Yada, Yada, Yada: E11even 2 Gallery Riffs on Kramer, Festivus and More Seinfeld Moments

Sponge-worthy, close talkers, Festivus, yada, yada, yada — spout one of these famous Seinfeld lines, and you’ll quickly find other fans. “People spit them out all the time and relate it to everyday life,” says Billy Nainiger, co-owner of E11even 2 in 78th Street Studios. He grew up watching the iconic comedy, and now he’s curating an exhibition of paintings, 3-D work and photos dedicated to its catchphrases, characters and concepts. In Christina Sadowski’s contribution to the exhibition, the E11even 2 co-owner took a still image from the show’s finale and experimented with digital drawing. Several edited layers later, the final result looks like a mixture of charcoal, colored pencils and watercolor that depicts Elaine, Jerry, George and Kramer in jail. While Sadowski wasn’t a big fan of the show, it reminds her of the E11even2 crew and their friend, Eileen Dorsey. “You know the question on Facebook that people will post: If I was in the backseat of a police car with my best friend, who would be the best friend and what did we do?” Sadowski says. “If I was gonna end up there, it would probably be with them.”

Sept. 16 and Oct. 21, other viewings available by appointment, E11even 2, e11even2.com