May 16 to June 3. Opening: May 16, 6 to 9pm
The Measure of an Artist is the culmination of Michael Anthony’s life-long dedication to his art. The show highlights the struggle, passion, and rise of a man fully aware of his unique aesthetic. His work displays child-like innocence coinciding with complex subject matter.
Since 1996 Michael Anthony has had his work consistently shown with an eye fixed on fame—his equivalent to credibility. However, this is the first large scale show to honor his vision rooted in the long New York tradition of the self-made, struggling artist. Never has he shared his story so unabashedly through not only painting, but also multimedia depictions of himself. His colorful and expressionistic strokes on canvas recount his resiliency through homelessness, theft, and ultimately his never ending hope and belief that he will be finally recognized as a true original.
An artist is not to be measured by wealth, reviews, or even aesthetic. In reality, an artist’s process cannot be measured... but a life on visual display can. Ranging from his graffiti tag Mazike, his royal alter-ego Prince Michael the First, to his sexual exploration through The Gingerbread Man; Michael Anthony’s work proves that regardless of name or circumstance, he has survived and he has arrived. And most importantly, he saw it coming.
“I have yet to actually tell anybody how amazing I am...this show is what I’ve been trying to tell you for a long time.” - Michael Anthony Pegues
The Measure of an Artist is the culmination of Michael Anthony’s life-long dedication to his art. The show highlights the struggle, passion, and rise of a man fully aware of his unique aesthetic. His work displays child-like innocence coinciding with complex subject matter.
Since 1996 Michael Anthony has had his work consistently shown with an eye fixed on fame—his equivalent to credibility. However, this is the first large scale show to honor his vision rooted in the long New York tradition of the self-made, struggling artist. Never has he shared his story so unabashedly through not only painting, but also multimedia depictions of himself. His colorful and expressionistic strokes on canvas recount his resiliency through homelessness, theft, and ultimately his never ending hope and belief that he will be finally recognized as a true original.
An artist is not to be measured by wealth, reviews, or even aesthetic. In reality, an artist’s process cannot be measured... but a life on visual display can. Ranging from his graffiti tag Mazike, his royal alter-ego Prince Michael the First, to his sexual exploration through The Gingerbread Man; Michael Anthony’s work proves that regardless of name or circumstance, he has survived and he has arrived. And most importantly, he saw it coming.
“I have yet to actually tell anybody how amazing I am...this show is what I’ve been trying to tell you for a long time.” - Michael Anthony Pegues
Ticún Brasil and FB gallery join forces to offer you Orfeu Negro. Inspired by classic movie Black Orpheus by Marcel Camus, Orfeu Negro is a photography exhibit that explores myth and reality in today's Rio favelas.
Favela Rocinha is the largest and the most developed shantytown in South America. With roughly 200,000 residents it is located in the heart of one of the most upscale neighborhoods in Rio de Janeiro.
Last summer US artist Lais Lacher volunteered as a photography teacher in Rocinha. At the end of a 2 month course Lais lent the children Nikon cameras to capture their interpretation of the place they call home. The result is Fotos for Favelas series, a plethora of slices of life immortalized by kids with no political filters nor artistic embellishments.
Léo Lima (known as Léo do Jacarezinho) was born and lives in Jacare, one of Rio’s 600 favelas. Léo's pictures have a distinctive poetic immediacy and an honesty that set them apart from most attempts to capture the essence of a favela.
The mythological and sensual Rapt of Persephone series of French photographer Konstantin Lunarine offers viewers palpable modern mythology with the artist’s contemporary eye glancing back towards ancient Greek roots.
The Orfeu Negro exhibit will donate its proceeds to UMPMRS (Union of Women for the Betterment of Roupa Suja), day care center for Fotos For Favelas kids in Rocinha community in Rio.
As a bonus there will be great music at the opening by Regional de New York who’ll perform a live set of choro (vintage Brazilian jam) and rare bossa novas by DJ Luiz from Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
Favela Rocinha is the largest and the most developed shantytown in South America. With roughly 200,000 residents it is located in the heart of one of the most upscale neighborhoods in Rio de Janeiro.
Last summer US artist Lais Lacher volunteered as a photography teacher in Rocinha. At the end of a 2 month course Lais lent the children Nikon cameras to capture their interpretation of the place they call home. The result is Fotos for Favelas series, a plethora of slices of life immortalized by kids with no political filters nor artistic embellishments.
Léo Lima (known as Léo do Jacarezinho) was born and lives in Jacare, one of Rio’s 600 favelas. Léo's pictures have a distinctive poetic immediacy and an honesty that set them apart from most attempts to capture the essence of a favela.
The mythological and sensual Rapt of Persephone series of French photographer Konstantin Lunarine offers viewers palpable modern mythology with the artist’s contemporary eye glancing back towards ancient Greek roots.
The Orfeu Negro exhibit will donate its proceeds to UMPMRS (Union of Women for the Betterment of Roupa Suja), day care center for Fotos For Favelas kids in Rocinha community in Rio.
