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Bushwick Variety Show

145 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 58 ratings

The Bushwick Variety Show is a podcast where Alec Stephens III has conversations with musicians, artists, innovators and visionaries from Bushwick and beyond, of all sorts and at all levels of experience in their process to help elevate their voices to a broader audience and help inspire, encourage and educate others on how to successfully pursue and manifest their dreams.

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92: LNWD: Wannabe: Linwood Young

June 19, 2020 21:26 - 51 minutes - 71.6 MB

LNWD https://www.instagram.com/_lnwd_/ is a multi-faceted artist who recently released a new single called Wannabe https://lnwd.bandcamp.com/track/wannabe which addresses the appropriation and exploitation of black culture while society has ignored the plight of black Americans in this country.

91: Gavin Van Vlack: Physical Culture Collective/ Diamond Heart Martial Arts

May 29, 2020 14:03 - 1 hour - 117 MB

Gavin Van Vlack https://www.instagram.com/gvvstrong/ is the founder and head coach of Physical Culture Collective https://physicalculturecollective.com/  a 2400 square foot Martial arts , Strength and Movement studio located on the borders of Bushwick, Bed-Stuy, and Williamsburg Brooklyn that host high level Muay Thai , Jiu Jitsu, and Athletic Development programs that are designed to be able to accommodate everyone from the fitness beginner to the competitive martial arts practitioner. http...

90: Deb Manso: Never Go Back

April 24, 2020 22:23 - 58 minutes - 80 MB

Bushwick's own Deb Manso https://www.instagram.com/debmanso/ explores mental wellness in her music showcased very beautifully in here latest music video entitled Never Go Back https://youtu.be/Os8A6jANH20 and also curates public art installations with ArtBridge https://art-bridge.org/ in order to reach other artists who might be suffering with depression in the Bushwick Community. https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/debmanso/never-go-back 

Bonus: Thirdwing/ The Female Genius: Morphosis

April 14, 2020 20:58 - 7 minutes - 7.41 MB

Thirdwing was featured in the NY Times today https://nyti.ms/3cbLRJq featuring several guests who have appeared on the podcast episodes 77 & 89. From The NY Times 4/14/2020: "Thirdwing, a digital theater company specifically designed to develop plays for streaming and the live stage, was introduced just days before most everything shut down. This meant that Thirdwing’s first live stage offering, Rachel Carey’s “The Female Genius” — an episodically written show intended to run from April 14 t...

89: Meghan Jones & Morgan McGuire: The Shelter Theatre Company

April 07, 2020 23:36 - 1 hour - 87.7 MB

Meghan Jones https://www.instagram.com/theshelternyc/ and Morgan McGuire https://morganamcguire.com/  are two of the leaders of The Shelter https://www.theshelternyc.org/ an NYC theatre company that is a haven for theatre artists. Morgan https://www.instagram.com/msmorganm/ and Meghan are both phenomenal actors and playwrights.You can see Meghan in the premiere episode of Thirdwing https://www.thirdwing.watch/ 

88: Neil Tyrone Pritchard: Halfway Bitches Go Straight To Heaven: LABrynth Theatre Company

April 01, 2020 00:21 - 1 hour - 101 MB

Neil Tyrone Pritchard https://www.instagram.com/neiltyrone87/ is a NYC Actor and Singer who recently starred Off Broadway in LABrynth Theatre's https://labtheater.org/ production of Halfway Bitches Go Straight To Heaven written by Stephen Adly Guirgis at Atlantic Theatre Company https://atlantictheater.org/ 

Bonus - Make Art, Practice Self Care, Share Insight

March 13, 2020 13:53 - 5 minutes - 5.01 MB

I was in the middle of editing an episode that I was gonna release this morning featuring Meaghan Jones and Morgan McGuire of The Shelter Theatre Company https://www.instagram.com/theshelternyc/ because our regular Sunday workshop was to resume this Sunday. But something told me to check my inbox, and sure enough we are postponing this start date to be responsible to the global pandemic. So I decided to record a quick bonus episode encouraging self-care, creativity, and the creation of art. ...

