Adam Green's 'Cartoon and Complaint' at The Intercourse in Brooklyn

Tue May 15 09:35:57 CDT 2012

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

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 ADAM GREEN ‘CARTOON AND COMPLAINT’

June 9th - June 17rd

THE INTERCOURSE

Red Hook, Brooklyn

Opening Reception June 9th 2.00 – 5.00pm - Invitation Only

Public Viewing/Meet The Artist: June 10th 12.00 - 4.00pm

The Intercourse is pleased to present a solo exhibition by New York City-based musician, filmmaker and visual artist Adam Green. The show, titled ‘Cartoon And Complaint’ will feature a collection of paintings and mixed media works.

Adam Green: “‘Cartoon and Complaint’ began as a deeper exploration of the cartoon-mythology that I outlined in my previous show “Teen Tech.” The first paintings in the cycle were inspired by drug-visions. Next a box of crayons and a deck of tarot cards led to a series of collaborative drawings with [musician/artist] Fabrizio Moretti.   Finally, I have been greatly inspired by “Aladdin,” something which shows itself in some of the paintings in this show, and I hope to revisit again.”

“I consider myself a symbolist.  I see myself in symbols and I enjoy manipulating them, dismantling these symbols, and revealing both their violent substance and their transcendental qualities. My personal experiences have been refracted through technology, 9/11, the superflat – always escaping further away from my body.  But behind this media-cartoon I’ve found a rugged complaint. With a symbolic vocabulary in place, I rendered the pictures richer and the cartoons began to appear bruised both in coloring and expression.”

‘Cartoon And Complaint’ features paintings and drawings with some mixed-media collages and sculpture. Rendered in crayon, oil pastel, watercolor, acrylic, collage and papier-mâché, the pieces range in size from 9” x 11” to 108” x 84”.  A limited edition book will be available for sale at The Intercourse.

Opening Reception Saturday, June 9th – 2.00 – 5.00pm. Attendance by invitation only. Reception will feature a musical performance by Adam Green and friends. RSVP to http://bit.ly/cartoonandcomplaint.

Open Public Viewing Sunday, June 10th – 1.00 - 5.00pm. The artist will be in attendance. All other viewings are by appointment through June 17th. Contact Katie Cooper at 917-860-1147 or at katie at theintercourse.org<mailto:katie at theintercourse.org>.

Adam Green has been recording and releasing music since the age of 18. He has enjoyed critical and commercial success around the world, both as a member of the influential New York folk duo The Moldy Peaches and as a solo performer.  Green gave away his experimental movie “The Wrong Ferrari,” his directorial debut - starring Macaulay Culkin and filmed solely on iPhone, as a free download on his website in 2011. It was downloaded over 300,000 times. Adam will be releasing a new album in the Fall of 2012 with Binki Shapiro (Little Joy) entitled Binki Shapiro & Adam Green.

How To Get There:

The Intercourse is located at 159 Pioneer Street in Red Hook, Brooklyn.  A 10-minute drive from lower Manhattan (via the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel), it is also accessible on the F train (Carroll Street + 15 minutes walk) and the B61 Bus from Park Slope/ Downtown Brooklyn. It’s a short  (10-minute) walk from the Ikea Dock Ferry Port. Ikea Shuttles leave Pier 11, Slip A on the East River at Wall Street every 40 minutes.

Ikea Water Taxi Schedule:

http://www.nywatertaxi.com/tours/ikea

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