Tag: Group show
Die Welt als Bühne
Liana Dragomir, Rachel Goodyear, Eleanor Moreton & Megan Sullivan
Liana Dragomir. Rachel Goodyear. Eleanor Moreton. Megan Sullivan
Jack Hanley Gallery is pleased to present a group showing of Liana Dragomir, Rachel Goodyear, Eleanor Moreton, and Megan Sullivan in NYC at the Watts Street space, opening Saturday, November 14th and continuing until December 24th. Whether through the dream-like rendering of the mundane, the careful construction of peculiar coincidences, or the confusing of the patriarchal/matriarchal dichotomy, these four women penetrate the psyche and twist our constructed social norms that claim “reality.”
Rachel Goodyear’s drawings present captured moments in which characters reside within an existence where social etiquette no longer, or maybe never, applied. Set against a stark white background, the figures are seemingly devoid of emotion or stare blankly in resignation. Subverting norms of a different kind, Eleanor Moreton’s paintings call into question the relationship of authorative women and symbolic masculine attire. She seamlessly glosses together polemic historical images to create new potentials. In a similar vein, Megan Sullivan sources contemporary masculine aesthetics in her work. Drawing from the iconography of young men found in magazines, her pieces move on the verge of farce and enthusiastic passing fancy. Liana Dragomir’s subjects are even further removed from us; depicted relaxing in hammocks or thumbing through books, their faces are blurred to preserve their anonymity and to allow us to imagine ourselves savouring such moments of “reality.”
Sign of the Times
Sign of the Times
group show featuring Kim Beck, Máximo González, Kenneth Tin-Kin Hung, Michael Patterson-Carver and Carrie Schneider
is a group exhibition exploring the current global economic crisis. This show was initially inspired by Carrie Schneider’s most recent photos “Recession” and “Miss America.” Acting once again as her own subject, Schneider set out to explore elements of physical comedy and its greater psychological repercussions. But as an American working in a foreign land (Helsinki), during a global meltdown, not-to-mention being bombarded with headlines about Miss California Carrie Prejean, Schneider could not help feeling personally responsible and embraced the topical nature of work. Taking this cue, Sign of Times hopes to convey the multiplicity of thought in regards to our current situation: from solidarity to parody, from economic to environmental, and of course from the political – both left and right.
Neil Campbell | John Divola | Tobias Kaspar | Matthew Smith
Just what is it that makes today’s painting so different, so appealing?
Just what is it that makes today’s painting so different, so appealing?
GERING & LóPEZ GALLERY is pleased to present Just what is it that makes today’s painting so different, so appealing?, a group painting exhibition.
The landscape of American painting has changed radically over the past several decades. Although many leading figures working in the medium have divergent styles, there are visible commonalities latent within much of the genre. Just what is it that makes today’s painting so different, so appealing? seeks to create a dialogue between the works of several artists shaping the terrain of contemporary American painting, exploring the interplay of overlapping themes that appear across the works. Using Frank Stella’s Odelsk III (Polish Village #11) as the historical referent, this exhibition traces the motifs of the minimalist line and shape; vibrant use of color and material; and Pop culture imagery throughout the paintings on display. Featuring works by:
Michael Bevilacqua
George Condo
Steve DiBenedetto
Keith Haring
KAWS
Erik Parker
Steven Parrino
Lisa Ruyter
David Salle
Michael Scott
Frank Stella
John Tremblay
Just what is it that makes today’s painting so different, so appealing? provokes the viewer to explore the je ne sais quoi that makes American painting what it is today.
“From style writing to art”
Victor Spinski
TOO BIG TO FAIL
Another group show: TOO BIG TO FAIL is curated by Dan Heidkamp and is at the new NADA Gallery Space at 395 Flatbush in downtown Brooklyn, USA.
ARTISTS: Erik PARKER, Liz MARKUS, Justin CRAUN, Mike DIANA, Daniel HEIDKAMP, Caitlin MCBRIDE, Kenny SCHARF, Brian FAUCETTE, Quentin CURRY, Erik WENDEL, Justin SAMPSON, Kadar BROCK, Allison SCHULNIK, Pedro BARBEITO, Alicia GIBSON, Tom SANFORD.
The show is sponsored by NADA and LaMontagne Gallery. N.A.D.A. (New Art Dealers Alliance) has procured a block of large vacant commercial storefronts at 395 Flatbush Ave in Downtown Brooklyn for exhibition purposes. This show will be (partly) installed and set up by Sunday October 18th to coincide with the “Nada County Affair” event, with an official opening the following Friday the October 23rd.
On View 1- danish
Anne Bennike, Nikolaj Recke, William Anastasi, Albert Mertz, Olafur Eliasson, Kristleifur Björnsson, Jeppe Hein, Søren Dahlgaard, Oyvind Fahlström, Gudmundur Ingolfsson, Gunnar Örn, Lone Mertz, William Anthony, Bella Angora, Cordy Ryman, Jes Brinch, Niels Erik Gjerdevik, Maj-Britt Boa, Tiina Elina Nurminen, Sigurgeir Sigurjönsson, Lidy Jacobs, Kristian von Hornsleth, Dove Bradshaw