Sidebitch Project Space

(C)AR(T): Keith ALLyN Spencer & JPW3 Sidebitch Project Space, Los Angeles, California curated by Sofie Ramos

Nice Fight exhibition

“Nice Fight” was the name of an exhibition by Spencer, K. Allyn and 13 art students in Miami, Florida, March 2021. Press blurb: Artist and educator Keith Allyn Spencer and FIU Intermediate and Advanced Sculpture students collaborated on a new body of artwork titled “Nice Fight”. From a series of distanced exchanges, and with consideration... Continue reading Nice Fight exhibition

Me as a Parent

  October 25 – December 9, 2018 Peeler Art Center, Visual Arts Gallery  

Nana Mary

Keith Allyn Spencer – Nana Mary https://thecomposingrooms.com/2018-keith-allyn-spencer.html 28 July – 8 September 2018 Jelato Love is pleased to present ‘Nana Mary’ the first solo exhibition in Spain of Keith Allyn Spencer, an artist from El Paso, Texas, U.S.A. The exhibition coincides the recent publication of “Good Deeds AKA Suggested Reading”, a book dedicated to Spencer’s... Continue reading Nana Mary

NOT HOT

NOT HOT Escalier B, Bordeaux, France, 2018    

Guy With Cornrows Eats Corn While Listening to Korn

Guy With Cornrows Eats Corn While Listening to Korn, professional artist acrylic paint, Rust-Oleum Professional Water-based Marking Paint, kids tooth brush w/ packaging (Cars), toy whistle thingie, shed. 2017. Installed at The Shed, Columbus, Ohio, curated by Blake Turner. Clintonville is home to an art project that transforms a suburban backyard fixture into a space for creative experimentation.... Continue reading Guy With Cornrows Eats Corn While Listening to Korn

Find the 2 and you will be kissed tomorrow. 5555…

Find the 2 and you will be kissed tomorrow. 555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555, OxGord Economy Auto Cover – 1 Layer Dust Cover – Lowest Price – Ready-Fit / Semi Glove Fit fro SUV, Van, and Truck – Fits up to 206 Inches, Rust-Oleum protective paints and coating, 2016 Hyundai Sonata rental car. SIZE: XXXXL. 2024.        ... Continue reading Find the 2 and you will be kissed tomorrow. 5555…

Find the 2 and you will be kissed tomorrow. 5555…

Find the 2 and you will be kissed tomorrow. 5555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555, OxGord Economy Auto Cover – 1 Layer Dust Cover – Lowest Price – Ready-Fit / Semi Glove Fit fro SUV, Van, and Truck – Fits up to 206 Inches, Rust-Oleum protective paints and coating. SIZE: XXXXL. 2024.           Two encounters: 1). Kevin... Continue reading Find the 2 and you will be kissed tomorrow. 5555…

Skylab Gallery

Shits and Giggles Cody Tumblin (wall works) and Keith Allyn Spencer (floor/pedestal works) text by James Payne Skylab Gallery 57 E. Gay Street, Columbus, OH 10/28 -11/11         (all photos courtesy of Skylab Gallery)       / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /... Continue reading Skylab Gallery

Sent From My Verizon, Samsung Galaxy Smartphone

Sent From My Verizon, Samsung Galaxy Smartphone, acrylic paint on plastic,Size: M. 2016. Installed and left at Pay Fauxn Gallery:  https://www.google.com/maps/place/Cabs+Nursing+Home+Co+Inc/@40.6910965,-73.9520844,15z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x1d4f5b5ddf009604!8m2!3d40.6910965!4d-73.9520844 .   http://www.payfauxn.com/keith-allyn-spencer   Pay Fauxn was an obsolete pay phone at defunct nursing home at a bus stop in New York City. No free air. – Marin Kosut (operations) – Andre Yvon (operations... Continue reading Sent From My Verizon, Samsung Galaxy Smartphone

The Composing Rooms

Share in Two Seconds If You Love Your Mom Nov. 28 – Feb. 6, 2016 The Composing Rooms — Berlin http://thecomposingrooms.com/        

RE Gallery

Boys Do Cry at RE Gallery, Dallas, Texas 2015   (photos courtesy of RE Gallery, thnx RE Gallery)

Yves Klein Archives

Not Abstraction  Keith Allyn Spencer Kate Steciw Thomas Wachholz Yves Klein Archives in conjunction with New Galerie (Paris), curated by Ché Zara Blomfield from the Composing Rooms Oct. 20-24, 2014        

Simon Oldfield Gallery

Knock Off Shop with Michael Pybus featuring Keith Allyn Spencer, part of Honeymoon Suite exhibit @ Simon Oldfield Gallery — June 11 thru June 12, 2014         Michael Pybus is  D’ FN man —- check work here (http://www.michaelpybus.com/)

College Mall kiosk

          Pieces installed and left at College Mall, 2894 E 3rd St, Bloomington, IN 47401.      

