NYC///TIM BISKUP AT JONATHAN LEVINE GALLERY…

May 28th, 2008

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Helper gets a makeover… 

Supertouch’s own TIM BISKUP unleashed his attack on the art world high and low last week when his show of new paintings “The Artist In You” opened at the JONATHAN LEVINE GALLERY. Packing in a crowd of admirers, gawkers, and stone throwers like lemmings in a tin, Mr Biskup revealed a new series of heavily cubist-inspired works reflecting his new, minimal aesthetic direction and released a new book of ponderings/vitriolic rants on the state of the art world that gave the show its name. Love it or hate it, Mr Biskup’s exhibition was one of the most thought-provoking bodies of work to hit the so-called alternative art world in some time and one glance at the accompanying writings (which are available as a free PDF download HERE) will have you pondering your own artistic inadequacies and cursing the hypocrisy of the fine art world simultaneously. HAVE A LOOK:

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…looks a lot like Tim Biskup.

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Mr Biskup x Mr Levine in the jaws of the beast…

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The sweating masses…

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Messers White & Biskup drink deeply from the Springs of Poland…

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Tara McPherson gives the beast pause…

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Carlo & Tristan McCormick advise Stuntboy against feeding the beast…

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Ladies love cool Biskup. Even smart ones, miraculously…

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Signing his mini-memior. Tim lives to sign autographs…

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Tim & Tara: NYC’s new power couple. He’s still got more tattoos, though…

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Mr Biskup with Strangers With Candy’s Paul Dinello…

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The long & short of it: Chris “Daze” Ellis & Jonnie Levine…

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Mr Biskup gives in to the beast…

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Jonathan Levine is a force of nature. And his army of woman helpers will tear you to shreds in a blink of his little eye…

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