{"id":7441,"date":"2011-03-13T21:24:18","date_gmt":"2011-03-14T05:24:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/?p=7441"},"modified":"2013-10-27T23:12:21","modified_gmt":"2013-10-28T07:12:21","slug":"jealous-in-washington-dc-march-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/2011\/03\/13\/jealous-in-washington-dc-march-2011\/","title":{"rendered":"jealous in washington dc &#8211; march 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/ben_finalshow.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7442 aligncenter\" title=\"ben_finalshow\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/ben_finalshow.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"7548\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/ben_finalshow.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/ben_finalshow-61x1024.jpg 61w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ahhh&#8230; it was a blur of glitter, candy sprinkles, painting, assembling, matting, and a whole lot o&#8217; coffee. Yep the opening of, <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/2011\/03\/04\/im-jealous-of-ben-skinner-and-me\/\" target=\"_self\">TRY A LITTLE TENDERNESS AS PAINFUL AS IT SEEMS<\/a>, New Work by <a href=\"http:\/\/benskinner.com\" target=\"_blank\">Ben Skinner<\/a>,<\/em> was everything I&#8217;d hoped it would be. I had planned to write this post last week, but honestly I needed a bit of time to come down from the thrill of seeing this show actually come together. Aaaand exhale. Ok, I&#8217;m ready. From the 65&#8242; text mural, to the 20&#8242; foam board scaffolding, everything came together perfectly. All of Ben&#8217;s work looked amazing, the opening was filled with wonderful\/excited people, and I still can&#8217;t believe I got to curate my first show with such an incredible artist at a gallery staffed by really, really, <em>really<\/em> nice people. Thank you Ben, and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.honfleurgallery.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Honfleur Gallery<\/a>. It was <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/2011\/02\/25\/the-jealous-curator-goes-to-washington-3\/\" target=\"_self\">an amazing journey<\/a>. What now? Well, on to the next proposal I guess!<\/p>\n<p><em>{1. TRY A LITTLE TENDERNESS AS PAINFUL AS IT SEEMS ~ glitter on Alupanel\u00a0 2. HOME WRECKER ~ ink on wood\u00a0 3. TWICE ON SUNDAYS ~ candy sprinkles on wood\u00a0 4. A SIMPLE GESTURE ~ paint &amp; dye on wood\u00a0 5. I&#8217;VE GOT JUST THE THING ~ watercolor, gold leaf on glass\u00a0 6. MAYBE WE CAN WORK SOMETHING OUT ~ RGB LED&#8217;s &amp; light tube\u00a0 7. UNTITLED ~ 20&#8242; foam board scaffold\u00a0 8. THIS TIME NEXT YEAR ~ 65&#8242; text mural\u00a0 9. THE BLINDS LEADING THE BLINDS ~ ink on wood blinds\u00a0 10. a. THIS ONE&#8217;S GOING TO HURT ~ spraypaint on mirrored plexi\u00a0 b. NOW TAKE A DEEP BREATH ~ paint on plexi\u00a0 11. MY HEART IS BIGGER THAN YOUR FIST ~ glitter coated screenprint 12. The Honfleur Gallery on opening night&#8230; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.honfleurgallery.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">the show runs until April 8th<\/a>, so pop in if you&#8217;re in DC!}<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ahhh&#8230; it was a blur of glitter, candy sprinkles, painting, assembling, matting, and a whole lot o&#8217; coffee. Yep the opening of, TRY A LITTLE TENDERNESS AS PAINFUL AS IT SEEMS, New Work by Ben Skinner, was everything I&#8217;d hoped it would be. 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