GARDEN OF THE WOMANIMAL
CAROLINE PAQUITA
Opening reception + Book Launch, Saturday April 12, 2014, 7 - 10pm
April 12 - June 8th, 2014
The Booklyn Art Gallery is pleased to present GARDEN OF THE WOMANIMAL, an installation by Caroline Paquita and a small survey of thirteen years of drawings, paintings, prints, sculptures and zines.
GARDEN OF THE WOMANIMAL explores a recurring theme throughout the recent years of Caroline’s work, depicted in a wide variety of media, a cult of “womanimals” half-women/half-wild animals are illustrated in landscapes of playful sexual scenarios, mystical adventures, and explorations of nature and the body. The womanimals’ corrupt playfulness and exuberance are contrasted by the meticulously clean line work of Paquita’s drawings and paintings. Newer works are surrounded by thirteen years of imagery demonstrating the evolution towards this theme and its stylized representation.
Culling works from her personal collection GARDEN OF THE WOMANIMAL creates an audacious yet welcoming environment of new and past works including drawings, paintings, screenprints, paper mache, sewn soft sculpture, wood sculpture, Risograph prints and zines. The installation is climaxed by Paquita’s new artist book, published exclusively for the exhibition, compiling years of screenprints, publishing ephemera, hand-colored Risographs, and drawing reproductions into a beautifully hand-bound hardcover limited edition.
GARDEN OF THE WOMANIMAL is Caroline Paquita's first solo exhibition in New York. Born in Miami in 1980, Caroline studied creative photography and art history at the University of Florida in Gainesville. In addition to her personal art practice, Caroline is a musician and an independent publisher working under the guise Pegacorn Press. Printing exclusively with Risograph since 2009, she has collaborated with and published work by Brontez, Al Burian, Anna Haifisch, Mike Taylor, Sy Wagon, and Lale Westvind. Coinciding with the exhibition, Caroline and Booklyn are collaborating on compiling and archiving sixteen years of her self-published zines to be released as a limited edition box-set in May 2014.
This exhibition is made possible in part by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature and additionally in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council.
For more information please contact aimee@booklyn.org
Gallery hours Thursday through Tuesday, 12-5pm.
Opening reception + Book Launch, Saturday April 12, 2014, 7 - 10pm
April 12 - June 8th, 2014
The Booklyn Art Gallery is pleased to present GARDEN OF THE WOMANIMAL, an installation by Caroline Paquita and a small survey of thirteen years of drawings, paintings, prints, sculptures and zines.
GARDEN OF THE WOMANIMAL explores a recurring theme throughout the recent years of Caroline’s work, depicted in a wide variety of media, a cult of “womanimals” half-women/half-wild animals are illustrated in landscapes of playful sexual scenarios, mystical adventures, and explorations of nature and the body. The womanimals’ corrupt playfulness and exuberance are contrasted by the meticulously clean line work of Paquita’s drawings and paintings. Newer works are surrounded by thirteen years of imagery demonstrating the evolution towards this theme and its stylized representation.
Culling works from her personal collection GARDEN OF THE WOMANIMAL creates an audacious yet welcoming environment of new and past works including drawings, paintings, screenprints, paper mache, sewn soft sculpture, wood sculpture, Risograph prints and zines. The installation is climaxed by Paquita’s new artist book, published exclusively for the exhibition, compiling years of screenprints, publishing ephemera, hand-colored Risographs, and drawing reproductions into a beautifully hand-bound hardcover limited edition.
GARDEN OF THE WOMANIMAL is Caroline Paquita's first solo exhibition in New York. Born in Miami in 1980, Caroline studied creative photography and art history at the University of Florida in Gainesville. In addition to her personal art practice, Caroline is a musician and an independent publisher working under the guise Pegacorn Press. Printing exclusively with Risograph since 2009, she has collaborated with and published work by Brontez, Al Burian, Anna Haifisch, Mike Taylor, Sy Wagon, and Lale Westvind. Coinciding with the exhibition, Caroline and Booklyn are collaborating on compiling and archiving sixteen years of her self-published zines to be released as a limited edition box-set in May 2014.
This exhibition is made possible in part by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature and additionally in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council.
For more information please contact aimee@booklyn.org
Gallery hours Thursday through Tuesday, 12-5pm.
Spring will come and art will grow on the roof of 407 Johnson Avenue, known as The 407 Bushwick. Join Aphotic for an afternoon rooftop open air party where live art along with live music will welcome in the first rooftop party of the season.
