THE ART OF CLIMBING MOUNTAINS

Posted on 2011-07-04

“The Art of Climbing Mountains,” a group exhibition inspired by an excerpt of René Daumal’s ” Mount Analogue” published in 1952. The works in this exhibition investigate a variety of positions and possibilities addressing the challenges of life and the way in which one addresses these challenges – surreal, metaphorical and otherwise. Daumal, the French Surrealist writer, was known for his allegorical novels and translations of sacred Buddhist texts. The artists involved are Cevdet Erek, Adrian Ghenie, Adriana Lara, Mike Nelson and Joel Shapiro.

Opposite – Shading Monument for the Artist, Cevdet Erek 2009/2011

Exhibition runs through to July 29th, 2011

303 Gallery
547 West 21st Street
New York
NY
10011

www.303gallery.com

  

ANNE SCHNEIDER

Posted on 2011-07-04

In her most recent works Anne Schneider deliberately refers to the usual steel-reinforced concrete construction, sheathing iron rods in concrete, while at the same time giving the construction material the appearance of a soft textile and thus lending it an unusual familiarity. Thanks to the artist’s handling of this cold and hard material it takes on tactile qualities: human traces, folds, curvatures and scars. Based on this initial sheathing, she had developed works that continue in diverse ways this interplay of material and effect, construction and furnishing, architecture and individual, past and present.

Exhibition runs through to September 10th, 2011

Christine König Galerie
Schleifmuehlgasse 1A
A-1040 Vienna
Austria

www.christinekoeniggalerie.com

  

GUILLERMO PEREZ VILLALTA

Posted on 2011-06-27

Guillermo Pérez Villalta’s works feature recurring references to Dalí’s Surrealism, Oriental art, the Baroque, 1960s Psychedelia and German Romantic painting but are devoid of any realistic or expressionistic representation. They avoid affectation and psycho-analytical research in order to offer the viewer a philosophical type of painting with a considerable degree of autobiographical reference.

In this show Guillermo Pérez Villalta’s will present 42 paintings and 22 previously un-exhibited preparatory drawings that reveal the artist’s manner of conceiving and creating his works, filled with detail and subtle nuances.

Exhibition runs through to October 9th, 2011

Centro de Arte Contemporáneo
C/ Alemania
S/N29001
Málaga
Spain

cacmalaga.org

  

SHINTARO MIYAKE – CALM CLAM

Posted on 2011-06-27

Miyake’s works characteristically tackle classical and mythological themes such as history and mythology. The exhibition at Gabriel Galerie Rolt is no exception,
concentrating on the opposing notions of fear and relief, which battle and tussle with each other across the frieze-like expanses of the works.
Miyake’s work performs an important role in the Japanese New Pop art movement. As with previous series, for Galerie Gabriel Rolt he has created a specific iconography. A seated figure with a clam’s head takes the centre of the drawings, each with Miyake’s signature long and seemingly boneless arms. While working on a drawing Miyake always dresses up – like a puppet – taking on the character he is painting.

About this he has stated, “To wear the character costume is an expression of making a portrait of myself. I feel something is missing just showing a completed work.” As such, Miyake’s works only become whole through performance; the artist includes himself – quite literally – in their creation.

Exhibition runs from July 2nd to August 6th, 2011

Galerie Gabriel Rolt
Elandsgracht 341016 TW
Amsterdam
Netherlands

www.gabrielrolt.com

  

PATRICK MCMULLAN X FOOX

Posted on 2011-06-27

The show will comprise the Bunny and Rabbit artwork of Patrick McMullan and David Foox (FOOX). FOOX’s bunny art relates to the more esoteric aspects of the human psyche. Specifically, the questions relating to consciousness, reality, and where do ideas come from? In celebration of The Year of the Rabbit and in deference to that secret place deep within all of us comes the Rabbit in a Business Suit straight out of the 4th Dimension. Ever so slightly psychedelic but mostly spiritu-philosophical, FOOX’s Rabbits offer a glimpse into the world of an artist consumed by that blurred line between magical creation and concrete jungle.

Opening reception June 28th, 2011

Sanctuary Hotel New York
132 West 47th Street
New York
NY
10036

www.patrickmcmullan.com
foox-u.com
www.sanctuaryhotelnyc.com

  

POST 9-11

Posted on 2011-06-20

Post 9-11 is a group exhibition distinct of a decade and definitive of an era. The work of the nine artists represented (Dan Colen, Terence Koh, Hanna Liden, Nate Lowman, Adam McEwen, Ryan McGinley, Agathe Snow, Dash Snow, and Aaron Young) defies categorization into a particular movement or style, yet poignantly references a collective history through works of painting, photography, sculpture, and installation.

Practicing in the new millennium, these New York based-artists, friends and collaborators, are brought together by a sense of community and shared history. Their relationships with each other cemented fully over the last ten years – a decade spent sharing ideas, studios, apartments, and themselves. This intimate connection not only informed their respective practices, it also influenced their creative progressions. The loose society of downtown New York provides affirmation that the bond created making art together proved a powerful factor in the voice and vision of these artists.

Opposite – Ryan McGinley, Tom (Golden Tunnel), 2010

Exhibition runs from June 30th to August 27th, 2011

OHWOW
937 North La Cienega Boulevard
Los Angeles
CA 90069

oh-wow.com