Juicys Gallery

Everything Not Saved Will B Lost www.juicysgallery.info Manhattan Mini Storage 220 South Street Room 02865, New York, New YorkF at 2nd Ave.        

Pulse NYC

    (above photo courtesy of PULSE) PHALANX [IMPULSE], Booth C2 — at PULSE Contemporary Art Fair  

Any Help Helps

Any Help Helps, cotton canvas for artists, acrylic paint for artists, staples not specifically intended for artists, plywood intended for the city dump, 14.14″ -+ tall, 2013.   The painting was installed and left in my dear neighbor’s house. A nice guy with a real nice little family with kids the same age as ours... Continue reading Any Help Helps

pOnytail eXpress

    Installed and left at Pizza Hut, located at 110 E. Winslow Road, Bloomington, Indiana.   pOnytail eXpress, ol’ dirty dishrag, various plywood parts, professional student grade acrylic paint, staples. 11.11″ tall +-, 2013        

No Skateboarding, Rollerblading, BMXing, OR Grinding

No Skateboarding, Rollerblading, BMXing, OR Grinding, found Victoria’s Secret PINK sweatshirt, fine artist acrylic paint, fine artist pastel bits, plywood, staples. 9.99″ tall +-, 2013. Installed and left at AMC Showcase Bloomington 11, 1351 S College Mall Rd, Bloomington, IN 47401. backside revealed   3/4 view

There S A Snake N My Boot

There S A Snake N My Boot, canvas, paint, pastel, wood, staples, blah, blah, blah, blahhh. 12″ tall +-, 2013 Installed and left at Kroger, located at 528 S College Ave, Bloomington, IN 47403.       Tah. Dahhhh. (backside revealed)       This painting wan’t necessarily one of my favorites for quite some time. I had... Continue reading There S A Snake N My Boot

Tha Odyssey of Tha Mind

Tha Odyssey of Tha Mind, paint contractor’s canvas drop-cloth, student grade acrylic paint, discarded/found Hope High School “Community Haunted High School” plywood signage, staples, 7.33″ tall +-, 2013 Installed and left at Mt. Hope Recreation Center, 438 Hope Street, Providence, Rhode Island.   3/4 view   backside revealed    

Leaving La Vida Loca

Leaving La Vida Loca, found foam, professional student grade acrylic paint, paperclip, 10″ tall +-, 2013. Installed and left at Target, 2966 E. 3rd Street, College Mall, Bloomington, IN.   3/4 view, front-side 3/4 view, backside 3/4 view, front-side, right-side-up   backside, up-side-down    

Aint Rich Butt Lord I Fly

  Aint Rich Butt Lord I Fly, green chile burlap sack, professional grade plywood, fine artist gesso, student grade acrylic paint, pastel bits, pastel dust, tailgater charcoal, staples, 20.1″ tall +-, 2013 Installed and left at Rhode Island Credit Union, 160 Francis Street, Providence, Rhode Island (always great service!)   3/4 view   backside revealed and... Continue reading Aint Rich Butt Lord I Fly

How to Greet Your Dying Father

  How to Greet Your Dying Father, fine artist fine canvas, student grade acrylic paint for professionals, abandoned plywood, staples, 48.9493930″ tall +-, 2012 — Installed and left in abandoned home, Providence, RI.   Bad sign = abandoned house w/ phone books piling up outside, broken windows unfixed for years, weeds, dead trees leaning and the... Continue reading How to Greet Your Dying Father

IM what i AM

IM what i AM, dust, dust rag, “Endust”, wood, student grade acrylic fine artist professional paint, staples, 700/100″ tall +-, 2012 Installed/left at the Hanley Building, 3rd floor, Providence, RI, 56 Pine Street   front-side revealed, or is it the backside revealed ?          

almost Relevant — OFG

  >>Art Review: At Oliver Francis Gallery, Dirty Underwear, Lost and Found view more installation pics at OliverFrancisGallery.com  

I Buy Junk Cars LLC

  I Buy Junk Cars LLC, stolen guerrilla advert flier pasted and stapled on painting stretcher and replaced to original location, 10″ tall -+, 2012. RIPTA bus #42 Route, stop off Hope St. near Olney St., Providence, Rhode Island          

Stand Alone and Deliver

Stand Alone and Deliver, wood, canvas, oil, bits, pieces, drill holes, staples, 13″tall -+, 2012 Installed and left at Domino’s Pizza, 845 N. Main Street, Providence, Rhode Island, 2013.  

