Chris Martin @ Mitchell Inns & Nash
Will Cotton @ Mary Boone
Kori Newkirk @ The Project
Sunday, February 22, 2009
Upper East Side February 2009 part 2
Upper East Side February 2009 part 2
Chris Martin @ Mitchell Inns & Nash
Will Cotton @ Mary Boone
Kori Newkirk @ The Project
Chris Martin @ Mitchell Inns & Nash
Will Cotton @ Mary Boone
Kori Newkirk @ The Project
Friday, February 20, 2009
Harlem: Feb 2009
Barkley Hendricks: Birth of the Cool @ The Studio Museum in Harlem
Harlem, New York by Vince Contarino
Barkley Hendricks’ paintings embody the cool directness and power of portraiture. Many of the works are near life-size and employ a flat, background color…be it his white on white portraits or the gold-leaf backdrop, historically used in Byzantine religious icons. His work is a direct line to a younger generation of artists like Kehinde Wiley and Rashid Johnson, who re staged Hendricks’ "Brilliantly Endowed (Self-Portrait)", 1977 with his own “Self-portrait in homage to Barkley Hendricks” in 2005.
Hendricks has talked in the past of being inspired by the work of Spanish master Diego Velázquez, but I see a relationship to Alex Katz in some of these works as well. The detached, cool brushwork replaced by a tight, confident style with a sensitivity to palette and texture.
As the title of the show suggests, much of the work channels the iconic style of Marvin Gaye or Curtis Mayfield…borrowing titles of the works from songs of that era portrays the culture and power of music had on his work.
Shinique Smith: Like it Like That @ The Studio Museum in Harlem, Project Space
While not portraiture in the traditional sense, Shinique Smith paints her heart on her sleeve with an inviting installation created specifically for the museum’s recently opened project space.
She creates a complex depth of field by going back and forth between painting directly on the walls and layering calligraphic cut-outs…but upon closer inspection the piece reads more like a mural-as-personal diary. Weaving in textile swatches, photos carousing with friends, teen idol heart-throbs and personal marks of femininity reveals an intimate portrait of the artist.
Smith has a great line and brushstroke, but it’s ultimately her sensitivity to materials and improvisational approach to art-making that allows her work to exist on a much more personal level.
Barkley Hendricks’ paintings embody the cool directness and power of portraiture. Many of the works are near life-size and employ a flat, background color…be it his white on white portraits or the gold-leaf backdrop, historically used in Byzantine religious icons. His work is a direct line to a younger generation of artists like Kehinde Wiley and Rashid Johnson, who re staged Hendricks’ "Brilliantly Endowed (Self-Portrait)", 1977 with his own “Self-portrait in homage to Barkley Hendricks” in 2005.
Hendricks has talked in the past of being inspired by the work of Spanish master Diego Velázquez, but I see a relationship to Alex Katz in some of these works as well. The detached, cool brushwork replaced by a tight, confident style with a sensitivity to palette and texture.
As the title of the show suggests, much of the work channels the iconic style of Marvin Gaye or Curtis Mayfield…borrowing titles of the works from songs of that era portrays the culture and power of music had on his work.
Shinique Smith: Like it Like That @ The Studio Museum in Harlem, Project Space
While not portraiture in the traditional sense, Shinique Smith paints her heart on her sleeve with an inviting installation created specifically for the museum’s recently opened project space.
She creates a complex depth of field by going back and forth between painting directly on the walls and layering calligraphic cut-outs…but upon closer inspection the piece reads more like a mural-as-personal diary. Weaving in textile swatches, photos carousing with friends, teen idol heart-throbs and personal marks of femininity reveals an intimate portrait of the artist.
Smith has a great line and brushstroke, but it’s ultimately her sensitivity to materials and improvisational approach to art-making that allows her work to exist on a much more personal level.
Thursday, February 12, 2009
LES Feb 2009
Michael Mahalchick @ Canada
Lower East Side, New York by Kris Chatterson
Omar Chacon @ Greene Contemporary
"Separate Entities" Sarah Braman, Andy Cross, Amy Granat, Tamar Helpern, Matt Keegan and Jacob Robichaux @ Museum 52
Pieter Schoolwerth @ Miguel Abreu Gallery
Mark Barrow, Anthony Pearson, Blinky Palermo @ Lisa Cooley
Sara Bedford @ Sloan Fine Art
Aaron Smith @ Sloan Fine Art
Omar Chacon @ Greene Contemporary
"Separate Entities" Sarah Braman, Andy Cross, Amy Granat, Tamar Helpern, Matt Keegan and Jacob Robichaux @ Museum 52
Pieter Schoolwerth @ Miguel Abreu Gallery
Mark Barrow, Anthony Pearson, Blinky Palermo @ Lisa Cooley
Sara Bedford @ Sloan Fine Art
Aaron Smith @ Sloan Fine Art
Saturday, February 7, 2009
Better late than never, LES January 2009
I started blogging on the NYC scene a year ago this month. It's been a remarkable year to say the least. This year is shaping up to be one of change on all fronts, and I hope to be able to capture some of the new forms and venues for art in this visual journal. Over the past year I realized I'm really not a writer, so I will only post the shows with the names of the artist or artists and the gallery. I do have other ideas for blog-based projects, such as more interviews and maybe essays to come in the future.
Greg Hopkins @ Sloan Fine Art
"QUIETLY" Group Exhibition Curated by Stephan Stoyanov Artists: Phil Argent, Amanda Church, Claire Corey, Geka Heinke, Rita MacDonald, Paul Henry Ramirez, Stefan Saffer @ Luxe Gallery
Alex Brown @ Feature Inc.
Greg Hopkins @ Sloan Fine Art
"QUIETLY" Group Exhibition Curated by Stephan Stoyanov Artists: Phil Argent, Amanda Church, Claire Corey, Geka Heinke, Rita MacDonald, Paul Henry Ramirez, Stefan Saffer @ Luxe Gallery
Alex Brown @ Feature Inc.
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