Opening This Weekend
A bunch of shows opening up this weekend, we decided to consolidate it all to one easy-to-manage post. That’s Jeremy Fish above who opens a show at Laguna Art Museum on Saturday.
Just what is it that makes today’s painting so different, so appealing?
KAWS, TARGET GAMES, 2009, Acrylic on canvas, 96 x 72 inches, Image courtesy of Gering & López Gallery, New York, NY.
A new, must see show opening tonight at Gering & Lopez featuring KAWS, Keith Haring, Erik Parker, Frank Stella, George Condo, Michael Bevilacqua, Steve DiBenedetto, Steven Parrino, Lisa Ruyter, David Salle, Michael Scott, and John Tremblay.
Kristin Baker’s Splitting Twilight at Deitch Projects
Opening tonight, her work is so fresh.
November 05, 2009 — December 19, 2009
18 Wooster Street, New York
Splitting Twilight, an exhibition of new paintings by Kristin Baker, opens at Deitch Projects on November 5, 2009. Baker continues to push the contradictions inherent in the genre of painting while simultaneously celebrating its history. The new body of work playfully remixes the legacy of landscape painting within a modernist structure.
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Paul McCarthy’s White Snow at Hauser & Wirth
Opening tonight.
Beginning November 5, 2009, Hauser & Wirth New York will present WHITE SNOW, a group of never before seen pieces from a new body of work by Paul McCarthy, drawing upon the famous 19th century German folk tale ‘Snow White’ (‘Schneewittchen’) and commenting upon the modern interpretation of the story in Disney’s beloved 1937 animated classic Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
Tequila Shots with Lance Armstrong
Friday saw the private opening of STAGES NYC in Soho. Our friend Jeff from The Art Collectors had a camera on-hand and put together a great set of pics summarizing the night. We couldn’t resist this photo of Lance Armstrong taking a shot of tequila with Tom Sachs. A couple more images are after the jump, and a full set of pics are here
Robert Williams at tony shafrazi
This is one of those epic shows that you’ll feel stupid for missing. Opening Halloween night.
ROBERT WILLIAMS
Conceptual Realism
IN THE SERVICE OF THE HYPOTHETICAL
October 31, 2009 – January 23, 2010
Urs Fischer at the New Museum
On view until Valentine’s Day 2010. No Strollers.
“For his first large-scale solo presentation in an American museum, Urs Fischer has taken over all three of the New Museum’s gallery floors to create a series of immersive installations and hallucinatory environments.
Giant Robot Biennale 2: 15 years at Japanese American National Museum
This Saturday in Los Angeles. see pics of the install here
Grand Champs forever never say die
Tonight in Bushwick, support our homie Mr. Kiji and the rest at Factory Fresh.
1053 Flushing Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11237
Jim Houser + a Group Exhibition at Jonathan Levine
Two great shows under one roof Saturday night.
529 West 20th Street, 9th Floor, New York, NY 10011
Stealthy Moments
We had a chance to stop by the openings at Joshua Liner Gallery and Harley-Davidson’s Art of Rebellion Show, Julia Chesky documented the scene for us.
Shepard Fairey’s retrospective opens at the Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh
Supply and Demand: 20 Year Retrospective
Oct 18, 2009 – Jan 31, 2010, Pittsburgh, PA
OPENING RECEPTION: OCT 17th, 2009
Artist Talk with Shepard Fairey, 6 PM – 7 PM
Opening Reception Party, 7 PM – 10 PM featuring DJ Z-TRIP
If you missed the 20 Retrospective at the Boston ICA, you can catch it at the Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Shepard Fairey: Supply and Demand is organized by The Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston and features over 20 years of the artist’s work, including illustrations, screen prints, collages, works of wood, metal, and canvas.
For More information please visit WARHOL.org
Kenji Hirata and Ryan McLennan at Joshua Liner Gallery
Opening this Saturday night, Joshua Liner Gallery will be holding two solo shows in tandem. Kenji Hirata‘s The Way Out is the Way In displays over 40 new paintings, blasting with color and forms. Ryan McLennan‘s The Strain of Inheritance features his unique, depressingly elegant paintings combining acrylic, graphite, and nature.
Saturday night. 6 to 9pm. Stop by and say what’s up, and see it in person.
Tonight: RONNIE CUTRONE . RAMMELLZEE . KOSTAS SEREMETIS . ROSTARR
The opening is tonight at Collective Hardware and is not to be missed (6-9pm 169 Bowery)
Love, strength & soul at Show & Tell
Tonight sees the opening of Love, Strength, & Soul, a group collaboration between Tim Okamura & TheKidBelo at Show & Tell Gallery in Toronto. The paintings are fresh.
Rich Jacobs’ Move 19 at Fifty24SF
Our friend Luke Martinez dropped by Rich Jacobs’ Move 19 the other night and brought back some pictures and words. Enjoy…
Rich Jacobs opened his curated show Move #19 at Upper Playground last Thursday night, showcasing an unusual assortment of artists who are tied together through Jacob’s personal admiration for each. Listening to him talk of his longtime friendships with artists such as Jordin Isip and Melinda Beck, his childhood fascination with 80′s skate photographers Pete Diantoni and Mofo, and his drive to give his friends Andrew Scott (owner of Needles & Pens) and Brian Flynn (Founder of Super 7) some artistic attention of their own, help to bring the individual aritsts together in the show, and actually give a great insight into the curator himself. own work in the show is highlighted by a piece by his father, a drawing done from way back in the day. Its another glimpse into the curator himself, a man who is at a point in his life that he is more interested in showcasing his friends and loved ones, in bringing his own inspirations to light, than about highlighting
himself. It’s admirable, and its a bad ass show. Check it out and you’ll walk away knowing a bit more about Rich Jacobs, and about those artists that have influenced him, and continue to influence him.
himself. It’s admirable, and its a bad ass show. Check it out and you’ll walk away knowing a bit more about Rich Jacobs, and about those artists that have influenced him, and continue to influence him.
Jason Douglas Griffin’s Getting to Know Someone : 80’s Babies at Leo Kesting
Our homie Jason Douglas Griffin opens a new show tonight, 7 – 10pm at Leo Kesting in the Meatpacking District. Be there, we will.
“The raging 80’s- a time of sex, white lines and financial excess, gave way to a generation of twentysomethings worlds away from their baby boomer parents. With a title seemingly cribbed from a John Hughes’ film, “Getting to Know Someone: 80’s Babies” explores the intersection of self and city in a generation freshly bereft of their cultural icons.
80’s Babies continues Jason’s dialog with the 1980’s generation. “These works are elaborate profiles of the subject and the city in which they live,” states gallerist David Kesting, “With the incorporation of found materials, Griffin’s paintings capture the relationship between the city, the viewer and his subjects.”
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The Drop: Urban Art Infill
Tomorrow, exciting things will be happening in Chelsea.
THE DROP: URBAN ART INFILL is proud to present a day-long festival of public interactive art, music, and fashion projects in Chelsea on 25th Street between 10th & 11th avenues happening Saturday, Oct. 3, 2009 in New York City.
Chris Mendoza will be doing some live painting, and VOOS furniture in Williamsburg will be curating the VIP Lounge featuring friend of TWBE Charles Constantine.