As a bonus there will be great music at the opening by Regional de New York who’ll perform a live set of choro (vintage Brazilian jam) and rare bossa novas by DJ Luiz from Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
PAST SHOWS:
Yummi Yammi, an exhibition by K-narf.
YUMMY: English term that means extremely pleasing to the sense of taste.
YAMI: A Japanese term that describes a person or thing related to either darkness or evil.
Yummi Yammi is a series of photo collages inspired by the true story of Issey Sagawa, a Japanese man who became a cannibal while living in Paris. K-Narf pushes the limits of how sex is portrayed in art— insisting on creating a jarring dialogue between images and the story behind them. With the juxtaposition of images of raw meat and softcore erotica, Yummy Yami evokes the same discomfort as Sagawa’s story.
About K-narf
Echoing the origins of street art by posting his works on public walls, K-Narf denounces the incoherencies and extravagances of our time. Both conceptual and experimental, his work documents, recycles and collects the “unusual” bringing it to the forefront and reminding us all that the medium of photography is not limited to truth-seeking but is also a toy to create, play and challenge audiences.
For the past decade K-narf has lived and exhibited worldwide including Japan, Australia, France, Singapore, USA, and Italy. His work has been shown, among others, at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Scottsdale (US), Museum of Sydney, Japan Foundation for the Arts, The Yves Klein Archives, The French Embassy in Tokyo, Issey Miyake (Paris), the Clic gallery in NYC and now FB gallery.
YUMMY: English term that means extremely pleasing to the sense of taste.
YAMI: A Japanese term that describes a person or thing related to either darkness or evil.
Yummi Yammi is a series of photo collages inspired by the true story of Issey Sagawa, a Japanese man who became a cannibal while living in Paris. K-Narf pushes the limits of how sex is portrayed in art— insisting on creating a jarring dialogue between images and the story behind them. With the juxtaposition of images of raw meat and softcore erotica, Yummy Yami evokes the same discomfort as Sagawa’s story.
About K-narf
Echoing the origins of street art by posting his works on public walls, K-Narf denounces the incoherencies and extravagances of our time. Both conceptual and experimental, his work documents, recycles and collects the “unusual” bringing it to the forefront and reminding us all that the medium of photography is not limited to truth-seeking but is also a toy to create, play and challenge audiences.
For the past decade K-narf has lived and exhibited worldwide including Japan, Australia, France, Singapore, USA, and Italy. His work has been shown, among others, at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Scottsdale (US), Museum of Sydney, Japan Foundation for the Arts, The Yves Klein Archives, The French Embassy in Tokyo, Issey Miyake (Paris), the Clic gallery in NYC and now FB gallery.
Thank you for coming to the first edition of RANDOM, a new musical event at FB gallery and making it a big success. Look for more RANDOM events very soon!
FB gallery is pleased to present the first solo exhibition in New York of Brazilian artist Rodrigo Martins. His paintings and drawings are both viscerally monumental and challenging. Martin’s work evokes conflicting feelings of sensuous flesh, brutality and dynamism.The fragmentation, layering and merging of the images give his work a rhythmic pattern influenced by his musical practice and discernment. For more information about Rodrigo's creative process visit http://whatscontemporary.com/news/rodrigo-martins-tortured-dualism/
Metropole Remix is about an utopia: The ideal Metropolis. Inspired by the book Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino, Alê Souto recreates a series of utopias/metropolises in all their splendid deception. At the same time sophisticated and primal, Alê's work, with echoes of Arte Povera and Neoconcretismo, highlights the irony of our modern aspirations and civilization. The exhibition consist of a mural encompassing the whole first floor of the gallery, canvases, prints, a series of drawings (Suburbio remix), a video projection room, and two site specific installations. Metropole Remix was Alê Souto's first exhibition in New York.
Graffiti Error by Antonio Bokel, from October 13th to December 2nd.
In his first U.S. exhibit, Antonio Bokel presents an eclectic mix of recent works. His bold, cryptic, expressive mixed media paintings evoke the idea of weathered graffiti walls typically found in the urban landscape. But upon closer assessment his work is an unabashed cacophony of images culled from both familiar and unlikely sources. Inspired by graffiti tags often found in Brazilian cities, Bokel translates what he calls “small gestures of rebel power” into alluringly vivid works of distinct complexity.
FB Gallery teamed up with Beleza for the best Brazilian beats, fun and art in NYC. And it was a crazy, fun night! More info at http://www.belezanyc.com/
Graffiti Error by Antonio Bokel, from October 13th to December 2nd.
In his first U.S. exhibit, Antonio Bokel presents an eclectic mix of recent works. His bold, cryptic, expressive mixed media paintings evoke the idea of weathered graffiti walls typically found in the urban landscape. But upon closer assessment his work is an unabashed cacophony of images culled from both familiar and unlikely sources. Inspired by graffiti tags often found in Brazilian cities, Bokel translates what he calls “small gestures of rebel power” into alluringly vivid works of distinct complexity.
FB Gallery teamed up with Beleza for the best Brazilian beats, fun and art in NYC. And it was a crazy, fun night! More info at http://www.belezanyc.com/
