James Paterson: Harvest
bitforms gallery 529 West 20th Street, 2nd Floor (between 10th and 11th)
On view through April 25, 2009, Open Tues - Sat 11am - 6pm
The Rotten Fruit Tardis 27/03/2009 from Presstube on Vimeo.
Try The Rotten Fruit Tardis yourself on the artist's site! It's great... we couldn't stop playing it while we were at the gallery.
Gordon Cheung: The Promised Land
Jack Shainman Gallery 520 W. 20th
On view through April 18, 2009, Open Tues - Sat 10am - 6pm
Pictured Above: Installation View of 'Promised Land' by Gordon Cheung @ Jack Shainman Gallery
Pictured Above (Click the image to see it larger.)
'The Pale Horse,' Gordon Cheung, stock listings, ink, acrylic gel and spray on sail cloth, 63.5 x 89 inches, 2009.
The Promised Land is stunning in "real life." Definitely worth checking out the larger pictures of Gordon Cheung's work on his web site: here It's a little more like being there in person than looking at the small pics above - you can see some of the stock listings and other details more clearly. Love the insane color palette, too. Looks like oil spills.
Also showing...
Jane Alexander: Survey
Jack Shainman Gallery 520 W. 20th
On view through April 18, 2009, Open Tues - Sat 10am - 6pm
Pictured Above: Jane Alexander, 'Frontier with Ghost,' Archival Pigment Print, 24 x 29 inches, 2007.
Pictured Above: Jane Alexander, 'Post Conversion Syndrome (Captivity),' Archival Pigment Print, 24 x 32.25 inches, 2003.
These creepy and beautiful prints are montages of the artist's sculptures collaged with photographs she took of scenes in South Africa - where she lives and works.
Some pictures of Jane Alexander's sculptures/installations can be seen: here
Andreas Gefeller: selections from his ongoing series "Supervisions"
Hasted Hunt 529 West 20th Street, 3rd Floor
On view through May 16, 2009, Open Tues - Sat 11am - 6pm
Pictured Above: Andreas Gefeller, large scale photographs from the 'Supervisions' series @ Hasted Hunt - Installation View.
Gorgeous, dizzying and hypnotic! We were in there for a long time, mesmerized. The coverage of this show by Look Into My Owl (LiMO) made us really want to see these photos in person...
The artist's web site has some larger pictures of the Supervisions series and other works.
Group Show: Better History
Presented by 7Eleven Gallery, The American Standard Gallery and O.H.W.O.W.
Located at 169 10th Ave (@ W. 20th St.)
On view through April 11th, 2009, Open Wed - Sat 10am - 7pm
Pictured Above:
Various Artists, 'Better History,' group show presented by 7Eleven Gallery, The American Standard Gallery and O.H.W.O.W. - Installation View.
From the press release:
"Better History is a New York based, cross-generational group exhibition. Works by some of the most promising emerging artists are presented alongside examples from long established figures, unfolding landscapes of influence."
So yeah, this show features so many amazing artists! I listed them all below, with links to their web sites (if available) for your browsing pleasure...
DONALD BAECHLER • TIM BARBER • SEBASTIAN BEAR-MCCLARD • SEBASTIAN BLACK • MAX BODE • SCOTT CAMPBELL • ENEAS CAPALBO • SARAH CHARLESWORTH • FRANCESCO CLEMENTE • BILLY COPLEY • PATRICIA CRONIN • LANCE DE LOS REYES • INDIA DONALDSON • LENA DUNHAM • JUDITH HUDSON • MEL KENDRICK • FAB 5 FREDDY • FRANCESCO GALETTO • ALEX KALMAN • MAIRA KALMAN • TIBOR KALMAN • VICTOR KERLOW • BARNEY KULOK • EVA LEWITT • JUDITH LINHARES • TROY LUMPKIN • ALEX MASSOURAS • MICHAEL MCCLARD • THOMAS MCDONELL • HARRY MCNALLY • CASEY NEISTAT • VAN NEISTAT • DENIZ OZUYGUR • PETER PASSUNTINO • GREAR PATTERSON • PAOLO PELOSINI • NICK POE • NICOPONCE DE LEON DIOS • PAULA POONS • STEVE POWERS • ALEX RICKARD • ALEXIS ROCKMAN • THEO ROSENBLUM • ED RUSCHA • TOM SACHS • BENNY SAFDIE • JOSH SAFDIE • KENNY SCHARF • LAURIE SIMMONS • GORDON STEVENSON • JONATHAN WAITE • ROBERT WALTZER
See some pictures: here
A few of my many favorites in this show: Josh Safdie's bike, Thomas McDonnel's pieces and the Self High-Five Machine by Deniz Ozuygur
Zoned out on artists' books etc. at Printed Matter for a while, too.
Also, spent some time in Jersey City. So much fun!
Got to see the Ron English, Bigfoot, Jason Maloney mural in person. It's on Hudson County Art Supply's exterior wall @ the corner of First & Coles. There's some pictures Alanna took on LiMO... here
LITM had some nice"Battered Bunnies" paintings by: Megan Gülick
And, we went on a little family trip to the Liberty Science Center. Lotsa interactive exhibits with so many buttons - the kids (my other sister, And's, age 4 and 8) loved it!
