Detail of Zeke Decker's untitled oil painting displays his style (photo by twi-ny/mdr)
Hey You Gallery
61 Delancey St. at Allen St.
Saturday, December 19, 12 noon – Sunday, December 20, 12 noon
Admission: free
Zeke Decker, Matt Engel, Gabe Rizzotti, and Eleni Kontos have taken over an empty storefront and basement on the corner of Delancey and Allen, creating a makeshift gallery displaying their artwork, including paintings, sculptures, drawings, and video. Particularly impressive are several pieces by Decker, who also leads the Jersey reggae hip-hop band the Homewreckers; downstairs, you can watch a short video showing how Decker created the large collage next to the monitor in twenty-four hours, while upstairs you’ll find his forty-five-square-foot abstract oil painting, made in one hundred hours, featuring thick globs of color that look ready to break off the canvas, which is merely stapled to the wall. Time is of the essence here; on Saturday afternoon, December 19, the four artists will collaborate on a new piece that they will work on continuously for twenty-four hours, resulting in a fresh, completed work by December 20 at noon.