John Clement is an artist based in Brooklyn and works out of Long Island City in Queens. After receiving a BA from the University of Pennsylvania in 1992, Clement studied briefly at New York’s School of Visual Arts before moving on to work with Marc di Suvero and John Henry in the 1990s. In addition to numerous gallery exhibitions, Clement has also completed many public commissions and installations across the United States and abroad.

His large scale sculptures deal with line, movement, form and color. Brian caught up with him at his Long Island City studio to discuss his unconventional entry into a life in sculpture, the logistics of his work, his influences and much more.

John Clement is an artist based in Brooklyn and works out of Long Island City in Queens. After receiving a BA from the University of Pennsylvania in 1992, Clement studied briefly at New York’s School of Visual Arts before moving on to work with Marc di Suvero and John Henry in the 1990s. In addition to numerous gallery exhibitions, Clement has also completed many public commissions and installations across the United States and abroad.

His large scale sculptures deal with line, movement, form and color. Brian caught up with him at his Long Island City studio to discuss his unconventional entry into a life in sculpture, the logistics of his work, his influences and much more.

Nathan Carter lives and works on sculptures, drawings, photographs, jewelry, costumes, music, hats, capes, painted shades, dinners and dancing in his Brooklyn New York based studio.

He recently created, wrote, directed and composed music for his first short film called The DRAMASTICS Are Loud. Using hand made paper and wire figures set in dioramas Carter tell the story of the band as they write and record songs and go on crazy adventures touring the world in a precarious flying machine and playing their music at live rock concerts before breaking up in Paris France.

Immediately following the screenings of the film a real life band of musicians known as the DRAMASTICS REVUE has been performing the music from the film live. The film debuted at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Denver in 2016 and will be show again at the Casey Kaplan Gallery in New York City on June 23rd in an exhibition called The DRAMASTICS and the Fascinators.

Other collaborative projects include performing live music and dance with the artists Matthew Ronay and Tony Cox in LOBOTOMAXXX and with the painter Patricia Treib creating skirts and dresses under the name Volly Voila. Nathan Carter is represented by Casey Kaplan in New York City and by Esther Schipper in Berlin.

Nathan Carter lives and works on sculptures, drawings, photographs, jewelry, costumes, music, hats, capes, painted shades, dinners and dancing in his Brooklyn New York based studio.

He recently created, wrote, directed and composed music for his first short film called The DRAMASTICS Are Loud. Using hand made paper and wire figures set in dioramas Carter tell the story of the band as they write and record songs and go on crazy adventures touring the world in a precarious flying machine and playing their music at live rock concerts before breaking up in Paris France.

Immediately following the screenings of the film a real life band of musicians known as the DRAMASTICS REVUE has been performing the music from the film live. The film debuted at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Denver in 2016 and will be show again at the Casey Kaplan Gallery in New York City on June 23rd in an exhibition called The DRAMASTICS and the Fascinators.

Other collaborative projects include performing live music and dance with the artists Matthew Ronay and Tony Cox in LOBOTOMAXXX and with the painter Patricia Treib creating skirts and dresses under the name Volly Voila. Nathan Carter is represented by Casey Kaplan in New York City and by Esther Schipper in Berlin.

Midori Harima is an artist born and raised in Japan who is currently based in Queens, NY. She is actively exhibiting locally and internationally, including Honey Space, Deitch Studios, Kanagawa Prefectural Gallery, The Maiden Lane Exhibition Space, Yerba Buena Center for The Arts, and Kala Art Institute.  Harima earned her BA in printmaking at Joshibi University of Art in Japan and is represented by Maho Kubota Gallery in Tokyo.

The work she is best know for, is her black-and-white paper sculptures made from photocopied images. Her recent work uses trash as a material and relates to the act of consumption while exploring a photographic and literary approach to sculpture. 

Her one-year project "Democracy Demonstrates" was recently included in the three person show; “Lyrics, Gestures and Games" at the Kala Art institute in Berkeley California which ends July 12, 2017.

Brian met up with Midori at her studio while preparing for her solo show “Year Without a Summer” at Maho Kubota Gallery in Tokyo that opens on June 30th and runs through August 5th.

