UPSTATE ART WEEKEND! Friday—Sunday 12-6PM at LABspace

 

UPSTATE ART WEEKEND IS HERE THIS FRIDAY + SATURDAY + SUNDAY AUG 27 + 28 + 29TH, 12-6PM IT’S ALSO THE CLOSING WEEKEND OF KURT + COURTNEY! COME MEET GUZMAN  SUNDAY 1-3PM 👋

Friends! Join our corner of the upstate art universe for UPSTATE ART WEEKEND this Friday through Sunday, 12-6PM! It’s CLOSING WEEKEND of GUZMAN’S Kurt + Courtney. After this weekend, the exhibition remains on view for ONE FINAL DAY: Monday Aug 30, by appointment. There are several wonderful spaces within minutes of Hillsdale, check out the circled section of our map— we are number 23! ❤️ MEET Connie and Russell of GUZMAN on Sunday 1-3PM.  Constance Hansen and Russell Peacock will be available to say hi and answer questions about their iconic photo shoots and behind-the-scenes adventures spanning 37 years of partnership and collaboration. They have the best stories. AND— Don’t miss 500 extraordinary watercolor portraits by Brenda Zlamany at The Re Institute (Millerton’s must-see art barn on a farm), a 15-min drive from LABspace. PLUS you can schedule ahead for Brenda to paint your portrait this weekend only. A few appointments are still available via TheReInstitute@gmail.com.

Constance Hansen and Russell Peacock of GUZMAN will chat with you this Sunday Aug 29th 1-3pm at LABspace. Photo courtesy Oskar Peacock.

Brenda Zlamany at The Re Institute, Millerton NY— Henry Klimowicz’s beloved artist-run space. 15 minutes from LABspace off Route 22. Number 52 on the map. Photo courtesy The Re Institute.

See you upstate this weekend! xo Julie + Ellen + Connie + Russell

GUZMAN’s Kurt + Courtney exhibition is on view through August 30. UPSTATE ART WEEKEND: EXTENDED HOURS THIS FRI + SAT + SUN, AUG 27 + 28 + 29TH, 12-6PM MEET GUZMAN ON SUNDAY AUG 29TH, 1-3PM FINAL DAY: THIS MONDAY, AUGUST 30, BY APPOINTMENT LABspace 2642 NY Route 23, Hillsdale NY 12529 julielabspace@gmail.com

Located below Crossroads Food Shop and Hillsdale General Store Down the road from Sylvan Motor Lodge, Egremont Village Inn, The Alander, and Swiss Hutte Inn 17 miles east of Hudson NY • 17 miles north of Millerton NY • 11 miles west of Great Barrington MA

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Join us for a TALK with GUZMAN on Saturday August 14th, 3PM

 

Connie Hansen and Russell Peacock of photography duo GUZMAN will share behind-the-scenes stories of their Kurt + Courtney photo shoot and 37-year career Saturday August 14 at LABspace. Photo courtesy Oskar Peacock.

Come hear the stories behind the images  SAT AUG 14TH at 3PM  with GUZMAN 📸

Join us for a candid conversation with Connie and Russell of GUZMAN, chronicling their iconic photo shoots and behind-the-scenes adventures spanning 37 years of partnership and collaboration. Constance Hansen and Russell Peacock will speak freely with us, and answer visitor questions about their work.  Please feel free to bring a blanket or chair and join us in the garden for what promises to be a special afternoon.

Constance Hansen with visitors at GUZMAN’s exhibition at LABspace. Photo courtesy Oskar Peacock.

Russell Peacock at the opening of GUZMAN’s current exhibition at LABspace. Photo courtesy Oskar Peacock.

TALK with GUZMAN SAT AUG 14TH, 3PM LABspace 2642 NY Route 23, Hillsdale NY 12529 GUZMAN’s Kurt + Courtney exhibition is on view through August 30 Gallery Hours: Saturdays + Sundays 1-5pm, and by appointment

UPSTATE ART WEEKEND: FRI-SUN, AUG 27-29, 12-6PM Located below Crossroads Food Shop and Hillsdale General Store Down the road from Sylvan Motor Lodge, Egremont Village Inn, The Alander, and Swiss Hutte Inn 17 miles east of Hudson NY • 17 miles north of Millerton NY • 11 miles west of Great Barrington MA julielabspace@gmail.com for inquiries

Guzman, Kurt Cobain, Courtney Love & Frances Bean, Los Angeles 1992, 15 Polaroids, Type 665, 13 x 16.25 inches, framed, NFS. Currently on view in Kurt + Courtney at LABspace through August.

