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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Overall I thought that the big fair, despite being enormous and overwhelming with some 250 galleries showing, was quite good. The work was of a high caliber and there was good energy both amongst gallery employees as well as fair visitors. But it was a serious energy, not the frenetic pace that has existed in [...]

RUBELL

Baldessari, Rubell Collection, “Beg Borrow and Steal”

It was my first visit to the Rubell Collection and I was not disappointed. The exhibition Beg, Borrow and Steal was inspired by conversations that the Rubell family had with the artists Walker and Guyton about artists who use appropriation as a key element in creating their own unique [...]

The heading has the fairs ranked from my favorite to least favorite.
NADA
NADA, though some 40 blocks from the Convention Center was a terrific fair. Not only was it small and manageable, but the quality of the work (mostly emerging artists I was unfamiliar with) was excellent and not derivative at all. Many galleries completely sold [...]