About a week before the opening of Abramovic’s retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art, I went to hear her speak about her work. I am glad I gave myself that gift; it gave me a background that definitely helped me appreciate her work and the exhibition currently on at MoMA more. Abramovic, a 64 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
With the Armory fast approaching I needed to get out to see some shows since this upcoming week of fairs will monopolize my time.
A sampling of what is on view:
“Flooded McDonald’s” at Peter Blum is an exhibition including three videos: Burning Car (2008), The Financial Crisis (I-IV) (2009) and Flooded McDonald’s (2009) by the Danish [...]
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 [...]
Eero Saarinen had architecture in his blood. He collaborated with his father, a famous architect in his own right, in the 1930s and 1940s and that helped Eero develop a name for himself. Not only was he one of the most celebrated architects of his time but he had his share of controversy as well. Rising to [...]
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 my way to Santa Fe I had a brief stop in Denver which led me to their art museum–a first visit for me. In 2001, the DAM commissioned architect Daniel Libeskind to design an expansion that would accommodate the growing collections and programs. The 146,000-square-foot Frederic C. Hamilton Building opened to the public in October [...]
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 [...]