Sat Aug 7th, 3-5pm: LI + UN INSTRUMENT + GUZMAN at LABspace

 

Interdisciplinary artist-musician Li, of Hillsdale NY, performing at LABspace this Saturday at 3pm.

Join us THIS Saturday Aug 7th 3-5pm for an afternoon of music with Li and Un Instrument at LABspace!

On view in the gallery: Kurt + Courtney Never-before seen photos from collaborative photography duo, Guzman

Hello friends! We are thrilled to host our FIRST performance since covid—  THIS Saturday August 7th, 3-5pm. FREE + OUTDOORS. Please join us!  Interdisciplinary artist-musician and Hillsdale neighbor Li will kick off our afternoon of music at 3pm. Oliver Ralli, aka Un Instrument, aka founding member of post-punk art collective PASS KONTROLwill follow at 4pm 📣

THIS SATURDAY, AUGUST 7 3PM LI 4PM UN INSTUMENT (O. Ralli) AT LABspace 2642 NY Route 23, Hillsdale NY 12529

We’ve been hardcore Oliver Ralli stans for over a decade, catching his performances at our favorite Bushwick art and performance venues— including the unforgettable 2010 sci-fi rock-opera New Hope City at the Bushwick Starr Theater. Oliver’s 2018 + 2020 solo albums as UN INSTRUMENT hold permanent residence in our car’s cassette deck and cd player respectively— Smartphone Mixtape and The Lockdown Hustle, a socially-distant, pandemic-inspired collaboration with 20 fellow musicians. Both are streaming on all platforms, click image above 💿

We met Li this past year at LABspace, as he’s been living and making art + musicright here in Hillsdale NY. Li shot 3 of his videos at our favorite barn-on-a-farm art space, The Re Institute in Millerton. LI’smusic features smart social commentary and melodic, catchy hooks that “tell a tale you've never heard & know all too well.” Click image or visit whoisli.me for links to video and streaming 🎥

JOIN US for both sets THIS SAT 3-5PM at LABspace, and meet Connie and Russell of GUZMAN. They will be available to answer questions about our current exhibition Kurt + Courtney: a floor-to-ceiling installation of outtakes, one-of-a-kind polaroids, and test shots from the iconic 1992 photo shoot with Love and Cobain in their LA home. Image: GUZMAN, Courtney Love and Francis Bean, Los Angeles 1992, Archival Ink on Gampi Paper, 8 x 11 inches, framed, NFS

Come pore over these photographs spanning GUZMAN’s 30+ year career, and chat with Connie and Russell between Saturday’s performances. All prints are available for purchase except Kurt + Courtney images.

LABspace 2642 NY Route 23, Hillsdale NY 12529 Saturdays + Sundays 1-5pm

UPSTATE ART WEEKEND: FRI-SUN, AUG 27-29, 12-6PM Located below Crossroads Food Shop and Hillsdale General Store Down the road from Sylvan Motor Lodge, Egremont Village Inn, The Alander, and Swiss Hutte Inn 17 miles east of Hudson NY • 17 miles north of Millerton NY • 11 miles west of Great Barrington MA julielabspace@gmail.com for inquiries

Click photo to listen to Oliver Ralli’s full-length albums as solo project UN INSTRUMENT.

Kurt + Courtney + Connie + Russell

 

Guzman: Kurt Cobain, Courtney Love, and Francis Bean Cobain, Family Values photo shoot, 1992, Polaroid

Kurt + Courtney: Never-before seen photos from the collaborative photography duo Guzman  OPENS Saturday July 10th, 1-5PM 📸

Join us for a floor-to-ceiling installation of outtakes, one-of-a-kind polaroids, and test shots from Guzman’s 1992 photo shoot with Love and Cobain in their LA home.  Constance Hansen and Russell Peacock (aka Guzman) will both be present to chat with visitors and answer questions about their work.  Additional photos spanning their 30+ year career will be on view and available for purchase. Please note: Kurt + Courtney images are not for sale.

