NYC///STUNTBOY///JACK WALLS AT FUSE GALLERY…

February 26th, 2008

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Stuntboy & RZA: Brothers from different mothers…

As always, our boy on the scene in NYC, STUNTBOY (aka: Erik Foss) has been a very busy boy the past few weeks getting ready to drop OG downtown art legend JACK WALLS‘ first ever solo show, “Ada: A Series of Collages” at his East Village art spot, FUSE GALLERY. Best known as Robert Mapplethorpe’s companion & muse throughout the 1980s until the photographer’s untimely death, Walls now serves as the head of the Mapplethorpe Foundation and created his collages for this show using an image from Mapplethorpe’s storied back catalogue. As usual, the opening crowd was a who’s-who of downtown art stars, rockers, and scumbags just like it should be. HAVE A LOOK:

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The lineup: Ryan McGinley, Jack Walls, Dan Colen, and Erik Foss…

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Art by Jack Walls…

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New father Dash Snow, Carlo McCormick, and Jacaeber Kastor…

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Brendan Fowler and Pat O’Dell take art very seriously…

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Including body art…

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Art by Jack Walls…

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The Man!: Chris “DAZE” Ellis…

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Alleged vets: Dave Aaron & Andre Razzo…

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Art by Jack Walls…

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A-Ron freestyles in the gallery…

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RZA holds it down for the afterparty…

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While Leo Fitzpatrick keeps it crunk…

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…and disorderly with Stuntboy.

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And snaps at Mr Walls…

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Meanwhile, our boy Dash holds down the bar…

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…nd keeps his eyes off the merchandise…

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Fashion designer Ben Cho & Stuntboy make a cute couple…

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And Supertouch’s Jamie O’Shea gets some on the side…

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Tobin Yelland and Carl Dunn kept it lowdown…

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While A-Ron & Ben Cho crack the sip juice…

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Which flows like water at Lit…

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Dante “Axl” Ross fires away…

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While the ladies of Lit Lounge floss the goods…

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Artist Brian DeGraw takes a chill pill…

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While gallerist Jonnie Levine gets close with artist Abby Hertz…

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Next up, Headquarters Studio where Stuntboy took part in the group show, “Eaten Alive”…

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Ladies love cool Stuntboy, teeth or not…

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Stuntboy’s newest monsterpiece, featuring real heroin & bum signs…

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The bartender was the real attraction of the evening, though…

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Afterwards, Nate Turbo the Werewolf prepares for his long subway ride home…

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