Snowmaggeden is Over!— Outsider Art Fair opens Thursday night and runs through the weekend. Always interesting work by artists who are possesed to produce. Strange and curious work that can be affordable. Other good shows will be some chain saw art at Gladstone and 7 sinks at Andrea Meislin gallery. Curious night indeed. Check it out.
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.
Erik Van Lieshout
I am in heaven
Anton Kern Gallery
When you walk into the gallery you step through a hastily made tunnel to view his film “Work” and exit into the wider gallery to view these amazing art pieces that depict rioters in mid stride with mouths open, yelling for their rights. The images are peculiar as they are created with vinyl tape that is crudely pasted upon paper. The visuals are very raw and cartoony. Check it out through February 28, 2015.
Mamma Andersson
Behind the Curtain
David Zwirner Gallery
At first, I didn’t think I would like this work, but gradually it began to grow on me. There is an otherworldly ness about it and even though it looks very clumsily put together there is a very powerful structure underneath. Everything sits weightily on its plain on the canvas, everything has a heaviness. Very unique and very scandinavian sensibility. There are 2 large murals that accompany the show which make you feel like a doll in a doll house. Definitely worth checking out. On view though February 14, 2015
Erwin Olaf
Waiting: Selections from Erwin Olaf: Volume 1&2
Hasted Kraeutler Gallery
Erwin gave a talk about his photography which was very enlightening. He was very animated and very serious about the work, the process and what goes into the creation of each photograph. The title of the show is called “Waiting” which refers to the two extremes of his process. The longest is a still life which can take forever and the shortest being a blink which happens, as they say, in a blink. The picture above is him dealing with his own mortality and the depiction of his father’s end of life. To deal with the subject he recreated his father’s life as himself. He was very choked -up about the subject, but going through the process enabled him to deal with his own mortality. I believe there was a couple in the crowd who were subjects of one of his photographs. Very enlightening talk. Check out the show thorough February 28, 2015
Louise Bourgeois
Suspension
Cheim & Read Gallery
A interesting set of suspended works, many in the from gallery are very phallic, which is her style. There is an assortment of textile and cast bronze as well as many different materials used, mostly depicting the body. There is a wonderful playfulness with all the works. Through January 10, 2015.
Max Neumann
New Works
Bruce Silverstein Gallery
These expressionless paintings of the human head are eerie and flat with redacted eyes and mouth. Very Orwellian take on portraiture. Check it out Through February 21, 2015
2 Good shows opening tonight—Claire Oliver has some really intriguing imagery that looks kind of diorama-y by the artist Norbert Brunner. Looks like some super cool visual art. Definitely check it out. Yancey Richardson Gallery has a show entitled Genesis by the photographer Sebastiao Salgado. Poignant work that showcases his eight-year project photographing the natural world in its pristine, untouched state. Check it out!
Outsider Art Ready for your Chill Thursday Night—Jonathan Levine has a solo show by Doze Green on 23rd in Chelsea which will be fun and mobbed. Cool fantastical creatures lurk beneath the surface of his paintings. Joshua Liner Gallery has a group show of artists who are paired with an artist who inspires them. Definitely a fun night. Bundle-up and check it out.
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Thursday, November 13, 2014
Great Shows—A lot of great shows Thursday night covering photography (Martin Schoeller at Hasted Kraeutler), Sculpture (Cool ceramic donuts at Lyons Wier Gallery by Jae Yong Kim) to painting (Sean Landers plaid covered animals at Petzel Gallery). Great night for art peeping! Check it out.