Faile: Bedtime Stories at Perry Rubenstein Gallery
Braved the rain last night to head to an opening I had been looking forward to for a very long time.
I had seen the show advertised a while ago and commented to a friend that I was slightly bummed that the show was apparently canvas and not sculpture.
Upon walking in, I realized how wrong about that I was and my excitement meter went off scale.
I guess we all like what we like and are impressed what we are impressed with, but this show is almost monumental, Ive never seen anything quite like it in person. All the pieces are collage made up of painted or screened blocks of wood.
A lot of cliche’ nonsense could, and has been said about street artists and galleries, but the work on display at Perry Rubenstein is relaxed, bold and completely at home.
As expected, with Faile’s International Appeal (Interstellar Feel?) the opening was mobbed.
We’ve all been to crowded openings before and generally, they are merely that: crowded openings. Last night was different. I most assuredly wasn’t the only person who was flat out *excited* to be there.
The vibe in the room was positively electric, more akin to what you’d feel at a concert than in a gallery looking at some art…
When one (two) can screen some pieces of wood, hang them on a wall, and inspire memories of the last time you crowd surfed standing on a piece of plywood at a 1990’s Pukkelpop, you know you are doing something right.
Big high five to the duo that is Faile for hitting it out of the park. Again.
The show runs at Perry Rubenstein Gallery through 23 December 2010.
If you are in, close or can afford airfare to Manhattan, seeing this show in person is an absolute must.
