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Yaelle Amir
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In the Still of the Night
by Yaelle Amir
Ori Gersht at CRG Gallery
May 6th, 2011 - June 24th, 2011
Posted
6/19/11
In keeping with his previous photographic explorations, Ori Gersht’s new series imbues a particular landscape with symbolic meaning through references to local history and beliefs. Falling Petals took him to Japan in springtime of 2010 to capture the short-lived bloom of cherry blossoms, and their symbolic usage in the country. He visited both ancient regions of western Japan and urban cities affected by nuclear wars, including Hiroshima and Tokyo.
Cherry blossoms are a well-known cultural... [more]
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A Gallery of Tears
by Yaelle Amir
Laurel Nakadate at Leslie Tonkonow Artworks + Projects
May 7th, 2011 - June 25th, 2011
Posted
6/12/11
Irked by what she perceived as fake happiness displayed across social networks via a multitude of cheerful profile pictures, Laurel Nakadate set out on January 1, 2010 to chronicle her sadness in the course of the upcoming year. On every day of 2010, no matter where she was or what she was doing, Nakadate reserved time in her day to induce tears and document herself crying. Organized chronologically from north to south, 365 photographs line the gallery walls as a diaristic record of this duration... [more]
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NADA Art Fair
by Yaelle Amir
Posted
12/7/10
New Art Dealers Alliance (NADA) Art FairThe Deauville Beach Resort 6701 Collins AvenueMiami Beach, FLDecember 2 – 5, 2010
Returning to Miami Beach for its eighth edition, the NADA Art Fair has stayed mostly true to its vision of presenting quality emerging galleries as a contrast to the blue-chip Art Basel Miami event. This year, 89 galleries are dispersed in two sections within the Deauville Beach Resort – the Richelieu Ballroom houses booths showcasing a single artist, and the Napoleon Bal... [more]
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NADA Art Fair
by Yaelle Amir
Posted
12/5/10
New Art Dealers Alliance (NADA) Art FairThe Deauville Beach Resort 6701 Collins AvenueMiami Beach, FLDecember 2 – 5, 2010
Returning to Miami Beach for its eighth edition, the NADA Art Fair has stayed mostly true to its vision of presenting quality emerging galleries as a contrast to the blue-chip Art Basel Miami event. This year, 89 galleries are dispersed in two sections within the Deauville Beach Resort – the Richelieu Ballroom houses booths showcasing a single artist, and the Napoleon Bal... [more]
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Live from the Whitney
by Yaelle Amir
Posted
8/22/10
Whitney Live: DJ/Rupture and TanlinesWhitney Museum of American Art945 Madison Avenue, New York, NYFriday, August 27, 2010, 7PMhttp://www.whitney.org/Performances/WhitneyLive
Throughout the summer, The Whitney Museum of American Art opens its doors just a tad wider and offers music sets by leading local indie musicians. This Friday, the last installment of this program will take place with performances by DJ/Rupture and the tropicalia pop band Tanlines. Check out the incredible exhibiti... [more]
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Surveil Says
by Yaelle Amir
Judith Fegerl, Dariusz KOWALSKI, Paul Laffoley, Nicolas GROSPIERRE & Kobas LAKSA, Mark Lombardi, Cory ARCANGEL & Hanne MUGAAS, Rachel Owens, Florian & Michaël QUISTREBERT, Gerold TAGWERKER, Clemens von Wedemeyer, Tris Vonna-Michell, Flora WATZAL, Jordan Wolfson at Austrian Cultural Forum New York
May 27th, 2010 - September 5th, 2010
Posted
8/22/10
The Austrian Cultural Forum has been consistently staging politically oriented exhibitions for a few years now, surrounding pertinent historical events and current conundrums. NineteenEightyFour follows suit with a collection of works that consider surveillance methods and structures of control. This topic is treated in a very liberal and often puzzling way, though the quality of most of the works is generally high.
Referring to George Orwell’s famous book 1984, the exhibition capt... [more]
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Art Demographics
by Yaelle Amir
Jennifer Dalton at FLAG Art Foundation
June 30th, 2010 - September 10th, 2010
Posted
8/22/10
In keeping with an increasingly common art practice of translating scientific and research data into visual forms, Jennifer Dalton’s works communicate with her audience on distinct levels. If you belong to the “inner” art circle—you are likely to relish and indulge in this rigorous display of art world information. If you are a casual viewer, these works will reveal curious and foreign aspects of the art community.
