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\n Paintings by Nick Zedd\u00a0 &\u00a0John Paul O’Grodnick<\/span><\/strong>
\nApril 25 \u2013 26<\/span>
\npresented by Microscope Gallery w\/ Millennium Film Workshop<\/span>
\nat Brooklyn Fire Proof Gallery #104<\/span>
\nOpening Friday April 25, 6-9 PM<\/span><\/em><\/h1>\n

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\nNick Zedd, “Chronozon”, 2013, oil on canvas, 16 x 16 inches<\/span>
\n\u00a9 courtesy the artist<\/span>
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\nMicroscope Gallery is very pleased to present along with Millennium Film Workshop\u00a0The Return of the End of New York: Paintings by Nick Zedd and John Paul O\u2019Grodnick<\/em>\u00a0a two-day exhibition opening on Friday April 25\u00a0and taking place during a brief return to New York City by the legendary founder of the Cinema of Transgression<\/em> movement.<\/span>
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\nWith\u00a0The Return of the End of New York\u2026<\/em>,\u00a0Nick Zedd\u00a0debuts new and recent additions to his ongoing\u00a0Entities\u00a0series, a series first shown in a solo show at Microscope in 2011. Zedd\u2019s oil on canvas 16×16 inch circular works are manifestations of the artist\u2019s \u201cTheory of Xenomorphosis\u201d, which posits the possibility of a super-evolutionary process leading to mutation through the injection of an alien genetic code. Additionally, a series of 2 x 3 inch oil paintings made both as a technical challenge and to explore more explicit imagery will be premiered. The miniature works can also be seen as \u201can exercise in economy undermining the hegemony of size.\u201d<\/span>
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\nFor\u00a0The Return of the End of New York\u2026<\/em>\u00a0Zedd also introduces the aerosol and acrylic works of \u201craw emotion on canvas\u201d by John Paul O\u2019Grodnick. The artist, who Zedd became acquainted with early this year, also works with sculptural objects and in urban settings.<\/span>
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\nIn conjunction with the exhibition, a program of three of Nick Zedd\u2019s classic underground films “Police State” (1987), “Why Do You Exist” (1998), and “Ecstasy in Entropy” (1999) will be screened in original 16mm on Saturday April 26 at 7pm<\/strong>.<\/span>
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\n\u00a9 Image courtesy of John Paul O\u2019Grodnick<\/span>
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\nNICK ZEDD is a film-maker, painter, writer, actor, political satirist, and a leading figure of the Lower East Side cinematic revolution, the\u00a0Cinema of Transgression\u00a0\u2013 a term he coined in a manifesto proclaiming \u201ca new generation of filmmakers daring to rip off the stifling straight jackets of film theory in a direct attack on every value system known to man.\u201d Zedd\u2019s films are screened regularly worldwide including and are in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA). His paintings have exhibited at Microscope Gallery, ADA Gallery, and Pendu Gallery among others.<\/span>
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\nJOHN PAUL O\u2019GRODNICK’s art is inspired by his in the moment, unusual imagination, activism, life experience, and his appreciation of a wide spectrum of music.\u00a0O\u2019Grodnick works are currently featured in a solo show at reBar in Brooklyn, NY and a group show Le Salon D\u2019Art in Manhattan. He has previously exhibited during the past year at Elena Ab Gallery, NYC; Exit Room, Brooklyn; Pop-Up Shop; The DL, NYC; among others. And, his solo exhibition at 5Pointz last fall was their final exhibition.<\/span>
\nThe Return of the End of New York: Paintings by Nick Zedd with works by John O\u2019Grodnick<\/em> is presented by Microscope Gallery w\/ Millennium Film Workshop at:<\/span><\/p>\n

Brooklyn Fire Proof<\/strong><\/span>
\n Gallery #104<\/strong><\/span>
\n 119 Ingraham Street<\/span>
\n Brooklyn, NY 11237<\/span><\/p>\n

Gallery Hours:<\/strong><\/span>
\n April 25 6-9pm (opening reception)<\/span>
\n April 26th noon-6pm, w\/ screening at 7pm<\/span>
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\nNick Zedd, “Crucifucked”, 2014, oil, cotton and plastic on wood, 16 x 22 inches<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Return of the End of New York: Paintings by Nick Zedd\u00a0 &\u00a0John Paul O’Grodnick April 25 \u2013 26 presented by Microscope Gallery w\/ Millennium Film Workshop at Brooklyn Fire Proof Gallery #104 Opening Friday April 25, 6-9 PM Nick Zedd, “Chronozon”, 2013, oil on canvas, 16 x 16 inches \u00a9 courtesy the artist Microscope […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_mc_calendar":[],"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-13322","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.microscopegallery.com\/archive\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13322","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.microscopegallery.com\/archive\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.microscopegallery.com\/archive\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.microscopegallery.com\/archive\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.microscopegallery.com\/archive\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=13322"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/www.microscopegallery.com\/archive\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13322\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13328,"href":"https:\/\/www.microscopegallery.com\/archive\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13322\/revisions\/13328"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.microscopegallery.com\/archive\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=13322"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}