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(ASBURY PARK, NJ) -- On Saturday evening, December 17, 2016, Asbury Underground will present an opening party at art629 Gallery featuring the work of black light artist, musician, and author, Joe Harvard, with additional submissions from his counterpart Mark Davis. Mr. Harvard will be in attendance, and will talk at length about his recent work on display, and also about his work as the founder and creator of “The gARTen @ 713 Cookman”, where Joe has been creating an interactive art and music experience as part of the Asbury Underground on a vacant lot for the past several summers. This event is free and open to the public.
The exhibit titled “Beauty Thru Radiation” will be a showcase of the artist’s most recent work, which he refers to as, “found object ‘trash art’ and black lit Day-Glo work”. The time of the opening is 7PM to 10PM. The exhibit is currently on display, and will run in conjunction with Asbury Underground’s Light of Day Downtown Art and Music Crawl through the weekend of January 16th, 2017. Gallery hours vary, and it is suggested to call ahead for hours of operation (732) 859-1458. Art629 Gallery is located at 629 Cookman Avenue, Asbury Park, NJ,
This will be the first gallery showing by Harvard, who has lived and worked in Asbury Park for many years both as an artist and musician. The gallery is showing Mr. Harvard’s work in conjunction with the Asbury Underground/Light of Day event, which takes place on January 14th. Asbury Underground is a city-wide showcase for art and music which takes place two times per year in Asbury Park. The last Asbury Underground event which took place in October drew an estimated 10,000 people to the downtown, for a tow days of art and music.
“Joe has been an integral part of Asbury Underground right from the beginning”, says Patrick Schiavino owner of art629 Gallery and founder of Asbury Underground. “What he does is very unique and special, and his “gARTen”, which he has created on the vacant lot next door to Parlor Gallery, has been a favorite stop for passersby since its inception. It’s also one of the biggest attractions of the Underground. It’s great that we can bring him inside and showcase his work for part of the winter months.”
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