Red Grooms "New York"
Marlborough (Midtown)
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Cities have long been a source of inspiration for Grooms. His work is well-known for its witty commentaries on modern life and his affectionate yet satirical portrayals of urban culture.
The exhibition features Porno Bookstore, Girls Girls Girls, and Newsstand, works originally included in Ruckus Manhattan (1976-77), a sprawling sculpto-pictorama, a word coined by the artist to describe a three-dimensional walk-through installation that the viewer could enter to enjoy the scenery and become part of the show. Ruckus Manhattan was the product of a collaboration between Red Grooms, Mimi Gross, and the Ruckus Construction Company. This dazzling, pithy recreation of New York City was seen by over 100,000 viewers at Marlborough Gallery during the spring / summer of 1976. The last time a good portion of Ruckus Manhattan was shown in New York was at Grand Central Terminal in 1993 when The Subway, Wall Street, The World Trade Towers, and Woolworth Building were on view.
Porno Bookstore is a colorfully irreverent, near life-size installation that might make even a jaded New Yorker blush. The viewer can enter the two constructed rooms of the store and browse the comically detailed merchandise along with the patrons Grooms has created.
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Schedule
from September 21, 2011 to October 22, 2011
Opening Reception on 2011-09-21 from 18:00 to 21:00