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Wowchoween at the Arm

18 Oct. '06

YOU’VE HEARD THE RUMORS BE FOREWARNED.

As usual, the Wowch Bros are up to no good and for a change it benefits everyone!!! WOWCHOWEEN Week is a celebratory celebration to get people jazzed on the most wowchish of all holidays—-Halloween.

On OCTOBER 21-26th, The Arm Gallery in cozy ol’ Wiliamsburg is gladly hosting this week long extravaganza that will be held in 2 distinct parts—A Wowch Pop-Up Shop and then a nightly Wowch Party featuring a different Wowch fav band each and every night.

05 Oct. '06

A show at The Arm for our Aussie pal Texta!

“Texta” is Australian for felt-tip marker and Arlene TextaQueen likes her tips felt. She spends her life as a marker superhero, exposing real women and other performers, un-dressed-up in accessories and surrounds of their own desire. Depicted in life-size line and livid color she re-con-texta-ualizes the tradition of the salon nude as she intimately uncovers the unique character of her subjects.

TQ’s pin-up portraits have been a playing card series, shown in Australia’s Museum of Contemporary Art, as animation on SBS TV and at the Australian Centre for the Moving Image, and been commissioned for surfboards, murals and tapestries. TextaQueen has recently flaunted felt-tip renditions of fabulous friends in exhibitions in Los Angeles, California and Portland, Oregon, and during a 6 month artist-in-residency at the International Studio and Curatorial Program in Manhattan.

‘Felt-tips Forever’ is TextaQueen’s first solo show in New York and includes portraits of Michelle Tea, Taylor Mac, Singing Sadie and more…

Eat Your Own - New paintings by Beau Velasco

10 Sep. '06

An opening reception for a show of recent paintings by Beau Velasco will be held this Friday Sept. 15th from 6 PM at The Arm. Music by our pal XXXChange (Spank Rock). This is a great night to be out in Williamsburg with all the galleries open until 10 PM and an after party at Supreme Trading. Hope you can make it!

Japanther, Puppet Kabob & High Places at The Arm

06 Sep. '06

This event will feature Japanther, a mixed media performance by Puppet Kabob with marrionettes, shadow puppets and projections, and a performance by High Places. Entry is $5 or free if you bring a plate of home baked anything because we are hungry and the kitchen isn’t finished yet… See flyer below for details. Hope you can make it!