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Smile! It’s the first New York solo exhibition by Miami duo FriendsWithYou entitled “ :) ”. This summer, FriendsWithYou will fill The Hole Gallery NYC with a crowd of smiling faces and an interactive, experiential wonderland of pop-straction and participation. :) is presented in collaboration with Native Shoes.

Past the spinning neon candies on the storefront windows, you will find a garden of colorful beings raise up around you. Skip over smiling puddles on the gallery floor to see giggle sticks, smirking smoke flumes, splat-happy wall works and a grinning ghost or two. In the left rear gallery, kinetic painting blink at you from the walls as their heads roll around each other. On the right, a massive chandelier of an inflatable sculpture fills the room with energy and light.

The :) gallery exhibition is presented in collaboration with Native Shoes, whose exuberant footwear will have a specially Friend-ed display in The Hole’s shop, Holey Books: FriendsWithYou will be creating a Native Pop-Up Shop which will be open to the public daily through August 6th, 2011. Native is a Canadian brand based in Vancouver, B.C. with strong ties to an international creative community. Inspired by classic, casual silhouettes, the Native aesthetic captures a look that is familiar yet totally new. Easy on the eyes and on the feet, Native shoes are for anybody, anywhere, anytime. Native Shoes’ collaboration in bringing you “:)” is the second major collaboration with the artists FriendsWithYou.

Opening Night: Thursday, June 9th, 7-9PM
Dates: June 9th – August 6th
Location: 312 Bowery, New York City 10012

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