CH Comic in BK Heights Tonight

This just in - Pat O'Shea, CH resident and funnyman, is performing tonight. Pant-Hoot is a night of excellent stand-up comedy and chimpanzee information from Charles Star and Monkeywire. This is going to be a monthly Tuesday night show. The comics I have this month are fantastic:

Pete Holmes (VH1's Best Week Ever, Comedy Central's Premium Blend) Dan Allen (Comedy Central's Premium Blend) Amy Crossfield (Comedy Central's Open Mic Fight) Pat O'Shea Claudia Cogan Hosted by Charles Star with an educational interlude from Monkeywire.org.

Pant-Hoot at Magnetic Field 97 Atlantic Avenue (Hicks / Henry) Brooklyn Heights

Opening Soon: A Recap

It's hard to keep up with all the stuff about to open in the 'hood, along with the stuff that's newly opened. Here's a recap: Recently-ish Opened:

1001 Affairs 1001 Fulton St. 718-398-2211 Teleflora vendor, potentially great selection of greeting cards, promising selection of fresh flowers, friendly staff

Bidonville 47 Willoughby Ave. 718-855-4515 Coffee and pastries from Choice Market, cozy space, friendly staff

Bittersweets 180 DeKalb Ave. 718-852-2556 Balthazar pastries and tasty coffee

Il Torchio 458 Myrtle Ave. 718-422-1122 JUST opened Monday! Italian tapas, large wine selection.

LOX 15 Putnam Ave. 718-622-5349 Large bar/event space with gorgeous back yard. Soon to be home to a second event space downstairs. Good for large groups.

Paws-n-Claws 448 Grand Ave. 718-622-0060 Mostly grooming services, but carries small selection of leashes, clothing and toys for dogs

Still Hip Brooklyn 283 Grand Ave. 718-398-0008 Gorgeous renovation of old Karrot space, gently used kids' clothing and toys, plus maternity; classes and activities for kids

Threading Place 262 Vanderbilt Ave. 718-662-0883 History of grammatically incorrect signage, but are good for well-priced brow threading and also offer facials and other treatments. May have already closed?

Little Piggy (Market) 64 Lafayette Ave. 718-797-1011 Soulful sides and desserts, to stay and to go Coming VERY Soon:

'Cure 921 Fulton 718-622-3100 Beauty treatments, natural products. Opens FRIDAY and looks gorgeous.

Manee Thai 372 Myrtle Ave. 718-222-9992 Third Thai restaurant on Myrtle in our area. Confusing sign. Owned by the guys who run Myrtle Thai.

Tamboril 527 Myrtle Ave. 718-622-5130 Nuevo Latino cuisine and lounge, bar, live performances

Upcoming:

Telos Apothecary Natural treatments

New Place by Choice Market Flowers, meats, cheeses

Tamboril: Two Weeks and Counting!

Tamboril, the nuevo latino restaurant opening in the former porn shop on Myrtle is set to open in just two weeks! I got a sneak peak inside over the weekend.

It's amazing what one can do with an old porn shop. They have a sleek bar, cool lighting and table and bench areas throughout. They owners plan to start by serving brunch and dinner, and will offer live performances such as spoken word, stand-up comedy and live music.

Tamboril 527 Myrtle bt Grand and Steuben www.tamborilnyc.com 718-483-2152

Friday Photo

(Navy Yard Lounge, Washington and Flushing)

Mirror's: Have They Given Up?

A post of mine from Eater.com here. As of late, the gates have been kept down, with no sign to be seen.  Have they thrown in the towel?

Summer Celebration at Tessan: Sunday

www.tessanboutique.com

If you haven't checked this place out, now is the time!  Great clothing and accessories in a unique brownstone space.

August Events @ Tillie's

August EventsTillie’s of Brooklyn

248 DeKalb Avenue in Fort Greene

(718) 783-6140

www.tilliesofbrooklyn.com Music

Friday, August 3rd

8 p.m.

Mike Beck and friends

Leader of the popular rock band Odd Czar, Clinton Hill-based Beck will play old and new favorites that rock hard. For more information, see www.myspace.com/oddczarwillrockyou.

Cover: $5, $3 with student ID

elastiCity 2007 ( www.myspace.com/elasticityfest)

Friday, August 24th

8 PM Zach Brock www.zachbrock.com

Gary Fieldman, percussion; Ima Jonsdottir, violin; Dan Shaud, horn

"...not just a violinist who plays jazz, but a jazz musician who plays the violin."

