Tag Archive for 'Alex Lukas'

Opening Tonight

Zoe Strauss at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
And the Megawords space is open too.
Read about it in the New York Times.
There is also aew issue of Megawords available as well as new ‘zines from by Alex Lukas, Matthew Gallagher, Matt Schwartz, Rebekah Maysles, Isaac T Lin, Ray Potes of Hamburger Eyes, and Lena and Marten from Denmark. Each books is 64 pages b&w with a color cover. Megawords has also curated a bookshop in the museum with titles covering a wide range of topics: music, film, urban affairs, photography, fiction, philosophy, cycling, etc.

Zoe Strauss & MEGAWORDS at the Philadelphia Museum of Art

As part of the upcoming (and very exciting) Zoe Strauss mid-career retrospective at the Philadelphia Museum of Art MEGAWORDS has planned a series of programs including creating a publishing studio and bookshop in the museum, musical performances, panel discussions, workshops and classes, film screenings and office hours held in the museum. They will also publish Issue 17 of Megawords with photos by Ryan Collerd, Christopher Gianunzio, Matthew Gallagher, Zoe Strauss, Philip Maysles, Katrina Ohstrom and work by Isaac Lin and Alex Lukas as well as produce an original edition of artists books.

You can read more about Zoe Strauss: Ten Years here, more about Megawords programing here and reserve tickets for the Exhibition Opening Dance Party here.

Oh – and then on January 28th: Steve Earle and Zoe Strauss have a Conversation About Art and Politics!!!!

Paper Chasers at Nudashank

Paper Chasers
A group exhibition of works on paper
November 5 – November 26, 2011
Opening Reception: Saturday Nov. 5th 7pm – 10pm

Andrew Guenther, Benjamin Edmiston, Matthew Craven (above), Brion Nuda Rosch, Sofia Leiby, Samuel T. Adams, Alex Lukas, Conor Backman, Lesser Gonzalez, Ted Gahl, Jordan Bernier, Bettina Yung, Annie Grey, Matt Lienes, Mary Helena Clark, Elena Johnston, Russell Hite, Leif Low-Beer, Christian Herr, D’Metrius Rice, Edward Max Fendley, Adam Dwight, Cara Ober, Felipe Goncalves, Chris Mucci, Kaitlin Murphy, Jessie Unterhalter, Josh Van Horne, Max Guy, Steven Riddle, Beth Hoeckel, Sidney Pink, Armacost/Planck, Molly O’Connell, Caitlin Cunningham, Sal Farina, Adam Tullie, Tim Karpinski, Jess Soulen, Amy Boone-McCreesh, Sarah Mosk, Erick Jackson, David Ubias and Rachel Bone

Nudashank
H&H Arts Bldg. 405 W. Franklin St., 3rd Floor, Baltimore, MD 21201

Nadiah Fellah – The Post-Urban Cityscapes of Alex Lukas

New American Paintings Blog

Drawn In release party/signing

This Thursday, June 30th at 6pm there is a release party / signing for Julia Rothman’s Drawn In book. I think everyone is bringing their sketchbooks for people to leaf through (the photos here are from one of the books I’m bringing up) so that will be exciting.

Some of the artists who will be at the event are Ana Benaroya, Jen Corace, Christian DeFilippo, Rob Dunlavey, Ben Finer, Jessica Hische, Matt Leines, Alex Lukas, Ted McGrath, Leif Parsons, Claudia Pearson, Mike Sudal, Jenny Volvovski and Ben K. Voss.

Thursday, June 30th at 6pm
at Powerhouse Arena in Dumbo
37 Main Street (corner of Water & Main), Brooklyn, NY

DRAWN IN

Julia Rothman – illustrator, designer and author of Book By It’s Cover – has released her latest in-print project Drawn In: A Peek into the Inspiring Sketchbooks of 44 Fine Artists, Illustrators, Graphic Designers, and Cartoonists through Quarry Books.

Matt and I are included (along with 42 others) – images after the break. Pick up a copy here – or in your local bookstore.
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Chicago

I’m going to have some works with Steven Zevitas at the NEXT Fair in Chicago this coming weekend. If you are in the neighborhood I hope you can check it out.