From 12-8PM Saturday April 12th, local DJs will be spinning house, tech house, and minimal techno in collaboration with New York based artists as they create an outdoor gallery of murals on this special rooftop in Bushwick. New murals began last June and continued until September 2013 by contributing artists Raquel Echanique, Joseph Meloy, Rafael Pisarczyk, R.Henderson, The Cupcake Guy and Fumero. The rooftop also has a retro wildstyle graffiti piece by Revenge and a Kuma cameo. Art will continue weaving it's way on to the neighbouring rooftop for the spring revival 2014. The artist featured for this afternoon event are: NS/CB, Iena Cruz, ELLE, AOM, The Cupcake Guy, CAM, Whisbe, Gumshoe and Fumero, who is the curator and inspiration of the art at the 407.
The event will last throughout the afternoon into the early evening and will be free and open to the public up until 8pm when the party will drift into the darker recesses of the warehouse- link to the night event can be found here->> https://www.facebook.com/
Attendance at the day party will give attendees discount admission to the night event that will be showcasing some slamming local DJs, plenty of dancing, and a birthday party celebration.
Music will provided by the legendary Onda Skillet who will be throwing down a 6 hour set to inspire the artist all afternoon. Followed by other New York based DJS.
There will also be a keg available to those old enough to drink, but feel free to bring your own beer or booze as well. It's a studio for the community!
FEATURED ARTISTS
~*#*~~*#*~~*#*~~*#*~~*#*~
Fumero
http://fumeroism.com/
NS/CB
https://www.facebook.com/
Iena Cruz:
http://www.ienacruz.com/
ELLE:
http://enmasse.info/
AOM
https://www.facebook.com/
The Cupcake Guy
https://www.facebook.com/
CAM
https://www.facebook.com/
Whisbe
http://
Gumshoe
https://www.facebook.com/
From 12-8PM Saturday April 12th, local DJs will be spinning house, tech house, and minimal techno in collaboration with New York based artists as they create an outdoor gallery of murals on this special rooftop in Bushwick. New murals began last June and continued until September 2013 by contributing artists Raquel Echanique, Joseph Meloy, Rafael Pisarczyk, R.Henderson, The Cupcake Guy and Fumero. The rooftop also has a retro wildstyle graffiti piece by Revenge and a Kuma cameo. Art will continue weaving it's way on to the neighbouring rooftop for the spring revival 2014. The artist featured for this afternoon event are: NS/CB, Iena Cruz, ELLE, AOM, The Cupcake Guy, CAM, Whisbe, Gumshoe and Fumero, who is the curator and inspiration of the art at the 407.
The event will last throughout the afternoon into the early evening and will be free and open to the public up until 8pm when the party will drift into the darker recesses of the warehouse- link to the night event can be found here->> https://www.facebook.com/
Attendance at the day party will give attendees discount admission to the night event that will be showcasing some slamming local DJs, plenty of dancing, and a birthday party celebration.
Music will provided by the legendary Onda Skillet who will be throwing down a 6 hour set to inspire the artist all afternoon. Followed by other New York based DJS.
There will also be a keg available to those old enough to drink, but feel free to bring your own beer or booze as well. It's a studio for the community!
FEATURED ARTISTS
~*#*~~*#*~~*#*~~*#*~~*#*~
Fumero
http://fumeroism.com/
NS/CB
https://www.facebook.com/
Iena Cruz:
http://www.ienacruz.com/
ELLE:
http://enmasse.info/
AOM
https://www.facebook.com/
The Cupcake Guy
https://www.facebook.com/
CAM
https://www.facebook.com/
Whisbe
http://
Gumshoe
https://www.facebook.com/
All girls, all ages and abilities are invited to join GRO NYC in taking over Skate Brooklyn's mini ramp for this ladies only skate session.
4:00p -5:30p is for beginners and any girls who are not comfortable dropping in.
5:30p - 7:00p is for more advanced riders who are able to drop in to the ramp already.
The event is free, but donations to GRO help keep events like this happening.
All participants must have a waiver signed with Skate Brooklyn Skate Shop. If you have signed one recently, you are good to go. If you are 18 or older, you can sign it at the event. If you are under 18 you MUST have a parent or legal guardian present to sign the waiver.
Any questions email info@girlsriders.org
4:00p -5:30p is for beginners and any girls who are not comfortable dropping in.
5:30p - 7:00p is for more advanced riders who are able to drop in to the ramp already.
The event is free, but donations to GRO help keep events like this happening.
All participants must have a waiver signed with Skate Brooklyn Skate Shop. If you have signed one recently, you are good to go. If you are 18 or older, you can sign it at the event. If you are under 18 you MUST have a parent or legal guardian present to sign the waiver.
