May 2011
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EFNY one year later
In college, my professor Joseph Boskin used to mention the John Wayneing of America— how the swagger-based American Dream was really a deliberate means of mind control over a general populace, and how eventually you come to the realization of the tremendous gap between expectation and reality. My horse was named EFNY, and pardner’, it was this and oh, so much more. This huge ticket out...
Happy Memorial Day weekend from #efny
(Above, Richard Eagan, Ship of State, 2010, mixed media with flag and ready-mades, 74.5 x 121.5 x 11 inches— photo courtesy of Robert Atkins, all rights reserved)
Hi, everyone. In honor of the Stars and Stripes not seen just in the ever amazing Richard Eagan’s fabulous work of art, but also honoring our men and women overseas, Escape From New York will be on hiatus this Sunday. We...
How to take a NJ Transit (non MTA subway,...
(above, the Secaucus Sea Cactus)
Okay, I know for some of you NYC dwellers it’s hard to imagine anything other than the sweet smell of urine, garbage at your feet, super sized rats on the tracks below, your train breaking down in the tunnel, all while breathing in the smoky fumes of a metal track fire, but there is something out there called NJ Transit. Yes, besides the two little jitney...
The famed shuttle bus schedule and other transport...
(above, Christopher Saunders, Solid Air)
DRUMROLL…
By popular demand, here is the #efny shuttle bus schedule. A disclaimer— a VERY LARGE disclaimer— these are SMALL buses that only seat 25. They will be first come, first serve. Because of traffic patterns, I cannot guarantee this schedule is written in stone (may be faster, or slower). I highly encourage you to use NJ...
EFNY stuff I couldn't make up if I tried
Why, yes, it has indeed been a while since we last spoke. In that time period we have…
1. Had all our supplies rained upon in a deluge of Biblical proportions. We had just come from Lowe’s Hardware, and sure enough, rounding the final bend of I-80 before Paterson, (sunny skies, mind you— an absolutely brilliant day) there, in the distance, a sky of pure BLACK and...
April 2010
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Official Escape From New York press release
(Above, Julie Lohnes, Tug of War, 2009, video still)
Our heroine runs with purpose through the darkened streets of Chelsea, looking for a way out. At every corner she’s met with roadblocks. Turning down 24th Street, racing past Feuer, Boone, and Gagosian, she sees a clearing. She leaps across 11th Avenue without a thought, spotting the Hudson! “If only I can only make it!” Darting through...
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The #efny factory tour-- The Before BEFORE the...
(Above, 5th Floor, front room facing south)
Here at Escape From New York’s virtual headquarters, we’ve been spending much of our last few weeks going on artist studio visits, preparing the art side of things. To view the fantastic amateur video footage, but nonetheless heartfelt and genuinely amazing looks into the working lives of multiple artists, go to...
March 2010
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Cowboys of the West... or East, in this case.
Photographer Sumner Dilworth needs no help from me. He does not need Escape From New York as a career launcher, because he’s already more than made his mark. Dilworth has shot a Who’s-Who of the world of entertainment— everyone from Interpol to Spike Lee; Ruby Dee to Wyclef Jean. Known for a clean shooting style which examines moments of time in meticulous detail,...
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The two questions you know you want answers to...
Q. Why Escape From New York?
A. What you really are asking is why I’m using the same title for a contemporary art exhibition as the John Carpenter film, ”Escape From New York,” starring an in-his-prime Kurt Russell as the legendary antihero Snake Plissken. Well, let’s put it this way, last year I celebrated my seventh year of living in New York City. You could say...
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Paterson gets ready to melt for Kezam
You could say I’ve been a fairly run-of-the-mill, law-abiding citizen over my lifetime, but that wouldn’t be the entire truth. I enjoy risk… to a degree. Some of my all-time favorite activities have involved a slight skirting of the law; spelunking through the depths of MIT after hours, accompanying my friends’ fraternity as they made their way to the top of their...
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Ahh, Armory week
(Above, Liam Davis at the Pool Art Fair)
Many of the artists in Escape From New York are featured prominently throughout the city during Armory Week, and are holding their own in the current art fair and biennial bonanza.
Here’s a small sampling:
Kate Gilmore at Armory— via Galleria Franco Soffiantino’s booth. You can also see her fantastic work that makes Houdini look bad,...
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Kickstarter is now live
For those following here, our Kickstarter link is now live. So far we have raised $445 in four days’ time for our supplemental advertising budget, with barely a notification sent. As the project begins to come to fruition, please check in for daily updates. If you have any questions regarding Escape From New York, including the possibility that I will be dressing in head-to-toe...
February 2010
2 posts
Nicholas Fraser-- a prime example of how first...
Back in 2007, in an ultimate moment of selfish navel-gazing, I Googled myself (yes, us art bloggers tend to do this to keep track if word is getting out, or if enough people are reading us— or at the very least if we’re getting as much traffic in as we’re sending out). I pressed “Google Search” instead of “I’m Feeling Lucky,” and perchance,...
Wide Open Spaces
Sometimes in life things just fall into your lap— take, for instance, a former silk factory.
2010 brings with it many changes and challenges, and with it a newfound enthusiasm and excitement for New York artists. In many ways, the New York art world we once knew and loved has come to pass. Artists are being pushed out left and right, industry publications folding, galleries closing, all...