Curated by Jeff Koons, the controversial exhibition “Skin Fruit,” on view until June 6th, 2010 at the New Museum, is the first exhibition in the US of Athens-based Dakis Joannou Collection made up of 1,500 works by 400 artists. Pulling from one of the best collections of contemporary art in the world might be intimidating [...]
Openings at the Neue Galerie are always a treat. Not only do you get to see magnificent works of art, but you see them in a gorgeous and sophisticated environment while nibbling on tasty Austrian treats like baby Weinerschnitzel. What’s not to like?
The Otto Dix show (on view through August 30th) that opens today includes [...]
This show, the non-establishment alternative to the Whitney Biennial, organized by Vito Schnabel, and housed in a space on loan from Aby Rosen has some heavy hitters: David Salle, Julian Schnabel, Dan Colen, George Condo mixed in with emerging artists. Some good stuff on view:
Dan Colen’s easily identifiable canvas.
Nicole Stone’s tripartite work has repetition of text on the [...]
No need to worry, you have until May 30th to go check out the 75th incarnation (sans theme) of the Whitney Museum’s signature exhibition. Curated by Francesco Bonami and Gary Carrion-Muravari, the layout of the show is very viewer friendly; it is a very manageable show with a strong selection of artists–and female artists are [...]
A quintessential modernist, Man Ray recast the concept of artistic identity by working as a painter, photographer, sculptor, printmaker, filmmaker, poet, and essayist. He utilized techniques not normally associated with fine art: airbrushing paintings, exposing objects on light-sensitive paper to create “rayographs.” Looking back in history, his fame as a photographer overshadowed his accomplishments as [...]
So after a brief hiatus (sorry I have been lacking on posts recently), I managed to get out gallery hopping on Saturday and wanted to share some highlights.
Danese currently has a wonderful show up until February 6th of works on paper by some artists in their stable as well as big names like Richard Serra [...]
This show ends on January 24th and I encourage you to definitely squeeze it into your schedule as it is amazing. Born in 1955 Horn has created work of “concentrated visual power and intellectual vigor” in a variety of media–sculpture, drawing, photography, installation and books. Once you see the show you begin to realize how [...]
On view at the Frick until January 10th, this is a little jewel of an exhibition. With only 64 small and detailed drawings on view it is easy to manage in an hour. Lugt was a Dutch art historian and collector. On view are some of the most exquisite gems from the 18th and 19th [...]
Vasily Kandinsky was born in Moscow in 1866 and died in France in 1944. Having broken new ground in painting at the beginning of the 20th century, the Guggenheim is holding the first retrospective of his work since 1985. In 1929 Solomon Guggenheim, under the advice of Hilla Rebay, purchased Kandinsky in depth, and in [...]
I have been eagerly awaiting this show ever since my encounter with the artist on my trip to Mexico City. Due to the Swine Flu outbreak, I was unable to see his exhibition opening at Kurimanzutto the following day. So, off I headed on opening night to the 2nd and 6th floors of my home [...]