Art Fiend Crows at the Rooster: May 31, 2012 - Guy Goldstein & Erin Dunn presented new works at the Rooster Gallery on Orchard Street. Drawings, Paintings, & Installations - Oh My! Jaro 1: Guy Goldstein & Erin Dunn. On View: May 31 - July 8, 2012. Gallery Hours: Wednesday - Sunday (12 - 7 pm). Rooster Gallery. 190 Orchard Street. New York, NY 10002

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Art is made to disturb. Science reassures. There is only one valuable thing in art: the thing you cannot explain.” - Georges Braque

Art Fiend Gets Rock Steady Times Three:  May 31, 2012 - Feature Inc Gallery on the Lower East Side had a triple trifecta of artists on exhibition: Alan Wiener, Bill Comoski and Todd Chilton. New Exhibition on View: May 30 - June 30, 2012. Feature Inc Gallery . Gallery Hours: Wednesday (12 - 6 pm) . 131 Allen Street (Between Delancey & Rivington). New York, NY 10002

Art Fiend is All A-BUZZ About Photos: May 24, 2012 - Yossi Milo the gallery that specializes in art photography presents the first solo exhibition of Los Angeles based artist, Matthew Brandt, with “Lakes, Trees and Honeybees”. Brandt includes the physical material of the subject itself into the photographs. A unique and great artist to watch as he was listed by Forbes Magazine last December 2011 in their article 30 Under 30: Art & Design. Matthew Brandt: Lakes, Trees and Honeybees / On View: May 24 - June 30, 2012 / Gallery Hours: Tuesday to Saturday (10 am - 6 pm) / Yossi Milo Gallery. 245 Tenth Avenue (between 24th & 25th Streets) New York, NY 10001

Art Fiend “Heads” to Chelsea: May 24, 2012 - CHURNER and CHURNER presents works from Elise Adibi for “Da Capo”. A touch of Minimalist in her drawings and Modernist take on her paintings recalling Ad Reinhardt on a quick glance. It’s the state of becoming even if it’s on repeat. Elise Adibi: Da Capo / On View: May 24 - June 30, 2012 / Gallery Hours: Tuesday to Saturday (10 am - 6 pm) / CHURNER and CHURNER 205 Tenth Avenue (between 22nd & 23rd Streets). New York, NY 10011

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As far as I am concerned, a painting speaks for itself. What is the use of giving explanations, when all is said and done? A painter has only one language.” - Pablo Picasso

Art Fiend Speaks the Language: May 20, 2012 - Two artists presented the idea of visual language of art in their show “Double-Jointed”. There was a collection of hand cut collage, digitally altered images, video and three-projection slide all espousing the verbosity of the material and immaterial. Cameron Crawford & Jibade-Khalil Huffman: Double-Jointed / On View: May 20 - July 8, 2012 / Gallery Hours: Wed - Sat (12 - 6 pm), Sun (1 - 5:30 pm) & by appt. / Scaramouche Gallery. 52 Orchard Street. New York, NY 10002

Art Fiend & Public Art: May 20, 2012 - Hyper-realistic sculptor, Carole A. Feuerman, along with New York City Parks & Recreation unveiled “Survival of Serena” at Petrosino Square Park in Soho. This will be the first of public art from artists to be shown temporarily in the public space. After the ceremony, all were invited back to Jim Kempner Gallery in Chelsea for an artist talk and a reception. MANA Contemporary Art had a truck going all over with Serena advertised on the side. “Survival of Serena” by Carole A. Feuerman / On view all summer: May 20 - September 23, 2012 / Petrosino Square Park on triangle near Spring Street along Lafayette / Nearest New York Subway: 6 to Spring Street

Free (Performance) Art in the City

Photo by: Piotr Redlinski

Early April this year, over 2,000 passersby were treated to view an original theater production called THE WINDOW on the corner of 38th Street and Third Avenue. The Romanian Culture Institute in New York has made their storefront display window the setting for an unconventional performance art that was very well received.

With the rave reviews and the spectacle it entailed, there will be a second installation of THE WINDOW on May 23 - 29, 2012. It will be staged on the same venue. This theater piece is curated & directed by Ana Mărgineanu, scenic design by Daniela Codarcea Kamiliotis, and written by Saviana Stănescu.

Providing something great for all New Yorkers to enjoy is a creative project in this nature that is long overdue. This blows away all the traditional aspects of theater going.  There’s no need to buy a ticket, be on your assigned seat at the venue, and watch the entire performance at a set amount of time. Very thoughtful work was put into the production, content, and staging THE WINDOW. It’s also a democratic way to engage all types of people from all over the city as the view is open for all to enjoy. The random pedestrian can just stop on their tracks and decide how much of the piece they want to see. Performances run every 20 minutes from 8 to 10 pm.But the best part is that it’s FREE!

So head down to the far east side off Broadway. You don’t need the glittering lights and paying hundreds of dollars for a decent seat. THE WINDOW is one of the unique ways that New Yorkers from all walks of life can be entertained with thoughtful performance art.

THE WINDOW : Second Installation / Romanian Cultural Institute ( at their storefront window) / 573-577 Third Avenue at 38th Street. New York, NY / Performance Dates: May 23 – 29, 2012 / Schedule times on the dates: Every 20 minutes from 8 to 10 PM / Subway: 4/5/6/7/S to 42nd / Grand Central Station

For more information, visit www.icrny.com

“
Drawing is the honesty of the art. There is no possibility of cheating. It is either good or bad.” - Salvador Dali