Alex Kanevsky
Beautiful and Profound Paintings
Sold out show of russian born Philly artist who works the canvass with precision and a surreal painterly quality. Great work from an amazing artist. Check it out. J. Cacciola Gallery
jcacciolagallery.com
Greg Smith
Breakdown Lane
The artist heads down a dystopian highway. Features a car crash and video, plus intricate paperworks and fabric assemblages. Check it out.
Susan Inglett Gallery
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Blane De St. Croix
Dead Ice
Fredericks & Freiser Gallery
Giant Iceberg built out of recycled materials. Fills the entire gallery and reminds us of the coming cook of global warming. Feels like a ship on the back side and an iceberg on the other side. Check it out before it melts.
fredericksfreisergallery.com
A Pause before the Frieze—Alex Kanevsky has some interesting work at J. Cacciola Gallery; rich paintings with trouble beneath the surface. Gehard Demetz; He of the iconic wooden sculptures of children that speak to deeper darker themes is having a new show at Jack Shainman on 20th. Really cool work. (1,3)
Jeff Bark
Goldenboy
Hasted Kraeutler Gallery
Very of the moment photo show with live installation that includes parakeets and screened doors and a fantastic southern california vibe. Check it out.
hastedkraeutler.com
Oscar Murillo
A Mercantile Novel
Candy Factory
A little bit of chaos tonight. Everything was very buzzy and happening. The main feature of the night was the chocolate factory. No paintings were in sight. Oscar’s entire family was on site and soaking up the acclaim. I snagged a bag of marshmallows that are used to create the chocolates at the factory that his mom used to work at. Really cool and immersive experience. I can’t wait to see the art!
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Ralph Steadman
For No Good Reason
Movie and Gallery Premier with Johnny Depp regarding the artist
RedBull Gallery pop-up shop
220 West 18th Street between 7th and 8th
redbullstudios.com
Big Night—The Basquiat heir apparent, Oscar Murillo, will create a chocolate factory inside David Zwirner gallery. His Mom (Virgelina Murillo) will be there in person creating the chocolates. Jeff Bark installation is fitted with live parakeets, transforming Hasted Kraeutler into Southern California, circa 1980. Ralph Steadman & Johnny Depp in town to promote their movie “For No Good Reason” on 18th street. Check it out. (1, 3, 4)
Our sentiment exactly.
East of Dirty
Sigmar Polke
Alibis
MOMA NYC
April 19 - August 3, 2014
First comprehensive retrospective of this artist who died in 2010. His work feels fresh now, even though some of it is a half century old. His style has influenced everyone from the abstract expressionists, graffiti stencil art, Damien Hirst, Xerox art, almost a complete run of what’s out there today. He was very prolific and created art in every possible medium from video, painting, sculpture and performance art, to other experimental ways of creating art making.
His art was very much of the times it was created in. If it was the 60’s and counterculture ways of living were in, he was there experimenting with the best of them. He was always trying to push the envelope of art making and art creating. Check this out.