-Orbert Davis

9:30 PM Ziv Ravitz www.zivravitz.com

Friday, August 31

8 PM Cold Reading Trio www.christianpinckock.net

Christian Pincock, laptop; Evan Mazunik, accordion; John O'Brien, percussion

9:30 PM Jody Redhage www.jodyredhage.com

Alan Ferber, trombones; Ken Thompson, clarinets; Jody Redhage, voice/cello; Fred Kennedy, drums

elastiCity is an Addtract Initiative (www.rules-of-addtraction.org) All shows have a suggested donation of $5 per set.

--About the series:

Tillie's, now in its tenth year of promoting talent in Brooklyn, is pleased to announce the elastiCity Music Festival on the last Friday of every month from February 2007 through September 2007. elastiCity is a new music series dedicated to showcasing local and regional composers with a common vision and a desire to stretch out to something new, whether it's art song, jazz improvisation, or a little bit of rock and roll.

Tillie's is located at the corner of Vanderbilt and DeKalb Avenues in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. For more information or directions to the store, see our website at www.tilliesofbrooklyn.com or call (718) 783-6140.

-- Lily Maase - guitarist.composer.creative director www.lilymaase.com www.rules-of-addtraction.org www.myspace.com/elasticityfest lilymaase@gmail.com

Live Jazz: Who Knew?

Turns out there's live jazz in our 'hood regularly! I've been meaning to check out Parlour Jazz on Vanderbilt since moving to the neighborhood, but never have. Apparently, the jazz club is housed in a brick townhouse between Myrtle and Park. Parlor Jazz 718-855-1981 www.parlorjazz.com

The website takes me back to 1996, but I'm definitely going to make checking this out a priority

I've also seen web mention of something called Jazz 966, which seems to happen at 966 Fulton. This also may or may not be an old folks home? Jazz 966 718-638-6910

Finally, it appears that this renovated space, called LOX, next to Kush on Fulton is slated to be a new jazz club!

If it opens while I'm away, I expect a FULL report.

Events at Urban Glass

Hi, all: Still in Krakow, and have received a few interesting event emails as of late.  Hopefully I will have time to elaborate more when I return, but for now, here's the info in case you want to check it out:

Friday, July 20 at UrbanGlass

7 – 9 pm Andrew Newbold Object and Atmosphere Opening reception

Free, open to the public

9 pm – midnight Rock the Hot Shop $15 admission, 21 + over

Friday, July 20, Philadelphia-based artist Andrew Newbold's solo exhibition opens in the Robert Lehman Gallery at UrbanGlass. The glass and metal sculpture and site-specific installation reflect the artist's interpretation of his own experience with industry, specifically glass production, and embrace the manufactured landscape of such industrial spaces. Newbold describes the glass factory as a place filled with interesting systems, varieties of containers, vessels, and objects with individual personality, character, and function. As a fabricator of functional metal forms and as an artist, Newbold observes a symbiotic relationship between the workplace and studio environments.

For works such as The Stack, Newbold assembles simple forms with primary building processes in repetition, thereby imbuing the objects with new life and identity. In Glass Containers, bent glass and formed metal cones are combined to create a composition that evokes a precarious balancing act. By integrating sculptural objects with their surroundings, the artist dissolves the separation between the gallery and the object, creating atmosphere and experience.

A graduate of the Columbus College of Art and Design, Andrew Newbold received his MFA from the Tyler School of Art, Temple University in 2005.  Awarded the Creative Glass Center of America Fellowship in 2006 and a 1998 Glass Art Society Conference scholarship, he has exhibited widely throughout the eastern United States . Newbold's work was included in UrbanGlass' juried 2005 MFA Exhibition. As the winner of that group show competition, he earned the opportunity to mount this solo exhibition at UrbanGlass. Newbold is currently an adjunct assistant professor at the Tyler School of Art and continues to work in metal fabrication.

Following the opening reception for Object and Atmosphere , UrbanGlass hosts a Rock the Hot Shop event from 9:00 pm to midnight. Mighty Redeemer Sound spins records throughout the evening. $15 admission also includes Blue Point Brewing Company beer and white wine sangria all night and a blown glass cup for the first 100 to arrive. The event, which raises funds for the UrbanGlass Education program, is sponsored by Blue Point Brewing Company of Long Island.

UrbanGlass: New York Contemporary Glass Center is a not-for-profit international art center located at 647 Fulton Street, in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, NY. The mission of UrbanGlass is to advance the use and appreciation of glass as a creative medium and to make glass accessible to a diverse audience through its programs, educational initiatives, and publications.

