SEASONS IN THE SUN:
SUMMER
FRED THOMAS AND SOMA WINGELAAR
July 10-15, 2006

New General Catalog 224 is pleased to present the first installment of Seasons in the Sun, a series of free-form residencies taking place inside the gallery. Inspired by the spirit of locality, neighborhood, and the distinct creative impulses that reside in any given place and time, this exhibition represents an ode to Greenpoint, Brooklyn before its eventual rezoning into complete gentrification. If the fire two months ago was any indication, it will be swift affair. Seasons in the Sun is a pastoral, a premature goodbye of sorts. Our friends from near and far will come help us navigate the “progress.” Resident artists have free reign of the space to make and exhibit art, play music, experiment, curate, collaborate, dissociate, make merriment, sleep, and suspend the shifting, perfect moment that is here and now.

The New York SUMMER with the first residency of Michigan-based artists Fred Thomas and Soma Wingelaar. Thomas is a musician, producer and recording artist best known for his work with experimental pop group Saturday Looks Good To Me. Thomas has been touring the world with his music since age 19 in one form or another. Under the auspices of his label Ypsilanti Records, Thomas has spent the last five years releasing his own material in addition to such artists as Genders, Dead Machines, and His Name Is Alive. In April his solo record Sink Like A Symphony debuted, and recent concerts have gone the way of reverb-heavy vocal loops and wordy folk songs, quite the departure from SLGTM’s carefree pop and soul.

University of Michigan graduate Soma Wingelaar is an installation artist and printmaker who recently completed a residency at Gallery Project in Ann Arbor. Her work ranges from large-scale drawings and engravings on industrial material to interactive soft sculpture and installation. For this collaboration, Wingelaar is constructing an environment that will incorporate a “breathing” structure playing “house” to Thomas’ music. Performances are FREE and scheduled for Friday (July 14) and Saturday (July 15) at 10pm…

Visitors are welcomed to stop by the gallery during the entire week and chat it up with the artists. For information and updates on the schedule of performances, please call the number below or check back here for further details.