87: Carolynn Kingyens: Before the Big Bang Makes a Sound

February 28, 2020 03:23 - 47 minutes - 43.5 MB

Carolynn Kingyens is the author of Before the Big Bang Makes a Sound https://www.amazon.com/Before-Big-Bang-Makes-Sound/dp/1950462692/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=carolynn+kingyens&qid=1579370886&sr=8-1 from Kelsay Books. The collective voice in the collection is intuitive, an outsider and observer, navigating a way through heartbreak, anxiety, freakish accidents, ghosts, regret, illness, set against the beautiful-gritty landscape of New York City. Carolynn lives in New York City with her husband, a...

86: The Journey: Joshua Crone & Jessica Van Niel

February 21, 2020 15:05 - 1 hour - 65.1 MB

The Journey https://www.facebook.com/events/564386180959861/ is a play Written & Directed by Joshua Crone https://joshuacrone.com/  featuring Jessica Van Niel as Shanti Marsh https://www.jessicavanniel.com/ Tickets available here: https://tickets.vendini.com/ticket-software.html?t=tix&e=30cf3c8c13cc0122bbc6dc0396f90c42&fbclid=IwAR2cqWQTzXzZ9MS6rDSIiWtFJPtkDuHQv5NHDA9Z8EaddisHvXLUweVJIi4&vqitq=86a3be60-3d23-43fb-a570-88d9af8b450d&vqitp=1579fb09-9891-4536-998a-119b93941147&vqitts=1582295531&v...

85: Rebbekah Vega-Romero: The Question: Actress, Singer, Biracial Latina Badass

February 19, 2020 22:47 - 1 hour - 94.1 MB

Rebbekah Vega-Romero https://www.rebbekahvegaromero.com/  is an NYC based Actress, Singer and Biracial Latina Badass https://www.instagram.com/rebbekahvr/ She is currently in pre-production for The Question https://www.seedandspark.com/fund/the-question#story

84: Yaniv Zarif: Music Beyond Language

February 14, 2020 04:23 - 1 hour - 59.1 MB

Yaniv Zarif https://www.instagram.com/yzmusicyz/ is an actor, singer, and polyglot fluent in 6 languages and conversational in 32! http://www.yanivzarif.com/ He tours the world with his show "Music Beyond Language" which celebrates and tells the story of the 32 languages he speaks. Yes, 32!

83: Clara Francesca: Manifesting Mrs. Marx

February 03, 2020 23:13 - 2 hours - 111 MB

Clara Francesca http://www.clarafrancesca.com/ is an NYC based, Australian raised actor, writer, and speech coach. She created and tours with a solo play called Manifesting Mrs. Marx https://manifestingmrsmarx.com/ based on Jenny Marx, the wife of the famed philosopher Karl Marx. https://www.instagram.com/clar_esca/ 

82: Alec Stephens Jr.: Civil Rights Attorney

January 10, 2020 14:52 - 58 minutes - 81.1 MB

Alec Stephens Jr. is a Seattle based Civil Rights Attorney, currently on the Board Of Governors for the Washington State Bar Association. https://www.wsba.org/about-wsba/who-we-are/board-of-governors/governor-bios He's also my Dad.

81: Jean Goto: Burn It Down Filmmaking Collective

January 03, 2020 15:40 - 55 minutes - 77 MB

Jean Goto https://www.instagram.com/jeanmiyoshigoto/ is a self described NYC based, hapa (half Japanese, half Caucasian), actress. She is also a filmmaker and the cofounder of Burn It Down https://www.instagram.com/burnitdownfilmcollective/ a filmmaking collective emphasizing learning by doing in a scrappy, supportive environment. You can support their Indiegogo here: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/burn-it-down-season-three#/ 

80: Jason Gray: Black Arts Institute

December 20, 2019 14:47 - 1 hour - 105 MB

Jason Gray https://www.instagram.com/kindofgray/ is currently a Theatre Management MFA Candidate at Yale, he is an actor, writer, and was the founding Program Director of Black Arts Institute https://stellaadler.com/classes/black-arts-theater/  The Billie Holiday Theatre and the Stella Adler Studio of Acting are excited to launch the Black Arts Institute. The Institute offers two programs in 2020 exploring the history of the contemporary Black theater tradition with courses held at the Bil...

