City As Canvas

The Collection of Martin Wong

Museum of the City of New York

Early collection for graffiti in NYC that traces the origins of tags with the street numbers the tag writers were from all the way through to the 80’s with full subway car take-overs. Early artists including DAZE, Keith Haring, Lee Quinones, Lady Pink, Kenny Scharf, Futura 2000 and many more. This is an expansive collection of one possessed individual who saw the early value of this burgeoning art movement. He died of AIDs in 1999, but left his collection of graffiti and graffiti “Black Books” to the city of New York to share with everyone. This is a seminal show, Check it out!

mcny.org

Awol Erizku

The Only Way Is Up.

Hasted Kraeutler

Pictured above is Awol Erizku and Scott Frank art collector. Great show from a new MFA graduate from the Yale school of Art. Many of his class contemporaries were there to support his break-out show at Hasted Kraeutler. With a precise eye, he has managed to reference modern art history with his own contemporary experiences. He is making Art and Hip-Hop accessible to two different cultures that rarely cross or share a commonality. With his 7 story basketball hoops stacked vertically with the nets created out of gold chains and a Brooklyn Nets basketball sitting at top, there is no doubt the hip hop crew could relate to this piece. But with sly creative effect, he is referencing Donald Judd and sharing mental space with modern art world contemporaries. On the flip side with the Number 87 Duschamp basketball jersey, he’s taking a ready-made (very duchampian) and bringing the Hip Hop world into the modern art world with his ready made. Cool show. This kids on the move. Check it out.

hastedkraeutler.com

China Marks

A Redefined Existence

J. Cacciola Gallery

Pictured above is Monica Welsh and China Marks. Her amazing “Tapestries of assembled pieces of fabric, sewing and story telling invite the viewer into a dimensional world that is viewable over and over. It was great to get the artist’ perspective on her creative process. Essentially she lets the fabric and visuals speak to her. She is just a vessel that helps navigate the pieces into existence. She listens carefully to what each piece says and creates text based art to add another layer of visual communication. Very unique and engaging. Check it out.

jcacciolagallery.com

Flowering—A Group Show
RISD MFA 2014 Painting show

Pictured above is Eloise Danch and her paper floral creation for the Flowering Show. Eloise installed hand made paper flowers on either side of the main window that looks out of the gallery. Hundre… — **Flowering—A Group Show**

*RISD MFA 2014 Painting show*

Pictured above is Eloise Danch and her paper floral creation for the Flowering Show. Eloise installed hand made paper flowers on either side of the main window that looks out of the gallery. Hundreds of handmade flowers frame the window and set a beautiful tone for the show. The flowers look other worldly and are impeccably created. Worth checking out just to see these beautiful summer flowers!

nancymargolisgallery.com

Nicole Samori

Begotten, Not Made

Ana Cristea Gallery

Dense, rather religious feeling paintings with very detailed early Renaissance style monotone paint on board that feels very old, but with very violent/modern/expressionist style scrubbings. A peculiar mix of painting styles all in one frame. Check it out.

www.anacristeagallery.com

Summer’s Here!—Shows are trickling inÖ should be a beautiful night (80ís) on Thursday. The weather will be excellent for walking the Chelsea gallery circuit. J.Cacciola has a nice summer show opening with 3 distinctly different artists. Hasted… — **Summer’s Here!—**Shows are trickling inÖ should be a beautiful night (80ís) on Thursday. The weather will be excellent for walking the Chelsea gallery circuit. J.Cacciola has a nice summer show opening with 3 distinctly different artists. Hasted Kraeutler will have a booming show with Awol Erizku, a young 2014 MFA graduate who is gaining real traction in the art world. VIBE magazine will be in the house. Awol is bending the very white art world perspective, through the prism of his own experience all the while referencing art history. It will be a buzzy night! Check it out.

Eugenio Merino

Always Shameless

Unix Gallery

Refrigerated Dictators inside Coca-Cola cases that are actually running. Madame Tussauds would be proud of the likenesses of these evil dictators. This Spanish artist has come under legal fire in his home country for creating similar artwork of Franco inside the Coca-Cola refrigerated cabinet. He’s been sued and won, but his life is still not easy. The impact of these dictators lives on long after they die. Check it out. One of the more interesting shows in a while. Unix gallery never fails to excite. Great show! Check it out.

unixgallery

Thomas Campbell

Ampersand

Joshua Liner Gallery

California artist from the Santa Cruz area brings a cool California vibe to NYC! Part of the “Beautiful Losers” group including Barry McGee and Margaret Kilgallen. The work feels like it fits in exactly, but with it’s out attitude and vibe. Apparently he’s greatly influenced by the lowly Gourd. You can feel it. Sculpture, sewing, fabrics and painting. Very DIY and Bay Area feeling show. It’s a fun vibe. Check it out.

joshualinergallery

Venske & Spanle

Oh Deer!

Hand carved marble sculptures the feel very liquify and gooey. Visually very irresistible to touch and handle. The forms are very sensual and moving—amazing for something as inert as marble. Check it out.

thatcherprojects

John Clement

Fireflies

De Buck Gallery

Large scale sculptures painted in primary hues that kind of smile at you. Very fun, open and inviting sculptures. There’s something universal about the circle that can’t be denied. Check it out.