Guild & Greyshkul

Kirsten Deirup, Rumsfeltastic, 2004
Watercolor, pencil, and colored pencil on paper

Right next door to Deitch Projects on Wooster Street is a gallery and studio space called Guild & Greyshkul. The gallery is relatively young, opening in 2003, I think. Their "About us":

Guild & Greyshkul is a gallery and studio founded by Anya Kielar, Sara VanDerBeek, and Johannes VanDerBeek, three young artists who felt it was imperative that the property, given its notable history as a successful co-operative gallery and the former location of American Fine Arts, remain an artist space and a vital part of New York Citys arts community.

I met Anya and Sara while I was there and must report that even though they are right next door to Deitch, their attitudes are miles apart. (See yesterday's post.) Sara spent some time with me answering my questions about the show and telling me a little about the gallery. (Like my earlier gallery rant... I had to approach them first. But once I did they were perfectly polite.) If you are in Soho this weekend, or anytime before May 15, stop in and see the show They Think I'm One of Them with Martias Becker, Valerie Crosswhite, and Halsey Rodman.

I especially recommend the show that is up in the Project Room right now. It is a selection of watercolor paintings by various artists that don't usually work in watercolor. Sounds odd, but it's a great group of works. There are roughly 30 artists represented and most of the work is priced between $150 - $1,000. (Works by Ernesto Caivano, Rebecca Bird, and Nick Lowe are priced above $1,000. Nick Lowe's watercolors were the inspiration to get other "non-watercolorist" to make work for this show.)

Go and collect from this gallery. Great art, great attitude!

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[michelle]

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