Makes You Big and Strong

  Makes You Big and Strong, oil paint, wood, my son’s old white undershirt, staples, 12″ tall more or less, 2012 Installed and left at Monroe County Public Health Clinic located at 333 E. Miller Drive, Bloomington, IN  

Sometimes I Feel 100 Sometimes I Feel 12

Sometimes I Feel 100 Sometimes I Feel 12, my son’s outgrown “Toy Story 3” underwear, wood bits, oil, staples, 2012. Installed and left at WorkOne,450 S. Landmark Avenue, Bloomington, IN.   backside revealed, you lucky bastard, you   3/4 view  

It S Just Like Dat

It S Just Like Dat, wood, paint residue, laser-jet print on paper, flour-paste, staple, 2012 Installed and left at Jump-N-Joey’s, 108 North Curry Pike, Bloomington, IN 47404.  

Wake Up and Smell

Wake Up and Smell, fine artist oil paint, canvas drop-cloth, used and abused old art scraps, debris, mildew, fungus, herpes, staples. Dimensions: 5 100/200″ tall mas o menos, 2012 Installed and left at American Painting and Sandblasting, 45 Reservoir Road, Coventry, Rhode Island.   bad photography happens when you are scared of getting beat up by... Continue reading Wake Up and Smell

In It Tu When It

In It Tu When It, canvas, oil, fake sawdust, real sawdust, art bits, do-dats, all my hugs, all my kisses you don’t know what you’ve been-a missing, staples. Dimensions: 6.39398203″ tall more or less, 2012 Installed at Providence Library — Rochambeau Branch, 708 Hope Street, Providence, RI.    

Against the Law to Have Just Juan

Against the Law to Have Just Juan, fine artist oil paint, felt, wood bits & pieces, staples, paint residue, Dimensions: 10″ tall more or less, 2011 Installed and left at Home Depot, 387 Charles Street, Providence, Rhode Island (2012).            

Clifton Santiago

Clifton Santiago, m/m (oil, wood, canvas, staples), 2011, small scale — 7 inches tall or so Installed in the Service Department’s waiting room at Elmwood Dodge Chrysler Jeep, 625 Taunton Avenue, East Providence, Rhode Island.  

Jerrome Jacobo

Jerrome Jacobo, m/m, 2011, small scale Installed and left, WITH PERMISSION, at UPS Store, 11 South Angell Street, Providence, Rhode Island.          

Consuela Jimenez

        Installed and left Consuela Jimenez at the United States Post Office branch located at 24 Corliss St # 100. I had been meaning to install a painting here for a while since my family and I frequent this branch quite often, but I always hesitated for some reason or another (too... Continue reading Consuela Jimenez

Angel Aragon

Angel  Aragon, fine artist oil paint, crotch mesh from an old pair of my swimming trunks, discarded art pieces, scrap wood, boogers, staples, 2011, 11 1/21″ x 7 1/2″ Installed and left at Holiday Inn Express, 5500 Tuttle Crossing Blvd, Dublin, Ohio 43016.   3/4 view 3/4 view backside revealed detail

Slipping N2 Comparison 4D Sake Of Good S Madness

Slipping N2 Comparison 4D Sake Of Good S Madness, oil, canvas, discarded art wood and canvas, staples, 2011, 9″ x 8 1/1″ Installed and left at the Carousel Village at Roger Williams Park, 1000 Elmwood Avenue, Providence, Rhode Island.   backside revealed 3/4 view

Control S A Means Of Social Sin

Control S A Means Of Social Sin, oil, canvas, discarded art pieces, wood scraps, free Slurpee coupon from 7-11, 2011, 13 1/77″ x 7″ Installed and left at SpeeDee Oil Change, 985 North Main Street Providence, RI. 3/4 view backside revealed

This S Ur Brain This S Ur Brain On Drugs

This S Ur Brain This S Ur Brain On Drugs, oil, discarded board, felt, staples, 2011, 14 2/3″ x 8 3/4″ Installed and left at Providence’s Ben & Jerry’s located at 237 Meeting Street. 3/4 view backside revealed      

Smoke Time S A Gigantic Leisure Screen

Smoke Time S A Gigantic Leisure Screen, purple fabric paint, canvas, discarded pine wood pieces, staples, floor filth including glitter, 2011, 8.1″ x 6.1″ Installed and left at the office of Dr.Sperber in the Hillside Family and Community Medicine  located at 727 East Avenue, Pawtucket, Rhode Island. 3/4 view backside revealed

