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 For Immediate Release Contact: John Silvis 646.644.8200 OUTLET Fine Art presents OUT ALL NIGHT Photographs by Alan Kleinberg and Alex Singh Opening reception: Friday, May 9, 2014 7-­‐10 pm On view May 9 – June 1, 2014 Reading/Performance: Sunday, June 1 @ 4 pm OUTLET Fine Art 253 Wilson Avenue Brooklyn Directions: M Train to Brooklyn. Knickerbocker Avenue Stop. L Train to Brooklyn. DeKalb Avenue Stop. Hours: Friday-­‐Sunday 12-­‐6pm or by appointment: 718.450.3954 OUT ALL NIGHT Front Gallery: Alan Kleinberg Alan Kleinberg’s debut exhibition, “Out All Night,” presents a selection of twenty-­‐
seven black and white photographs of New York City’s downtown scene from 1973-­‐
1981. Centering on Warhol’s Factory, the Mudd Club, and the Greenwich Village restaurant One Fifth, Kleinberg’s photographs capture the energy of the period and his cherished friendships with the artists, writers, dancers, models, and musicians who made the scene. By rejecting conventional social distinctions and embracing creative collaboration, this community had a lasting impact on the contemporary art world in New York. A native New Yorker, Kleinberg was inspired by the exuberant creativity of those like his father – a comedian – who made up the city around him. His documentary work is characterized by a delight in humanity and a respect for the people he encountered. Although his nightlife images may appear tumultuous and profane, Kleinberg’s lens reveals his curiosity in life and imbues his subjects with poetry and grace. In addition to the framed black and white photographs, OUTLET will display a first viewing of a mock-­‐up design for a book of Kleinberg’s work prepared by the influential New York art director Marvin Israel. OUTLET also presents Kleinberg’s first catalogue, PORTRAITS: 1976-­‐1979, featuring twenty-­‐one black and white medium format portraits of the writers, performers, artists and designers in Kleinberg’s circle, accompanied by an essay by Andrea Codrington Lippke. Second Gallery: Alex Singh The second gallery features a selection of recent photographs by Alex Singh, which document contemporary music, art, and fashion in a cosmopolitan setting. Similar to Alan Kleinberg, Singh is an immersive, enthusiastic witness to the evolution of the global culture. Singh’s photography spans several continents and includes a global tour with the Japanese electropop band Trippple Nippples. The TRIPPPLE NIPPPLES: 2010-­‐12 catalogue will be available at the OUTLET opening. In a series of black and white images shot during New York Fashion Week, Singh employs cropping techniques and plays with shadows to isolate the models from the driving frenzy of the runway. Suspended in time and space, the models shed the weight of status and identity conferred by the clothes draped over their slender forms. Sixteen color photographs document Singh’s tour with Trippple Nippples. In cavernous venues, engulfed by fans, amid costume changes or center stage, Singh explores the rock star mythos. He captures both the glamour and the monotony of the tour and the sleep-­‐deprived memories of interchangeable airports and hotels, where the serial travel compresses time and place into repeating forms. Singh also questions the very nature of ‘documentary,’ as the language of photography aligns itself with digital realities offer limitless possibilities of reconfiguration of the original source. His images capture the shifting creative energies that exist in a complex global consciousness. ABOUT OUTLET
OUTLET originated as a joint venture between Julian A. Jimarez Howard's Sunset Surf
Club and Aliza Kelly Faragher's The Iconic Order. It opened in October of 2012. Their
focus was presenting innovative and dynamic programming, hosting monthly exhibitions
and workshops designed to engage and inspire through a comprehensive arts experience.
In November 2013 with newly renovated space, curator / producer Jason Andrew and
artist / curator John Silvis joined forces with co-director / curator Julian A. Jimarez
Howard in launching the new management of OUTLET Fine Art. In a convergence of
experiences and visual aesthetics the gallery offers a distinctive brand that pushes the
boundaries of curatorial practice, collaboration, and exhibition design.
ABOUT THE DIRECTORS
JASON ANDREW is a Brooklyn based independent curator and producer. A
prominent figure in the Bushwick art scene since 2006, Mr. Andrew is the founding
director of Norte Maar. In 2010, he and local artist Deborah Brown opened Storefront.
For his curatorial projects Mr. Andrew was voted Best Exhibitionist by the Village Voice,
and was a feature in L Magazine’s Who Made the New Brooklyn. Artforum, Art in
America, and The New York Times have critically reviewed his exhibitions among others.
Recent curatorial projects include, To be a Lady, featuring an international selection of
historic, mid-career, and emerging women artists and a version of the show was on view
at the Sundaram Tagore Gallery, Singapore, during the Singapore Biennale (2013).
JULIAN A. JIMAREZ HOWARD is a Brooklyn-based artist, producer, educator, and
writer. He is the original co-founder of OUTLET (formerly known as Sunset Surf Club
Art Space). He graduated Cum Laude from Brown University in the Department of
American Civilization and holds a Master’s in Art Business from Sotheby’s Institute of
Art. His artistic focus is on place, space, and representation, and he is currently at work
on a series reflecting the labor politics of the gallery industry. Recent curatorial projects
include The Indifference of Wisdom in collaboration with arts non-profit NURTUREart
and Juan Morel Campos Secondary School as well as the critically acclaimed You Are My
Sunshine at Associated Gallery.
JOHN SILVIS is a Brooklyn-based artist and curator. He received his MFA from the
Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna and has received numerous grants and awards, including a
commission for the Essl Collection in Vienna. Silvis’ recent art research has taken him to
Beijing, Berlin and Zurich. Some recent exhibitions include “Crashcourse IV,” Norte
Maar, “What I Know,” NYCAMS, New York (2012), “Crashcourse III,” Olson Gallery,
Bethel University, MN (2012), and “Goodbye Space Shuttle,” Active Space, Brooklyn
(2011). His recent curatorial projects include “New. New York,” Essl Museum, Vienna
(2012), “1000 Rainbows,” Lia Chavez, First Things Gallery, New York (2012), and “Life
Drawing,” Joshua Cave, First Things Gallery, New York (2013)