The Proposition
2 Extra Place (@ E 1st Street off Bowery)
New York, NY 10003
Gallery Hours: Wednesday – Sunday, 12 – 6pm
Opening Reception: Saturday, January 21, 6 – 8 PM
For additional information please contact Ronald Sosinski, Director

Last Saturday was Ben Bunch’s opening at The Proposition. Ben has been making sculpture pieces that look like smart piles of consciously busted up toys, machines and various electronica.

The art is made of things that are recognizable objects/patterns/colors, which makes it easy to look at, closer inspection reveals that Ben is producing these sculptures from cut-foam components. Soft intense colorful familiar art.


(left to right) Ben Bunch, Doug Johnston, Matthew – handsomeness incarnate @ the opening

detail of Ben’s Carhartt wear

wayyyyy sexy detail

Ben’s wall pieces were phenomenal, the lighting amplifies

you know these holes

Link to Full Set: http://flic.kr/s/aHsjye1CPB

Kev & I went to the last day of Cattelan’s All, a lot to take in, worth the snowy walk, the exhibition was made to take pictures of, here are a few…

from below

classic
these kids were everywhere, way scary

videos from the show…

Link to Full Set: http://flic.kr/s/aHsjye1zkt

Ben brought me along to the closing of Mark Reigelman’s installation @ The Proposition last night. Met wonderful hosts Ronald Sosinski & Ellen Donahue, got to talk with Mark about the show and the small world, odd connection he has to someone I used to work with in San Francisco, (Jenny Pruden) met Casey, the gallery director for Underline Gallery, (Mark is going to be in a group show with them about relationships, Bright Lights, Big Love, opens Feb. 9th). I liked the space, the little side street/alley just outside the door used to be the back door to CBGB’s & Ben is having a show there this next weekend, Twenty-First Century Freemasonry, so go see it.

And I met some fun strangers, see pix/video below.

from the outside

Mark, stranger, and Casey @ the show

introducing, Mark Alan Reigelman II

Mark art, photographs extremely well, reminded me of Sephora

Mark art and  Nancy not posing/posing

Mark’s portfolio book, opening page… matches his website, brand alignment is important

Mark and Jenny’s SF project, neat public installation that was recently completed, somewhere on Sutter or Bush?

Mark art documentation and pillow model, that’s her in the doc shot… pillow modeling

Erté tattoo on Nancy

Mark art + Lana + Nancy

Nancyface after I tell her that I’m Ping Pong king and she better just deal

Link to Full Set: http://flic.kr/s/aHsjy5Rr9t