ART: Danny’s Continental Cocktail Lounge

There are certain difficulties one faces when attempting to write about an installation that they cannot see first-hand. Thankfully, Daniel Patrick Helmstetter keeps it simple. His most recent work, the text-based wall mural “Danny’s Continental Cocktail Lounge” appears to consist of a black room covered in white text. A lengthy stream-of-consciousness piece, it seems warm and improvisational compared to the more precise pseudo-science of type design . If you’re passing through Newark, NJ you can set up an appointment to see it with solo(s) gallery. You can also view a recording of him reading the poem in the lounge itself on his website.

Article by: Jake Watters

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art installation, Daniel Patrick Helmstetter, poetry, solo(s) Project House, typography