79: Mikey Stephens: Comedian/Actor/Musician: Upright Citizens Brigade, Wellington Comedy, and Kingdom Crumbs

December 07, 2019 02:00 - 41 minutes - 57.1 MB

Mikey Stephens https://ucbcomedy.com/user/50622 is a comedic actor and musician based in Hollywood. He is currently on the Upright Citizens's Brigade's Harold Team, Bitchin'. https://franklin.ucbtheatre.com/schedule#current_day He is also cofounder of the sketch group Wellington Comedy https://www.facebook.com/wellingtoncomedy/ Back in Seattle he was a producer and 1/4 of Kingdom Crumbs an innovative hip hop group https://kingdomcrumbs.bandcamp.com/ You can also follow Mikey on Instagram htt...

78: Greg Emetaz: Camp Wedding: Bushwick Film Festival

October 03, 2019 19:24 - 1 hour - 123 MB

Greg Emetaz https://www.instagram.com/minorapoc/ is the writer and director of the film Camp Wedding https://www.facebook.com/CampWeddingMovie/ which is making the festival rounds including Buswick Film Festival 10/4, Friday at 10:30pm https://www.bushwickfilmfestival.com/2019program/2019/10/5/camp-wedding and it is also available for download on multiple platforms https://smile.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B07VBGGCDZ/ref=cm_sw_em_r_pv_wb_8G3N3cSAfzGRg 

77: Cameron Darwin Bossert: Thirdwing

September 27, 2019 21:16 - 1 hour - 115 MB

Cameron Bossert http://www.cameronbossert.com/  is a director, writer, and composer in NYC, and founder of Thirdwing LTD http://kck.st/2Q11ZaN a new theater company/ streaming platform. He makes music under the name Cam Darwin https://www.instagram.com/cam_darwin/  https://open.spotify.com/artist/6wFqaRpBUGRkOFrK48SeUq  He has directed 2 features, THE LAST 48 and the upcoming JEWTAH, as well as producing a number of webseries and short films.

76: Steve Waitt: Another Day Blown Bright: Musician/Singer/Songwriter

September 25, 2019 20:07 - 55 minutes - 76.7 MB

Steve Waitt https://www.instagram.com/stevewaitt/ is a Bushwick based musician with a new album out called Another Day Blown Bright available through his website https://www.stevewaitt.com/ and on all platforms. I sat down with him before his 9/25 release party at C'Mon Everybody in Brooklyn before he embarks on a month long European tour.

75: MC Dyalekt: The Museum Of Dead Words

September 20, 2019 18:33 - 1 hour - 101 MB

Brian ‘Dyalekt’ Kushner https://www.instagram.com/dyalekt/  moved from St. Croix to New York to study acting and law. He also liked to rap. After witnessing civil rights injustices at the law firm he worked for, he dropped both the job and the law classes, pursuing the arts instead. Performances at the Nuyorican led him to Hip Hop Theater, writing plays that have been performed on stages across the world. He didn’t sleep on the rapping either, releasing music and touring internationally. His...

74: Michael Sean Cirelli: This Is Like That: Actor/Writer/Other

August 30, 2019 21:48 - 1 hour - 99.3 MB

Michael Sean Cirelli http://michaelseancirelli.com/ is an Actor and Writer among many other things. https://www.instagram.com/michaelseancirelli/ His play This Is Like That https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/4299736  is part of Theatre for the New City's Dream Up Festival 2019 8/31-9/4. Click the link for details. 

73: The Bushwick Starr: Noel Allain & John Del Gaudio

August 16, 2019 21:05 - 58 minutes - 80.8 MB

Noel Allain is the Co-Founder/ Artistic Director and John Del Gaudio is the Producing Director of The Bushwick Starr https://www.thebushwickstarr.org/ an Obie Award winning not-for-profit theater that presents an annual season of new performance works. https://www.instagram.com/bushwickstarr/ 

72: Kay Anthony: Rapper

July 08, 2019 13:36 - 35 minutes - 48.8 MB

Kay Anthony https://www.instagram.com/kayanthonythe3rd/?hl=en is a New York based Rapper with a new single called Broken out now https://open.spotify.com/album/2u3diRgZodrYdg67oGJsXJ