UrbanGlass

647 Fulton Street , 3rd Floor

(Enter at 57 Rockwell Place, between Fulton and DeKalb)

Fort Greene, Brooklyn

718.625.3685 :: www.urbanglass.org

B, M, Q, R to DeKalb; 2, 3, 4, 5 to Nevins; C to Lafayette; G to Fulton

For more information, please contact Brooke Benaroya, 718.625.3685, ext. 210, brooke@urbanglass.org.

Porn Store Update!

A brief note from BrooklynJay, who should be back to posting soon:

this is what was up where the porn emporium use to be. (next to white castle and mrytle car service)

the dude who owns it saw me taking pics and gave me his card - i'll forward you the info. maybe do a "pre-opening" interview?

anyway, i'm glad the porn place is gone and this could be cool. gonna depend on the food. (and how well they sanitized inside)

A Google search yields a few videos of the inside of the place, pre-reno. Additionally, they'll be sponsoring a summer Fort Greene film with Cafe Martino in August. This whole outdoor film thing looks pretty cool -- I will try to post more on it when I return. Schedule here.

First Fridays at RePop: July 6

FIRST FRIDAY JULY 6: FIGURATIVE ABSTRACT by Fred J. Henzel

On July 6, you are cordially invited to celebrate the New York debut of the fine and absract artist, Fred J. Henzel

Henzel is an amazing up and coming talent who is a true master composing mixed media attractions in a fluently raw style. Credited for linking Frued to Kandinsky, his stunning figurative works juxtaposed with depictions of a bright yet crumbling society are both haunting and ethereal with an intention to evoke the senses.

Henzel lives and breathes his work, combining the city streets for discarded relics and reinstating their lost grandeur into "a hopeful apocalypse."

Artist Reception is from 7:30 - 11, so come on down to the Navy Yard, grab a glass of wine, mingle with the art and get your vintage groove on.

10% of all proceeds this First Friday will be donated to the Motor City Youth Theatre of Detroit, MI. MYCT is a non-profit community group who have initiated a higher cultural awareness among Midwestern youngsters and teens since 1980. For more information log on to: http://mcyt.org/

PEP Show: 7/6

July Events @ Tillie's

July Events at Tillie’s of Brooklyn Music

elastiCity 2007 ( www.myspace.com/elasticityfest)

Friday, July 20

8 PM ~from Boston!~ Know Trio www.knowtrio.com

Gary Fieldman, percussion; Ima Jonsdottir, violin; Dan Shaud, horn

Know Trio seeks a new music on the boundaries of chamber music, jazz, and free improvisation. Blending and overlapping genres, Know Trio has a penchant for absurdist humor, spoken word, and performance art. Their music explores the unexpected beauty in the juxtaposition of contrasting ideas, and searches for meaningful expression in a contemporary idiom.

9:30 PM Rick Parker Collective www.rickparker.net

Rick Parker, trombone; Xavier Perez, saxes; Sam Barsh, piano; Dan Loomis, bass; Kyle Struve, drums

Dubbed "the best kept secret in New York right now," by AllAbout Jazz, the Rick Parker Collective's latest CD release, Finding Space, was named to the ezine's "Top Pick CDs for 2006" list.

Saturday, July 21st

8 p.m.

Indoda Entsha Percussion Ensemble

African-inspired drumming and high spirits from a local band that is a Tillie’s favorite. Always raises the roof – a must-see for all rhythm lovers.

Led by Preston Riddick

Donation: $6

elastiCity 2007 con’t.

Friday, July 27

8 PM Sarah Renfro www.sarahrenfro.com Sarah Renfro, voice/compositions; Bob Lanzetti, guitar; Ryan Kotler, bass; Fred Kennedy, drums

Sarah Renfro writes an eclectic mix of jazz, soul and folk rock. Her lyrics range from introspective prose to socio-political commentary. She is a composer with something to say and has the voice to get her message heard.

9:30 PM Monika Heidemann www.monikah.com

Monika Heidemann, voice/compositions; Erik Deutsch, keys; Jonathan Goldberger, guitar; Matt Clohesy, bass; Simon Lott, drums

"...MONIKA HEIDEMANN's self-released ‘Bright’ is the jazz-vocal debut of the year . . . make that the jazz debut of the year . . . make that the debut of the year." -Boston Phoenix, 9/28/06

elastiCity is an Addtract Initiative (www.rules-of-addtraction.org) All shows have a suggested donation of $5 per set.

