TeamLump Sucks Gazzette

teamlump.tumblr.com

2010-02-09T23:30:00.002-05:00

We've switched locations for the blog! It's now at http://teamlump.tumblr.com. Please update your links!

Megan Sullivan at Jack Hanley NY

2009-11-14T07:33:00.002-05:00

Our studio mate and TL buddy Megan Sullivan has some of her awesome wall hangings in Four Women at Jack Hanley in NYC. The show opens in November and will be up through December. Here's a link to Megan's site and one to the Jack Hanley gallery.

Tory Wright on Wooster Collective

2009-10-06T19:59:00.004-04:00

http://woostercollective.com/Team Lump's very own razor blade queen got blurbed on Wooster Collective. Each post isnt a new page or i'd just repost. But you should be on there anyway checkin shit theyre diggin out! Hunt it down, you got the interweb.

The Endangered Species Print Project

2009-08-10T12:16:00.003-04:00

Our good friends Molly Schafer, and Jenny Kendler have started a great print series where different artist create an image of an endangered species, and the number of existing species corresponds to the number of limited edition prints offered by The Endangered Species Print Project (ESPP). < Follow this link for more information on the series, and to see some of the work thats come out so far.

DIY Rapture

2009-06-23T18:59:00.003-04:00

Bill, Josh, Leah, and myself are flying out to London later this week to install our first major Team Lump exhibition since we did the "Glad To See You" show at 1026 in 07. We're building two big installations on site with mostly found materials, but I don't want to give away too much right now. I'll get the pictures up for you to see soon. Yes!!!jc

In That Gold Land

2009-05-30T11:26:00.010-04:00

curated by Thad KellstadtIn That Gold Land is a group show that Lump friend Thad Kellstadt put together at Heaven Gallery. Show opened on May 16th, and runs into mid-June. If you're around Chicago or Wicker Park stop in , the gallery is right off Milwaukee Ave. Me and Bill are in this show with some other greats artists and friends like Thad, Jacob Ciocci, Josh Tonies, Matt Barton, Jesse

cool, calm and collected

2009-04-19T10:34:00.011-04:00

Article. Bill Thelen's AID's quilt from his 2007 Branch Gallery solo show "minor character" has found its way into the Weatherspoon Museum of Arts' current "Cool, Calm and Collected" exhibit. The show is a chance for them to show off the recent purchases and additions to the expansive contemporary collection that the Weatherspoon is building in Greensboro. I love this museum. They put

Tory Wright at D.C.'s, Civilian Art Projects

2009-03-28T11:26:00.004-04:00

If youre around the DC area in the coming weeks be sure to stop in at Civilian Art Projects to see their current exhibit Women’s Work: Lynn Cazabon, Hadieh Shafie, Tory Wright. Our infamous Team Lump cohort Tory Wright has some great cut out drawings in this three person show. Civilian Art ProjectsTory Wright

Jeremy Taylor showing "Salus" in Charlottesville

2009-02-09T09:08:00.006-05:00

There is a lot going on this month in the Lumpy world of art, Tory Wright (blog forthcoming) had her solo show "Pleasure Seekers" open last Friday at Lump, Josh Rickards new solo show titled "Do Unto Others and Then Run Like a Mother" opened at Vox Populi in Philadelphia, and Jeremy Taylor's show "Salus" opened at the Garage in Charlottesville, VA. Josh and Tory's shows will be promptly posted

Cockeyed Press Limited Edition Print By TeamLump

2009-01-27T09:03:00.002-05:00

Cockeyed Press recently released their first limited edition print of 2009, and it's a TeamLump cluster@#$%!!! We put the composition together and then Bill Fick meticulously carved it out of linoleum and made a series of 25 prints. All purchases go to help TeamLump get over to London this summer for our next collective installation, at Cell Space. TeamLump"Luxury and Degradation"Lino

Cannonball Wuz Here, And Still Is.........

2008-12-10T21:33:00.007-05:00

Cannonball PressDrink Up and Be SomebodyShow run: December 5 – 27, 2008Lump Gallery505 S. Blount StRaleigh, NC 27605Hours: Saturdays 12-5pm and by appointment during the weekLump will also be open additional Friday nights (12/12 and 12/19) from 6pm -9pm as part of the Every Friday in December is First Friday event.Them scallywag, good-for-nothing, woodblock carvin', boys from Cannonball Press

OBAMA

2008-11-04T23:53:00.002-05:00

Barack is President yall.

