All right, why are you guys so awesome? You showed up looking fantastic, bought some serious art, had a few (hundred) basil Gin Gimlets, and didn’t want to leave at our laughably early closing time of 11pm. The theme of the evening was HOME, and it was apparent that our guests just wanted to be at home with the Catalyst family. So,…. we kept the drinks flowing, the music bumping, and ‘how about some Brioche French toast before you head out to work this morning, going on only 2 hours of sleep?’ Why thank you very much, isn’t this just the best family ever?
In case you missed out on the evening let me give you a little recap that will probably do it absolutely no justice at all:
Artwork and installation by Josh Wallace and James Fernella
This being an art show and all, lets talk about the art first and foremost. Besides being ‘amaaaaaaazing’ there was something to capture everyone’s imagination. The graffiti collage installation by Josh Wallace and James Fernella brought our urban neighborhood indoors and made [me] feel ‘cool and hip’ just standing next to it, while Carson Marjamaa’s bittersweet pen and ink “How To” drawings gave our hearts a little squeeze. Jaques de Groot’s Love Bombs were downright homey in our current climate, and I for one can’t think of a better use for a WMD than as a canvas for art, peace, and love. Speaking of Love: Do yourself a favor right now and look up Liz Brizzi, a curators dream. She cannot keep a painting on the wall they sell out so fast; and each one is better than the next. Brian Ostroff’s brilliant and provoking pieces left us wanting to see at least 3 more walls adorned with his work, Rajiv Jain’s enormous charcoals were hauntingly beautiful, and Heidi Spring’s colorful abstracts danced across the walls with a seemingly playful grace.
Love Bombs by Jaques de Groot
As if that weren’t enough:
Tarah Marie, singer/songwriter and birthday girl extraordinaire got her sweet songs stuck in our heads for the rest of a happy eternity. She was so good that when she walked off the stage she booked a gig for the very next night!
Juni Bucher reminded us again how amazing her voice is, not to mention that her and Tommy get the cutest couple alive award. (They stole that award from me. I’m going to have to review the tapes….;-)
There is oh-so-much more…. and you’ll just have to make it out to the next one on December 19th to see for yourself!
Thank you everyone for being a part of our Catalyst HOME show. Home is where the ‘art is ;-)
See you soon-M.Rose
Special thanks to Judy Berberian, for in addition to looking tres chic in her custom made studded leather wedges (built by Grant Doolittle: the other half of Please Dress Up) she organized, collected, hung and curated a hell of a show.
Video Installation by Sara Ludy