Click image above for 10 Exhibits Not To Miss in Rural Intelligence, by John Seven who writes:

“‘Kurt & Courtney: Never-before seen photos from the collaborative photography duo Guzman’ features iconic 1992 photo shoot in the Cobain’s LA home that ought to draw people in. Photographic collaborators Guzman — that is Constance Hansen and Russell Peacock — shaped an era for many people who came of age in the 1990s though they may not know their names. Known for their work with famous musicians, the team began their career shooting Debbie Harry for her 1986 album "Rockbird," and went on to capture names like Janet Jackson, Salt N Pepa, Lenny Kravitz, Snoop Dogg, and many others. Their most famous work is of Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love, the result of a 1992 assignment for Spin Magazine, and that’s the focus of this show, which includes previously unseen photos from that session. The show at LABspace will also feature photos of other subject matter that cement the duo’s versatility and the depth they bring to whatever they shoot.”

We look forward to seeing you Saturday, July 10th!  Full details below.

Guzman: Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love, Family Values photo shoot, 1992, printed on Gampi paper

Kurt + Courtney: Never-before seen photos from collaborative photography duo, Guzman July 10-Aug 30, 2021 OPENING RECEPTION: SAT JULY 10TH, 1-5PM On View Saturdays + Sundays 1-5pm and by appointment through August 30 UPSTATE ART WEEKEND: FRI-SUN, AUG 27-29, 12-6PM

LABspace 2642 NY Route 23, Hillsdale NY 12529

Located below Crossroads Food Shopand Hillsdale General Store Down the road from Sylvan Motor Lodge, Egremont Village Inn, and Swiss Hutte Inn 17 miles east of Hudson NY • 17 miles north of Millerton NY • 11 miles west of Great Barrington MA julielabspace@gmail.com for inquiries

CLOSING PARTY SUNDAY JUNE 27TH, 3-5PM for 'occurring or situated between stars'

Kathy Osborn, Chair, 2021, oil on watercolor paper mounted on board, 10.5 x 9 inches (framed)

occurring or situated between stars

CLOSING PARTY SUNDAY JUNE 27 3-5PM 🥂

Hello friends, We are super excited to host our first Gallery Reception in 1.5 years! —>  Sunday June 27th, 3-5pm 🎉 Please join us, and most of the artists on view, for a festive Closing Reception celebrating occurring or situated between stars.  This is a great opportunity to meet and chat with most of the artists in the show. Purchased artwork is available for pick-up AFTER 5pm on Sunday, so that visitors can enjoy the exhibition throughout this final weekend.  Thank you, everyone! See you SOON 💫

Pauline Decarmo, Back Then 3, 2021, oil, mixed media on canvas, 40 x 40 inches

occurring or situated between stars an exploration of the intra- and inter-personal, and our collective push against the past, the future, and our new normal

Pauline Decarmo JJ Manford Sue Muskat Kathy Osborn Susan Rabinowitz Julia Schwartz Michael Tong Peter Williams

Closing Celebration! Sunday, June 27th, 3-5pm On view Sat & Sun 1-5pm through June 27 Last Chance to make a weekday appointment!

LABspace 2642 NY Route 23, Hillsdale NY On view Saturday + Sunday 1-5pm through June 27 Email us for the full exhibition checklist julielabspace@gmail.com

JJ Manford, Interior with Byzantine Postcard, 2020, oil stick, oil pastel, flashe on linen, 60 x 48 inches

Sue Muskat, Anzu and Ninurta, 2020, acryla gouache on panel, 24 x 36 inches (framed)

Julia Schwartz, #1617, 2020, gouache on magazine page, 12 x 10 inches

Michael Tong, Devoted Warrior, 2016, aqua resin, foam, and steel, 19 x 9 x 9 inches

Peter Williams, Heady Conversations 3, 2019, oil on canvas, 8 x 16 inches

Susan Rabinowitz, Untitled #1, 2021, acrylic on gessoboard, 16 x 20 inches