Midori Harima is an artist born and raised in Japan who is currently based in Queens, NY. She is actively exhibiting locally and internationally, including Honey Space, Deitch Studios, Kanagawa Prefectural Gallery, The Maiden Lane Exhibition Space, Yerba Buena Center for The Arts, and Kala Art Institute.  Harima earned her BA in printmaking at Joshibi University of Art in Japan and is represented by Maho Kubota Gallery in Tokyo.

The work she is best know for, is her black-and-white paper sculptures made from photocopied images. Her recent work uses trash as a material and relates to the act of consumption while exploring a photographic and literary approach to sculpture. 

Her one-year project "Democracy Demonstrates" was recently included in the three person show; “Lyrics, Gestures and Games" at the Kala Art institute in Berkeley California which ends July 12, 2017.

Brian met up with Midori at her studio while preparing for her solo show “Year Without a Summer” at Maho Kubota Gallery in Tokyo that opens on June 30th and runs through August 5th.

Ridley Howard was born in 1973 in Atlanta, Georgia. He received his BA and BFA from the University of Georgia, Athens, and his MFA from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston and also went to the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture. He currently shows with Marinaro Gallery, NY; Andréhn-Schiptjenko Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden; and Frederic Snitzer Gallery, Miami.

His paintings were most recently on view in his current solo exhibition at Marinaro Gallery NY, as well as the Atlanta Biennial at the Contemporary and Intimisms at James Cohan Gallery, NY.

He is also co-founder of gallery 106 Green in Brooklyn, NY.

He has received awards from the Pollock-Krasner Foundation, the Joan Mitchell Foundation as well as the New York

Foundation for the Arts.

Ridley came over to Brian’s apartment while visiting from Atlanta and they spoke about differences between making art in school and years later as a practicing artist, working and living in New York versus other cities, our shared love of soccer, starting a gallery, the impact of a good teacher and much more.

Ridley Howard was born in 1973 in Atlanta, Georgia. He received his BA and BFA from the University of Georgia, Athens, and his MFA from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston and also went to the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture. He currently shows with Marinaro Gallery, NY; Andréhn-Schiptjenko Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden; and Frederic Snitzer Gallery, Miami.

His paintings were most recently on view in his current solo exhibition at Marinaro Gallery NY, as well as the Atlanta Biennial at the Contemporary and Intimisms at James Cohan Gallery, NY.

He is also co-founder of gallery 106 Green in Brooklyn, NY.

He has received awards from the Pollock-Krasner Foundation, the Joan Mitchell Foundation as well as the New York

Foundation for the Arts.

Ridley came over to Brian’s apartment while visiting from Atlanta and they spoke about differences between making art in school and years later as a practicing artist, working and living in New York versus other cities, our shared love of soccer, starting a gallery, the impact of a good teacher and much more.

Haley Josephs was born in 1987 in Seattle, Washington and spent her formative years in the city of Pittsburgh. She received her BFA in Painting & Drawing from Tyler School of Art at Temple University in 2011 and her MFA in Painting and Printmaking from Yale University in 2014.  She also studied abroad in Italy at Temple University in Rome and again at the American Academy in Rome.

Haley has exhibited locally and internationally.  She was included in Painting Forward at Thomas Erben Gallery in 2016, Too Much of a Good Thing at the Basilica Hudson in Hudson, NY, and had her first solo exhibition, Civil Twilight, at Deli Gallery in Long Island City last spring. 

She currently lives and works in Brooklyn where Brian met up with Haley and they spoke about our mutual early years growing up in Pittsburgh, the Warhol effect, color nostalgia and the value of listening to yourself in the studio.

Haley Josephs was born in 1987 in Seattle, Washington and spent her formative years in the city of Pittsburgh. She received her BFA in Painting & Drawing from Tyler School of Art at Temple University in 2011 and her MFA in Painting and Printmaking from Yale University in 2014.  She also studied abroad in Italy at Temple University in Rome and again at the American Academy in Rome.

Haley has exhibited locally and internationally.  She was included in Painting Forward at Thomas Erben Gallery in 2016, Too Much of a Good Thing at the Basilica Hudson in Hudson, NY, and had her first solo exhibition, Civil Twilight, at Deli Gallery in Long Island City last spring. 

She currently lives and works in Brooklyn where Brian met up with Haley and they spoke about our mutual early years growing up in Pittsburgh, the Warhol effect, color nostalgia and the value of listening to yourself in the studio.