Cartune Xprez at Lump

2008-10-27T15:19:00.009-04:00

HOOLIGANSHIP will sail into Lump on Wednesday, October 29th, presenting their Fall Tour "Cartune Xprez - a roadshow of animated videos and multimedia performance."Hooliganship is Peter Burr and Christopher Doulgeris. Both artists were born in 1980, and live and work in Portland, Oregon. They formed Hooliganship in 2002 creating performances, videos, music, and installations that revel in a

Big Kids/Little Kids: Raleigh

2008-10-14T17:21:00.003-04:00

Big Kids/Little Kids: RaleighPosted using ShareThisThis is a really great group show that comes to Lump Gallery for the month of October via Philadelphia's Space 1026. The show features artists whose life and art have intertwined with Space 1026 over the years. A catalog for Big Kids/Little Kids is available at Lump. This traveling, yet evolving, exhibition was curated by John Freeborn. More

We're back!!!!

2008-10-08T23:22:00.003-04:00

www.teamlump.org is back up and looks better than it has ever looked thanks to our friends at OPP (www.otherpeoplespixels.com). Let us know what you think.

Almost online..........but here's a short cut.

2008-10-05T10:40:00.002-04:00

The new Team Lump site!!!!!!The new Team Lump page is almost online , we're just waiting for the powers that be to connect our old domain to our site. For now though, the above link will take you to the webpage. Let me know if you have any ideas for how this should look. I'm especially looking for advice from current and former Team Lumpers. The front page image will change often, like the

We're soo down!

2008-09-28T10:39:00.003-04:00

Hey, you may have noticed by now that www.teamlump.org has been down for about a week. We (bill) were getting gouged by the server host, and it seemed like they were charging more and more. We're changing hosts and in the meantime, we're re-vamping the entire site. It should be back up and running in the next week!

Ryan Martin / "Secret Xerox"

2008-09-22T09:45:00.010-04:00

The other night while perusing Downtown Durham after going to the Stacy-Lynn Waddell show at Branch, we walked into an amazing studio/gallery space I've never been inside. The building was beautiful, and the interior reminded me of a Space 1026 with more walls and rooms. Sadly, the majority of everything on display was not quite as amazing as the building itself except for one man, Ryan Martin.

Matt Keeney interviewed by Tory Wright

2008-09-07T08:56:00.005-04:00

With the end of school and a thesis show behind her Tory Wright asks Matt Keeney a current grad student at MICA some questions (via e-mail) about his work. Tory Wright:So Matt, over the past three years you have explored performative acts in public spaces such as the internet, baseball parks, football stadiums, Wal-Mart and sidewalks lining the streets of Baltimore. How did you begin using

Good times had by all.

2008-08-17T15:43:00.006-04:00

Here's some pics from the Lump Benefit Friday night. Everyone had a great time, a lot of good friends came out to support the space (philosophically and financially), two great bands performed, and I am still tired. More pictures are available at the Lump Docket post, and Goodnight Raleigh.

Lump Gallery Benefit is this Friday, August 15th

2008-08-10T10:08:00.008-04:00

This coming Friday, August 15th, Lump Gallery will be holding a benefit at 8pm. A modest cash donation of $5 will get you in to see two amazing local bands, Phon, and Schooner. As many of you know, Lump has long been an important venue for exposing Raleigh to fresh, challenging art for the past thirteen years. It's a stripped down, no frills gallery that has given many breaks and chances to

What we do when Lump is closed.

2008-08-05T18:25:00.006-04:00

What do we do when Lump is closed during July and August every summer?Well, Bill and Med were in Australia forever (late June-mid July); Tory was in Baltimore finishing up her MFA at MICA (Congratulations Tory!!!); and me, I loiter.Oh yeah, and of course we are preparing for another amazing gallery benefit which will be Friday August 15th this year. Schooner and Phon will be performing and Med

Wild On! at the NC Museum of Art's "Greenway Trail"

2008-07-21T13:13:00.005-04:00

Joseph Buey's would have loved the North Carolina Museum of Art "Greenway Trail". Not because of Thomas Sayers' giant dyed concrete rings but because as I strolled along the blackberry lined paved path on Sunday I was pleasantly surprised to see a coyote. We had just checked out the Sayer piece and were on our way to a giant corn-cob style sculpture when I saw what I thought was a large gray

Only the locals know about our secret menu!!

