Marc Hundley

Closing reception: Monday, February 27, 6-10pm

Circus of Sour,

Holds shows every hour,

The lion is eating the bars, hey the bars.

I was erected,

The poor man is expected

To climb to the stars

Balanced just on one knee.

Look out your window and see,

Look out your window and see.

The clown chases spotlights,

The bear faces hot lights

Pelted with peanuts and coke, hey the coke.

— Donovan, 1965

“Growing up in Canada, I’d heard Donovan through my parents a bit, but not too much,” says Marc Hundley. “ I remember his song ‘Mellow Yellow’ from a butter commercial. But it was really only after moving to New York and buying a record player, collecting vinyl, that I got into him. Later, along with a friend and my twin brother, we became members of Donovan’s fan club. He was really generous and very sweet. I’ve always wanted to be like Donovan; it’s intelligent and brave to be thoughtful and kind.”

This exhibition at Teen Party borrows its title from the eccentric Scottish folk star, as expressed through Hundley’s signature poster-style works. Other pieces pay homage to Judy Collins, Vashti Bunyan, Lotte Lenya, and George Orwell’s Animal Farm; an additional large-scale work appropriates a classic 1915 image of Wall Street shot by Paul Strand. When showing in traditional galleries, Hundley often tries to interrupt the ways in which his work is experienced—bringing handmade furniture into the white cube, for instance, in order to make the viewer more comfortable. “Circus of Sour” at Teen Party builds on that impulse by taking advantage of the domestic space in Brooklyn to stage an unconventional show for these unconventional times.

Teen Party is an apartment-based gallery helmed by writer Scott Indrisek and designer Ariela Gittlen. It is open to the public during exhibition launches and by appointment. Located at 874 Greene Avenue in Brooklyn, New York, it is easily accessible via the Myrtle Broadway J/M or Kosciuszko J stop.