untitled image by BEAU (image courtesy of FAB Cafe)
Ordo Ab Chao by BEAU, curated by Keith Schweitzer
March 14-April 30, 2012
75 East 4th Street
New York, New York
BEAU is an active graffiti artist from Connecticut who has inhabited the East Village for several years. His name frequently appears on doorways or brick walls in the Lower East Side in bold fonts. His signature is often accompanied by a Romanesque, anonymous portrait of a man’s face or a cheeky phrase. The current exhibition at FAB Cafe, part of the ArtUp! public art program, delves further into the depths of his sketchbooks. His work indoors is complimented by a mural upon the scaffolding outside the gallery itself, which weaves historical narratives into dense, graphic layers. BEAU testifies for his evolving education on the streets and invites his audience to investigate a more socially-conscious portion of his practice.
BEAU, scaffolding outside of FAB Cafe (image courtesy of FAB Cafe)
February 2010 poster, this side by Monika Zarzeczna
This is 2-UP: Collaborative Posters by Artists and Writers
March 7-April 25, 2012
308 Bowery
New York, New York
Bowery Poetry Club is notorious for melting the barriers between word and art, whether it be through their spoken word performances, bookstore, cafe, or musical performances. The Elizabeth Murray Art Wall is the physical representation of the blurred lines that exist in the space. Exhibitions on the Wall are meant to be
February 2010 poster, this side by Nathan Lee
“cross-disciplinary and often collaborative.” 2-UP’s posters are produced by a pair of artists and writers, with imagery on both sides from each respective portion of the pair. The collective generated a mosaic of posters from the last two years, including Monika Zarzeczna and Nathan Lee’s collaboration from February 2010. The posters share a common theme or undertone, yet forced the beholder to choose which side speaks most forcefully.
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