2008-07-09T11:19:00.005-04:00

Here's a rad new zine from Bill Thelen and Jason Polan, called "ONLY THE LOCALS KNOW ABOUT OUR SECRET MENU". It's great because it pairs these two artists with similar minimalist drawing tendencies. It's filled with very quirky, simple and elegant drawings that take on a mysterious life of their own. Ashton did some amateur hand-modeling for the photos.

Q & A with Three LowEnd Theory Artists

2008-06-15T10:59:00.010-04:00

Tory Wright asks Molly Schafer, Megan Sullivan and Catalina Torres about their work in relation to the exhibition on view at Lump Gallery until the end of June.MOLLY SCHAFERTory Wright Question #1.Is the connection between reality and fantasy bridged by your video work?Molly Schafer, Answer #1The two (reality and fantasy) are somewhat bridged. All of my fantasizing is actually grounded in reality

HUSH HUSH zine

2008-04-30T23:13:00.003-04:00

I just finished a new zine , HUSH HUSH. I know what you're thinking,"isn't that the name of the gossip rag Danny Devito's character writes for in the 1996 action spoof, 'LA Confidential'?" Uh, duh. Anyway, it is basically the fourth in the series of super tiny zines I've been making except this one is big, comparitively. HUSH HUSH28 pages w/ fold-out insert and bookmarkxerox Edition of 80$3

Tory Wright Interviews Jeanine Oleson

2008-04-12T14:32:00.006-04:00

After hanging out with Jeanine Oleson during the installation of her show, "Urd Up", at Lump, we decided to have Teamlump all-star, Tory Wright, conduct an email interview with her about IKEA, road-rage, and weaponry. Tory Wright: Jeanine, I thought I would drop you a note to say hello and start an interview of sorts for the TEAM LUMPS BLOG!It was so much fun hanging out with you and Marina.

Jason Polan Interview

2008-02-24T19:28:00.007-05:00

Jason Polan's Lump show, Eat Me Alive, is days away from being taken down but we revive Polan for one more romp on TeamLump Sucks. Jason Polan interviewed by Jerstin CrosbyJC: Do you have a creed? What is it?JP: I am Jewish. We were never raised very religious, but I am stillJewish. Did I answer this question correctly? It was a prettyintense first question.JC: Yeah, you can answer

Copy Rats!!!!

2008-02-17T22:22:00.004-05:00

Copy Rats, 24 pages with accordion pull-out comic, xerox, 2008. Very Limited.$5 (includes shipping)Hi, check out this new zine we put together called, Copy Rats, with art from Lump Lipshitz, Jerstin Crosby, Jason Polan, Thad Kellstadt, Matt Furie, Aiyana Udesen, Josh Rickards, Alex Hatchett, and K Whole. The artwork chosen and produced for this book fringes on the idea of artists re-claiming

Bill Fick Interview

2008-02-10T21:48:00.000-05:00

After curating Printed: Contemporary Prints and Books by North Carolina Artists at the Greenhill Center for NC Art and being on the Lump radar for years, we decided to find out a little more about Fick with this email conversation. Jerstin Crosby: I was thinking about it and I guess I've never heard where you're from originally.Bill Fick: I was born in Indonesia and grew up in Venezuela (early

MARK ROBINSON INTERVIEW

2008-01-29T22:20:00.000-05:00

Bill Thelen had the opportunity to interview Mark Robinson about his humble record label beginnings, early teenbeat designs, and Unrest! Bill Thelen: I was talking with your mom at the opening and she was telling me about when you were nine. She said you asked her to take you to the library to get a book about the record industry. Do you remember what was going through your mind at the time?Mark

Group Hug

2007-12-19T22:37:00.000-05:00

Lump is very pleased to present Group Hug an exhibition curated by Team Lump. Lump will host an opening reception Friday, December 7th from 7 - 11 during the First Friday Gallery Walk located in downtown Raleigh. The exhibition will run from December 7 - 29 and is on view Saturdays from noon - 5pm.Group Hug will feature work from nearly 25 artists chosen by TeamLump members Bill Thelen, Tory

Minor Character

2007-11-21T10:15:00.000-05:00

This interview took place via email over the course of the first few weeks that Bill Thelen's recent exhibition, "Minor Character", was up at Branch Gallery. Jerstin Crosby: Ok, just to get going a little, can you talk a bit about your connection or attraction to underdogs, and 'minor characters'?Bill Thelen: Well, I guess it all started at a very young age. We had this neighborhood bully

