Photos by Stacie Joy
As we've been reporting (here and here), O'Flaherty's is opening its new art gallery here on 44 Avenue A at Third Street.
The space debuts tomorrow evening (Feb. 16) with a performance series titled "O’Flaherty's gelitin O'Flattering," which will also include the U.S. premiere of "Stinking Dawn," a full-length feature film by Liam Gillick and gelitin. (Find more details and the schedule here.)
EVG contributor Stacie Joy was with artist-curator Jamian Juliano-Villani when she first received the keys to the space on Jan. 2... and began renovations.
This space has been empty since Upright Citizens Brigade Theater closed UCBeast amid financial challenges in February 2019. The comedy venue opened in September 2011, and UCB took over part of the expanded Two Boots empire — the video store on Avenue A and the Pioneer Theater around the corner on Third Street.
O'Flaherty's did keep the small theater for screenings...
Stacie stopped by again on Jan. 18 for a progress check ...Juliano-Villani's friend and business associate Ruby Zarsky (one-half of Sateen) was also on hand... The awning arrived on Jan. 27...Juliano-Villani moved her gallery into this space after a year at 55 Avenue C at Fourth Street (we covered the opening here, culminating with a barn burner of a show late this past summer).
Stacie stopped by again on Jan. 18 for a progress check ...Juliano-Villani's friend and business associate Ruby Zarsky (one-half of Sateen) was also on hand... The awning arrived on Jan. 27...Juliano-Villani moved her gallery into this space after a year at 55 Avenue C at Fourth Street (we covered the opening here, culminating with a barn burner of a show late this past summer).