Reviews
Yigal Ozeri: Garden of the Gods at Mike Weiss Gallery
The mysterious female fantasy figures are clothed in white dresses, reflecting the play of shadows and light that accentuate the transient character of the elusive scenes.
Richard Pasquarelli “ Freedom” at Salomon Contemporary
The images offer a searing critique of the emotionally empty individuals whose limitless appetites have tipped the nation into the realm of a classic Christian deadly sin, namely greed.
“Bye Bye Kitty!!! Between Heaven and Hell in Contemporary Japanese Art”
Any opportunity to experience the scope of Japanese contemporary art beyond plasticky kawaii imagery is a welcome one.
Garry Nichols “Tasmanian Devil”
His art resides in a continuum of symbolic representation that ranges from the semi-abstract to the abstract mode, retaining recognizable imagery within his plastic pictorial space.
3×300: Jen Liu, Christiana Soulou, and Paul Lee
The second installment of writer Brian Fee’s 3×300 for NYAB: on shows by Jen Liu (On Stellar Rays), Christiana Soulou (Friedrich Petzel Gallery) and Paul Lee (Maccarone Gallery).
3×300: McPherson, Sibony, Connors
In his new serial ‘3×300’, writer Brian Fee reviews gallery events in the New York Art scene on a weekly basis. Check back at NYAB’s blog for more of Brian’s coverage.
NYAB Embed:the ‘Evolution of Skate’
State enthusiast group Shoe Power put together this video compressing 30+ years of skate history, using an RED camera.
For Soiree Au Louvre: XXXX Magazine’s Video Installation at the French Embassy
Indira Cesarine makes a language of her videos; a narrative-free visual language that somehow, through only a fleeting image, evokes the strongest emotional response, a most hunted talent among those in the “branding” industry.
‘Cyberpunk’ Hits the Ceiling: Lee Bul at Lehmann Maupin
…these seven fantastic labyrinthine wood-and-metal hanging works, all jagged angles and impossible corners, as though they inhabit several higher dimensions.
The Other Artist is Present: Amir Baradaran at MoMA
Each act was laden with dance, song and strong cultural references that provoked, challenged and entertained the ‘other artist,’ museum attendees and cameras.
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