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The Outer Boroughs. | Urban Landscape Painting at The Lodge Gallery.

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The Lodge Gallery is proud to present The Outer Boroughs; Brooklyn, Queens & The Bronx, a group exhibition exploring the transformative cultural history of New York through contemporary urban landscape painting. The works in this exhibition are formidable testaments to the only unchanging constant in New York, which is change itself. Here, through the beauty of each urban landscape, we witness the …

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Unnatural Selection. | Tara de la Garza at The Lodge Gallery.

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ara de la Garza recently debuted her newest solo exhibition, Unnatural Selection, at The Lodge Gallery. Inspired by Nature’s potential, the west coast artist uses her exhibition to help us envision what it would be like if that very potential went unchecked—undisturbed by human interference. The result is a whimsical world of hybrid organisms, a library of awe-inspiring holistic hodgepodges pieced …

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General Dynamics. | Doug Young. | The Lodge Gallery.

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he Lodge Gallery proudly presents, General Dynamics, a solo exhibition of works by Doug Young. In his second solo exhibition with The Lodge Gallery, Young explores the ego of man and the arrogance of governmental power. This recent body of work investigates the radical politics of our age and the coinciding precarious state of our natural environment. Vacillating through time from the unpeopled …

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Point of Origin at The Lodge Gallery.

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urators Dina Brodsky and Trek Lexington bring Point of Origin to The Lodge Gallery on the Lower East Side. With more than fifty artists on view, the curators ask the painters to exhibit their most private tool: the palette. The premise, as the curators explain in their statement, aims to gain insight on the artists’ diverse creative processes. In their …

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Iconophilia at The Lodge Gallery. | Peter Daverington.

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ainter Peter Daverington masterfully merges new school and old school aesthetic in his latest solo exhibition, Iconophilia. Placing graffiti characters beside noblemen and cherubs under one tattered and worn motif, Daverington creates a destructive dichotomy that speaks to art history, art development and art preservation. We visited The Lodge Gallery just an hour before the opening reception and Daverington, humbly dressed …

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The Lodge Gallery. | Totally Gay for Sports (TGFS).

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Last week saw the premiere of Totally Gay for Sports (TGF Sports). Curated by Pittsburgh native Paul Brainard, the group show features sport inspired pieces by Evie Falci, Jean-Pierre Roy, Hyunjin Alex Park, Eric White, Dawn Frasch, Peter Daverington and more. With ‘TGF Sports’ emblazoned across the wall, The Lodge Gallery was packed to the rafters for a night of beer, …

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Incubus’ Brandon Boyd Teams Up with The Surf Lodge at Art Basel Miami Beach

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Brandon Boyd, the multi-talented Incubus frontman, whose artistic (image making) output has run parallel to-if not fully integrated with-his musical offerings for more than two decades, is taking over the Surf Lodge bungalow at The Confidante Miami Beach Hotel for this year’s larger Art Basel circus on December 6th & 7th. On Thursday evening, Boyd will host an intimate dinner for …

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MATING SEASON at The Lodge.

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he Lodge Gallery looks to start off the summer with a bang, announcing June 5th as the debut date for their new exhibition, Mating Season. Curated by Keith Schweitzer and Jason Patrick Voegele, Mating Season is a conceptual nod to summer, a season that is rich with life and fertility. The show will feature Lina Puerta, Juan Fontanive, George Boorujy, Maxi Cohen, Leif Solem, …

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Opening Reception | Noah Becker |x| The Lodge.

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Noah Becker‘s latest exhibition debuted last night at The Lodge Gallery. The renowned artist, and founder of Whitehot Magazine, displayed a series of new works that reevaluate art history with modern twist. The exhibition runs until December 1st. Be sure to check out! In the meantime, check out some snapshots from our own Michael Della Polla.

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Die Wunderkammer at The Lodge.

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The new kids on the block, The Lodge is a sleek, but friendly gallery tucked away on the fringes of Chinatown at 131 Chrystie Street. Barely a month old, The Lodge launched its Artist Salon series amidst their inaugural exhibit, Die Wunderkammer; Objects of Virtue, on Thursday. The talk was wonderful, but the art–especially centerstage pieces by Dennis McNett and Kate Clark–was eye catching to say the …

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LAST CHANCE. | Paul Brainard: ROASTED.

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[su_dropcap style=”flat” size=”4″]I[/su_dropcap]f you are anywhere near the Lower East Side, this is your last chance to check out Paul Brainard: ROASTED at The Lodge Gallery. Curated by Jason Patrick Voegele and Keith Schweitzer, the satirical group exhibition is purely dedicated to the friendly ribbing of artist Paul Brainard. Check out some scenes from the opening reception.    

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Afroista |x| Quiet Lunch presents Afro’s Afterwork.

