AMIR BEY

AMIR BEY 21 E 3rd ST ..6C (Studio) New York, NY 10003http://thenewtimesholler.com -website Mixed Media Sculptor, Set and Costume Designer, Curator, and Astrologer.PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Mixed Media Sculptor Free Lance Curator, 1989 to the present. Curator, and Gallery Coordinator, Bronx River Art Center and Gallery, 1989-99 Free-lance Radio Program Producer, 1985 to the present. Program Producer, KPFA-FM, Berkeley, California, 1973-75 Astrologer, 1971 to the present.SELECTED COLLECTIONS Amiri Baraka, Newark, New Jersey Ornette Coleman, New York City Gallery Sao, Tokyo Galeri X, Istanbul, Turkey Lower East Side Printshop, New York City The Mwanga Collection, Oakland, CA The Printmaking Workshop, New York City The Schomberg Collection, New York CityRECENT COMMISSION –Permanent Installation 2006 Mount St. Eden Subway Station, MTA Arts for Transit ProgramSELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS AND INSTALLATIONS 2004 “Sheidas”, Galeri X, Istanbul, Turkey 2003 “Flying Loa”, Suffolk County Community College 2002 “Flying Loa”, Installation and performance, Galeri X, Istanbul, Turkey 2002 “The Faces of Giza”, the Egyptian Embassy, Washington, DC 2002 “Whirlers”, Gallery X, New York City 1996 Gallery Saoh, Tokyo, Japan 1996 Gallery Aquaqua, Tokyo, Japan 1995 “The New Times Holler!” The Emerging Collector, New York City 1990 “St. Pierre and Mt. Pelee”, Installation and performance at Henry St. Settlement House and the New York Public Library’s Tompkins’ Square Branch 1990 “The Changing Face of Soho”, Broadway-Lafayette Subway, New York City 1989 John Jay College of Criminology, New York City 1988 “The Procession of Folk”, The Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York CitySET DESIGNS 2009 Vision Collaboration Nights, Living Theater, New York City 2005- to the present SYNERGY: Sight and Sound, Bowery Poetry Club, Cornelia Street Caf.., New York City 1989 “My Life in the Bush of Ghosts”, Columbia University, New York City 1988 “Wine in the Wilderness”, New York City 1986 “Meditations on Modern Life”, LaMama Cabaret, New York City 1986 “Meditations on Modern Life”, Club ..9, San Francisco, CaliforniaCURATORIAL EXPERIENCE Amir Bey began organizing exhibitions as the gallery coordinator/curator at Bronx River Art Center and Gallery in 1989, where he served in that capacity for ten years. In addition, Mr. Bey has been a free-lance curator at other venues, including, The Bronx Museum of the Arts, The Brecht Forum, The Emerging Collector, Fire Patrol No.5 Art, and Gallery X. Numbering more than 60, these exhibitions also featured performances organized by Mr. Bey, who has worked extensively with performers over the years. I edited my profile with Thomas' Myspace Editor V4.4 I edited my profile with Thomas' Myspace Editor V4.4