Brandon Friend
“Defender (30,31,32 of 50)”
Imprinted Acrylic & Mixed Media
on Wood Panel
8″ x 8″
2011

Big ups to Carly Ivan Garcia for reaching out and including the new Defenders in this!

I just saw the headline on the Huffington Post that just read “DEAD” and Brian Leo‘s installation from Fountain Art Fair 2011 was one of the first things to come to mind. Has to be a pretty good thing right? Great success world…

Street Artist Dick Chicken

Last night was the first night the NYC Fountain Art Fair was open to the public. This was an incredibly eclectic mix of art showcased in a pretty incredible location, ON THE FUGGIN’ HUDSON RIVER!!! More specifically Pier 66 Maritime @ 26th Street & 12th Avenue in the Hudson River Park. All the art was displayed beautifully and all the artists were more then happy to chat ya up on their pieces. The icing on the cake, that was delicious art, was the live music they had in the stern quarters of the dock (stern quarters is nautical speak for back of). Last night our ears had the pleasure of hearing Gordon Voidwell, Telca and Generic.

The Fountain Art Fair will be running throughout the weekend. General Public Hours: March 4- March 6, 12pm – 7pm; Special Events: Thrusday March 3, 12pm-5pm – VIP & Press Preview. Friday, March 4, 7pm-12am – Opening Night Reception – Musical Performance: Gordon Voidwell, Tecla and Generic. Saturday Lomography Picture Party, March 5, 7pm-12am – Musical Performance: Ninjasonik and NSR.

Please check this out before it’s too late!

Artist Brian Leo posing with his ode to Magic Johnson

Fifty artists donate fifty drawings to raise funds for the future home of B&AB.

1 November 2010, Brooklyn, NY

Over fifty renowned local, national and international artists have generously donated drawings to be sold for $50 each at the latest B&AB art exhibition and fundraiser on Friday, 12 November 2010. “Triple Fifty”, the third art event organized by B&AB, will be open from 7pm-1am at Badlands in Williamsburg. In addition to the fifty drawings on exhibit there will be live screen-printing of drawings from four featured artists by Kingsland Printing. Guests are welcome to bring items for printing or there will be shirts for sale from These and Those, a new fashion forward blank T-shirt company.

B&AB is a new Brooklyn-based gallery/project space being developed by Brian and Adele Balderston in collaboration with fellow artists Betsy Davis and Francesco Masci. B&AB is raising funds in order to secure a permanent home in Bushwick Brooklyn. The objective is to operate as an independent gallery and project space while providing 10-15 subsidized studio spaces for a select group of emerging artists.

Participating Artists Include: Adele Balderston, Aldo Tambellini, Anita Sto, Betsy Davis, Billy Friebele, Brandon Friend, Brian Balderston, Brian Bell, Brian Leo, Captchart (Jay Irwin), Chris Smith, Colby Claycomb, Dan Arlein, David Foox (Foox), David Kesting, Daviel Shy, Debbie Manville, Divya Anantharaman, Dori Latman, Francesco Masci, Giusseppe Masci, Greyegg Mckenna, James Sobol, Jane Callister, Jason Balicki, Jason Eisner, Jason Eppink, Jesse McCloskey, Joe Heaps Nelson, Jose Ruiz, Josh Eggleton, Kristina King, Lance Rautzhan, Lauren Collings, Legend Logsdon, Linn Edwards, Mikael Tarkela, Mila Dau, Mila Geisler, Nicholas Dyball, Nick Corey, Nicola Rotiroti, Olivia Wadsworth, Pablo Tauler, Paul Lucchesi, Piero Passacantando, Ray Sell, Ricardo Poggi, Rob Servo, Rocco Lombardi, Ryan Hackett, Sam Bornstein, Sara Pringle, Sarah Bereza, Bigfoot One, Seth Mulvey, Shawn Bishop-Leo, Stephen Woods, Susannah Walker Mills, Tahir Hemphill

“Triple Fifty” at Badlands
Brought to you by B&AB
80 Ainslie Street
(at Union Ave. 2 blocks from Lorimer L, Metropolitan G)
Friday 12 November 2010
7pm-1am Admission is Free

Please direct press inquiries to:
Brian Balderston
646.236.6590
info@bandabprojects.com
www.bandabprojects.com

Participating Artists include:
Blanka Amezkua, Cory Arcangel, Nadia Awad, Brian Balderston, Bo Bartlett, Lauren Bergman, Shawn Bishop-Leo, Mirelle Borra, Kadar Brock, Matt Bua, Paul Butler, Gigi Chen, Donna Cleary, Katie Commodore, Brendan Coyle, Lisa Dahl, Daupo, Debby Davis, Brian Dewan, Patrick Dintino, Chris Domenick, Eteam, Nicholas Fevelo, Lori Field, Lauren Fleishman, Brandon Friend, Andrea Geyer, Stefany Anne Golberg, Greg Haberny, Michelle Handleman, Takashi Horisaki, Aya Kakeda, Shirley Klinghoffer, Kristian Kozul, Natalie Lanese, Brian Leo, Dana Levy, Michelle Levy, Scott Lewis, Marie Lorenz, Heather Macionus, Francesco Masci, Jesse McCloskey, Colin McMullen, Paul Moakley, Rudolph Montanez, John Monteith, Jazz-minh Moore, Keren Moscovitch, Laura Napier, Joe Heaps Nelson, Katherine Newbegin, Trong Nyguyen, Don Porcella, Yvonne Porcella, Mark Price, Jory Rabinovitz, Øyvind Renberg and Miho Shimizu, Leonora Retsas, Mika Rottenberg, Jose Ruiz, Ray Sell, David Shapiro, Matthew Sleeth, Juliana Smith, Chris Stain, Swoon, Molly Surno, Tattfoo Tan, Gabriel Vainsencher, Alex Villar, Amy Westphal, Marion Wilson, and more to come!

I will be auctioning Domestic Partnership 2007
Visit Flux for more details and to buy a ticket to this great event.