BRIAN KENNY: November 2011

November 30, 2011

My work in DEATH Magazine: The Animal Issue

Death #4 is animalistic. Mx Justin Vivian Bond's cat-looking chicken, Pearl, pen's some words for us, and internet guru Alex Blagg answers our questions about death in the digital domain. Also in this issue: are penguins purposefully getting lost? Is it ethical to flush your son's frog and then swap it for a replacement? Are elephants the most funeral-loving animal? Should bird-like mothers involve their children in their suicidal narratives? Did Rudy Huxtable properly grieve Lamont Goldfish? William Hundley, Winston Chmielinski, Stephen Scott Smith, Sarah Shapiro, Brian Kenny and an animate slew of others complete the issue with their distinctive visions of dissolution. Corporeal cover sculpture and photo by Daniel Arsham.

Brian Kenny & Slava Mogutin
Delivery Dawgz (2007)
mixed media on vintage American shooting target paper
22.5” x 34”

Empire Later (2010)
ink on vintage American shooting target paper
22.5” x 34” (framed in laminate glass and shot pointe blank 3 times with a handgun)

Heer Dear Run (2008)
ink on vintage American shooting target paper
22.5” x 34”

Bone Picking (2010)
mixed media on vintage American shooting target paper
22.5” x 34”

November 28, 2011

Can I help you?

24
DAYS
OF
MATTER
PRINTED

LIVE SCREENPRINTING DAILY Until Dec 24th
Single Artists: Mon-Fri 5-7pm, Sun 4-6pm
Groups of 5-6 Artists: Sat 2-6pm

Curated/organized by J. Morrison

Printed Matter is pleased to present 24 DAYS OF MATTER PRINTED, a live screenprinting project by J. Morrison. From December 1st until the 24th, daily screenprinting sessions will feature a rotating cast of 20 artists creating collaborative works in the Printed Matter storefront. During these sessions, the artistic collaboration will be accumulative, with a new artist each day adding his or her own print to the previously produced prints. Prints will be available for purchase at any stage during this process.

Working under the theme of a "Self-Portrait,” the artists will print their creation on a variety of media - from Sweatshirts, Underwear, Handkerchiefs, and a special fine art Paper Edition of 100. They will be priced affordably, ranging from $10-$100, with the paper edition increasing as the show progresses with all of the artists' screenprints collaged together. The works created will be on exhibit at Printed Matter through mid-January.

This year’s exhibition with J. Morrison follows in a long tradition of Printed Matter's holiday events to support the institution, including past fundraisers organized by the artists' collective Collaborative Projects (or COLAB), and Giftland, curated by Max Schumann and guest curators. J. Morrison’s show title and theme are a play off the “12 Days of Christmas” and in modern commercial times the "25 Days of Christmas," giving an artist's alternative view of holiday consumerism.

SAVE THE DATE!

Participating Artists:
Kelly Armendariz (Dec 13, 17)
Juan Betancurth (Dec 8, 10)
AA Bronson (Dec 19, 2-4pm)
Isabella Bruno (Dec 10, 12)
Maria Chavez (Dec 17, 23)
Christopher Clary (Dec 7, 10)
Richard Haines (Dec 9, 10)
Matthias Herrmann (Dec 10, 19)
Brian Kenny (Dec 3, 15)
Marie Lorenz (Dec 2)
Michael Magnan (Dec 3, 20)
Slava Mogutin (Dec 3, 16)
J. Morrison (Dec 1)
Antonio Ortuño (Dec 6, 10)
Cyrus Saint Amand Poliakoff (Dec 3, 22)
Denise Schatz (Dec 14, 17)
Todd Shalom (Dec 11)
Sto (Dec 17, 18)
George Venson (Dec 5, 10)
Grant Worth (Dec 3, 21)

Slava's "Lizard Boy"

Printed Matter, Inc.
195 Tenth Avenue
New York, NY 10011
www.printedmatter.org

T: 212 925 0325
F: 212 925 0464

November 22, 2011

MICA MEN: Metamorphic Portraits

Chapter 2: The Great Schist of Manhattan