Any questions email info@girlsriders.org
Lecture: Matt Wetsel "Hey Skinny! Deconstructing Sex, Gender, and Eating Disorders" at Bluestockings
Chinatown/LES: 172 Allen street,
Chinatown/LES: 172 Allen street,
7pm
Tyler Loftis of Loch Hame "A Day's Art" Loch Hame & The Lower East Side curated by Michael Coleman, Ronni Anderson at Mayson Gallery
Chinatown/LES: 254 Broome street,
Chinatown/LES: 254 Broome street,
6pm-8pm
Brian Delacey, Chris Syrett, Daniel Genova, Danielle Charette, David Lantow, Glynnis MacNicol, Hamish Kilgour, HeideTrepanier, Jenny Shannon Harkins, Julie, Kirsten Flaherty, Marianne DeAngelis, Mary Pinto, Megan Karlen, Peter Gorfain, Rick Prol, Shirin Kazemi, Wes Freed "Witness" The Cedar Tavern Phone Booth Show curated by Gwynne Duncan, John Carruthers at Westbeth Gallery
12 street: 55 Bethune street at Washington street,
12 street: 55 Bethune street at Washington street,
6pm-8pm
Artist Talk: Steven Baris "Geometries Of Flow" at dm contemporary
29 street: 39 E. 29th street, #2B,
29 street: 39 E. 29th street, #2B,
2pm-4pm
Closing reception: "Other Worldly" Mandalas and Spirits at Elisa Contemporary Art Gallery
256 street: 5622 Mosholu avenue,
256 street: 5622 Mosholu avenue,
5pm-7pm
Thomas Lendvai "It won’t give me its name" at Projekt722Andrea McGinty, Anna Sorenson, Betty Hart, Caroline Larsen, David Jacobs, Esther Ruiz, Gerry Weber, Janna Dyk, Jude Broughan, Kacie Lees, Max Basch, Nick Bakita, Robert Costello "Double Take" curated by Amy Kolenut, Brooke Tomiello, Sofia Klapischak at Youme Haus
Brooklyn, Williamsburg: 99 Meserole street, 4,
6pm-Midnight
Caroline Paquita "GARDEN OF THE WOMANIMAL" Solo-Exhibition & Zine Launch at Booklyn Artists Alliance
Brooklyn, Greenpoint: 37 Greenpoint avenue, floor 4,
Brooklyn, Greenpoint: 37 Greenpoint avenue, floor 4,
7pm-10pm
Kristin McIver "Ways of Reading" curated by Boshko Boskovic at Court Tree Collective
Brooklyn: 371 Court street, 2nd Floor,
Brooklyn: 371 Court street, 2nd Floor,
6pm-8pm
Photography: Christina Dallas "Secret Signals+ Teen Angel Mystical Photography" at Catland Books
Brooklyn: 987 Flushing avenue,
Brooklyn: 987 Flushing avenue,
7pm-10pm
Andreas Torres, Carey Maxon, Carl Johns, EJ Hauser, Erin Jones, Garret Miller, Glen Baldridge, Johnny Giunta, Louise Sheldon, Matt Jones, Nikita Vishnevskiy, Palma Blank, Paul J Schmidt, Schuyler Maehl, Travis Krupka, Weston Ulfig, Yoko Suetsugu, Zach Hyman, Zachary Bruder "The Rock Show" at Hawkeye
Brooklyn: 272 Morgan avenue, Unit G,
Brooklyn: 272 Morgan avenue, Unit G,
7pm-9pm
Performance: JAŠA "CRYSTAL C" curated by Michele Drascek at PIONEER WORKS
Brooklyn: 159 Pioneer street,
Brooklyn: 159 Pioneer street,
7pm-10pm
Pamela Council, Patrice Renee Washington, Sara Jimenez, Sondra Perry "Re: purpose" curated by Ali Rosa-Salas, Amanda Reid at FiveMyles
Brooklyn: 558 St. Johns place,
Brooklyn: 558 St. Johns place,
6pm-9pm
Able Parris, Chris Rubino, Deanne Chuek, Debbie Millman, Elliott Earls, Juan Carlos Pagan, Kareem Collie, Keetra Dean Dixon, Mike Perry, Milton Glaser, Paul Soulellis, Russ D'Anna "Undefined By Design" curated by Brian LaRossa at lorimoto
Queens: 16-23 Hancock street,
Queens: 16-23 Hancock street,
6pm-9pm
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