Marc Arthur News

Jul 18, 2009 0

Silverman Gallery Show

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Silverman Gallery is pleased to present THE SHOP: Summer Blow Out, a curated exhibition/ pop up shop featuring artist editions, prints and other ephemera. In the spirit of Fluxus, DIY and punk, THE SHOP explores the ongoing dialogue between printed culture and artistic production, tracing the ways in which self-produced multiples blur the divide between art and commerce. The featured works—alongside limited edition publications, records, CD’s and specially produced zines—question the nature of aesthetic access and dissemination, while expanding the practice of “collecting.” The exhibition will coincide with the launch of The Shop, the gallery’s new online store committed to the support and distribution of artist produced ephemera and rare publications.

Featured works, editions and artists books by Terence Koh, Ari Marcopolous, Bozidar Brazda, John Baldessari, Dash Snow, Matt Keegan, Kathryn Garcia & Richard Lidinsky, Ryan Foerster, Matt Furie, Joseph Akel, Malik Gaines & Alexandro Segade, BLAND, Christina McPhee, Job Piston, Arnold J. Kemp, Hanni El Khatib, Tammy Rae Carland, Aaron Krach, Luke Fishbeck, Marc Arthur, Neil Ledoux, Susan Silton, Yuval Pudik and many more!

August 7 – 22
Opening Reception August 7th, 7 – 10pm
www.silverman-theshop.com
www.silverman-gallery.com

Jul 16, 2009 1

Kembra Pfahler & Mike Kuchar

Kembra Pfahler and Mike Kuchar are two of my favorite people. And, they have collaborated on a number of projects together. There is something especially messy, uncanny and sick about their film “Purgatory Junction”. A profound dark melodrama haunts all of the characters in this epic soap opera. Kembra stars as the fantastically tortured teen delinquent daughter of a tired porn star who orchestrates her child’s rape.

Mike actually bestowed Kembra’s band with their name: The Voluptuous Horror of Karen Black. The bands performances are brutal and spectacular. One of my favorite acts is when eggs are smashed on Kembra’s vagina and ooze out colored paint. After Mike saw one of the bands early performances he mentioned to Kembra that it was like seeing “the voluptuous horror of Karen Black”. History was written.

Mike has one of the best vocabularies around; check out his intro in the bands c.d. book.

Mike was kind enough to lend me some pictures of him and Kembra from their days in the golden 80’s of New York.

Polaroid of Kembra and Mike

Cover for one The Voluptuous Horror of Karen Black early albums.

Mike’s intro to the band (and Kembra’s vagina sewn up)

Paint filled eggs being cracked on Kembra’s vagina

Mike at train station in Berlin

Kembra

About

Marc Arthur is an artist based in New York City. He creates performances, environments and objects that investigate theater as a total medium.