21 - July 29.

Residency in Miami

I am very very very happy that I am going to be an artist at the Fountainhead residency in Miami, Florida this coming summer.  I want to take this opportunity at the residency to work as much as possible to create new works!

Vegan cupcakes & cookies

I made vegan vanilla cupcakes with chocolate frosting and sugar cookies for a birthday party last weekend. These are 100% vegan - no dairy, no eggs, no honey, no animal products of any kind. I used beet juice as a natural food coloring for my pink icing. They were pretty yum :) 

Solo exhibition in August

I just found out that I am having a solo exhibition at 212 Gallery in Aspen, Colorado this Summer. I am extremely excited about it!!!

New piece in progress

Here are some photos of the piece I've been working on.

Kimono in progress - Part 1

I am making kimonos for the film, She Looks Delicious. Two supporting actresses (Japanese girls) are going to wear these very colorful, short length kimonos in high heels. Materials are vintage kimonos I found in flea markets in Tokyo.

More photos from SLD shooting

I posted 11 more photos from She Looks Delicious shoot on Sunday on my Facebook. 
Here is a link.

She Looks Delicious - Film Shoot Day 2

We had our second shoot for the film, She Looks Delicious at Vinegar Hill Historic District near DUMBO in Brooklyn yesterday. The street is paved with beautiful cobblestones. This is from a scene where the main character, a 20-year-old NYU student, is entering an unknown world in the middle of night. And Yes, I sew the red velvet curtains.

Jennifer Muller/The Works - Creating "The White Room"

Gen Hashimoto, a member of Jennifer Muller/The Works choreographed the dance performance scene in the film, She Looks Delicious, which I mentioned in the last post. The company will present a new piece, "The White Room" from June 22 -26, 2011 at Cedar Lake Theater. Must-see.

She Looks Delicious - Film Shoot Day 1

I've been working on a independent film project, She Looks Delicious, being shot here in New York City. I made these 60's style white dresses for the main actresses. The scene is a recreation of the Crystals hit, Da Doo Ron Ron, 1963.

New York Fiber in the 21st Century at Lehman College Art Gallery in Bronx

My work, "Hello" is on view at a group exhibition at Lehman College Art Gallery in Bronx until May 12, 2011.

New York Fiber in the 21st Century focuses on artists in and near New York City who work primarily in fiber/textile materials or modes, including quilt-making, knitting, crochet, tapestry, weaving, felt making, rug hooking, embroidery, needlepoint, basketry, book arts, and metal work. This exhibition offers a unique survey and features emerging artists beginning to make a name for themselves, as well as mature artists whose work was recognized in the first major wave of New York fiber art in the 60s and 70s. All of the works were produced since 2001, and four artists - Gema Alava, Lisa Curran, Don Porcella, and Vered Sivan - will create large-scale installations for the exhibition. This survey includes forty-seven works by thirty artists and demonstrates the vibrant diversity of fiber art on the New York scene.

Curated by Sandra Sider

http://www.lehman.cuny.edu/vpadvance/artgallery/gallery/EXHIBI~1.HTM

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