Sunday, May 31, 2009

Downtown May 2009

Julia Oldham takes on the storefront gallery at Art in General. In her video installation called "The Timber," Julia creates a visual and symphonic wonderland. She explores relationships between humans and invertebrates in singular performances that all coalesce into the final installation. In the videos, Julia creates her own bug-like ritualistic movements and patterns in space that are then edited to better take on inhuman qualities. The resulting installation is transfixing and raises many questions about our relationship to nature.

To get a better sense of Julia's work, watch the video trailer and interview by Art in General below. Below that are installation shots from the show.











Two group shows in Chelsea May 2009

Constructivismes - (A visual essay) @ Andrea Rosen Gallery. Artists include Matthias Bitzer, Burgoyne Diller, Akira Kanayama, Barbara Kasten, Kazimir Malevich and Katja Strunz. Organized by Olivier Renaud-Clement.









After Image @ Paula Cooper Gallery. Artists include: SOPHIE CALLE, PAUL CÉZANNE, EDGAR DEGAS, EUGENE DELACROIX, MARK DI SUVERO, PAUL GUSTAVE DORÉ, MICHAEL HURSON, BILL JENSEN, JASPER JOHNS, LOUISE LAWLER, SHERRIE LEVINE, SOL LEWITT, ROY LICHTENSTEIN PIET MONDRIAN, CLAES OLDENBURG & COOSJE VAN BRUGGEN, PABLO PICASSO, JACKSON POLLOCK, MARK ROTHKO, PETER SCHLESINGER, CINDY SHERMAN, RUDOLF STINGEL, BOB THOMPSON, CY TWOMBLY and ANDY WARHOL



Chelsea May 2009 part 2

Albert Oehlen @ Luhring Augustine








Jessica Stockholder @ Mitchell-Innes & Nash







Wendell Gladstone @ Kravets & Wehby





Dirk Skreber @ Fredrich Petzel




Mark Flood @ Zach Feuer





Robert Longo @ Metro Pictures




Scott Anderson @ Stux





Micheala Meise @ Greene Naftali





Lara Schnitber @ Anton Kern