Art? Oh, Yeah. But We’re Here to Party.(NYTimes)
" . . . Those not invited might have mistaken the day-after photos for a sub rosa lounge in the meatpacking district. But the raucous party took place at the Hole, a contemporary art gallery in Lower Manhattan that represents such of-the-moment artists as Kembra Pfahler,Lola Montes Schnabel and Matthew Stone. Part streetwise gallery, part art-scene romper room, the Hole has emerged over the last two years as a cool-kid clubhouse on the downtown social circuit. Its rowdy openings lure a mélange of graffiti kids, art-world scions and notables like Salman Rushdie and Courtney Love. Memorable events have included an “X-rated zombie extravaganza” by the Canadian artist and independent film director Bruce LaBruce. And whenever fashion week or a big art fair rumbles into town — like last week’s Armory Show — party chasers can look forward to some happening there, whether it’s a conceptual pop-up restaurant or a giant group show billed as a “transcontinental survey of figurative painting.” “There hasn’t been a gallery like this since Deitch,” said Mike Malbon, the founder of the culture magazine Frank151. “It’s got a good buzz and a cool, creative vibe. Other art shows, to me, are just stuffy. . .” (read full article at link above)
