The York Gallery; Wednesday [ 06/18 ] -- Exhibit Opening!

[perfectmissyork.livejournal.com]

If Charlotte was completely honest with herself, she'd realize that, at the moment, she was running on pure energy and probably too much coffee, but only the former of those things were probably to blame on the new Banksy exhibit. The excitement for this particular one was enough to have her run on what little rest she'd gotten in setting it up, and it was probably easy to see why that was once one got into the main gallery and would see that it had several sections redesigned a bit to imitate the concrete and bricks of urbania to better display some of the recreations of some of his infamous outdoor graffiti work. These were definitely the highlights of the exhibit, although a small area of the gallery retained its usual facade for images of a more traditional medium, in an ironic sense of the word. A collection of drawings were also available for viewing.

The set-up had been hard work, but this was among one of Charlotte's favorite exhibits ever, including some of the things she'd done in New York, so she was thrilled for today's opening.

Even if she felt rather tired.

[[ Open! Yay Banksy, srsly. ]]

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Pre-Opening [ 06/18 ]

[perfectmissyork.livejournal.com]

Before the gallery opens, any help from her employees or just really eager and convincing volunteers would likely be very welcome for the slightly frazzled Charlotte.

Re: Pre-Opening [ 06/18 ]

[my-tragic-past.livejournal.com]

Kevin came by early to see if Charlotte needed any help. Plus, it seemed like the kinda gig where there might be free booze.

Re: Pre-Opening [ 06/18 ]

[perfectmissyork.livejournal.com]

"Hi, Kevin!" Charlotte greeted him with a bright smile. "Came in to give a bit of a hand?"

Re: Pre-Opening [ 06/18 ]

[my-tragic-past.livejournal.com]

"Yes, ma'am," he replied with a smile. "What do you need me to do?" He had even put on a new button down shirt for the evening.

Re: Pre-Opening [ 06/18 ]

[perfectmissyork.livejournal.com]

And Charlotte, very impressed, thought that he looked very nice.

"Um, well, let's see..." Looking around slightly, she realized that most of the prep work had been done during the installation over the weekend. All the adjustments she had been making were purely out of the fact that she couldn't stop moving and fussing. "The food still needs to go out on the tables...Oh, and you can make sure the posters are all straight. You're taller than me, you should have a much easier time fixing them. I've checked them, I swear, a ton of times, and they still look off, don't you think?"

The posters were perfectly straight.

The Main Gallery -- 06/18

[perfectmissyork.livejournal.com]

Enjoy the artistic controversy and socio-political commentary; Charlotte would be very disappointed if this one didn't get the visitors talking, and she still thinks the lilypad parody (http://www.banksy.co.uk/indoors/01.html) is at the top of her favorites.

Re: The Main Gallery -- 06/18

[pieandcoffee.livejournal.com]

Dale was examining the exhibits with interest, torn between his background in law enforcement in not respecting vandalism and the statement and resolve of the artist.

Re: The Main Gallery -- 06/18

[perfectmissyork.livejournal.com]

"You look a little uncertain, Dale," Charlotte commented when she had a chance to break away a bit. Of course, she would have had the chance to have done so sooner, but she wanted him to have a good look around first. "Surely, what with all that research you had done prior to the exhibit, you would have been able to reach a bit more solid of a conclusion regarding his work." Her attempts to be quite serious through all the teasing was a bit spoiled by a grin about a mile wide. She couldn't help feeling far too eager to hear his thoughts on this particular artist.

Re: The Main Gallery -- 06/18

[pieandcoffee.livejournal.com]

"Well it's complete different in person," Dale said returning the grin with one of his own. "I have to say that considering the medium that the artist has quite a bit of skill."

Re: The Main Gallery -- 06/18

[perfectmissyork.livejournal.com]

Completely different. Uh-huh. Sure. Charlotte smirked a little as she shook her head a little. "Not only skill," she commented, "but he certainly knows how to put it to use, doesn't he?"

Re: The Main Gallery -- 06/18

[last-mizrahi.livejournal.com]

Juli had promised that she'd be here and, somewhat to her surprise, she found herself rather taken with the art as she wandered through the gallery.

Re: The Main Gallery -- 06/18

[perfectmissyork.livejournal.com]

"Glad to see you made it, Juli," Charlotte greeted the other woman with a smile. She was still beaming quite a bit; her exhaustion hadn't quite settled in yet. "Not that I thought you wouldn't, of course."

Re: The Main Gallery -- 06/18

[last-mizrahi.livejournal.com]

"It's a lovely exhibit, Charlotte. I'm glad I came," Juli said, smiling.

Re: The Main Gallery -- 06/18

[perfectmissyork.livejournal.com]

"I knew you'd probably enjoy it; I have to admit, it's been a while since I was this excited for an exhibit."

Which is what Charlotte said for practically every exhibit, really, but at least she thought she was being sincere every time she said it.

Re: The Main Gallery -- 06/18

[not-a-mused.livejournal.com]

Cal wasn't sure if he should be, because, you know, artsy and all that, but he found himself trying not to chuckle at a great many of these. He stuck around those that inspired that response; the ones that didn't seemed to only make him feel awkward and embarrassed (no doubt, the point), but he had enough of that lately, thank you very much.

Idly fiddling with the tie he still wore from his workshop, he wondered, idly, how Banksy's rats there might fare against the illustrious island radio squirrels.

Re: The Main Gallery -- 06/18

[minnesota-teen.livejournal.com]

As soon as Amber walked in she was overcome by the graffiti. She didn't move far, or walk fast, but slowly did she step in front of each piece and study them as though she were trying to understand the concept behind each one.

This... would most likely take a good deal of time.

Re: The Main Gallery -- 06/18

[not-a-mused.livejournal.com]

Yes, the art and the messages and everything was really interesting, but not interesting enough for Cal to feel like he did a good job of seeming that interested once he spotted Amber. He gave it some time, though, flipping through some of the drawings before he made his way over.

"Hey."

Re: The Main Gallery -- 06/18

[minnesota-teen.livejournal.com]

Amber hadn't been looking around actually, other than at the artwork of course, so hadn't yet taken the time to notice if Cal were here or not.

But she was pleasantly surprised when he turned up next to her. "Hey, you made it."

Re: The Main Gallery -- 06/18

[all4thewookiees.livejournal.com]

Jolee showed up.

He took a quick look around (and if he seemed to be moving a little faster than might be expected, well, The Force had its uses) and left. He never said he was going to stay long. And he was old, dammit, he needed his sleep.

Re: The Main Gallery -- 06/18

[montecito-east.livejournal.com]

Mary wasn't about to miss the latest opening, so after work she changed into one of her best dresses and headed to the gallery.

Re: The Main Gallery -- 06/18

[perfectmissyork.livejournal.com]

Charlotte gave Mary a little wave when she got the chance. "Hey, glad you could make it!"

Re: The Main Gallery -- 06/18

[montecito-east.livejournal.com]

"I needed an excuse to get out and socialize," said Mary, smiling. "The gallery looks fantastic, by the way."

Refreshments -- 06/18

[perfectmissyork.livejournal.com]

The usual moddable assortments of snacks and drinks, especially the neat little punch fountain, were available for consumption.

OOC -- 06/18

[perfectmissyork.livejournal.com]

Words cannot express how much I adore this artist. Seriously. I feel like this whole is an insult for not expressing it enough.

Which also means extra awesome amazing credit to mouthy_merc for suggesting him!

Re: OOC -- 06/18

[imac-kenzie.livejournal.com]

Ohh, Banksy ftw. I have a poster with a bunch of his most famous bits on my wall. <3