WORK HARDER: Installations from Yellow Peril at LightSpace, Curated by Robert P. Stack

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - April 11, 2013 - PRLog -- WORK HARDER

Installations from Yellow Peril at LightSpace

Curated by Robert P. Stack

May 11 – May 13, 2013

Johnny Adimando | Kathryn Parker Almanas | Naomi Campbell
Ruth Dealy | Dana Dunham | Diana Joy | Jamey Morrill | Paul Myoda
Rodrigo Nava | Hao Ni | Allison Paschke | Masha Ryskin | Quintín Rivera Toro

Opening Reception:
Saturday, May 11, 2013, 7PM – 11PM

Yellow Peril at LightSpace Studios
1115 Flushing Ave
Brooklyn, NY  11237
Directions: http://www.lightspace.tv/directions1.html

Hosted by Peter Davis, Editor in Chief, SCENE

Event Produced by So Chic RSVP

Special Performances by Malik So Chic / Hao Ni / Diana Joy

Music by DJ Liam McMullan

10% of Sales to Benefit charity:water

Exhibition Hours:
Saturday, May 11 – Monday, May 13, 1PM – 6PM

Yellow Peril Gallery is pleased to present WORK HARDER, a group exhibition curated by Robert P. Stack, featuring cutting edge contemporary artists with installations that will temporarily occupy LightSpace Studio’s massive 5,100 square foot cyclorama stages and 28 foot ceiling clearances in Brooklyn, New York, during the run of Frieze New York 2013 from May 11 – 13, 2013.  Peter Davis, Editor in Chief, SCENE (sceneinny.com), is the Host for the opening reception produced by So Chic RSVP on Saturday, May 11, from 7PM – 11PM.  A portion of all sales (10%) will benefit charity:water.  

For some artists, the words WORK HARDER are a mantra of encouragement, pushing them to achieve their creative potential – 110% above and beyond what is expected.  For others, WORK HARDER is nothing more than an admonishment from critics, peers or their inner demons for missing the mark completely.  In short, discouraging words with the power to kill, crush or even destroy an already fragile ego.

Featured artists in WORK HARDER:

JOHNNY ADIMANDO [johnnyadimando.com]
KATHRYN PARKER ALMANAS [kathrynparkeralmanas.com]
NAOMI CAMPBELL [naomicampbelltheartist.com
RUTH DEALY [ruthdealy.com]
DANA DUNHAM  [danadunhamphotography.com]
DIANA JOY [dianajoy.net]
JAMEY MORRILL [jameymorrill.com]
PAUL MYODA [paulmyoda.com]
RODRIGO NAVA [rodrigonava.com]
HAO NI [haoishao.com]
ALLISON PASCHKE [allisonpaschke.com]
MASHA RYSKIN [masharyskin.com]
QUINTÍN RIVERA TORO [quintinriveratoro.com]

“WORK HARDER is not about cynicism or questioning the work ethic of artists,” notes Yellow Peril Curator Robert P. Stack.  “Each installation that will inhabit the same space is from artists whose body of work exemplifies strength, power and independence.  It is this inherent inner-dialogue of pep talk versus admonishment that informs the core of the work exhibited,” he clarifies. "All of us are spurred on by the little men on each shoulder."

About Peter Davis

PETER DAVIS was born and raised in Manhattan. After majoring in painting at Bennington College, he worked at The Andy Warhol Foundation of the Visual Arts. And after interning at Paper during high school and graduating from Bennington, he began a monthly column for Paper chronicling nightlife and fashion and the latest it kids as well as interviewing numerous celebrities from Gwen Stefani to Kelly Slater to Zooey Deschanel. Kim Hastreiter, Paper’s founder and Editor, really discovered Davis and since being nurtured by Hastreiter, Davis has been published in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Vanity Fair, Vogue, The New York Observer, The Daily Beast and numerous other magazines and newspapers. He was the Features Director of The Daily Front Row and Editor at Large at Paper and VS Senior Editor. After nine months of being the Editor in Chief of Avenue, he left the magazine to start SCENE, a monthly New York based magazine owned by Jared Kushner, who also owns The New York Observer. For more info about SCENE, visit sceneinny.com.

About Malik So Chic

MALIK SO CHIC is New York City's Favorite Gender-bending Socialite, fashionista, GAYNGSTA Rapper, Designer of the handbag line Pampered Royale, and founder of So Chic RSVP, a boutique event production agency with concierge and fashion services. So Chic has appeared in various reality TV xprograms, including Vh1's The T.O. SHOW, Logo’s The  A-List, CW's High Society and Lifetime's Dance Moms. Born and raised in the affluent Cleveland Suburb of Shaker Heights, he attended Lutheran East Prep and Cleveland Heights High School before obtaining a dual BA in Fashion Merchandising /Fashion Design from Clark Atlanta University.  So Chic also studied communications at the London College of Fashion as well as Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design in 2003.  Upon moving to NYC in 2004, So Chic was accepted into the prestigious Columbia Publishing Course, a summer finishing program for recent graduates. He soon began interning and working for magazines such as Visionaire / Vmagazine and Marie Claire with stylists such as Patti Wilson and Jennifer Hitzges.  A chance encounter in 2006 allowed him to meet Nightlife Queen Amy Sacco, who quickly hired him to promote Bungalow 8. So Chic soon became downtown's most sought after nightclub promoter, working for some of the most exclusive nightclubs in NYC such as SL, One Oak, Juliet Super Club, Hudson Terrace, Avenue, Greenhouse, Le Bain and many more, eventually taking on private event clients which led to the birth of So Chic RSVP. For more info about Malik So Chic and So Chic RSVP, please visit www.sochicrsvp.com.

About Liam McMullan

LIAM MCMULLAN is in constant motion and has grown as an artist. He’s a fashion designer, writer, actor, filmmaker and a musician in two bands: Purple Foam, a more electronic pop band and another band with fiancée Aesha Waks, which is more folky.  For more info about Liam, visit liammcmullancompany.com.

About LightSpace Studios

LIGHTSPACE STUDIOS is a new fully functional photo and film production facility with massive cyclorama stages and 28' ceiling clearances. In the three daylight studios, sunlight washes in through skylights and wrap around windows. An unobstructed expanse creates the most versatile environment for your creative workflow. Create flexible lighting setups with extensive equipment rentals, ceiling lighting grids, blackout capability and ample electricity. The studios have full drive-in access, hair and makeup suites, production offices, client lounges as well as a huge rooftop with panoramic views of manhattan. Let o9p;LightSpace studios simplify the means of making your creative vision a reality.  For more info about LightSpace, visit www.lightspace.tv.

About charity:water

charity: water is a non-profit organization bringing clean and safe drinking water to people in developing nations.  100% of your donation will fund clean water projects.  Yellow Peril Gallery will donate 10% of all sales from WORK HARDER to charity:water.  To make a donation online, visit the WORK HARDER charity:water campaign: my.charitywater.org/workharder.