Joshua Dildine | Notating Hi Pops Freight + Volume, 530 West 24th Street
Los Angeles painter Joshua Dildine first East Coast solo show uses personal family images distorted and painted on to give a reckless feel. This one was my favorite.
Shrigley Doo—New David Shrigley gallery show at Anton Kern Gallery. His shows are always full of humor and insight. Sophisticated thinking with naive, child-like execution. His show is bound to make you smile :) Check it out! Also a couple of good sculpture shows at Metro pictures and Claire Oliver galleries. An as always a great party to be had at Freight & Volume with a show entitled Nest by Mi Ju.
Hot and Cold!— Chilly night this Thursday, but thank god there’s some nudes to warm up the night with at Steven Kashner Gallery. Stay warm and check it out.
Little Nip in the Air-A couple of nice openings in Chelsea tonight. Wear a jacket. Freight + Volume has Ezra Johnson who creates and develops an ever changing cast of forms. In the entrance are sponge like clay creations that are shelved by the hundreds. Really dramatic exhibition. Check it out.
Street Art—And lots of it! Happening Thursday night on the West and East sides. RaiseArt has a show with a prolific stable of street artists working their magic, including Adam Dare and one of my favorites, Whisbe. Lazarides has brought Conor Harrington to the LES for a one month show featuring films, walls (Rivington and Suffolk) and a new suite of realistic paintings. That show opens on Saturday September 27th.
Adam Dare, Whisbe, Kennedy Yanko & Steven Cogle
A curious Cast of Subjects Presents:
No Subject
RaiseART
516 West 25th Street
#15
6-9PM
Ezra Johnson
Itís Under the Thingy
Freight + Volume
530 West 24th Street
6-8PM
Stikki Peaches
Hot Mess
345 Broome Street
Station 16 Gallery from Montreal
Conor Harrington
Eat and Delete
Lazerides
Old Gym
268 Mulberry Street
Saturday 27th
JJ Manford & Max Razdow
Through Every Leaf
Freight + Volume
A mystical and fantastical vision on paper and paintings fill the gallery with otherworldliness. Very young and skateboardy crowd showed up for the opening. The PBR was flowing and Brooklyn was representing. Check it out.
Hot and Humid, And that’s just the art—Insane baroque junk fest sculpture gang-up at Gagosian Gallery on 21st Street. Will be a fun night as long as the weather holds out. RaiseArt will be showcasing graffiti artist Paulie Nassarí work starting at 5pm. This will be LIVE and entertaining. Be there for the party! (1,2)
Christina de Miguel
Absolutely Yours
Freight + Volume
Up and comer, with an amazing vocabulary of visuals. Naive at the same time very knowing. These affordable paintings would look great at home. Fun and fun to look at. Check it out.
Erik Den Breejen
There’s A Riot Goin’ On
Freight And Volume
Painter of text which include lyrics, poetry, jokes that create iconic figures of 1970’s popular culture. Painstakingly created, these epically scaled portraits draw you in with their words, but reveal a larger image from a far. Very cool. Check it out.