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Five On It- with Brian Kenny

Posted on February 15, 2011 by Tommy

-Hands Tshirt by Brian Kenny

New York-based artist Brian Kenny has worn many hats in his time– gymnast, vocalist, go-go boy, visual artist, poet, etc. etc. etc. The list just grows. Whatever means his creative ambition takes, it’s assured of his boyish, brash, and sexy style. I was just reading “Samuel” by Grace Paley, and Brian totally seems like a Samuel to me–

“Some boys are very tough. They’re afraid of nothing. They are the ones who climb a wall and take a bow at the top. Not only are they brave on the roof, but they make a lot of noise in the darkest part of the cellar where even the super hates to go. They also jiggle and hop on the platform between the locked doors of the subway cars.”

I mean (spoiler alert) Samuel dies in the story, but that’s only because some dude pulls the emergency brake– neither here nor there– BUT the point is, Brian is a risk taker.

-Mattias Lines, he is she is he, and Flag Body by Brian Kenny

While he puts the finishing touches on the revamp of his website, Brian has agreed to share some artwork with us this week– much of which has never been shown before– and answer our birdsong interview questions.

-Eye Get I, and Friend Signs by Brian Kenny

1) What’s the last song you listened to?
“Tightrope” by Janelle Monae

2) What did you want to be when you were ten?
An astronaut. I even went to Space Camp, it was a blast-off!

3) What’s the best advice you’ve ever been given?
“Use your imagination”

-Rest Life by Brian Kenny

4) What’s the last thing you were obsessed with?
I’m obsessing now over creating my new website. It should go live within a few weeks! Then I’m re-doing Slava’s as well.

5) What are you afraid of?
Separation.

-Weather Man, and X OH by Brian Kenny

Brian Kenny was born 1982 in Heidelburg (Germany) on an American military base. While growing up, he traveled extensively throughout the US with his Army family. As a teenager, Brian was a competitive gymnast. After high school, he went to Oberlin Conservatory to study voice, but eventually left school to concentrate on visual art. In 2004, Brian moved to New York where he began collaborating with Slava Mogutin under the team name SUPERM. Together they are responsible for site-specific, multimedia gallery and museum shows in New York, Houston, Los Angeles, Moscow, Berlin, London, Oslo, Bergen, León (Spain), and Haifa (Israel). In 2008, he had his first solo exhibition of drawings and etchings in New York. Brian works across drawing, painting, sculpture, text, sound, video, and blogging.

-Huggers Shot, and Shooting Targets Who by Brian Kenny

About Tommy

Tommy was born and raised on the Viejas Reservation of the Kumeyaay Nation, near San Diego. Now he lives and eats in Brooklyn. twitter.com/pitstains

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