Valentines: Banners from the Coney Island Sideshow
By Marie A. Roberts
November 5, 2005 -- February 26, 2006
Newhouse Center for Contemporary Art
West Galleries Room 1
1. Fire Eater 7' x 5' 1998
2. Tattoo 7' x 5' 2004
3. Fire Eater 6' x 5' 2005
4. Serpentina 6' x 5' 2001 collection Coney Island USA,
Bannerline at Sideshow by the Seashore 2001-2005
5. Sword Swallower 6' x 5' 2001,
Bannerline at Sideshow by the Seashore 2001-2005
6. Ravi 6' x 5' 2004 collection Coney Island USA,
Bannerline at Sideshow by the Seashore 2004 season
7. Tattoo 5' x 7' 1999-2001 collection Astroland Amusement Park
8. Mat Fraser 6' x 4' 2005 collection Mat Fraser
9. World's Youngest Female Sword Swallower 6' x 5' 2005
10. A congress of Curious People's 7' x 10' 2005
11. Sahar Dame of the Desert 6' x 4' 2003 collection Coney Island USA
12. Serpentina 5' x 4' 2003
13. Half Man Half Woman 6' x 9' 1998
14. Woman Who Happens to Have a Beard 5' x 5' 2004
15. Woman With a Beard 6' x 5'
1998
Room 2
1. What Is It? 5' x 4' 1997 collection Coney Island USA,
Entry to Blow Of; Sideshows by the Seashore 1997-2001
2. Dick 5' x 4' 2001 collection Coney Island USA,
Bannerline at Sideshow by the Seashore 2001-2005
3. Tickets 6' x 9' 1999,
Painted for "Come One Come All... " 1999, P.S.1 MOMA
4. Master of the Bally 5' x 4' 2005
5. Coney Island Circus Sideshow 5' x 7' 2005
6. Insectavora 5' x 7' 2005
7. Coney Island Circus Sideshow 5' x 5' 2004-05
8. Mr Donny V 5' x 4' 2005
9. Ms Remy Vicious 5' x 7' 2005
10. Heather Holliday 5' x 7' 2005
11. Serpentina (Sahar) 6' x 5' 2005,
Painted for bannerline at Sideshows by the Seashore, never hung
12. Electra 6' x 5' 2001,
Bannerline at Sideshow by the Seashore 2001-2003
13. Hand pointing left 6' x 8' 2005
Hallway West
1. Hand pointing left 3' x 4' 2005
2. Hand pointing right 3' x 4' 2005
3. Double hand 3' x 4' 2005
4. Double hand
3' x 4' 2005
Center Hall
Double hand (over desk) 4' x 8' 2005
Hand pointing right 3' x 4' 2005
Hand pointing left 3' x 4' 2005
All "hands" in exhibit painted for Newhouse site unless other wise noted
East Galleries
Room 3
1. The Amazing Devinda 5' x 4' 2005,
Commission
2. Albino Pythons 6' x 9' 1997 collection Coney Island USA,
Bannerline at Sideshow by the Seashore 1999-2001
3. Princess of Pyrotechnics 6' x 9' 1999
4. Pas de Deux 5' x 7' 2003
5. Glasseater 6' x 9' 1998 private collection, NYC
6. Eak 6' x 5' 1999,
Bannerline at Sideshow by the Seashore 2000
7. Pain-Proof 7' x 5' 2005
8. Painproof 6' x 4' 2003
9. Painproof 7' x 5' 2005
10. Little Brooklyn 6' x 4' 2003 private collection, NYC
11. Coney Island Circus Sideshow 6' x 9' 1997 collection Coney Island USA,
Maquette for Sideshow by the Seashore main stage backdrop
Room 4
1. The Amazing Blazing Tyler Fyre 7' x 5' 2002 collection Tyler Fyre, NYC
# 1,10, 11,12 part of a 5 panel installation painted for Tyler Fyre
2. Insectavora 6' x 5' 2002 collection Coney Island USA,
Bannerline at Sideshow by the Seashore 2002-2005
3. Math 9' x 6' 2005
4. The Mermaid Parade 7' x 5' 2000
5. The Mermaid Show 4' x 3' 2005
6. The Mermaid Ball 4' x 10' 2004 collection Coney Island USA,
Backdrop painted for the party after parade
7. The Mermaid Parade 7' x 5' 2000
8. The Mermaid Parade/Mermaid Ball 4' x 6' 2004 collection Coney Island USA
9. The Mermaid Parade 4' x 15' 2004 collection Coney Island USA,
Painted to lead the Mermaid Parade, used 2004, 2005
10. Tyler (Juggler) 6' x 4' 2002 collection Tyler Fyre NYC
11. Tyler Fyre 6' x 4' 2002 collection Tyler Fyre NYC
12. Tyler (Escape) 6' x 4' 2002 collection Tyler Fyre NYC
13. The Mermaid Parade 6' x 4' 2003 collection Coney Island USA
Hallway East
1. Mr James Molinaro 5' x 4' 2005,
Painted for the Borough President
2. Hand pointing right 6' x 8' 2005
3. Double hand 5' x 7' 2005
4. Mme Twisto 5' x 4' 1997 collection Coney Island USA,
Bannerline at Sideshow by the Seashore 1997-2001, first banner ever painted by Roberts
Rear Entry to Gallery 4
1. Escape Artist 9' x 4' 1999
2. Hand pointing left 4' x 5' 2005
All work acrylic on canvas
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