About the series:

Tillie's, now in its tenth year of promoting talent in Brooklyn, is pleased to announce the elastiCity Music Festival on the last Friday of every month from February 2007 through September 2007. elastiCity is a new music series dedicated to showcasing local and regional composers with a common vision and a desire to stretch out to something new, whether it's art song, jazz improvisation, or a little bit of rock and roll.

Art

July 23rd – August 18th

Otherworldly Variations

Paintings and Wall Sculptures by Lawrence Heintjes

The Director of L & M Studio, a local design workshop, Larry Heintjes and his artist wife, Mary Rieser, produced the stained glass sign in Tillie’s window when the store first opened ten years ago. A skilled carpenter, master mold and cabinetmaker and art restorer/fabricator, Larry coordinates all aspects of design, construction and installation for museums, architects, contractors and galleries.

Whether he’s working in plastic, wood, oil paints, or gouache, Larry’s private artistic landscape accommodates eclectic nuances achieving fantastic metaphors and shades of meaning. Inspired by biomorphic forms in many manifestations, his work is a jumping-off point for a curious mind and a frequently surrealistic imagination. The pieces are rich in detail yet mysterious enough to confound and to instigate further inquiry.

Heintjes was educated at Pratt Institute and still lives in Fort Greene with his wife and two daughters. His art installation clients include the Holly Solomon Gallery, Chase Manhattan, and the Whitney Museum. He has exhibited widely in New York at galleries such as BACA Downtown in Brooklyn and the 80 Washington Square East Gallery in Greenwich Village.

He has also lectured on mold making for artists, paper casting, and related subjects at Pratt Institute, the Brooklyn Museum, and Connecticut College in New London. Check out their website at www.LMStudio265.com.

Reception: Thursday, July 26th

7 – 9 p.m.

Tillie's is located at the corner of Vanderbilt and DeKalb Avenues in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. For more information or directions to the store, see our website at www.tilliesofbrooklyn.com or call (718) 783-6140.

Tonight at Le Grand Dakar

They're fond of sending me stuff last minute, but this sounded like a nice thing to enjoy on a summer Wednesday: Wednesday, June 27, 2007 7:00 PM - 10 PM - two or three sets

Le Grand DAKAR presents:

Ahnfinod: flexible balance structure chaos nature create patterns movement navigate breathe life

Improvised melodies, textures, rhythms, and sounds beautiful & dissonant, up and quiet

Julianne Carney - Violin James Ilgenfritz - Double Bass Duane Pitre - Guitar - Effects - Ukelin

Le Grand Dakar Restaurant 285 Grand Avenue @ Clifton Place (near Lafayette) Take G train to Classon Avenue Or, C to Clinton/Washington, head north on Washington, turn right on Lafayette, right again on Grand.

Cool Nabe Stuff This Friday, 6/1

First Friday @ RePop: FIRST FRIDAY JUNE 1ST: Hook-Ups & Meanderings by Ellie Balk

Join us this Friday, June 1st at RePOP 95% Recycled for Hook-ups & Meanderings featuring fine art by Ellie Balk.

The series of work on exhibition is an expression of both tension and beauty, and the balance of the space that lives between the extremes. Urban, raw nature, tone, color, line, expression, documentation, fantasy....these things find harmony on found objects and canvases.

Complimentary wine reception is from 7:30pm - 11pm so come on down the the Navy Yard, mingle with the art and get your vintage groove on!

Instead of our usual 10% promotion, this First Friday we will be donating 10% of all proceeds to a very dear 8 year old Huskie named Otto. Recently, Otto moved to Pennsylvania with his mommie, Amy, and a few days ago collapsed while on a walk in the park. Otto is suffering from paralysis in all four of his legs and in need of surgery to remedy the situation. This surprising attack on Otto's otherwise healthy nervous system has been quite frightening for both Otto and Amy. Please send them your utmost positive thoughts and help us to help them have a successful breakthrough surgery.

Pink Elephant Projects

Pink Elephant Projects (PEP) is excited to present Women et Homme, a new photographic body of work by Evan Schwartz. This is Mr. Schwartz's first show of new work in two years and the follow-up to his critically acclaimed body of work, Reclaiming Puberty.

In his new work, Women et Homme, Schwartz turns his camera outward in his search for truth in identity. The idea of self is layered in personal and societal constructions of gender. The women in Schwartz's photographs have found expressions of their individual selves within these outward constructions of gender to define their personal experiences.

