(function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = "//connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#xfbml=1"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk')); var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-36294980-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })(); Tumblr (3.0; @rlskbk)http://rejinleys.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/0f591b8ba48dfebfcb627e51cab5aeea/tumblr_mmgpmdE3id1qzaor3o1_250.gif"/><br/><br/>Oh @hragv, you really get me :) <p><a href="http://hragv.tumblr.com/post/49912841509" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">hragv</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>Rejin Leys’s Art Box at the Queens Museum (Taken with <a href="http://gifboom.com" target="_blank">GifBoom</a>)</p></blockquote>http://rejinleys.com/post/49930753692http://rejinleys.com/post/49930753692Wed, 08 May 2013 09:01:15 -0400ArtArtBoxVending MachineQueens Museum<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/755c4be132695f166495ee1d6ec3a6d5/tumblr_mmfsa2UZmi1qzn5wpo1_400.gif"/><br/><br/><p>Dream Big 2 #bookarts (I may have forgotten to mention that this book was inspired by dreaming about coffee)</p>http://rejinleys.com/post/49861147230http://rejinleys.com/post/49861147230Tue, 07 May 2013 12:25:14 -0400gifgifboomRejin Leysartbookartsprintmaking<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/77ba98a6a2dbfead236328e75af542b1/tumblr_mm6wf81LcL1qzaos7o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d28e30591d317a6daf8f0ea76cb60d71/tumblr_mm6wf81LcL1qzaos7o4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f8bb8e5c84b6402358007fb9aa057eb3/tumblr_mm6wf81LcL1qzaos7o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/2b96f841a2494fe3a593221b46fd242e/tumblr_mm6wf81LcL1qzaos7o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a href="http://hyperallergic.tumblr.com/post/49473677594/we-stopped-by-the-queens-museum-today-and-got-to" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">hyperallergic</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>We stopped by the Queens Museum today and got to check out <a href="http://rejinleys.com/" target="_blank">Rejin Leys</a>’ Art Box project in the lobby. For 50 cents we got a mini-zine!</p></blockquote>http://rejinleys.com/post/49479073133http://rejinleys.com/post/49479073133Thu, 02 May 2013 21:25:51 -0400ArtBoxNYQueens MuseumRejin LeysArt<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/08c7ae3dae79a02a3fe3a163a42844e5/tumblr_mm37b9jfK31s4k82oo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>Saturday May 4th, I’m leading a walking tour of Historic Downtown Jamaica, as part of my Community Artist in Residence project @ JCAL. Join me if you love history. Or if you love NY. Or if you love going for walks, because it’s going to be a lovely day. And fascinating! <p><a href="http://jamaicany.tumblr.com/post/49305126328/did-you-know-that-jamaica-avenue-was-used-as-a" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">jamaicany</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>Did you know that Jamaica Avenue was used as a trade route by Native Americans in the pre-Colonial days? Or that Jamaica was the county seat before Queens became part of NYC in 1898? Join our <b>Historic Downtown Jamaica Walking Tour</b> this Saturday at Noon to see some historic sites and learn more about this fascinating neighborhood.</p></blockquote>http://rejinleys.com/post/49307078889http://rejinleys.com/post/49307078889Tue, 30 Apr 2013 18:14:12 -0400JamaicaNYQueensHistoryJane's Walk<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c362cf54ec897877eb6f3f9e0b6a75ae/tumblr_mlppm5Anbd1qzaos7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://hyperallergic.tumblr.com/post/48730354802/dream-big-2-by-rejin-leys-2013-this-is-a-1" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">hyperallergic</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>“Dream Big 2” by Rejin Leys (2013)</p> <p>This is a 1 inch book that is available in @ArtBoxNY, my vending machine that lives at the Queens Museum. “Dream Big 2” is an unlimited edition relief printed accordion book, and is part of a project that reflects my interest in <em>tchalas</em>, books that give lottery numbers for images you might see in your dreams.</p></blockquote>http://rejinleys.com/post/48770143917http://rejinleys.com/post/48770143917Wed, 24 Apr 2013 08:39:39 -0400Rejin LeysBookartsArtPrintmaking<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/515a268695d5b6433111d21efe497a15/tumblr_ml1jg1mblY1qzn5wpo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Sketch for a dream book (collage and drawing)</p>http://rejinleys.com/post/47617709394http://rejinleys.com/post/47617709394Wed, 10 Apr 2013 09:14:00 -0400Rejin Leysartartists on tumblrdream booktchalas<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/88a0abc6bf416245038d82201d9e938e/tumblr_mkw8q1sMFP1rti6ivo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://artboxny.tumblr.com/post/47375151564/this-months-chick-magnet-colors" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">artboxny</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>This month’s chick magnet colors</p></blockquote>http://rejinleys.com/post/47375334249http://rejinleys.com/post/47375334249Sun, 07 Apr 2013 12:37:10 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a1decb49d724f1906861c245f54c4c4e/tumblr_mk7t08Fn9N1s4k82oo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://jamaicany.tumblr.com/post/46247409908/do-you-remember-when-we-had-a-sidewalk-kiosk-in" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">jamaicany</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>Do you remember when we had a sidewalk kiosk? In the Summer of 1994 it was filled - not with information about JCAL programs - but with “The Global Sweatshop” by artists Haideen Anderson and (current Community Artist-in-Residence) Rejin Leys. Those are paper mâché bras, made to call attention to the harsh labor conditions at garment factories. They definitely got some attention on the sidewalk of Jamaica Avenue that Summer.