How Do You Spell New York? UFO907 NEW EXHIBIT AT ALLOUCHE GALLERY
How Do You Spell New York?
September 10 - October 10, 2022
Opening reception: Saturday, September 10 from 6-9pm
77 Mercer Street New York, NY 10012
Allouche Gallery is thrilled to present UFO907’s highly anticipated Solo show, How Do You Spell New York? at their new SoHo location on Mercer Street. UFO presents a new body of shaped canvas works inspired from his beloved New York City.
UFO draws the show title from a well known Dillinger song “Cocaine in My Brain” where Dillinger asks, “How do you spell New York?” shunning the classic spelling of New York for a wild rhyme, “A knife, a fork, a bottle and a cork, that’s the way we spell New York”.
UFO follows in suit, giving us his own magical spelling of New York found within these twenty four new shaped works - while asking the viewer how they might spell their New York, as everyone in this profoundly diverse city has their own way of depicting, digesting and presenting their beloved city. UFO907 created this show pulling key ingredients from his personal cupboard. Starting with a base of 1980’s skateboarding culture, adding some Freak bike gang action, and tossing in a generous helping of 26 years of graffiti vandalism. The show is made up of gritty dumpsters, images of homelessness with high art aesthetics and revered with classic New York City street icons.