71: Ebony Noelle Golden: 125th & Freedom: Betty's Daughter Arts Collaborative

June 28, 2019 14:10 - 50 minutes - 69.3 MB

Ebony Noelle Golden https://www.instagram.com/ebonynoellegolden/ is the writer, director, choreographer and creator of the production 125th & Freedom https://www.instagram.com/125thandfreedom/ currently playing at the National Black Theatre https://www.nationalblacktheatre.org/on-stage-now She is also the founder of Betty's Daughter Arts Collaborative https://bettysdaughterarts.com/ 

70: Jonathan McCrory: Artistic Director of National Black Theatre

June 20, 2019 21:55 - 34 minutes - 47.8 MB

Jonathan McCrory https://www.instagram.com/natblacktheatre/?hl=en is the current Artistic Director of the National Black Theatre https://www.nationalblacktheatre.org/ which currently celebrating 50 Years!

68: Nate Benjamin: Slumtown Deadbeats: Musician

June 14, 2019 16:43 - 49 minutes - 67.5 MB

Nate Benjamin https://soundcloud.com/user86651985 is a Bushwick based musician who's project Slumtown Deadbeats https://www.facebook.com/Slumtowndeadbeats/ is releasing an album this summer called The Center Of Despair.

67: Aalia Lanius: Jugend: Author

June 14, 2019 16:22 - 1 hour - 107 MB

Aalia Lanius https://www.instagram.com/aalia_unsugarcoated/ is an author who just released her second novel Jugend https://www.amazon.com/Jugend-Aalia-Lanius/dp/1733769803 She is also the founder of Unsugarcoated Media and is putting on an event called EmpowerCon http://unsugarcoatedmedia.com/empowercon/ happening August 31st 2019 at the Los Angeles Convention Center, tickets are only $35.

69: Andriana Santiago: Singer/ Improviser/ Performer

May 06, 2019 22:38 - 44 minutes - 61.2 MB

Andriana Santiago https://www.andrianasantiago.com/about-1 is many things, a singer, songwriter, improviser and all around great human being. On her Instagram page https://www.instagram.com/andrianasings/ you can see her sing daily songs that she creates on the spot. I met https://www.instagram.com/andrianasantiago/ some years back in a musical/ comedy/ improv class that was taught at the Arts Studio she used to own called "La Luz."

66: Joanna Levine: Pinkwing

April 15, 2019 17:45 - 54 minutes - 74.6 MB

Joanna Levine https://www.instagram.com/pinkwingmusic/ is a New York based Singer/Songwriter who's song "Sundown Blues" can be heard on Netflix's show "Love, Death and Robots" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O52WJ5Amlvk&feature=youtu.be on the episode called Fish Night.

65: The S.S. Swenson: Victor Oliveira & Jono Robertson

April 08, 2019 18:49 - 51 minutes - 70.8 MB

Victor Oliveira https://www.instagram.com/anolivetreeproduction/ and Jono Robertson https://www.instagram.com/thes.s.swensonmovie/ are the Bushwick based creators of a new film called The S.S. Swenson https://www.thessswensonmovie.com/ which makes it's world premiere Saturday April 27th at 1pm at the Manhattan Film Festival https://www.manhattanff.com/films-1/2019/3/11/the-ss-swenson

64: Crystal Arnette: Storyteller & Filmmaker

March 11, 2019 14:03 - 1 hour - 122 MB

Crystal Arnette https://www.instagram.com/ladybirdcrystal/ is a Storyteller. Some of her mediums are acting, directing, producing, and singing http://crystalarnette.com/ She is the founder of production company Adventure We Can https://www.adventurewecan.com/ If you are in NYC tonight, 3/11/19, check out a party supporting "The Hunted" the series she just wrapped up directing https://slayalldayparty.splashthat.com/ 

63: Tyler Lauletta: Sports Journalist- Business Insider

February 28, 2019 19:33 - 59 minutes - 81.8 MB

Tyler Lauletta https://twitter.com/tylerlauletta is a Sports Journalist for Business Insider https://www.businessinsider.com/author/tyler-lauletta

62: Justin Troy: Hammer & Nail BK

January 31, 2019 21:22 - 1 hour - 99.2 MB

Justin Troy https://www.instagram.com/justinsert/ is a Thai Boxing fighter, coach and the head trainer of Hammer & Nail BK https://www.instagram.com/hammerandnailbk/ If you live in the Bushwick area, you can try a trial week for $45 which includes boxing gloves, hand wraps and unlimited classes. https://www.hammerandnailbk.com/ Also check out https://www.instagram.com/nobullshitmartialarts/  to see me and some of the other students practicing techniques/ drills and some sparring.

