NYC///GOD HELP US…

July 23rd, 2007

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On Saturday nite Supertouch’s own ERIK FOSS managed to transform his otherwise morally upstanding FUSE GALLERY into a den of sin when the “Revelations” show opened its doors. Filling the space with visual meditations on the word of the lord were artists Phil Frost, Eric White, Dash Snow, The Butthole Surfers’ Gibby Haynes, J Penry, Travis Louie, Ron English, Brendan Donnelly, Cheryl Dunn, Neck Face, Michael Hussar, Spenser Sweeney, Andrew Jeffrey Wright, and Chet Zar, to name a few. Working in an array of media from photography to neon signage, the artists offered up an array of sanctified and sacrilegious imagery augmented by a group bible reading and a communion alter (staffed by naughty nuns) in lieu of wine and cheese. HAVE A LOOK:

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The last temptation of Dash Snow…

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Communion wafers were the finger food of the evening:

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“Girls Gone Wild,” the Vatican edition…

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Ellen Stagg’s battle for the eternal apple…

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Eric White catches the holy ghost…

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Angels in the wings…

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“(Sandra) Good Revelations,” by Colin Burns…

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Supertouch’s Carlo McCormick and “The Rickster,” aka: Ricky Powell ponder their sins…

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Brendan Donnelly is born again…

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J Penry  knows evil comes in many colors…

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School’s definitely out for summer…

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Ron English’s Jesus Christ Pose…

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GH Avisualagency channel the light of Jesus…

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Erik Foss keeps the DJ on her toes…

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Travis Louie’s personal demons…

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Downtown art star Spenser Sweeney’s battle with the beast…

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The ladies in waiting…

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Rob Leecock’s personal Jesus…

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Legendary underground art dealer Jacaeber Kastor had daughter Tiki baptized at the gallery…

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Gibby Haynes hands one off to the big guy…

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Sin is in…

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Chet Zar’s got the devil’s digits…

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