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Friday, March 18, 2016

Independent Art Fair NYC 2016 + FOOD: What 200 Calories Looks Like

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The Independent

Art Fair NYC

2016

The Independent Art Fair 2016 was made up of over 40 international galleries and non-profit art institutions. A list of the participating galleries is at the end of this article.

The Independent Art Fair 2016 was held on 4 levels

at Spring Studios / 50 Varick Street, lower downtown NYC.

Aurel Iselstoger
Mixed media and pencil on paper
1950s
Delmes & Zander Gallery
(Berlin & Cologne)

Crowd at the Independent Fair 2016

Obsession (anonymous)
Collage Photography (1870s)Delmes & Zander Gallery
(Berlin & Cologne)

Obsession (anonymous)
Dark Room Manipulated Photography (1870s)Delmes & Zander Gallery
(Berlin & Cologne)

Michail Paule
Mixed Media on Paper
1930-37
Delmes & Zander Gallery
(Berlin & Cologne)

The refreshment bar at the Independent Art Fair 2016

Julien Nguyen
"Camp David"
2016
Neue Alte Brücke Gallery
(Frankfurt)

Julien Nguyen
"Say Goodbye to Safe"
2016
Neue Alte Brücke Gallery
(Frankfurt)

Julien Nguyen
"Homework"
2016
Neue Alte Brücke Gallery
(Frankfurt)

Hardy Hill
"The Lotus Eater"
2015
Neue Alte Brücke Gallery
(Frankfurt)

Street Level

Exterior window of the Independent Art Fair 2016

Participating galleries and institutions listed below.

Click on a gallery or intitute name to go to their website.

Mitchell Algus Gallery, New York — The Approach, London — Artists Space, New York — The Box, Los Angeles — Gavin Brown’s enterprise, New York/Rome — Bureau, New York — CANADA, New York — Chapter NY, New York — C L E A R I N G, New York/Brussels — Paula Cooper Gallery, New York — Elizabeth Dee, New York — Delmes & Zander, Cologne/Berlin — Thomas Erben, New York — Fleisher/Ollman Gallery, Philadelphia — Garth Greenan Gallery, New York — gb agency, Paris — Jay Gorney / Derek Eller, New York — Hannah Hoffman, Los Angeles — Herald St, London — JTT, New York — Karma, New York — Anton Kern, New York — David Kordansky, Los Angeles — David Lewis, New York — Maccarone, New York — Martos Gallery, New York/Los Angeles — Mendes Wood DM, São Paulo — Mitchell-Innes & Nash , New York — Stuart Shave / Modern Art, London — The Modern Institute, Glasgow — Galerie Nagel Draxler, Cologne/Berlin — Neue Alte Brücke, Frankfurt — Office Baroque, Brussels — Maureen Paley, London — Parra & Romero, Madrid/Ibiza — Peres Projects, Berlin — Project Native Informant, London — Silberkuppe, Berlin — Société, Berlin — Kerry Schuss, New York — Tilton Gallery, New York — VENUS, New York/Los Angeles — VI, VII, Oslo — White Columns, New York

FOOD

200 Calorie Foods

So many people are watching calories these days, what can a person eat?

It’s hard to know the calorie count of the foods we eat. Often we just look at foods in terms of health and sustenance, but what if you had a mental picture of what 200 calories looked like for specific foods? Would it makes you choose your meals and snacks differently? What if you saw that an entire plate of celery has the same amount of calories as a small dab of peanut butter?

The average American needs to consume about 2,000-2,500 calories per day in order to maintain weight, much, much less if they’re looking to shed some pounds.

Here is what 200 calories looks like for a selection of foods.

