Vitamin D2, New Perspectives in Drawing
I would like to talk about the recent presentation of Vitamin D2, New Perspectives in Drawing, a this global survey of contemporary drawing, part of the influential Vitamin series and sequel to Vitamin D (2005), features the work of 115 artists nominated by prominent critics and curators from around the world. With an introduction by Christian Rattemeyer, Associate Curator...
Razvan Boar, George Little and James Viscardi in a group exhibition at Ana Cristea Gallery
Ana Cristea Gallery present from May 16 to June 22 “Classification Bouillabaisse“, a group exhibition that brings together the diverse and accomplished work of three artists: Razvan Boar, George Little and James Viscardi. Collectively the works on view question the need for a rigidly defined aesthetic classification within the post-historical present. For instance, what necessitates the...
An exhibition by Lorna Williams at DODGEgallery
A new exhibition by Lorna Williams is opening at DODGEgallery. The show (that runs from May 18 to June 29) presents the artist´s anthropomorphic sculptures, meticulous amalgams of unlikely and often provocative material juxtaposition (plastic teeth, locked hair, root systems, pipes, stones, thorns, snakeskin, etc.). In Appositions: still / birth / shit, the second solo exhibition of Lorna...
Elektra KB exhibition at Bravin Lee programs
From May 22 to June 28 Bravin Lee programs presents an exhibition in the gallery´s project room by Elektra KB entitled There Are Women at the Gates Seeking a New World… The show presents a selection of new works on paper, photography, and cloth pages on her 20 page, hand-sewn artist´s book. The pages of the...
The première edition of Art Basel Hong Kong
From 23-26 May 2013 takes place the first edition of Art Basel in Hong Kong, a very much awaited show that opens just two weeks after Frieze New York and a week before the Venice Biennale that will present a exceptional selection of works, including museum-quality pieces by proven masters and new artworks by emerging artists. ...
John Baldessari’s documentary narrated by Tom Waits
A brief history of conceptual artist John Baldessari source by Supermarché: Henry & Rel Pretty awesome video commissioned by LACMA for their first annual “Art + Film Gala” honoring John Baldessari and Clint Eastwood, where Californian artist John Baldessari and his work is been introduced by musician Tom Waits. Baldessari is a key figure in...
Performance art is booming
A look back to some of the most re-known performance artists Performance or the living art has lived a thrilling mainstream comeback over the past few years, thank to the work of artists like Marina Abramovic, Martha Rosler or the latest performance of actress Tilda Swinton at MOMA last March 2013 at MOMA. Swinton napped...
Damien Hirst show at Carolina Nitsch Project Room
Damien Hirst presents ‘Spot Woodcuts’ Carolina Nitsch Project Room presents during February and March an exhibition by the internationally renowned artist Damien Hirst, entitled ‘Spot Woodcuts’. The Spot series features circular ‘spots’ of color lined up at regular intervals on a white background. The titles for the works are of compounds taken arbitrarily from a chemical company’s catalogue of...
No Country: Contemporary Art for South and Southeast Asia opens in February at Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York
A show that presents the most compelling and innovative voices in South and Southeast Asia today On February 22 opens at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York No Country: Contemporary Art for South and Southeast Asia, the inaugural exhibition of the Guggenheim UBS MAP Global Art Initiative. The show, that will run until...
Adel Abdessemed exhibition at David Zwirner
Le vase abominable by Adel Abdessemed David Zwirner presents from February 22 to March 30 an exhibition of new works by Adel Abdessemed entitled Le vase abominable. In his third solo show with David Zwirner, the artist transforms, across a wide range of media, well-known materials and imagery into charged artistic declarations. Pulling freely from myriad sources—personal, historical, social,...
Mulherin + Pollard hosts solo painting exhibitions by David Kramer and Michael Harrington
Mulherin + Pollard presents during a month (January 24 – February 24) two solo painting exhibitions: Epic Memories by David Kramer and new work by Michael Harrington. David Kramer: Epic Memories For his new exhibition at Mulherin + Pollard, David Kramer presents four large scale paintings. These characteristically deft, expressive and richly colored works, combined with his signature incisive and witty...
“Overdo,” the first exhibition in the United States by artist George Little at Ana Cristea Gallery, in New York
The restaurant: a vehicle for painterly investigation Using the metaphorical platform of the restaurant as a vehicle for painterly investigation, George Little suggests that the works that he presents at Cristea Gallery until February 16th may have been overcooked; perhaps too much time was spent in the kitchen. The artist has created a locale where...