Schwartz writes, "from dinners within the confines of this small Midtown garden apartment to events in restaurants and excursions to their favorite tavern, the seemingly average lifestyle of these women is what most interests me. What the general public fails to recognize is that a cross-dresser does not necessarily dress for entertainment or shock value: they dress to live as another gender for a series of moments. These women's stories are littered with wives and partners, children and professions. Some come from supportive backgrounds and some remain secretive. One can only honestly document what they understand; this series is the continuation of my responsibility as an artist: the pursuit of truth."

The photographs capture the women in all their vibrancy. The intimacy of a shared laugh in the company of friends, the gesture of applying lipstick or fixing an earring - all distinctively personal, feminine gestures captured by Schwartz in an engaging immediacy is Women et Homme.

Evan Schwartz was born in Lake Forest, IL in 1982. After a brief stay in Israel, Mr. Schwartz attended Pratt Institute where he received a BFA in photography. While still a student, Schwartz was given his first solo show, Reclaiming Puberty, at Schroeder Romero in Williamsburg in 2005. It was for this work that he received a review in the New York Times by Holland Cotter who, "look[ed] forward to more intense and startling work in the future," from Mr. Schwartz. "Reclaiming Puberty" traveled to Italy earlier this year to be included in "Other Families" curated by Peter Weiermair. Works by Mr. Schwartz can also be seen in L.A. Ruocco's Xero and in the permanent collection of Yeshiva University. Evan currently lives and works in Brooklyn, New York.

Crossdressers International (CDI) is a nonprofit, non-sexual group based in New York City whose focus is primarily on closeted male-to-female cross-dressers, offering a safe, informative, and welcoming means for CDs to overcome their fears of being discovered and to happily and constructively express their transgendered selves. Our experience suggests that a CD's female side is born inside each individual, and therefore cannot be denied. For those who want to escape the closet, CDI can help.

June Events @ Tillie's

June Events at Tillie’s Music

Saturday, June 9th Yonat Avi Fox-Rosen and friends 8 p.m. Two accomplished young New York-based singer/songwriters present an intimate evening of music, with intelligent lyrics, widespread musical influences, and riveting hooks. For a sample, click here and here. Cover: $5

Friday, June 15th Those Pesky Starlings 8 p.m. Indie folk from three singer/songwriters based in Easthampton, Massachusetts Matthew Larsen, piano and vocals Steve Biegner, vocals, guitar and banjo, drums Aric Bieganek, bass, vocals, guitar, glockenspiel, drums Their music features distinct melodies as well as quiet percussion, lush vocal harmonies, and a hushed, forthright approach to songwriting. Click here for more into. Cover: $5

Friday, June 22nd Elasticity Festival Check out accomplished, unexpected and exploratory music by some of New York’s brightest young talents

7 p.m. Jeremiah Cymerman’s Exploitation Project Jeremiah Cymerman, clarinet Matthew Welch, saxophone Tom Blancarte, bass Gil Selinger, cello

8 p.m. The New York Sound Painting Orchestra, directed by Evan Mazinuk

9:30 p.m. Rest/Unrest Lily Maase, guitar Matt Aranoff, bass Brian Adler, drums Cover: $5

Friday, June 29th Elasticity Festival

8:00 p.m. Jeremy Udden

9:30 p.m. Owen Stuart-Robertson, from Montreal Cover: $5 For more information about Brooklyn’s only ongoing new music festival, curated by Lily Maase, click here.

Art

Paintings by Taylor Fox June 18th – July 21st 2007 Newly arrived in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, Taylor Fox grew up on Cape Cod, a place famous for its unique light and those who try to capture it. He graduated from Pitzer College in Los Angeles with a fine arts degree and a different perspective from which to paint. He began, along with many others no doubt, to question the importance of painting in the midst of a camera-dominated era, with its endless array of technological devices that translate our world for us.

Statement

"I am a painter who creates context within existing framed borders. I borrow and take my own photos. I collect ordinary images that seem to come together accidentally and from these I create. It is this process of transforming that is the important thing in the practice of art, the place from which meaning emerges. I choose art as a response to being in the world."

Taylor Fox has shown his work at Jo Mama’s NY Bagels and El Dia Cafe in Orleans, MA and is currently exhibited in The Nicholas Harrison Gallery in Wellfleet, MA, Etherington Fine Art in Martha’s Vineyard, MA, and Clinton Hill Gallery in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. His work has also been featured in TKO online and Nylon Magazine. His next show will be at Snow Library in Orleans, MA this July.

