Adam Yauch's death has been confirmed by the Beastie Boys's publicist.

No words. Only sympathy and love for the family, friends, and fans of Yauch.

I visited the opening reception of Sunny Bak's and Cey Adams's show titled Solid Gold Hits at Ivy Brown Gallery last night. The reception had a good turnout, which included a supermodel, a comedian, a hip-hop photographer, and a Pageant Tour cameraman, among others.

The show features Bak's photos of the Beastie Boys in the '80s and Adams's Beastie Boys design work. All the works are available to purchase. View a price list HERE [DEAD LINK].

Among the works are four of Bak's photographs dressed with Adams's graffiti. They are one of a kind. Adams told me it was Bak's idea to collaborate on a few works. In my opinion, they are the gems of the show.





Adams has posters, prints, and his Adidas wear in the show. The posters and prints are signed with the edition noted. This is true of Bak's photographs as well. (See Bak's photographs in an earlier post.)





In addition to her photographs, Bak has her Beastie Boys Converse sneakers in the show. They are custom-ordered.



The show continues at Ivy Brown Gallery (675 Hudson Street, 4FL) through June 21. If you are interested in purchasing any of the works, contact Ivy Brown Gallery.


Cey Adams and Sunny Bak

If you missed Sunny Bak's exhibit of Beastie Boys photos at Rush Arts Gallery a few weeks ago, you have another chance to see the photos at the Ivy Brown Gallery in New York. Bak and designer Cey Adams have teamed up for a new exhibit titled Solid Gold Hits, featuring Bak's photos and Adams's Beastie Boys design work.

The opening reception for Solid Gold Hits is tonight from 6-8:30 p.m. The exhibit will be on display through June 21.

Ivy Brown Gallery
675 Hudson Street, 4FL
New York, NY 10014

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Mike: "This is a pinwheels installation by two artist from the east coast, Jim Drain and Ara Peterson. It’s something that I had seen on YouTube actually. I’d never seen it in person. I knew that it had appeared at Dietch Projects in New York, but I missed it. I was kind of excited. It was like being like a little kid in a candy store. You know, I got to actually choose to have this be part of what we’re doing here at MoCA. So...and I think it’s one of those things where you can see it on video, you watch it on the show, but it means so much more when you walk through it. And it’s actually been really great to see that everybody that has come through here to the museum kind of walks through here kind of amazed and almost like you instantly become like a little kid."