17.5oz of Coca Cola

13.58oz of Apples

11.75oz of Whole Milk

2 Tablespoons Peanut Butter

1425 grams of Celery

7.97oz Ketchup

7.20oz of Sliced Smoked Turkey

5.29oz of Eggs

5.11oz of Cooked Pasta

3.53oz of Fiber One Cereal

3.17oz of Flax Bread

1.8oz of Cheddar Cheese

1.45oz of a Snickers Bar

1 Full Avocado

2.65oz of Fast Food Cheeseburger

2.58oz Fast Food French Fried

2.54oz portion of Blueberry Muffin

1.9oz of Puffed Rice Cereal

1.31oz Potato Chips

19.5oz Honeydew Melon

(source: http://bodyos.me)

Here is what 100 calories of cheese, candy, chicken nuggets,
potato chips, sliced bread, oil, strawberries and broccoli looks like.
(Source: )

Eating Healthy on a Budget / video:

(Source: )
Until later,

Jack

ARTS&FOOD is an online magazine dedicated to providing artists and collectors around the world with highlights of current art exhibitions, and to encourage all readers to invest in and participate in “The Joy of Art” and Culture. All Rights Reserved. All concepts, original art, text & photography, which are not otherwise credited, are copyright 2016 © Jack A. Atkinson, under all international, intellectual property and copyright laws. All gallery events', museum exhibitions', art fairs' or art festivals' photographs were taken with permission or provided by the event or gallery. All physical artworks are the intellectual property of the individual artists and © (copyright) individual artists, fabricators, respective owners or assignees.

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Tuesday, March 8, 2016

Artist Becca Lowry Constructs Her Subconscious Using Plywood and Power Tools + FOOD: Cauliflower Crusted Pizza

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BECCA LOWRY
High Art can begin
at Home Depot!
Art, Painting, Sculpture, Craft
and Psychology Unite in Artist
Becca Lowry's Constructions
By Jack A. Atkinson

Artist Becca Lowry, (left) with Gallerist Kate Katin
at Fred Giampietro Gallery, New Haven,
Art Fair Booth A 12, VOLTA NY 2016.

While strolling through the many Art Fairs of NY during the first week in March, one booth stayed in the forefront of my thoughts the entire time, that being Fred Giampietro Gallery's booth at VOLTA NY 2016, because of their featured artist, Becca Lowry.

I have known Becca for a few years now. Several years ago, well before she ever thought about having her first exhibition, she invited me to visit her "Yurt" studio in Madison, Connecticut, to see what she was doing. I found her working on the earliest beginnings of this painted plywood and power-tool process. Then her art was smaller, flat, individual sheets of 1/4" plywood, simply routed-out in abstracted lines and shapes and spray painted a solid color, some had a few colors defining the raised areas.

When I came upon Fred Giampietro Gallery's booth at VOLTA 2016 and saw Becca Lowry's solo installation, I was instantly surprised, excited and intrigued by her mature style! Her artworks have blossomed into exotic and beautiful wooden constructions which are simultaneously: sculptural; painterly; non-objective; patterned; crafty and collaged assemblages. All are colorful, primordial, enigmatic and very organic!

Becca was present in the booth and explained her current process to me.

"Generally what happens is I start with a square or rectangular 1/4 inch piece of plywood. I glue several together and begin carving, using power tools. Then I add more wood, front and back, as I need more depth. Other than that, it's all intuitive and the shapes just happen. Each gouge, each line, each shape or form is more a result of the tool I am using than anything else, the process creates the base art. I like most of the results, but what I don't like, I cut out. I glue on more wood and the work continues to grow.

Recently, I have started using a similar profile shape. During the process, I may decide to collage-in some woven wire or a found metal object. Finally I paint the surfaces and patterns intuitively! The art is non-objective and there's no plan at the beginning, but when people want me to explain, I call them shields... with holes in them."

Becca Lowry's constructions are unconscious stories from deep with-in her soul. These images are their own language and the viewers seem to always create their own stories of what they see. This interaction and invitation for a private, personal narrative is the most intriguing aspect of Becca Lowry's art!

What do you see?

Becca Lowry, April 2014 from Gorky's Granddaughter on Vimeo.

(Source: Original Photography by ARTSnFOOD staff, + images courtesy of Fred Giampietro Gallery + video & photos from Becca Lowry's website.)

FOOD
Cauliflower Crust
PIZZA
Better Than Wheat Flour Crust?
You be the judge!

