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A Holiday You Can’t Really Escape

admin — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 19:31:21 +0000

Christmas in July curated by Simon Castets at Yvon Lambert Gallery is one of the stand out summer group shows. It opens “with a bang” literally as a favorite artist of mine Roman Signer presents one of his “action sculptures” Zimmer mit Weihnachts Christmas Tree (Room with Christmas Tree) (2010). A [...]

Summer Hours

admin — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 21:02:04 +0000

Even though the gallery season has ended and most shows on view are group shows, weird summer-themed shows, or indoor yard sales, there are still some highlights. We’ve listed below 3 that you should check out:

Make a note though - many commercial art galleries change their hours for the summer. These galleries are now open [...]

Saul Chernick

admin — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 21:23:25 +0000

It’s taken me a year to figure out what I truly like about Saul Chernick’s work. I’ve seen some of these pieces (or their beginnings) in various places before and have always liked them for their technical skill. But what really fascinates me is the exuberance with which aspects of mortality and sexuality are created.

This [...]

Josephine Meckseper

admin — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 15:58:17 +0000

Within a few minutes of looking at Meckseper’s sculptures, videos, and photographic works, you’ll notice her ongoing exploration of American consumerism and politics focuses this time on car culture and it’s connection to the oil industry and related domestic and foreign policy decisions. Manipulating found and appropriated objects and images, the [...]

Richard Hughes

admin — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 16:34:56 +0000

A visit to British artist Richard Hughesí exhibition on view at Anton Kern Gallery slowly reveals that all is not what it seems! Hughes, 34 years old, has established a reputation for meticulously crafted replicas of ordinary objects. He likes that the inordinate amount of time he puts into painstakingly recreating the item is invisible.

In [...]

Liz Magic Laser

admin — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 18:05:27 +0000

Don’t miss the inspiring and absurd feature-length video chase by Liz Magic Laser at Derek Eller Gallery that closes today! Laser adapts Bertolt Brecht’s 1926 play, Man Equals Man and filmed her cast of 9 performing it in the ATM sections of different NYC banks. She videotaped each actor’s performance separately and then edited the [...]

Paul Ramírez Jonas

admin — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 03:41:27 +0000

Artist Paul Ramírez Jonas has created a work of art that encompasses all of New York City over several months, and Times Square is where it starts. I never thought I would make a trip to Times Square voluntarily, but on a sweltering late June afternoon I found myself waiting in line with a [...]

Alison Elizabeth Taylor

admin — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 16:10:23 +0000

Marquetry master Alison Elizabeth Taylor takes on the potent subject of foreclosure in her third solo show at James Cohan Gallery. Taylor has made a name for herself by bringing the Renaissance craft of marquetry or wood-inlay into the 21st century. A medium originally associated with wealth and luxury, Taylor [...]

Lee Bul

admin — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 16:00:00 +0000

In the unique 2-story space of Lehman Maupin Gallery, you can view Korean artist Lee Bul’s latest sculptures from above and below and discover the fascinating complexity of her architecturally inspired works. Suspended from the ceiling and combining stainless steel, aluminum, mirror, wood, glass beads, and more, the striking [...]

Roni Horn

admin — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 15:39:23 +0000

American artist Roni Horn follows up her 2009-2010 retrospective Roni Horn aka Roni Horn organized jointly by the Whitney Museum of American Art and the Tate Modern and currently on view at the Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston, with the first exhibition in the US devoted solely [...]