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Rubbercat
Apr 7th
Saturday was gorgeous in New York, a perfect day for the Hell’s Kitchen flea market. There were fewer vendors than the last time I went, but I still found a treasure: a rubber cat!
It’s approximately the size of a real cat, so I’m keeping it on the floor until I get a real cat. (Someday I will have a real cat.)
As a bonus, it has creepy dolly eyes that blink when you tilt the cat.
According to the imprint on his underside, Rubbercat was made in 1960. He has a small tear also on his belly, and he could use a washing, but I think he looks pretty good for 48 years old and ten bucks!
Blythe Installation by ALFORT at gallery hanahou
Apr 3rd
I suspect that many of you are fans of Blythe, the ’70s-toy-turned-indie-fashion-icon who’s so popular with the scissor set these days. I’m not so much of a doll person, but even I’m charmed by her enormous color-changing eyes.
If you’re a fan and in New York, you’ll want to check out the opening we’re having next Thursday at gallery hanahou, for “Lilliput ~ my little friends.” The exhibit is an installation by the Japanese avant-garde art collective ALFORT, who will use 60+ customized Blythes to create a dreamlike scene of little people who inhabit a landscape of unconscious memory.
ALFORT are five women who create art around the concept of an imaginary ballet company whose productions all star Blythe dolls. (Can you get more Japanese than that?) Three of the members of Alfort will be at the opening on the 10th, and it’s even rumored that they might bring mochi!
The show will run April 10 – May 14, so if you can’t make it to the opening, you’ll have about a month to stop by. And if you live someplace besides New York, the dolls and other artwork from the show will also be available online at the gallery website starting around April 16th.
Hope to see you there on Thursday!
Lilliput ~ my little friends
Theatre ALFORT
April 10 – May 14
Opening reception Thursday April 10, 6-9 pm (RSVP info@galleryhanahou.com )
gallery hanahou
611 Broadway, Suite 730, NYC
[Seventh Floor of the Cable Building, NW corner of Broadway and Houston]
M-F 12-6 pm, Sat by appt. only
MY WORLD IS FLAT at gallery hanahou
Feb 28th
If you’re in the New York area and looking for something to do tonight, drop by gallery hanahou (my day job) for MY WORLD IS FLAT, a solo show of work by character artist SUPERDEUX.
Vinyl toy fans may recognize this artist for his Dunny designs (he has one in the new French series, which will be available tonight at the show)—SUPERDEUX also has his own toy series, STEREOTYPE and SHIKITO, in addition to the commissioned work he’s done creating logos and animations for MTV, Sony, and other top brands.
The show tonight, opening 6-9 pm and then running through April 2nd, features extremely rare custom toys, limited-edition prints, t-shirts, wall stickers, and more. Check out these hand-sewn plush STEROTYPE toys!
Or if plastic poop is more your thing:
The artist will also be at the opening party tonight, so you can meet the man behind the vinyl. And I’ll be there too, of course!
MY WORLD IS FLAT
February 28 – April 2 / Opening Party Feb. 28, 6-9 pm
gallery hanahou
611 Broadway, Suite 730 NYC
[7th floor of the Cable Building, NW corner of Broadway and Houston]
