I have a key...
My newest venture here in Slovakia is a window in Bratislava that I have started renting - soon to be the Clutch Gallery. It is in an underground passage running from the Zochova bus stop into Stare Mesto (The Old Town), and measures 170 cm square. The other windows advertise local shop wares, etc; this one will be something completely different. I plan to show the work of Slovaks & Americans - the intent being a space that connects the two through art. I am preparing signage & walls this week, then installing the first show. Premiere artist? ME!
More updates to follow...
The View of the passage from Bastova, aka: My Street
The Passage, Old Town Side
Clutch, Looking into Old Town
Some of my window neighbors.
Passage from Zochova to Old Town (Clutch on left)
Zochova side - with a lovely view of the Castle
The passage, Zochova side
Stay tuned for ...
UPDATES!
Clutch Gallery is up! It took many hands and a few weeks. I am honored to have so many amazing people in my life who came together to make this happen with me with physical, emotional and artistic support.
These include: Margaret Caro for Clutch logo design, Juraj Starovecky, Jakub Janco, Miro Svolik, Dominika Jackuliakova, and Barbora Tomikova for Gallery installation, Mike Abrahamson for covering my english teaching lesson, Jonathan Doucette = Rum & Kofola, Deanna Kolencikova for translations, & her mom for Clutch naming inspiration, Eleah Lubatkin for copywriting, Tim Bearse for encouragement, Milos Krmicek for excellent bartending, Emina Delu and Javier Leon Cuevas for measuring skills and work installation eyes/hands, Olja Stefanovic for advertising ... and to everyone who came out for the opening! An extra big thank you to The Slovak Fulbright Commission for their generous financial support of Clutch Gallery.
The wall.
Juraj cutting the wall with total precision.
Installation foibles... eventually we just cut the glue bottle open and spread it like icing.
Miro, Jakub, Juraj, Barbora, and Dominika came alonng for the install party.
Window performance - Jakub, Juraj & Me
So satisfying! Miro pulls off the last strip of wall covering, and...
We have a gallery!
Celebrating Clutch!
Now to install the work... Emina can measure!
Me & Emina & Javier
Bouquet Bou
Opening, Saturday, January 28 7pm.
Rum & Kofola + Music & great people in attendance!
Me
It's done!
