Mika Rottenberg
Bowls Balls Souls Holes (Bingo)
Amusement style approach to small sculpture. Enter the gallery through a rotating bingo/painting wall and enjoy pony tails bobbing, video performance, heated water and a guarded hole. Super Fun!
Art Fairs2 Get ready for round 2
Pulse, Frieze, NADA, Kara Walker, Sterling Ruby, Glenn Brown. Thy cup rununth over. Where to go, where to go? Check out the opening of the new Skarstedt gallery in Chelsea with some fantastic curatorial power to compare 2 masters. Also the Ken Price exhibit at Mathew Marks Gallery will be cool. Check it out. See you at the fairs!
Heavy Hitters—Robert Longo is having 2 big shows across 2 galleries featuring charcoal reconstructions of famous abstract expressionist’ work from Jackson Pollack to Robert Motherwell, all showing at Metro Pictures Gallery. A separate show at Petzel gallery on 18th will feature a massive drawing of the capital building across 7 panels. It will be a buzzy New York night. Also Vik Muniz is showing new work at Sikkema Jenkins. He’s one of my favorites. Check it out.
Lisa Alonzo
Vanilla Scented Sovereignty
Claire Oliver Gallery Opening
Very cool set of work created with pastry nozzles. The effect is sweet and rich, but the subject contrasts darkly with the painterly effect.Check it out.