A Man Walked Into A Bar

A Man Walked Into A Bar, oil, green chile burlap potato sack, discarded art pieces, staples, 2011, (6+1)” x 3 19/20″. Installed at Walmart located at 51 Silver Spring Street, Providence, Rhode Island (8/2012).   3/4 view backside revealed

Door-Stop Thief Faces 15 2 20

Door-Stop Thief Faces 15 2 20, oil, canvas, several different door stops, paint residue, staples, 2011, 6 1/4″ x 6 3/88″ Installed and left at Chips Auto Transport, 295 Union Street, East Walpole, Massachusetts.       3/4 view backside revealed installation shot at OFG (Courtesy of Oliver Francis Gallery)

“Keep and Clean Your Dirty Sex Fights” — Kevin Tocino

“Keep and Clean Your Dirty Sex Fights” — Kevin Tocino, oil, ink, gamsol scum, clorox bleach, canvas, found wood, staples, 2011, 8″ x 4.556663239389298383929238292300329834282920320323293289320032932893203429239832932040432932093203293420903293290320″ Installed and left at the Providence Children’s Museum Coming to Rhode Island exhibit.     3/4 view backside revealed  

Past 0ld Friends R Better n d Left

Past 0ld Friends R Better n d Left, oil, old wooden bits and pieces, discarded art fragments, paint residue, staples, 2011, 28/2″ x 6.5493″ Installed and left at Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island’s 6th floor family waiting room.   3/4 view

Can N0ise B Hostile

Can N0ise B Hostile, oil, cotton, discarded weave, wood, staples, 2011, 5.434382″ x 4 1/111″ Installed and left at Savers, 1925 Pawtucket Ave  East Providence, RI 3/4 view

Soul T00 Sole

Soul T00 Sole, discarded fine artist’s oil, Brown University painting studio floor filth, abandoned readymade canvas stretcher wooden corner-chips, canvas, staples, 2011, 75/12″ x 4.37″ 3/4 view  

According 2 0perable Laws d W0rld 0perates

  According 2 0perable Laws d W0rld Operates installed and left at Burlington Coat Factory 60 Newport Avenue, Rumford, Rhode Island. Materials: canvas, discarded wood parts from a stretcher making workshop, Brown University painting studios floor grime/paint residue, filth, 2011, 49/7″ x 5 1/98″   3/4 view

X Rug

  X Rug, oil, particle board, bathmat, staples, tub scum, and grime, 2011, 8 2/3″ x 8 23/45″ Installed and left in the children’s bedroom showroom section of IKEA (Stoughton, Massachusetts)    

Old Man Sweater

  Old Man Sweater, oil, wood, staples, and my favorite sweater ever, 9 3/4″ x 6 15/16″, 2011 Installed and left at Center for Obstetrics & Gynecology located at 297 Promenade Street, Providence, Rhode Island.  

Barbaric s Torture

Barbaric s Torture, oil, canvas, wood, staples, filth, discarded art, Vogue Magazine scraps, Pine twig, 2011, 6″ x 5 12/45″,   installed at Oliver Francis Gallery, Dallas, TX (photos courtesy of Oliver Francis Gallery…thanks Oliver Francis!). December 2011: NOW! THAT’S WHAT I CALL ART: VOL 1       installed at Sol Koffler Gallery, RISD,... Continue reading Barbaric s Torture

Trust Washing Ton

  Trust Washington, oil, wood, canvas, staples, grime, paint residue, 11″ x 8 22/44″, 2011 Placed and left at Washington Trust Bank located at 56 Westminster Street Providence, Rhode Island

Born 2 Dye

  , Born 2 Dye, oil, grime, wood, canvas, staples, 2011, 20″ x 17″ Installed at YMCA Pawtucket, Rhode Island in the kids playroom

Shadowing Revolutions

Shadowing Revolutions, oil, grime, canvas, floor debris, paint residue, wood, staples, 2011, 19″ x 11 56/94″. Installed in abandoned Clarke Flowers, 398 Hope Street, Providence, RI (8/23/2012).       studio installation shot w/ my assistant

Hung Upd

Hung Upd, oil, grime, canvas, wood, staples, 14″ x 8″. Installed at Providence, RI laundromat.

Ey3 Forg0T 2

  Ey3 Forg0T 2, 2011, oil, canvas, wood, Vogue Magazine collage, discarded art, rubbings, staples, filth, post-abortion pamphlet, 12″ x 5 13/14″. Placed and left in a communal bulletin board located in Lippitt Memorial Park, Providence, Rhode Island.

Rewarded Deeds R E Ventually Good

  Rewarded Deeds R E Ventually Good, oil, canvas, discarded art, wood fragments, triangle, filth, 2011, 13 94/222″ x 6 33/34″ Placed and left at Kennedy Plaza Bus Depot, Providence, Rhode Island