Ingredients for Cauliflower Pizza Crust:
1 cup riced cauliflower
1 1/2 cups mozzarella
1 teaspoon garlic salt
1 teaspoon crushed garlic
1 egg
olive oil

For Topping
1 1/2 cups mozzarella
olives
artichokes
sun-dried tomatoes

Directions
* Pulse one head of chopped cauliflower into chunks in a food processor until it looks like grain (or buy prepared riced cauliflower).

* In a medium bowl, stir together 1 cup of riced cauliflower, 1 1/2 cups mozzarella cheese, pinch oregano, pinch garlic salt and a raw large egg.

* Spray a cookie sheet with cooking spray. Pat the mixture out into a 9-inch circle.

* Brush with olive oil, and bake for 15 minutes in a pre-heated 450º oven.

* Top your pizza with 1 1/2 cups of mozzarella cheese, sun-dried tomatoes, olives, artichokes.

* Broil for 3-4 minutes until the cheese is melted and bubbly.

(Source: "My Recipe")

Until later,

Jack

ARTS&FOOD is an online magazine dedicated to providing artists and collectors around the world with highlights of current art exhibitions, and to encourage all readers to invest in and participate in “The Joy of Art” and Culture. All Rights Reserved. All concepts, original art, text & photography, which are not otherwise credited, are copyright 2016 © Jack A. Atkinson, under all international, intellectual property and copyright laws. All gallery events', museum exhibitions', art fairs' or art festivals' photographs were taken with permission or provided by the event or gallery. All physical artworks are the intellectual property of the individual artists and © (copyright) individual artists, fabricators, respective owners or assignees.

Trademark Copyright Notice: ©ARTSnFOOD.blogspot,com, ©ARTSnFOOD,

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Saturday, March 5, 2016

Overview of NYC's Armory Art Week, The Fairs for 2016

VOLTA NYC 2016

ART

NYC's

Armory Art Week

2016

Listed below is an overview of the art fair options for what has come to be known in NYC as ARMORY ART WEEK. It may be the "biggest" weekend of the year for visual art internationally! People fly into NYC from all over the world to exhibit, view and invest in artworks! Millions and millions of $US dollars will be spent purchasing art in this short weekend.

The Armory Show Contemporary

When: March 3–6 / Thursday–Sunday: noon–7pm
Where: Pier 94 (Twelfth Avenue at W 55th Street, Hell’s Kitchen, Manhattan)

100+ galleries located at Pier 94 showing Contemporary art.

The Armory Show Modern

When: March 3–6 / Thursday–Sunday: noon–7pm
Where: Piers 92 (Twelfth Avenue at W 55th Street, Hell’s Kitchen, Manhattan)

100+ galleries located at Pier 92 showing 20th century Modern art.

Volta (Produced by The Armory Show)

When: March 2–6 / Wednesday: 8–10pm; Thursday–Saturday: noon–8pm; Sunday: noon–6pm
Where: Pier 90 (West 50th Street at Twelfth Avenue, Hell’s Kitchen, Manhattan)

Volta is the Armory Show’s baby sister art fair. It's located at Pier 90, the next pier over from the Armory Show "Modern". Over the past few years Volta has "grown-up" and now rivals the Armory Show in the formal and professional presentation of it's gallery booths, plus the quality of the artists exhibited.

VOLTA NY 2016

An Invitational Solo Project Art Fair for Contemporary Art at Pier 90.
(Pictured: Fred Giampietro Gallery, New Haven, Solo Artist: Becca Lowry, Volta Booth A12)

(Editorial)
While browsing Volta, be certain to check-out Becca Lowry's abstract carved and painted assemblages shown at Booth 12 / Fred Giampietro Gallery, New Haven. I found these constructions to be both "new" and "primordial", giving off organic and subliminal messages. These artworks seem to be interpreted differently by every viewer.

ADAA Art Show

When: March 2–6 / Wednesday–Friday: noon–8pm; Saturday: noon–7pm; Sunday: noon–5pm
Where: Park Avenue Armory (643 Park Avenue, Upper East Side, Manhattan)

High-end Modern and Postwar Art + some Old Masters and Contemporary Artists

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When: March 3–6 / hours vary by location
Where: Centre for Social Innovation (601 W 26th Street, #325, Chelsea, Manhattan), Fountain House Gallery (702 Ninth Avenue, Hell’s Kitchen, Manhattan), and Creative Art Works (The Atrium Shops and Cafes, 601 Lexington Avenue, Midtown, Manhattan)

A new Art Fair this year, alt_break focuses on social justice and nonprofit causes.