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[su_dropcap style=”flat” size=”4″]T[/su_dropcap]he People’s Muse is gearing up for another edition of Afro’s Afterwork. Afroista is hosting yet another night of creative building and intermingling, this time at The Lodge Gallery (131 Chrystie Street). The gathering will also celebrate the soft launch of her new website! So, if you are looking to stretch the holiday out just a tad, JOIN …

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Voids and Invocations. | Evie Falci.

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his week is your last chance to see Evie Falci’s Voids and Invocations at The Lodge Gallery. It is Falci’s first solo exhibition at The Lodge and has proven to be quite the collaborative debut. Falci, who paints with studs on pleather, taps into a well of makeshift symbolism that resonates through a universal appeal. She brilliantly illustrates an ancient concept with …

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Kendra Morris: To Witness A Mockingbird. (VIDEO)

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Despite the occasional 85° day–a mere outlier–summer is officially done. We had a lot of fun this summer. The weather was hot, the politics were turbulent, and Quiet Lunch sought to provide a soundtrack to it all. Teaming up with The Lodge Gallery, we invited our readers out to experience an evening of eye catching art, sweet wine, and even …

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Traversing the Vector with Orlando Arocena.

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Behold! The work of Orlando Arocena. A digital artist and Bronx native, Arocena has a hunger for life that is barely contained in his work. His craft was born from his wide eyed artistry and Gotham gumption. A city kid through and through, Arocena has an artistic approach that is rather universal. He describes himself as a sponge, soaking up …

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Kendra Morris: To Witness a Mockingbird.

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Quiet Lunch Magazine and The Lodge Gallery is teaming up to bring you, To Witness a Mockingbird, a wonderful evening of live song with Wax Poetics artist Kendra Morris. Performing choice cuts from her latest cover album, Mockingbird, Morris is going to treat the audience to an intimate display of talent guaranteed to warm the soul. Surrounded by Traversing the Vector, Orlando Arocena’s newest …

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For Which It (Still) Stands.

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For Which It Stands is still standing strong at The Lodge Gallery. Featuring Orlando Arocena, Raul Ayala, Chong Gon Byun, Liset Castillo, Alexis Duque, Alessandra Expósito, Kira Nam Greene, Kent Henricksen, Jung S. Kim and more, For Which It Stands is on display through July 28th. Check its opening reception where spoke to curators Keith Schweitzer and Jason Patrick Voegele. “For Which It Stands …

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Worldwide Republic… For Which It Stands.

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For Which It Stands will be premiering tonight at The Lodge Gallery. Featuring a slew of artist that includes Orlando Arocena, Raul Ayala, Chong Gon Byun, Liset Castillo, Alexis Duque, Alessandra Expósito, Kira Nam Greene, and more, For Which It Stands is an artistic analysis of the contemporary American experience through the eyes of today’s foreign-born and first generation artists who are living and working in …

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The Gratuitous Glory of Gilbane Peck

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It’s a mid-October afternoon and mixed media artist Gilbane Peck is working on a series of “fine art glory hole paintings” in his corner studio in the 56 Bogart gallery and studio complex. Peck was a clear standout at this year’s installment of Bushwick Open Studios, where he also put on a short-lived, pop-up solo exhibition called Sunshine and Rainbows in …

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Klea McKenna Steps Into The Light With Bicoastal Art Exhibitions

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It’s not surprising that the San Francisco-based artist Klea McKenna’s earliest memory is filled, not only with various visceral, almost tactile sensory messages from the past, but with humor and drama as well. More so than this, it involves each of her parents, who, depending on the reader, may also occupy a certain chamber in their hearts and minds. (adsbygoogle …

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A Matter of Dust.

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Mike Weiss, the art dealer and former Chelsea gallery owner, liked to give out assigned seats at his more formal gallery opening-after-parties. I can’t remember which artist he was showing that evening roughly two years ago, or what restaurant it was, but I do remember being deliberately plunked down next to a charming young stranger with an infectious, liberally-used laugh, …

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Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious at White Box. | Various Artists curated by Lara Pan.

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or fifty years we have been grappling with what the word “feminism” means. Somewhere between the appearance of two American films—both about nannies— one a sing-along children’s blockbuster created in 1963 and the other a cult documentary for the small screen released in 2013, every citizen of the world had to swallow at least one working definition of this problematic …

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Quiet Lunch Magazine ‡ April 12th, 2013. – April 25th, 2013.

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We’re getting back into the “spring” of things with this issue. The weather is getting warmer and this playground of a city is buzzing with the sound of grown children once again! Centered around renewal and rebirth, this issue features a too cool interview with New York City photographer, Christian Coleman. We catch up with new school rhyme slinger, Cakes …