Peter Saul experiencing Noah Lyon work in reverse 3-D at Sue Scott Gallery, New York City

Noah Lyon – 32 Unhappy Meals, 173 x 267 cm

Head Shop is both a nod to legendary ‘60s bohemian boutiques like Granny Takes A Trip, and an evocation of the idea of the mind as a storehouse of images and potentialities.

Artists: Dan Acton, Assume Vivid Astro Focus, Brian Belott, Nina Bovasso, Matt Burruso, Larry Carlson, Ryan Cummings, TM Davy, Michael Economy, Krista Figacz, Fritz Haeg, Christian Holstad, Brian Kenny, Paul Kopkau, Jason Peters, Janie Geiser, Steve LaFreniere, Noah Lyon, Michael Magnan, Rachel Mason, Glynnis McDaris, Ashleigh Nankivell, Darinka Novitovic, Mary Nicholson, Genesis P. Orridge, Kevin Regan, Alex Rose, Desi Santiago, Barbara Sullivan, The Agitators, Jan Wandrag, David West, Justin Yockel

Lost Horizon takes its title from the book and film of the same name, and suggests aspects of American Western mythology and “lost” possibilities – ecological, cultural, personal and otherwise.

Artists: D-L Alvarez, Rachel Beach, Michael Bilsborough, Colby Bird, Matthew Burcaw, Kathe Burkhart, Luke Butler, Walt Cassidy, Brendan Carroll, Wayne Coe, Reuben Cox, Pia Dehne, Peter Eide, Carl Ferrero, Jonah Freeman, Janine Gordon, Jonah Groeneboer, Tina Hejtmanek, Scott Hug, Stephen Irwin, Lisa Kirk, Lewis Klahr, Martin Kohout, Kristian Kozul, Marcus Gruendel, Scott Hug, Pat Keesey, Paul Lee, Peter Maloney, Glynnis McDaris, Dean Sameshima, Paul Sepuya, Florent Tillon, Ken Warneke

Ronald is “the ultimate authority on everything” / McDonald’s

“I do not have much patience with a thing of beauty that must be explained to be understood. If it does need additional interpretation by someone other than the creator, then I question whether it has fulfilled its purpose.” / Charlie Chaplin

“The most beautiful thing in Stockholm is McDonald’s” / Andy Warhol – The Philosophy of Andy Warhol (from A to B and back again) 1977.

Noah Lyon in Don’t Flee The Art Market at Postmasters Gallery, New York City 2009

Press New York Times Magazine Blog, December 16, 2009


Participating artists:
Agata
Shinsuke Aso
Jennifer Brantley
Zach Cregger
Brian Cronin
Ira Eduoardova
Thomas Giubliuzzi
Hands On
Narendra Hayes
Noah Lyon
Michelle Matson
Jenny Morgan
David Mramor
Seamus Mulholland
Kader Muzaqi
Chris Oh
Steve Oh
James Prez
Naropa Sabine
Jenny Salomon
Sarah Smizz
Eric Taylor
and others…
organized by Paulina Bebecka

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Noah Lyon drawings and the Retard Riot Zines table at the NY Art Book Fair 2009 – P.S.1 MoMA

Friendly Fire / Flaming Creatures exhibition curated by Printed Matter Inc.

Press Sydnyntt Television coverage of the “Noah Lyon – Look At All Your Stuff “exhibition

“With a fantastic imagination à la Bosch Lyon gets his nourishment from popular culture, news flow, contemporary society, international politics and doomsday prophecies… – review by Thomas Millroth

Noah Lyon ”Look at All Your Stuff”
Galleri Thomas Wallner, Malmö, Sweden
through May 27

Noah Lyon’s drawings are like graffiti-covered walls. Bright colors call you in to take a closer look; in the multitudes I’m drawn to “All Your Stuff”. A man, or is it a bird, in a wheelchair is chewing, like Moloch, on a naked figure, who is expelling gas in anticipation of death, while another guy without a head slinking away with a turd on his shoulders. Some poor wretch is flushed down the toilet, and a miserable bastard, trapped in an orange bag, is vomiting from his torture. The colors of U.S.A. are shining through like a dirty rainbow. The doomsday horn is blowing.

Figure is added to figure, scene added to scene, one image next to another, in a color scale that would do credit to any Concretist. With a fantastic imagination à la Bosch Lyon gets his nourishment from popular culture, news flow, contemporary society, international politics and doomsday prophecies. Full to the brim. It is important to say everything, all at once. Then he can leave the words and thoughts to the beholder. Implicitly he is offering his world, what does yours look like? ”Look at All Your Stuff” is the name of the exhibition!

The pressure in Lyon’s imagery is kept high by the small format. Sometimes down to mini size. Then they are small picture buttons that are also put together into “button paintings”. The effect is stroboscopic; quick punch lines about his world.

Alongside the image fury Lyon shows more conventional paintings. Loaded with air, light and dreams of a sort of American mythology. The painting “Pyramid Me” is just a small picture of a man in a cowboy hat in front of a wall that has been sewn together; the seam resembles a pole with a small owl. Within, I hear Hank Williams’ tragic dreams and painfully beautiful music!

Lyon’s images collide in a way that would have put André Breton in ecstasy.

- Thomas Millroth, art critic – Sydsvenskan April 30, 2009 click here to see more works from the show