Young, Sleek, and Full of Hell [Paperback]

Aaron Rose (Editor), Carlo McCormick (Introduction)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 5, 2005

# Aaron Rose founded the highly influential Alleged Gallery in New York. Rose is an artist, writer, curator, director and musician. In the 1990s he worked as a producer/director for MTV Networks producing on-air promos in conjunction with contemporary artists and indie-directors such as Rita Ackermann and Harmony Korine and he produced numerous short films. He is co-curator of the large-scale exhibition "Beautiful Losers: Contemporary Art & Street Culture", which will tour the world through the end of 2008. Rose is also co-editor of ANP Quarterly. #Carlo McCormick is a popular culture critic and curator. He is the author of numerous books, monographs and catalogues on contemporary art and artists, and has lectured and taught extensively at universities around the United States. His writing has appeared in Aperture, Art in America, Art News, Artforum, Camera Austria, High Times, Spin, Tokion, Vice and countless other magazines. He has curated shows for the Bronx Museum of Art, New York University and the Woodstock Center for Photography. Carlo McCormick is Senior Editor of Paper Magazine. #For ten years in the 1990's, New York's Alleged Gallery provided not only a breeding ground but also played the role of willing accomplice for some of the most vibrant American art to come along in decades. By exhibiting then emerging talents such as Mark Gonzales, Chris Johanson, Rita Ackermann, Susan Cianciolo, Barry McGee, Margaret Kilgallen, Harmony Korine, Mike Mills, Shepard Fairey, Ed Templeton and Terry Richardson, the gallery served as an unofficial creative headquarters for some of popular culture's most recognized figures.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Alleged represented total freedom, belligerence and anarchy! Also, if it weren't for Alleged, myself and a lot of other artists would probably be working at Starbucks" -- Terry Richardson

"It might be a little romanticized in my memory, but it had a big impact on me." -- Spike Jonze

"Every opening seemed a little sketchy. There were like crazy happenings, drunken kids yelling in the streets, drugs, cops." -- Chloe Sevigny

About the Author

Aaron Rose founded the highly influential Alleged Gallery in New York. Rose is an artist, writer, curator, director and musician. In the 1990s he worked as a producer/director for MTV Networks producing on-air promos in conjunction with contemporary artists and indie-directors such as Rita Ackermann and Harmony Korine and he produced numerous short films. He is co-curator of the large-scale exhibition "Beautiful Losers: Contemporary Art & Street Culture", which will tour the world through the end of 2008. Rose is also co-editor of ANP Quarterly.

Carlo McCormick is a popular culture critic and curator. He is the author of numerous books, monographs and catalogues on contemporary art and artists, and has lectured and taught extensively at universities around the United States. His writing has appeared in Aperture, Art in America, Art News, Artforum, Camera Austria, High Times, Spin, Tokion, Vice and countless other magazines. He has curated shows for the Bronx Museum of Art, New York University and the Woodstock Center for Photography. Carlo McCormick is Senior Editor of Paper Magazine.

Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Drago (January 5, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 8888493328
• ISBN-13: 978-8888493329
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.9 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,004,925 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Finally!, July 9, 2005

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Robert Weiss (New York, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Young, Sleek, and Full of Hell (Paperback)

I have been waiting for this book for a long time. Although I wasn't a regular when the gallery was open, over the years I have become a big fan of the art and artists that were exhibiting there. This book is filled with interesting photos and anecdotes about the struggles of being an independent artist and gallery in an increasingly more corporate world. New York is not the same now. This book reminds me that one mustn't have to sell out to make a mark.

3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars allegedreview, August 25, 2005

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sideshowmatt (B.G.KYUSA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Young, Sleek, and Full of Hell (Paperback)

This book gives you a look at what it was like from the people who were there. I only went to a few shows but these people lived there. McGee, Kilgallen, Campbell, Gonzalez and more. Photos of the shows and behind the scenes of life and work at the gallery. Plus great interviews with dozens of artists and people who were there telling how they found out about it and there wildest alleged experiences. Great book, every city in the world needs an alleged gallery, I know mine does.

0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars young, sleek and awesome!, September 22, 2007

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Nora Atapol "artjunkie" (los angeles, ca) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Young, Sleek, and Full of Hell (Paperback)

Love this book! Contains some great insights into the early careers of some of my favorite artists. There should be more books like this!