Swell (exhibit)
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'''Swell''' |
'''Swell''' was a survey of art inspired by surf and beach culture, curated by Tim Nye and Jacqueline Miro. The exhibition opened to the public on July 1, 2010 at three locations in [[Chelsea, Manhattan]], and included work by many members of the group of [[Venice Beach, CA|Venice Beach]] artists known as [[Light and Space]] and Finish Fetish.{{cite web | url = http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2010-07-01/swell-exhibit-features-surf-art-by-california-artists/ | title = Awesome Surf Art | accessdate = 2010-07-14 | last = Gallagher | first = Brian | date = 2010-07-01 | work = The Daily Beast | quote = Artists who surf and surfers who make art.}} |
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The show focuses on beach culture and its influence on the Beat Generation, Assemblage, Light and Space, Finish Fetish, and early Pop Art.{{cite web | url = http://unclutteredwhitespaces.com/2010/07/swell-art-1950-%E2%80%93-2010-graces-new-york-city/ | title = Swell, Art 1950–2010 Graces New York City | accessdate = 2010-07-14 | date = 2010-07-01 | work = Uncluttered White Spaces | quote = Artists who surf and surfers who make art.}} |
The show focuses on [[Surf culture|beach culture]] and its influence on the [[Beat Generation]], Assemblage, Light and Space, Finish Fetish, and early [[Pop art|Pop Art]].{{cite web | url = http://unclutteredwhitespaces.com/2010/07/swell-art-1950-%E2%80%93-2010-graces-new-york-city/ | title = Swell, Art 1950–2010 Graces New York City | accessdate = 2010-07-14 | date = 2010-07-01 | work = Uncluttered White Spaces | quote = Artists who surf and surfers who make art.}} |
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One of the themes of the show is the relationship between [[Shaper (surfboard)|Shapers]] and the Finish Fetish movement of the 60′s. The show focuses on two cities, L.A. and New York, and attempts to place the Ocean and its proximity to both cities as an antidote to a cacophony of quantities, speed and competing images. It also addresses how later generations of artists have looked back at assemblage, ephemera and graffiti as a way to either incorporate or reject the presence of branding, advertisement, and information technology.{{cite web | url = http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jacqueline-miro/swell-exhibit-venice-beac_b_634170.html | title = Swell Exhibit: Venice Beach Arrives in Chelsea | accessdate = 2010-07-14 | last = Hyland | first = Veronique | date = 2010-07-01 | work = WWD Eye Scoop | quote = SWELL is a state of mind, but it is also our way of understanding distant forces, the beyond.}} |
One of the themes of the show is the relationship between [[Shaper (surfboard)|Shapers]] and the Finish Fetish movement of the 60′s. The show focuses on two cities, L.A. and New York, and attempts to place the Ocean and its proximity to both cities as an antidote to a cacophony of quantities, speed and competing images. It also addresses how later generations of artists have looked back at assemblage, ephemera and graffiti as a way to either incorporate or reject the presence of branding, advertisement, and information technology.{{cite web | url = http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jacqueline-miro/swell-exhibit-venice-beac_b_634170.html | title = Swell Exhibit: Venice Beach Arrives in Chelsea | accessdate = 2010-07-14 | last = Hyland | first = Veronique | date = 2010-07-01 | work = WWD Eye Scoop | quote = SWELL is a state of mind, but it is also our way of understanding distant forces, the beyond.}} |
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==Locations== |
==Locations== |
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*nyehaus |
*nyehaus |
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*Metro Pictures |
*[[Metro Pictures Gallery|Metro Pictures]] |
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*Friedrich Petzel Gallery |
*Friedrich Petzel Gallery |
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*http://www.whitewallmag.com/2010/07/13/swell/ |
*http://www.whitewallmag.com/2010/07/13/swell/ |
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*http://www.brooklynsurfer.com/ |
*http://www.brooklynsurfer.com/ |
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[[Category:2010 in art]] |
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[[Category:2010 in New York City]] |
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[[Category:Art exhibitions in New York City]] |
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[[Category:Art in Greater Los Angeles]] |
[[Category:Art in Greater Los Angeles]] |
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[[Category:Chelsea, Manhattan]] |
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[[Category:Culture of Manhattan]] |
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[[Category:Surf culture]] |
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[[Category:Water in art]] |
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