Art on Paper

When: March 4–6 / Friday, Saturday: 11am–7pm; Sunday: noon–6pm
Where: Pier 36 (299 South Street at Clinton Street, Lower East Side, Manhattan)

This fair is all about paper: collages, drawings, prints, bas reliefs and freestanding sculptures.

Clio Art Fair

When: March 4–6 / Friday, Saturday: 10am–6pm; Sunday: noon–6pm
Where: 508 West 26th Street, Chelsea, Manhattan (free)

37 independent artists have no middlemen, all of the art is displayed by the artists themselves.

Independent

When: March 4–6 / Friday, Saturday: noon–7pm; Sunday: noon–6pm
Where: Spring Studios (50 Varick Street, Tribeca, Manhattan)

The Independent Fair has changed location this year, moving from the former Dia Art Foundation in Chelsea to Tribeca’s Spring Studios. It trends toward refreshingly different contemporary European galleries and artists.

Moving Image

When: March 3–6 / Thursday–Saturday: 11am–8pm; Sunday: 11am–4pm
Where: Waterfront New York Tunnel (269 Eleventh Avenue, Chelsea, Manhattan) (free)

“The Video Art Fair,” includes all manner of moving image artworks.

New City

When: March 3–6 / Thursday: 11am–6pm; Friday, Saturday: 11am–7pm; Sunday: 11am–6pm
Where: hpgrp Gallery (434 Greenwich Street, Tribeca, Manhattan) (free)

Four Tokyo-based galleries.

Pulse

When: March 3–6 / Thursday: 1–6pm; Friday, Saturday: 11am–8pm; Sunday: 11am–5pm
Where: Metropolitan Pavilion (125 West 18th Street, Chelsea, Manhattan)

Pulse is a must see Armory Week satellite fair with 45 galleries plus site-specific projects, and several discussion panels.

Scope

When: March 3–6 / Thursday: 6–10pm; Friday–Sunday: 11am–8pm
Where: 639 W 46th Street (Hell’s Kitchen, Manhattan)

Scope is another must see Armory Week satellite fair showing mainstream gallery artists and a little more street art, kitschy art, Pop art, and loosely prepared / presented artworks.

Salon Zürcher

When: March 1–6 / Tuesday: noon–8pm; Wednesday: noon–6pm; Thursday–Saturday: noon–8pm; Sun day: noon–5pm
Where: Zürcher Gallery (33 Bleecker Street, Lower East Side, Manhattan) (free)

A handful of galleries in Zürcher Gallery’s Bleecker Street space from Paris, Brussels, Hudson NY + other NYC galleries.

Spring/Break

When: March 2–7 / Wednesday–Sunday: noon–8pm; Monday: noon–6pm
Where: Skylight at Moynihan Station (421 Eighth Avenue, Midtown, Manhattan)

The “curator-driven” fair's theme “⌘COPY⌘PASTE” is an "INDIE" hipster fair so expect the unexpected. Works by over 800 artists selected by more than 100 curators.

Armory Arts Week, NYC draws the American and international sub-culture of artists and art lovers into Manhattan all at same time. It's a convention of sorts, but the artists and galleries never think of it that way, for them it's an opportunity to show and hopefully sell the newest and best art for the current year. It's also a meeting of creative minds, with many panel discussions and controversial ideas regarding aesthetics and the state of the "art world" being casually discussed over champagne, wine and scotch. At times the crowds in aisles of the fairs can be overwhelming.

Fusion

When: "PRE-EVENT"
(At the time of this publication it's already over, maybe next year!)
March 1–3 / Tuesday: 9am–7pm; Wednesday: 9am–6pm ; Thursday: 7–8pm
Where: Various venues in Harlem, Manhattan

Panels, tours, pop-up exhibitions, and performances organized by the West Harlem Art Fund.

(Source: All photos by ARTSnFOOD staff, text information came from several online articles including NYTimes.com and Hyperallergic.com)