If you’ve never heard of Ray Johnson, add How to Draw a Bunny to the top of your Netflix queue and, while you’re waiting for that little red envelop to arrive, head down to Half Gallery. Basically, in the 1950s and '60s, Johnson inadvertently started the “New York Correspondence School,” which is to say that he started sending collages and such to friends via post mail. Half a century later, his work has influences scores of artists, and that is the focus of Half Gallery’s fantastic Ray’s A Laugh. Amid all the newer work, Johnson's mixed media collages still stand out. They are ever fresh and oh so cool.
This weekend only, trek a little further south on Forsyth Street, because it’s the last weekend to see flat pack, the inaugural show at toomer labzda. Mia Taylor, a British artist who is celebrating her US premiere with this show, works with neon hues, plastic strips and timber pieces to make wonderfully zany wall art and watercolors. If this show is any indication, this little gallery is going to be bringing us great artwork. Don’t miss the chance to say you were there when it all started!
Since you're in the neighborhood on the weekend (or else you'll miss these closing shows), you simply cannot pass up brunch at Freemans. (From Chrystie, head west on Rivington until you see Freeman's Alley, then take that to the end.) Everything on the menu is delicious. The baked eggs, the smoked trout, the devils on horseback... Plus, their produce is from local NY farms, their seafood is sustainable and their Bloody Mary is made with potato vodka!
Ingredients:
Venues: Half Gallery; toomer labzda; Mulherin + Pollard
Artists: Ray Johnson, Leo Fitzpatrick, Hanna Liden, Dan Colen, Nate Lowman, Adam McEwen, Dash Snow; Mia Taylor; Daniel Davidson
Streets: Forsyth St, Chrystie St, Freeman’s Alley
Eats: Freemans
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