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Bill Phelps: Autodrome at the Robin Rice Gallery

Every gallery opening is a whole different experience. 

Each space is different, sometimes bigger, sometimes smalles, sometimes the curatorship is not as good as other times, sometimes the crowd is old and non-artist, but sometimes the crowd is amazing and very fashionable....mostly sometimes is very special . 

Great conversations emerge in these art-full locations. 

Crazy people and characters of the night. 

The Bill Phelps, Autodrome exhibition  at the Robin Rice Gallery, was specifically different from me because of the fashion worn during the opening . 

The theme of the exhibition was the early european car culture. Most of the people from the crowd were car collectors, bikers, motorcycle collectors, and all related with the automotrice industry. Some, like Adam and his company were fashion photographers who incorporated the theme in their images somehow. 

Nonetheless, the most special character was Kevin (last picture) .

He had a very special  body language, painter, New York born and raised and to me with a great soul I could only notice out of the short time I conversated with him . 

Kevin is one of those special characters I won’t forget... no business card, no exhibited work , my only clue is he painted the interior of “Five Leaves” a great brunch place in Williamsburg.