Opening Friday in Boston – Contained, Curated by John Pyper

With Matthew Best, Mark Franchino, Tristram Lansdowne, Alex Lukas, Christina Mazza, Carolyn Muskat, Ted Ollier, Ben Parry, Frances Trombly and Matthew Woodward.

Contained, Curated by John Pyper
Mills Gallery at the Boston Center for the Arts.
539 Tremont Street, Boston, MA
March 18th – April 24th
Opening Reception: Friday, March 18th, 6 – 8 pm

New American Paintings #92

I have some work in the latest edition of New American Paintings in the Editor’s Selections section – on newsstands now. The CV got a little messed up (a lot of group shows got listed as solo shows – eeek!) – you can view the correct version here.

Read All About It.

My buddy Caleb wrote a nice piece about my work in the latest issue of Juxtapoz Magazine (#122 – March, 2011). It’s on newsstands now. Some more after the break. Thanks to Clint Woodside of Never Nothing for taking the photo.
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Apenest – Plain Air


You can see some installation images and work from the landscape exhibition Plain Air, curated by Brian Willmont of Apenest, on-line here.
The show is up through November 14th at Cinders in Brooklyn and features work by Corey Arnold, Patrick Casey, Mark Chariker, John Copeland, Sophia Cara Frydman, Joseph Hart, Cody Hoyt, Alex Lukas, Eddie Martinez, Niall Mcclelland, Steak Mtn., Caleb Neelon, Hilary Pecis, Eric Saline, Zac Scheinbaum, Andrew Schoultz, Mark Schoening, Conor Thompson, Paul Wackers, and Brian Willmont.

Apenest Presents Plain Air
Opening Friday


Plain Air
October 15th – November 14th 2010
Opening Reception Friday October 15th 7-10pm
Curated by Brian Willmont of Apenest.

Cinders
103 Havemeyer St. Store#2
Brooklyn, NY 11211

More after the break, including an image of my piece.
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Opening Friday’

Last week to catch Doubting Thomases


This is the last week to catch Doubting Thomases at Nudashank in Baltimore.

Doubting Thomases
Curated by Alex Lukas
Micah Danges, Chris Kline, Matt Leines, Isaac Tin Wei Lin, Alex Lukas, Bill McRight, Dan Murphy, Andrew Jeffrey Wright
Through October 8th, 2010

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Doubting Thomases Installation Images


Now through October 8th at Nudashank.
More after the break – click on images for larger versions.
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Doubting Thomases Opens Tomorrow at Nudashank


One of the pieces I’m including.

You can preview more work and download the press release here.

Doubting Thomases

Curated by Alex Lukas

Micah Danges
Chris Kline
Matt Leines
Isaac Tin Wei Lin
Alex Lukas
Bill McRight
Dan Murphy
Andrew Jeffrey Wright

September 10th – October 8th, 2010
Opening Reception – Friday, September 10th, 7 – 10pm

NUDASHANK
405 W. Franklin St. 3rd Floor
Baltimore, MD 31201

And after tomorrow I promise I’ll resume posting on other subjects.
I swear.

Doubting Thomases Preview –
Dan Murphy


Dan Murphy
Storefront #1
Paper, Plexi, Packing Tape, Foam Core

As I mentioned before, I’m curating an exhibition of eight Philadelphia-based artists who utilize printmaking techniques and self-printed materials, generally thought of as mediums of multiple, and incorporate them into one-of-a-kind works.

Doubting Thomases opens September 10th at Nudashank Gallery in Baltimore, Maryland and will feature works by Micah Danges, Chris Kline, Matt Leines, Isaac Tin Wei Lin, Bill McRight, Dan Murphy, Andrew Jeffrey Wright and myself.

These Are The Days of Miracle and Wonder


Installation shots from These Are The Days of Miracle and Wonder, up now through June 3rd at Guerrero Gallery in San Francisco.
Click on images for bigger versions.
More after the break
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Tomorrow, Saturday, May 8th.


Guerrero Gallery.
And then I swear the self promo ends on Sunday.

Promise.