61: David G. Wilson: Mixed Meditation

January 03, 2019 23:57 - 1 hour - 110 MB

David G. Wilson https://www.instagram.com/davidgwils/ is a Bushwick based artist who has made a living as a lighting designer in NYC for the past decade. He is also a student, teacher and practitioner in several different mindful forms of healing. He is launching a project called Mixed Meditation https://mixedmeditationstyle.com/

60: Nicole Lynne Hooley: Glowing Heart Reiki

December 14, 2018 03:20 - 1 hour - 71.3 MB

Nicole Lynne Hooley https://www.instagram.com/nicolelynnehooley/ is the founder of Gowing Heart Reiki School https://www.glowingheartreiki.com/cole Reiki Master/Teacher, Self Healing Guide, Therapeutic Yoga Instructor, Eco Feminist, Community Organizer & Philosopher. She is also a friend of mine.

59: Brooklyn Irish Dance Company: Alexandra Owensby, Erin O'Donnell, and Stacey Cox

December 10, 2018 17:37 - 34 minutes - 31.8 MB

Brooklyn Irish Dance Company https://www.brooklynirishdancecompany.org/ is a women owned/operated business that started as a way to give Irish Dancers the creative means to perform new and exciting works in NYC and the surrounding areas. Check out their first full length production playing at Theatre 80 on St. Marks in the East Village December 17th & 18th at 7pm. Both shows are sold out, but standing room only tickets are available. Follow them on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/brookly...

58: Jay Winston Gill: Let There Be Stuff

December 06, 2018 17:29 - 59 minutes - 54.5 MB

Jay Winston Gill https://www.instagram.com/jaywinstongill/ is an Actor, Writer, and Director, among other things. He hosted two different podcasts, Jay's Fairy Tales https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/jays-fairy-tales/id1035451511?mt=2 and The Bible Abridged https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-bible-abridged/id910014542?mt=2 the latter of which led to him writing Let There Be Stuff https://www.instagram.com/lettherebestuff/ an irreverent musical comedy about the first book of the Old ...

57: Alex Handler: Sushi Jones

December 03, 2018 21:19 - 49 minutes - 68.3 MB

Alex Handler also known under the moniker Sushi Jones https://www.instagram.com/sushijonesmusic/ is a music producer and singer/songwriter/musician. https://open.spotify.com/album/4hWMUlquhjUXfbnfbF4PXC

56: Danielle Fink: The Urban Healer

November 29, 2018 08:00 - 55 minutes - 76.8 MB

Danielle Fink https://www.theurbanhealer.com/ is a Bushwick based Massage Therapist and Bodyworker. She also has a theatrical background as both an actor and a writer. She has offices in both Union Square and Bushwick.

55: Seiphemo Motswiri: Be A Better Dog: African Tree Productions

November 26, 2018 22:13 - 49 minutes - 67.9 MB

Seiphemo Motswiri is a South African Actor, Writer, and Director. He was in town performing his one man show, "Be A Better Dog," https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzMNAT5o-VM written by Makhubalo Ikaneng as part of the United Solo Festival of one person shows https://allaboutsolo.com/be-a-better-dog-is-joyous/

54: Alex Raether: Registered Nurse: Bartender

November 19, 2018 22:40 - 44 minutes - 60.6 MB

Alex Raether https://www.instagram.com/nursebuci/ is a registered nurse as well as a bartender. She's been working in the medical field for over ten years, but ironically started bartending a few years ago when she broke her arm. She's one of my favorite Bushwick people, a dear friend, and I think we had a great conversation!

53. Barcast (Pilot .001)

November 16, 2018 21:01 - 28 minutes - 39.7 MB

For this episode we decided to try out a new concept, a "Barcast." An episode that I record with Nick Balsirow from episode 41, behind the bar of Pine Box Rock Shop www.pineboxrockshop.com while simultaneously tending bar. We hope to grow it into something that may also be a form of open mic... and this was the pre-pilot version .001 of that concept.

52: Dr. James E. Hansen, Former NASA scitnetist/Leading Climate Scientist: Annette Klapstein, Environmental Activist, Valve Turner, Former Lawyer for Puyallup Indian Tribe, and... my Mom.

