dreadnatty
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Stephen Powers: Coney Island Is Still Dreamland, by dreadnatty on Nov 5, 2015 19:50:23 GMT 1, www.brooklynmuseum.org/exhibitions/stephen_powers_coney_island
Stephen Powers: Coney Island Is Still Dreamland (To a Seagull)
This site-specific installation by artist Stephen Powers recalls the birth of new public art in Coney Island, and the emergence of a uniquely American and wholly โConey Islandโ style of painting. As a longtime admirer of the fading craft of sign painting, Powers has revitalized the tradition of colorful, hand-painted signage and advertisements in an age of digitization. In his work, he uses logotypes that have a superficially commercial look, combining them with his own text to create enigmatic meanings that deliver an emotional punch.
Powers transforms our Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Gallery into an immersive environment filled with paintings and signs created in the visual vernacular of the iconic seaside community. This is the newest and ninth iteration of his ICY SIGNS, a traveling sign shop he first conceived in Coney Island in 2003.
The installation also includes works by Justin Green, Matt Wright, Mike Levy, Dan Murphy, Mike Lee, Mimi Gross, Alexis Ross, Sean Barton, Eric Davis, and Tim Curtis.
This installation is presented in conjunction with Coney Island: Visions of An American Dreamland, 1861โ2008 and Forever Coney: Photographs from the Brooklyn Museum Collection.
Stephen Powers: Coney Island Is Still Dreamland (To a Seagull) is organized by Sharon Matt Atkins, Vice Director for Exhibitions and Collections Management, Brooklyn Museum.
Generous support for this exhibition is provided by VH1 and RVCA.
www.brooklynmuseum.org/exhibitions/stephen_powers_coney_islandStephen Powers: Coney Island Is Still Dreamland (To a Seagull) This site-specific installation by artist Stephen Powers recalls the birth of new public art in Coney Island, and the emergence of a uniquely American and wholly โConey Islandโ style of painting. As a longtime admirer of the fading craft of sign painting, Powers has revitalized the tradition of colorful, hand-painted signage and advertisements in an age of digitization. In his work, he uses logotypes that have a superficially commercial look, combining them with his own text to create enigmatic meanings that deliver an emotional punch. Powers transforms our Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Gallery into an immersive environment filled with paintings and signs created in the visual vernacular of the iconic seaside community. This is the newest and ninth iteration of his ICY SIGNS, a traveling sign shop he first conceived in Coney Island in 2003. The installation also includes works by Justin Green, Matt Wright, Mike Levy, Dan Murphy, Mike Lee, Mimi Gross, Alexis Ross, Sean Barton, Eric Davis, and Tim Curtis. This installation is presented in conjunction with Coney Island: Visions of An American Dreamland, 1861โ2008 and Forever Coney: Photographs from the Brooklyn Museum Collection. Stephen Powers: Coney Island Is Still Dreamland (To a Seagull) is organized by Sharon Matt Atkins, Vice Director for Exhibitions and Collections Management, Brooklyn Museum. Generous support for this exhibition is provided by VH1 and RVCA.
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Stephen Powers: Coney Island Is Still Dreamland, by South Bound on Nov 5, 2015 21:35:34 GMT 1, www.brooklynmuseum.org/exhibitions/stephen_powers_coney_islandStephen Powers: Coney Island Is Still Dreamland (To a Seagull) This site-specific installation by artist Stephen Powers recalls the birth of new public art in Coney Island, and the emergence of a uniquely American and wholly โConey Islandโ style of painting. As a longtime admirer of the fading craft of sign painting, Powers has revitalized the tradition of colorful, hand-painted signage and advertisements in an age of digitization. In his work, he uses logotypes that have a superficially commercial look, combining them with his own text to create enigmatic meanings that deliver an emotional punch. Powers transforms our Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Gallery into an immersive environment filled with paintings and signs created in the visual vernacular of the iconic seaside community. This is the newest and ninth iteration of his ICY SIGNS, a traveling sign shop he first conceived in Coney Island in 2003. The installation also includes works by Justin Green, Matt Wright, Mike Levy, Dan Murphy, Mike Lee, Mimi Gross, Alexis Ross, Sean Barton, Eric Davis, and Tim Curtis. This installation is presented in conjunction with Coney Island: Visions of An American Dreamland, 1861โ2008 and Forever Coney: Photographs from the Brooklyn Museum Collection. Stephen Powers: Coney Island Is Still Dreamland (To a Seagull) is organized by Sharon Matt Atkins, Vice Director for Exhibitions and Collections Management, Brooklyn Museum. Generous support for this exhibition is provided by VH1 and RVCA.
Love me some Steve Powers, he does not get enough love on this forum. Icy Signs is a great little space and Steve is so cool he will drop everything and chit chat about anything.
www.brooklynmuseum.org/exhibitions/stephen_powers_coney_islandStephen Powers: Coney Island Is Still Dreamland (To a Seagull) This site-specific installation by artist Stephen Powers recalls the birth of new public art in Coney Island, and the emergence of a uniquely American and wholly โConey Islandโ style of painting. As a longtime admirer of the fading craft of sign painting, Powers has revitalized the tradition of colorful, hand-painted signage and advertisements in an age of digitization. In his work, he uses logotypes that have a superficially commercial look, combining them with his own text to create enigmatic meanings that deliver an emotional punch. Powers transforms our Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Gallery into an immersive environment filled with paintings and signs created in the visual vernacular of the iconic seaside community. This is the newest and ninth iteration of his ICY SIGNS, a traveling sign shop he first conceived in Coney Island in 2003. The installation also includes works by Justin Green, Matt Wright, Mike Levy, Dan Murphy, Mike Lee, Mimi Gross, Alexis Ross, Sean Barton, Eric Davis, and Tim Curtis. This installation is presented in conjunction with Coney Island: Visions of An American Dreamland, 1861โ2008 and Forever Coney: Photographs from the Brooklyn Museum Collection. Stephen Powers: Coney Island Is Still Dreamland (To a Seagull) is organized by Sharon Matt Atkins, Vice Director for Exhibitions and Collections Management, Brooklyn Museum. Generous support for this exhibition is provided by VH1 and RVCA. Love me some Steve Powers, he does not get enough love on this forum. Icy Signs is a great little space and Steve is so cool he will drop everything and chit chat about anything. |
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