November 29, 2007
new New Museum building is a new New York treasure
raindrops on the roof of the temporary tent at the entrance obscure the Bowery facade each of the building's sets of stairs is a star, including this interior tower the aluminum mesh covering the facade shades this row of...
November 28, 2007
"Divine Find" at Stonefox Artspace
Timothy Marvel Hull Untitled 2007 ink on paper 11" x 8.5" [installation view] Tex Jernigan [one image, not in this show, from "One: Across America" (2006)] Lauren Ross has curated a very neat group show, "Divine Find", inside a...
November 25, 2007
"Out of the Box" (continued)
Heide Hatry Expectations IV, 2007 C-print Since my Friday post about "Out of the Box" show at Elga Wimmer I've gone back to the desk and written a paragraph on each of the artists included in the installation: Regina...
November 23, 2007
"Out of the Box" at Elga Wimmer
Heide Hatry Expectations 2007 [still from video] Sonia Khurana Bird 2000 [still from silent, b&w video] He Chengyao Broadcast Exercise 2004 [still from video] I'd always felt very much an outsider when it came to art by women which...
November 21, 2007
comments glitch discovered, repaired
(this one's an aesthetic glitch) I learned yesterday that my "comments" function had not been operating since we switched servers, but the glitch has now been repaired. If you've tried to comment on something recently and felt shut out,...
November 19, 2007
"The Blogger Show" at Agni Gallery
Cable Griffith Summer Pile 2007 oil on paper 11" x 17" [Seattle-based blog: Cable Griffith] Martin Bromirski Untitled painting on canvas 8" x 16" [formerly Richmond-based, and now a New York State-based blog: anaba] Fallon and Rosof 48 Useful...
November 17, 2007
Reverend Billy free this time, but the assaults never stop
cover of a 1909 pamphlet created to protect the right of free speech at a time Emma Goldman was being prevented from speaking How often does the NYPD have to be reminded about the First Amendment? Two days ago...
November 16, 2007
Claire Oliver shuts out photographers
NO CAMERAS! Barry and I had decided to stop by receptions at only two or possibly three galleries last night. At one point during the evening a friend of ours asked if we had seen the show at Claire Oliver....
November 14, 2007
Lawrence Weiner at Pocket Utopia
detail of a selection of Andrew Hurst's posters for the show a moment during Hurst's sound and slide show performance, created specifically for the opening a re-creation of a piece referencing painting, which Weiner first exhibited in New York...
November 13, 2007
Dan Levenson's "Little Switzerland" at EFA
images of two fictive young Swiss artists hanging above the t-shirt and thong table a detail of the t-shirt display, showing the gallery's unforgettable logo What does an excellent young artist do when he wants to stretch his wings...
November 11, 2007
notes from the Asian Contemporary Art Fair [ACAF]
a small Yayoi Kusama painting from the mid-sixties (less than 2' square) Sonia Khurana Lone Women Don't Lie 1999 video [large detail of still from installation] Mekhala Bahl Ramp and Slide acrylic, ink and collage on printed canvas 60"...
GUANTANAMO DELENDA EST!
This post is part of a series begun on May 21, 2007, which will continue until the U.S. concentration camps at Guantanamo Bay and elsewhere around the world have been razed. Two things this time around: First, we haven't...
November 9, 2007
Asian Contemporary Art Fair
Lu Peng showed up everywhere, but this particular painting was holed up in the VIP room We were at the preview reception of the Asian Contemporary Art Fair last night. As a veteran of just about every similar event...
November 8, 2007
November 6, 2007
Duke Riley at Magnan Projects
Duke Riley Burgees attributed to seditious faction of Marblehead Militia 2007 [detail of vitrine displaying items salvaged from the vessel, including "Tooth of giant sperm whale believed to have been engraved by Davis"] Duke Riley After the Battle of...
November 4, 2007
J. J. Garfinkel at Hogar Collection
J. J. Garfinkel Myriad Quay 2007 acrylic and oil on panel 45" x 48" [detail] J. J. Garfinkel Scribble Terrace 2007 acrylic and oil on panel 45" x 48" J. J. Garfinkel Clingman Rope 2006 acrylic and oil on...
inside out
untitled (Mulberry branch) 2007 I've always liked this pyramid skylight in the ceiling of the smallest gallery at Dam, Stuhltrager, and on a beautiful Sunday afternoon one week ago it seemed more alive than ever....
November 3, 2007
Adam John Stennett at 31 Grand
Adam Stennett Girl in Bathtub 2007 oil on wood 48" x 48" [detail] It's not just another pretty face. I'm having a hard time getting this painting out of my head. I can't explain it, especially since I'm just...