November 05, 2018 22:48 - 49 minutes - 68.6 MB

Dr. James E. Hansen http://www.columbia.edu/~jeh1/ is a world renowned Climate Scientist http://csas.ei.columbia.edu/ and a former NASA scientist https://www.ucsusa.org/our-work/center-science-and-democracy/promoting-scientific-integrity/james-hansen.html#.W-Cs8v5Khn4 Dr. Hansen was going to be a witness in a case that my Mom, Annette Klapstein was facing felony charges for being one of the Tar Sands Five, she turned off one of the pipelines in a direct action, she was acquitted of all char...

51: Crash Gordon: Drummer/ World Traveler

October 15, 2018 21:31 - 1 hour - 59.9 MB

Crash Gordon is a Bushwick based Drummer who has traveled the world with various bands over the years https://www.lowrymusic.com/ and continues that today http://www.stevewaitt.com/ as well as traveling for work in audio/visual production.  Traveling constantly has made Crash a very cool dude.

50: Nineties Productions: Amsterdam based Music/ Theatre Collective

October 08, 2018 23:05 - 1 hour - 66.1 MB

Anne Maike Mertens and Yannick Noomen are two thirds of Nineties Productions https://www.instagram.com/ninetiesproductions/ an Amsterdam based Music and Theatre Collective. They have been making a lot of innovative performance pieces in Holland, and are looking to bringing one of their productions called Untitled which was inspired by TV Party, and making a New York production of it with artists here in conjunction with Cola Connection and other creative artists and collaborators based in Ne...

49: Alaric McCoy & Guy Chachkes: REELARC, Actor's Launchpad, and Moodcaster

October 04, 2018 07:00 - 1 hour - 73.9 MB

Alaric McCoy & Guy Chachkes are two of the co-founders of Actor's Launchpad and REELARC. For the month of October, listeners can join Actor's Launchpad https://www.actorslaunchpad.com/profile.php with a 60% Discount off of the $30 a month membership fee by using the Promo Code "Bushwick" REELARC http://www.reelarc.com/ is one of their companies that produces original cinematic scenes for actors to use for their reels. They are also just launched a new app called Moodcaster which is a new app...

48: Casey James Salengo: Comedian: Co-Host of the podcast The Good, The Dad, and The Ugly

October 01, 2018 21:57 - 51 minutes - 47.5 MB

Casey James Salengo https://casey-salengo.squarespace.com/bio/ a Bushwick based comedian is a rising star in the comedy world. He's been featured on Jimmy Kimmel Live, he's done a half hour special on Comedy Central http://www.cc.com/episodes/m9otfc/comedy-central-stand-up-presents-casey-james-salengo-season-1-ep-105 he is the co-host of the podcast The Good, The Dad, and The Ugly https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-good-the-dad-and-the-ugly/id1183633705?mt=2 he has a comedy album out ...

47: Pieternel: Roosevelt Island

September 24, 2018 22:40 - 1 hour - 99 MB

Pieternel https://www.pieternelmusic.com/ is a multifaceted singer/songwriter. She was born in Rotterdam, but has lived many places as both an actor and a musician. For the past few years she's been splitting her time between New York, Nashville and The Netherlands working on her upcoming album "Roosevelt Island" releasing on October 9th, 2018.

46: Ridhima Hegde: Inspire Change Festival

September 20, 2018 07:00 - 36 minutes - 50 MB

Ridhima Hegde https://www.ridhima.love/ is an artist, photographer, singer/songwriter, and is the main organizer for a festival called Inspire Change https://www.inspirechangefestival.org/ Inspire Change is a Conscious Arts Festival Creating A Better World

45: Brian Smith: NONECK Loves You

September 17, 2018 21:51 - 38 minutes - 52.5 MB

Brian Smith is a Bushwick based artist and musician. http://nonecklovesyou.com/ NONECK plays narrator/Sherpa in his works. “Breaking the 4th wall”, he dissects and critiques his own narrative within these already colorful vignettes. These paintings and painting-inspired installations, delve into the artist’s stream of conscious, carrying the viewer into his ether, while pointing out the sites. The kinetic style of colors and object extends to the constant reshuffling of themes and story. Tot...

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