For more information see www.taylorfoxart.com Reception: Thursday, June 21st 7 – 9 p.m.

Reminder to all garden lovers: Tillie’s is selling tickets for the annual Garden Tour

Sunday, June 3rd from 11a.m. – 5 p.m. $15 in advance, $20 on 6/3/07

A self-guided tour showcasing gardens in Fort Greene, Clinton Hill, and Prospect Heights

Come to Tillie’s to hand in your ticket and receive a map on the day of the tour. For more information about the garden tour, call 718 707-1277.

For more information about any of these events, call Patricia Mulcahy at 718 783-6140.

The Chocolate Bar

I Googled the mysterious Chocolate Bar and did a walkby:

A peek inside:

How has this place remained on the DL for so long? Any readers hang out there?

Community Board 2 Minutes

A reader send me the minutes from the last Community Board 2 meeting, which covers our area. She's summarized some items of note for us:

• Bonita has applied for sidewalk cafe permit (and got it) (so did 67 burger)

• I See Promotions is proposing a "Fort Greene Fest" music & film festival in FG park would include food tasting, jazz, gospel, rap, r&b, food vendors, film screenings (oh look - there's a website) - but it hasn't gotten support yet, for a lot of details listed in the minutes

• Mirror's on Grand didn't show up for their liquor license request (I hope they aren't cheesy too - we like Grand 275, but when Brown Betty moved in down the street, I asked the Outpost proprietors what they thought about the competition - and they were happy for it, that the more activity on the street, the more business in the neighborhood. having said that, that stretch of grand is getting crowded :))

• There's the big rezoning plan for the nabe - the keeping of most of the neighborhood short, and allowing taller denser buildings along Fulton, and parts of Atlantic...

Thanks, Eve!

Mirror's on Grand: UPDATE

Every now and then, I check back on my favorite "coming soon" establishment, Mirror's on Grand. Nothing's ever changed. Thankfully, a neighbor noticed something veeeeery intriguing, and sent me this note:

I was walking by "Mirror's on Grand" today and noticed a sign in their window that says they are going before CB2 tonight as part of the process for getting a liquor (beer/wine) license for a bar/restaurant. This place has had me intrigued for the last year or so that it's been "coming soon" but I had noticed a little more activity in there recently. I guess it's not going to be a mirror store though, assuming they get the license! I'm imagining a sort of ghetto-glamorous night spot now, haha. It still seems a little dusty and unfinished in there for now, so who knows how much longer we will be on the edge of our seats in anticipation!

Liquor license! The plot thickens. Maybe I was wrong about the grammatical inaccuracies, and it's going to be a person named Mirror's restaurant/bar.

In Conjunction with First Friday: PEP at 64 Washington

Pink Elephant Projects (PEP) is proud to present "Denial and Acceptance," a new body of work by Charles Lutz. This will be PEP's first show in its new home at 64 Washington Avenue in Wallabout Brooklyn.

To this day, Andy Warhol's work continues to capture record prices in the contemporary art market as well as inspire generations of artists. In "Denial and Acceptance," Charles Lutz creates a collection of Warhol's most iconic works, including the Flower paintings, Self Portraits, and Brillo Boxes. In time with the Christie's sale of a Warhol green Car Crash from the disaster series, Lutz will also create a disaster canvas. These flawlessly executed works with their saturated colors and glossy surfaces have been presented to the Andy Warhol Art Authentication Board for review. Issues of authorship and validation are raised in Mr. Lutz's new work: faithfully produced to factory standards, Lutz's original works now bear the Warhol Foundation stamp - the stamp of denial. Lutz pushes his project further by creating a replica of the stamp himself to mark each one of his works, taking on the function of authenticator himself and imposing the role of validation - acceptance or denial - on his audience.

Charles Lutz was born in Greensburg, PA, in 1982. Upon completing his BFA at Pratt Institute in 2004, Lutz was employed as a painter by Jeff Koons. In 2005, Lutz was commissioned by Yoko Devereaux to create a line of limited edition, luxury suitcases. Since then he has exhibited his work in many shows, most notably the infamous Terminal 5 show at JFK. He currently lives and works in Brooklyn, NY.

ALSO at 64 Washington this weekend:

on saturday may 5th from 3-10pm there will be an open studio at 66 washington ave featuring the fine art of Hannah Mishin (hannahmishin.com) and Gary F. Cullen (garyfrancisxaviercullen.com)