#gray gallery

[davidsimonton]

Photographer Tom Braswell, Downtown Wilson, Wilson County, North Carolina, January 1999

—Tom Braswell is currently the Director of the Wellington B. Gray Gallery at the School of Art and Design, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina

[afromacnerd]

Parallax

Parallax

Opening Reception

October 26th 4-6 pm

October 26 - November 22

Gray Gallery 222 West Harvey Street Philadelphia, PA 19144 graygallery.co

Alex Losett 

losett.com 

Gary Reed

garyreedphotomedia.com/

The two-person exhibition "Parallax " by Alex Losett and Germantown artist Gary Reed, highlights the grit and beauty to be found in, around and on the streets of Philadelphia. The black and white digital photographs and tromp l’oeil paintings in this exhibition capture the essence of the urban environment under our feet, in front of our eyes and in the sky. From the crumbling architecture and rusted manhole covers, this exhibition challenges the viewer to reassess the paths they take through Philadelphia on a daily basis.

[mollyloot]

Gray Gallery

Hey peeps!  Today I am going to turn you on to, hands down, the chicest shop in Los Angeles.  It is called the Gray Gallery, and when I first saw it, I was stunned into silence.  For those of you faithful readers of Mollyloot, you know what a rare moment that is.  The gallery captivates and entices you in from the moment you approach the front window: Upon entering, dead ahead is a monumental wall ceramic relief wall by Peter Lane.  It is brutalist and moody and demands you come over for closer inspection.  I adore the vitrines sliced into the massive sculpture.  So much texture and gusto!  So chic!

Founded by Vram and Chahan Minassian, Gray showcases work that blurs the line between art, craft, and design (to quote my dear friend, Oliver Furth).  I would call each piece functional sculpture.  For instance, this piece, again by Peter Lane, evokes the feeling of a whale vertebrae as seen through the eyes of a midcentury ceramicist and functions as a screen, or room divider, or hell, just the best damn backdrop any room could hope for:

The gallery is small but chock-a-block with covetable pieces:

I am a new and ardent fan of Antoinette Faragaliah’s work.  It reminds me of curious, delicate sea creatures:

The store is a mix of the work of contemporary artisans and vintage treasures.  Exhibit A: this divine lamp with a deep green-blue mineral specimen nestled into its golden, ragged coral.  (There are actually a pair and I am desperate to make them mine…)

And I can’t get enough of these boxes by Nancy Lorenz.  Do not miss the pool of silver lacquer on the bottom edges.  J’adore! And of course, as a jewelry enthusiast, their collection of vintage jewelry had me screaming out loud: And the work of Marie Khouri, a designer based in Montreal, made me apoplectic.  What’s that in the back you ask?

Oh, just the sexiest clutch I have ever laid my eyes on: But the shop doesn’t just cater to the ladies.  Fellas, if you are looking for a peerless vintage watch or an impossibly elegant shagreen iPhone cover, this is your place, too.

See?  See?  The elegance and sophistication just oozes out of this place.  I suggest you head over asap to experience the splendor yourself.  Enjoy!

[fashiondailymag]

SHIRLEY MANSON talks with NYLON [music issue on newsstands May 24],  about youth culture and fame... wearing Dress by Louis Vuitton and vintage ring by Gray Gallery, photographed by marvin scott jarrett,

On youth culture:

“I love youth culture, but I also want some wisdom and some knowledge.  I think we put far too much responsibility on young people’s shoulders.”

On being in the height of her fame and stepping out of the limelight:

“For a decade I’d walk into a room and I’d feel the temperature change- and you sort of get used to that, which I don’t think is good for you as a human being at all.  But it’s like being a junkie: You have to be weaned off it.  I went totally cold turkey.  And there were a lot of tears and a lot of feeling lost and not being sure what to do about it.”