Baltimore Book Festival

2007-09-25T00:02:00.000-04:00

Teamlump and friends have put together a small xerox drawing book KATHY!!! KATHY!!! KATHY!!!for the Magazine Stand and good friend Gary Kachadourian. Get out to the Baltmore Book Festivalthis weekend with some cash and snag up a few of these zines. Here is the press release, itinerary, and artist book info:This weekend the Baltimore Book Festival will have a lot of newly made artists’ books

WWAJWD? Andrew Jeffrey Wright Interview

2007-09-02T17:22:00.000-04:00

Everybody will shit everyone else's pants when they read this TeamLump Sucks exclusive special edition extravaganza email (electronic mail) interview with Philadelphia's favorite son, artist Andrew Jeffrey Wright!!! JC: Okey doke. Lets start with you maybe telling me a little about the early days of1026. Did you receive a key to the city?AJW: In July 1997 a few of us, well really Jeff

Live Gerth Still Birth

2007-08-14T14:54:00.000-04:00

Lump Benefit>>>>>>>>>>>>On Friday, August 17th, from 7-11pm, TeamLump and Lump gallery/projects will host a benefit featuring music by Lump friends, the Bowerbirds and Phon. Also, Matt Hart and Ron Liberti will be selling limited edition screenprints among other things. TeamLump will be selling zines, shirts, and other artwork to raise money for future exhibitions and projects that they

Writing About Making Stuff & Doing Things

2007-07-23T18:25:00.000-04:00

Last week I received a copy of Making Stuff Doing Things, in my mailbox from Kyle Bravo. It's a massive compilation of how-to zine outtakes mixed with some words of wisdom from Kyle, and even some fruit fly combatant tips from his wife Jenny LeBlanc.This New Orleans-based duo is also known as the brains and sweat behind Hot Iron Press, and I believe they help organize the New Orleans Book Fair.

Go Forth and Screen Video

2007-06-19T09:51:00.000-04:00

Philippe Decrauzat A change of speed, A change of style, A change of scene; Part II, 200716mm film, B&W, audio by New Humans3m 15sA couple weeks ago I had the chance to speak with Matt Suib and Nadia Hironaka about their brand new all-video, all-the-time, project room, Screening. The humble space is dedicated to bringing challenging and engaging works by emerging and established video artists to

GLAD TO SEE YOU

2007-05-27T22:02:00.000-04:00

Glad to See You Video, created by Libby and RobertaTeamlump Presents: "Glad to See You!"Space 10261026 Arch St.2cd FloorPhiladelphia, PAThrough the month of June.Teamlump is Lump Lipshitz, Jerstin Crosby, Stewart Sineath, ToryWright, Allyson Mellberg, Gary Smith, K Whole, Josh Rickards, andJeremy Taylor.We join together around the Raleigh-based Projectspace Lump Gallery founded by Bill Thelen aka

David Ellis + Kiku Yamaguchi = Doodle Crush

2007-05-18T16:15:00.000-04:00

Jerstin Crosby shot the shit with artists, David Ellis, and Kiku Yamaguchi on on the eve of their collaborative exhibition 'Doodle Crush' at Lump Gallery/Projects. Part of the audio recording is indecipherable due to Ellis' SKDubs Double Bass Boombox Fiddle, blasting on shuffle in the background. You can check out this sophisticated ghetto-blaster fiddle as a feature in this month's special

"Heroes"

2007-05-02T09:40:00.000-04:00

"Heroes" opens May 5 at Bryce's Barber Shop and across the street at room 30, with an opening reception Saturday May 5, 6-8pm. Here is a little bit about the show, provided by elin o'hara slavick.When Laura Sharp Wilson and I first began our collaborative series of Heroes (that includes heroines), it was out of a need to name, recognize, honor and remember people who influence, inspire, change,

Greetings from TeamLump

2007-04-22T23:35:00.000-04:00

TeamLump is now pleased to present the "Team Lump Sucks Gazzette Weekly Post", a weekly updated magazine that will feature interviews and reviews about emerging visual artists. Also, we hope to publish others' writing about artists in their community. This way we can have a broader range of coverage, and hear from voices in places that might not be NYC, LA, or you know what I'm saying.