</p></blockquote>http://rejinleys.com/post/46249272319http://rejinleys.com/post/46249272319Mon, 25 Mar 2013 09:44:29 -0400Public artartists on tumblrRejin Leys<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/0178bd20eabfc23a6eac4961fa0c56e2/tumblr_mjim2oZZoB1qzn5wpo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Double Page Spread: Quite a Pair</p>http://rejinleys.com/post/45134601751http://rejinleys.com/post/45134601751Mon, 11 Mar 2013 17:23:00 -0400Rejin LeysArtartists on tumblr<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/7da77a1da3b18d45c7b9f8e3bbcc6dbe/tumblr_mj5a1j8StU1qzn5wpo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>An entire catalogue of #dream books just arrived in the mail! “Sneaky Pete Almanac,” I have my eye on you.</p>http://rejinleys.com/post/44546054666http://rejinleys.com/post/44546054666Mon, 04 Mar 2013 11:34:00 -0500dream booklottery<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/57d79bbb547ef472247ed22859d8f271/tumblr_mimsoaXzuV1qzn5wpo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/f3c0350b128259f0510d95764f7077ce/tumblr_mimsoaXzuV1qzn5wpo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/3eacc6ae20596de7c9407ded7fbe13f8/tumblr_mimsoaXzuV1qzn5wpo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Work in Progress: Segments of a scroll (mixed media, 11” x ?)</p>http://rejinleys.com/post/43730358882http://rejinleys.com/post/43730358882Fri, 22 Feb 2013 12:02:00 -0500Rejin Leysdrawingartist's bookartists on tumblr<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/db88ddbfd2e63ce8ef4794496b50e39d/tumblr_mimrq8FYfL1rti6ivo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://artboxny.tumblr.com/post/43729258971/red-chick-magnets-are-back-in-stock" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">artboxny</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>Red chick magnets are back in stock</p></blockquote>http://rejinleys.com/post/43729395556http://rejinleys.com/post/43729395556Fri, 22 Feb 2013 11:44:45 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e26ee21f00ac92a96d1aac59c610e859/tumblr_mij18y0FHd1qzn5wpo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>“Three Patterns, Overlapping,” mixed media, 14x17”</p>http://rejinleys.com/post/43570235609http://rejinleys.com/post/43570235609Wed, 20 Feb 2013 11:17:00 -0500artdrawingartists on tumblrRejin Leys<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/3b724ff48bf6aacd4f0cfd19d6fd2984/tumblr_mi0xufktfK1qzn5wpo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Work in progress</p>http://rejinleys.com/post/42785461472http://rejinleys.com/post/42785461472Sun, 10 Feb 2013 16:47:00 -0500Rejin Leysartartists on tumblrmixed media<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/df034ca3487d4f41968d2f20e5c104c0/tumblr_mh5ltjIwYm1qzn5wpo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>“Trade Winds (Miami Rice)”</p> <p>This drawing is in response to <a href="http://dpatterns2013.wordpress.com/category/dpatterns/" target="_blank">a project initiated by Chris Cozier</a>.</p>http://rejinleys.com/post/41394712636http://rejinleys.com/post/41394712636Thu, 24 Jan 2013 18:41:43 -0500Rejin Leysartbreeze blockrice<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c8af95350ba79b7e734489409df830cb/tumblr_mh1cahQHtr1qzn5wpo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>“Remix No. 15,” mixed media, 17x14”</p>http://rejinleys.com/post/41200373740http://rejinleys.com/post/41200373740Tue, 22 Jan 2013 11:25:00 -0500Rejin Leysartdrawing<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/50f2364206be929e81a912508cd6b238/tumblr_mgu9x18YIU1rti6ivo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://artboxny.tumblr.com/post/40863873508/its-always-best-to-visit-the-queensmuseum-for-an" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">artboxny</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>It’s always best to visit the @QueensMuseum for an ArtBox refill on a beautiful sunny day.</p></blockquote>http://rejinleys.com/post/40864080424http://rejinleys.com/post/40864080424Fri, 18 Jan 2013 15:53:54 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/6225596cd19c8dab55f28e2973557be3/tumblr_mgq9hajOKx1qzn5wpo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>“Remix No. 14,” mixed media, 17x14”</p>http://rejinleys.com/post/40687905987http://rejinleys.com/post/40687905987Wed, 16 Jan 2013 11:51:00 -0500Rejin Leysartdrawingprintmaking<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/e5442ba54289caabd7107a5dbf575ff5/tumblr_mgmfx62dFt1qzn5wpo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>“Detailed Anatomical Rendering,” mixed media, 14x17”</p>http://rejinleys.com/post/40520765117http://rejinleys.com/post/40520765117Mon, 14 Jan 2013 10:19:00 -0500Rejin Leysartdrawing<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a718150d9eab2318bf263fcc37a06d6c/tumblr_mgbhorYaNJ1qzn5wpo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>“Unbound drawing,” mixed media, 14x17”</p>http://rejinleys.com/post/40020734851http://rejinleys.com/post/40020734851Tue, 08 Jan 2013 12:24:27 -0500