Things were abuzz in Chelsea last night. Whether it was at Jasper Johns opening at Matthew Marks or the pop up Harris Lieberman group painting show, people were out to take in the art and the much overdue spring weather.
I started at Harris Lieberman at their “temporary” location at 508 West 26th Street. Including well [...]
I have to start this entry with a side bar. I was rudely turned away from the press preview for this show even though I clearly write about art for a living. I feel it is my duty to write about such an important show but I wish I could snub Gagosian the way they [...]
Hearing an artist speak about his/her work always makes it so much more meaningful for me. So naturally I was thrilled to take part in an artist led tour of the exhibition of Gupta’s new work up through June 18th at Hauser and Wirth on the UES. The title of the show comes from a [...]
With the weather improving it is time to head to Chelsea for some gallery hopping. Here are some of my suggestions:
West 24th Street
David Altmejd currently has his third solo show at Andrea Rosen Gallery. Two Plexiglas sculptures fill the main gallery. One could spend hours trying to see every detail and attempt to figure out [...]
Upper East Side L & M
Once again L & M Arts has put together a museum quality show highlighting works from the 1950s-1970s by German artist Günther Uecker. He uses nails, chairs, tables and other everyday objects to create both static and kinetic sculpture. Part of the Zero Group who attempted to disassociate themselves with [...]
Rebecca Heidenberg has put together an interesting show in her beautiful space in Tribeca. German artist Wolfgang Ellenrieder paints representationally. His earlier work explores unpopulated interiors using color and surface. His more recent works are based on images he culls from media sources. He is fascinated with media’s manipulation of their audience.
Works from his “catastrophe [...]
Last Saturday I hit the galleries that I have been dying to check out. As I walked past Paula Cooper Gallery where people were waiting in line for hours to see Christian Marclay’s “The Clock” (which I praised highly in a previous blog when I saw it at White Cube Gallery in London this past [...]
Look no further. Raandesk Gallery has a terrific exhibition of affordable works online that make perfect gifts. With prices ranging from $35-500 it won’t hurt to look. Go to:
http://raandeskgallery.com/exhibition.php?exhibitionId=49
Roxy Paine at James Cohan Gallery on view through Dec. 11th
The gallery is filled with a continuous piece from the Dendroid series that runs from the front door to the back offices. For those that saw his installation on the roof at the Met, this work is similar. Titled Distillation, the work includes tanks and valves [...]
If you have not been to the FLAG Art Foundation, you definitely should visit. They are open Wednesday-Saturday from 12-5pm. It is a terrific contemporary space on 25th Street in Chelsea with two floors of large open spaces, perfect for viewing art. The current exhibition, “Going International,” a group show featuring twenty international artists working in [...]