MARTIN JACOBSON – THE EXHIBITION

Posted on 2017-01-09

The exhibition consists of over 40 oil paintings, aquarelles and objects presented in a classical salon display. The works in the exhibition are interpretations of previously made collages by Martin Jacobson himself. These collages are composed by images collected from what one could call the scrap heap of visual culture: reproductions of reproductions, postcards, illustrations from children’s books, scientist books and history books. On the surface the paintings almost appear to be painted by various people, some are more modest, like child book illustrations, others recall art historical images. The result is an eclectic imagery, simultaneously familiar and unknown.

The main thread in Martin Jacobson’s work runs beneath the surface – his interest for myths, dreams and the collective memory of images. Dreams are a form of personal myths and myths are collective dreams. As such, they have been important tools for his paintings.

Opposite – Nr 45, 2016

Exhibition runs through to March 4th, 2017

Andréhn-Schiptjenko
Hudiksvallsgatan 8
Stockholm
Sweden

www.andrehn-schiptjenko.com

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JAMES LAVELLE – THE ROAD: SOHO

Posted on 2017-01-09

James Lavelle will be taking over Lazarides Rathbone with ‘Daydreaming with UNKLE Present… THE ROAD: SOHO’ this will feature exclusive vinyl releases, a pop-up shop and much more. This is Lazarides’ first show of 2017 and will celebrate 25 years of UNKLE and the district of London where the story began; Soho.

The show will be one of the most immersive Rathbone has ever seen and will include a new virtual reality installation. James Lavelle plans to reveal the past, present and future joining talented artists, vintage artefacts and a floor dedicated to new UNKLE footage, all of which will be based in Lazarides, Rathbone.

This multi-sensory exhibition will get the artist inside you excited with collaborators such as 3D from Massive Attack, Futura, Doug Foster, Warren Du Preez and Nick Thornton Jones, Norbert Schoerner, Nathan Coley, Dexter Navy, John Isaacs and many more … The show will bring a new social experience to the heart of Soho with talks, screenings, signings and a club night.

Exhibition runs from January 20th through to February 23rd, 2017

Lazarides
11 Rathbone Place
London
W1T 1HR

www.lazinc.com

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JOHN M ARMLEDER

Posted on 2017-01-09

Almine Rech Gallery New York is to announce a solo exhibition by renowned multi-disciplinary artist John M Armleder (of American and Swiss origin, born in 1948 in Geneva, lives and works in Geneva and New York), organized with Nicolas Trembley. Marking his first exhibition in the gallery’s New York space, Armleder will present a historic ensemble of drawings produced in the 1960s as well as his first wall paintings, a selection of notable Furniture Sculpture works from the 1980s, and a series of new paintings created in Brooklyn specifically for this exhibition.

Opposite – While, 2016

Exhibition runs through to February 23rd, 2017

Almine Rech Gallery
39 East 78th Street, 2nd Floor
New York
NY 10075

www.alminerech.com

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ALINE KOMINSKY-CRUMB & R.CRUMB

Posted on 2017-01-02

Both pioneers of underground and alternative comics, Kominsky-Crumb and Crumb have created a groundbreaking portrait of their shared lives and creative collaborations over the past four decades. In their ongoing “Aline & Bob” comics, the two artists have rendered their innermost thoughts, fears, and fantasies alongside the day-to-day realities of family life in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, each in their own distinctive style. The exhibition, a version of which was previously on view at the Cartoonmuseum Basel, will present an extensive selection of collaborative ink drawings from throughout the run of “Aline & Bob,” as well as solo works by both artists in a variety of media.

By the time Kominsky-Crumb and Crumb met in 1972, they had each established themselves as foremost figures in the underground comics scene in San Francisco: Kominsky-Crumb with her autobiographical comics that appeared in the influential all-female anthology Wimmen’s Comix, and Crumb with his genre-defining comic strips of the 1960s and early 1970s like Fritz the Cat, Mr. Natural, and Keep on Truckin’. Indeed, Crumb had, almost clairvoyantly, predicted their union: they were introduced by mutual friends who were inspired by Aline’s resemblance to a Crumb character named “Honeybunch Kaminski.” Not long after they met the two began to draw themselves and each other in joint strips and these collaborative experiments soon became a central creative endeavor for the couple, the results of which were first published in 1974 as Aline and Bob’s Dirty Laundry Comics.

Opposite – Poster for the exhibition

Exhibition runs through to February 18th, 2017

David Zwirner
519, 525 & 533 West 19th Street
New York
NY 10011

www.davidzwirner.com

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JOSEF ALBERS – SUNNY SIDE UP

Posted on 2017-01-02

Bringing a touch of that warmth to London’s midwinter climate, Sunny Side Up will present an extensive selection of the artist’s iconic Homage to the Square paintings, begun in 1950 and elaborated on until his death in 1976. Exploring a variety of chromatic and perceptual effects, the Homage to the Square paintings serve as a sustained, serial investigation into rhythm, mood, and spatial movement within a carefully configured nested square format. By employing a variety of yellow tones in different combinations, Albers was able to play with perception and produce illusions of translucency. Naples yellow, goldenrod, mustard, maize, saffron and more encircle and abut one another in these works, seeming at times to combine or overlap, defying the logic of their rational and systematic application directly from the tube in single, unmixed layers. Challenging the geometrical regularity of the compositions, the distinct color fields often appear to the eye to expand, dissolving the boundaries between them. Yellow also serves as a perfect conduit for Albers’s brilliant white grounds, visible at the edge of each work, which shine through and lend a distinct luminosity to these paintings.

Opposite – Study for Homage to the Square: 2 Grays between 2 Yellows, 1961

Exhibition runs through to March 10th, 2017

David Zwirner
24 Grafton Street
London
W1S 4EZ

www.davidzwirner.com

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HUDA LUTFI – DAWN PORTRAITS

Posted on 2017-01-02

For her upcoming show at Gypsum, Lutfi presents a collection of more than 60 new works that she calls her “Dawn Portraits”. Carving out a quiet meditative time in her early morning to pause and reflect, she paints sculptural faces using gouache paint on Chinese gold leaf paper. Other than the recollection of her own features or her mother’s face, Lutfi works from memory. The tightly cropped portraits, whether frontal or in profile, are asymmetrical and often androgynous. Delicate pieces of jewelry such earrings or necklaces adorn the ears and neck of these women – softening the severity of their features. In a sense, “Dawn Portraits” carries on Lutfi’s exploration of gender and women relations in a patriarchal society and her representations of femininity rest outside conventional modes.

Opposite – Untitled, 2016

Exhibition runs through to February 6th, 2017

Gypsum Gallery
5 Ibrahim Naguib Street, Apt 2
Garden City
Cairo
Egypt

gypsumgallery.com

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