Spider Webb
dal 3/3/2004 al 20/3/2004
Segnalato da
3/3/2004
Spider Webb
Art at Large, New York
The Girls of Nine-Eleven. 'September 10, 2001 was a great day. That morning I caught the biggest fish of my life. That afternoon I had a new grandchild and was photographed for a poster at Coney Island. That evening I was at a charity auction for Friends in Deed at Christies NYC. The auction, 'Icons and Legends', was hosted by Richard Avedon and was a star-studded event, if there ever was one. I was especially pleased when I saw the auction catalog had my artwork listed as 'priceless.' Not bad for a kid from the Bronx, I thought.' 'Never Forget' - Spider Webb
The Girls of Nine-Eleven
Art @ Large is proud to present an exhibition of works by the legendary
Spider Webb.
"September 10, 2001 was a great day. That morning I caught the biggest fish
of my life. That afternoon I had a new grandchild and was photographed for a
poster at Coney Island. That evening I was at a charity auction for Friends
in Deed at Christies NYC. The auction, "Icons and Legends", was hosted by
Richard Avedon and was a star-studded event, if there ever was one. I was
especially pleased when I saw the auction catalog had my artwork listed as
"priceless." Not bad for a kid from the Bronx, I thought.
"After cocktails with old and new friends, my agent Les Barany, my date for
the evening, Dragonfly, and I stepped outside onto Rockefeller Center for a
few quick photos. It was now September 11 and the rain had stopped. The
city, my city, was clear, clean and wonderful. I went home to bed. When I
awoke that morning of September 11, I was on 15th Street and 7th Avenue. All
hell broke lose. Smoke, sirens, fighter jets in the air
and debris flying all over the place.
"This was not September 10th anymore! When I got home to Connecticut I did
what most of the country did - stayed glued to the television to see over
and over and over again what I just saw live. To keep my sanity I picked up
a pencil and started to sketch - and sketch I did. I sat in the same chair
for seven months, seven days a week, eighteen hours a day. This series is a
result of those seven months.
'Never Forget" - Spider Webb
An opening reception for the artist will be held on Thursday, March 4, 2004,
6 - 9:00pm.
Gallery Hours: Tues - Sat, 11AM - 6PM
Admission is free.
The exhibition runs through March 20.
For further information, contact: Tammey Stubbs, Director, Art @ Large.
Art @ Large
630 Ninth Ave, (btwn. 44/45th Sts.)
#707
New York City 10036
212.957.8371
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