The pieces in Jim Hodges’ show at Gladstone Gallery cast transient beams of light onto the walls and into your eyes. Each work considers and consists of bits of color and reflective materials (chips of mirrors, washes of metallic and spills of shine). Mirror Ball, on view at Gladstone’s 24 St. space, is the piece [...]
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Fendi Craft Alchemy
December 9, 2011 – 11:14 am
At the entrance of Design Miami this year, onlookers gawked at the dreamscape installation – the latest in a series of design/artist collaborations spearheaded by Silvia Fendi. After three years of bold projects at the Fair, the design stalwart called upon Berlin-based design visionaries Sebastian Neeb and Elisa Strozyk this year to create “Craft Alchemy.” [...]
Cop This Now
December 8, 2011 – 4:07 pm
Dashwood Books has established itself as something of a mecca for anyone looking to add to their collection of photography books. Nestled in the ground floor of a historic building on Bond Street in New York, you’ll find the latest quality books on contemporary photography from the 1960s to the present day. From rare and [...]
Art Basel Miami Beach Photo Diary Part 2
December 5, 2011 – 4:07 pm
As things wind down at Basel, here are some final shots of parties, the fair, and Miami itself. Above photo: Monday, December 5: Leaving Miami Sunday, December 4: Art Basel Miami Beach Click “Read More” for additional images.
Matt Wolf’s Teenage
December 2, 2011 – 2:29 pm
Psychologist Erik Erikson once noted, “It is human to have a long childhood; it is civilized to have an even longer childhood. Long childhood makes a technical and mental virtuoso out of man, but it also leaves a life-long residue of emotional immaturity in him.” In other words: Youth is crucial. It’s fragile and complicated. [...]
Still House Group
December 1, 2011 – 1:18 am
The Still House Group is an artist-run arts community based in New York. Founded in 2007 by Isaac Brest and Alex Perweiler, they have produced numerous exhibitions in New York and Los Angeles. This Friday, December 2, they will present Riffraff, a show curated by Cecelia Stucker, in Miami. The reception will be from 7-9 pm [...]
On Nan Goldin’s Scopophilia
November 24, 2011 – 12:33 am
Brisk, spirited classical music pours through Nan Goldin’s Scopophilia at Matthew Marks Gallery. Its reverberations are loud as you enter the gallery and, at first, off-putting; the gilded sound meets you suddenly and without warning.Then as you grow used to it and make your way through the generous three-section space, the noise disintegrates as if [...]
Winsome/Awesome
November 17, 2011 – 10:20 am
Tonight, November 17, a two-person exhibition of photographs by Heather Boose Weiss and Danelle Manthey is opening at Susan Eley Fine Art. Gallery One will features a dozen silver gelatin prints of landscapes by Boose Weiss, and in Gallery Two, ten ink jet portraits of individuals in color and black and white by Manthey. The show, [...]
Proof of Purchase
November 8, 2011 – 12:30 pm
This Thursday, November 10, Arts & Sciences Projects presents Proof of Purchase, Christa Joo Hyun D’Angelo’s first solo exhibition in New York City. Proof of Purchase investigates the contradictions embedded in advertising, global consumer culture, and the underlying motives deep within the new millennial psyche. Click “Read More” to see more and see you there.