Dalton analyzes and archives contemporary culture—mining sources like popular magazines, social networking sites... [more]
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Walk the Walk
by Yaelle Amir
Posted
6/27/10
First Thursday DUMBO Gallery WalkVarious locations around DUMBO, BrooklynThursday, July 1, 2010For information visit: http://www.twotreesny.com/culture411
Every first Thursday of the month, the ever-evolving cultural institutions in DUMBO join together to keep their doors open late and host special public events. This Thursday, July 1st, is one such occasion when you can view exhibitions, attend artist talks, and catch performances in the neighbourhood. In addition to visiting the shows at Ar... [more]
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Starry Mythological Tapestry
by Yaelle Amir
Kambui Olujimi at Art in General at 81 Front
June 5th, 2010 - July 1st, 2010
Posted
6/27/10
In a cavernous space in DUMBO, Kambui Olujimi has laid out the foundations for an elaborate fantastical tale of love and dissension. Consisting of sculptural objects and twelve large-scale, hand-stitched silk tapestries, Wayward North outlines the abstract narrative of Iku and Nailah within the structure of constellations. Each tapestry represents one month, providing a rhinestone rendering of actual star patterns from both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, and various images of th... [more]
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Eastward Memories
by Yaelle Amir
Elisabeth Smolarz at Kunsthalle Galapagos
June 9th, 2010 - July 30th, 2010
Posted
6/27/10
Elisabeth Smolarz’s Farewell East Germany is a straightforward three-channel video that explores the remnants of collective memory in individuals raised in communist Eastern Germany (GDR). A former resident of the Eastern Bloc, Smolarz was born in Communist Poland and emigrated to Germany in 1989, following the fall of the Berlin wall. The video assumes an added meaning when viewed within this personal context—it is not only historically informative, but also embodies the artist... [more]
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Street Walkers
by Yaelle Amir
Posted
5/23/10
Monumental Walk with Niegel SmithOrganized by Elastic CityDebuts Tuesday, May 25, 2010, 7PM (with later dates scheduled)Starting point: Chambers Street and Centre Street, New York, NYFor more information: http://elastic-city.com/walks/monumental-walk/dates/05/25/2010
Elastic City organizes walks around New York that provides novel and quirky experiences of this much-toured city. The walks are guided by various creative individuals, who offer unique and personal perspectives on the urban plane. A... [more]
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Photography for Now
by Yaelle Amir
Matthew Albanese, Jowhara AlSaud, Jeremy Kost, Mark Lyon, Curtis Mann, Cara Phillips at Winkleman Gallery
May 7th, 2010 - June 12th, 2010
Posted
5/23/10
American ReConstruction kicks off the season of group exhibitions with a collection of work by six young photographers on the amorphous subject of reconstruction. A fair portion of the participants can be singled out for their unique practice, which ultimately questions the authority of the photographic medium itself. Perhaps the most visible artist of the group is Curtin Mann, who is currently featured in The Whitney Biennial with a wall-size photomontage. He begins his process... [more]
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Architecture of the Present
by Yaelle Amir
Bas Princen at Storefront for Art and Architecture
May 12th, 2010 - July 17th, 2010
Posted
5/23/10
When people speak of Dubai’s architecture, they usually mention the Burj (the tallest skyscraper in the world) rather than peripheral industrial plants. Yet it is precisely these overlooked and unsightly structures that Dutch photographer Bas Princen seeks to capture in his recent series Refuge, Five Cities (2009). In these photographs he introduces nondescript, yet commanding buildings stationed in desolate landscapes in the outskirts of Amman, Beirut, Cairo, Dubai, and Istanbul.... [more]
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On Deck
by Yaelle Amir
Posted
4/4/10
The New Museum Observation Deck235 BoweryNew York, NY 10002
We all know the New York skyline so well that it is difficult to even imagine that there may be a place in the city that can offer us a new perspective of it. Well, if you have yet to visit the New Museum’s observation deck—you are in for a surprise! This wraparound Southeast terrace offers a view of the city that will appear at times foreign to even the most knowledgeable New Yorker. This viewpoint is one of the few... [more]
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Dark Dissent
by Yaelle Amir
Alejandro Vidal at Participant Inc.
February 28th, 2010 - April 11th, 2010
Posted
4/4/10
In his solo exhibition at Participant Inc., Alejandro Vidal addresses the behavioral and aesthetic manifestations of violence and conflict in different cultures. As menacing sounds of explosions billow throughout the gallery and dark photographs command a wall from ceiling to floor, we sense the uncomfortable presence of chaos. While the video and sculpture in the front of the gallery appear somewhat unrelated to the overall concept of the exhibition, each of the three main projects installed... [more]
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Sporting Good
by Yaelle Amir
Shannon Plumb at Nicelle Beauchene Gallery
March 4th, 2010 - April 11th, 2010
Posted
4/4/10
Tucked away in the downstairs projection room at Nicelle Beauchene Gallery, I found Shannon Plumb’s 2005 video Olympics (Track & Field)—eighteen minutes of unadulterated amusement. While the gallery’s main exhibition of sculptural works by Valerie Hegarty evokes a sense of cosmic doom, we are faced with less existential concerns when watching Plumb’s one-woman showcase of track and field competitions in a mock summer Olympics.
Heavily referencing Buster Keaton’s silent slapstick film... [more]
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Bring on the Guts
by Yaelle Amir
at Volta NY
March 4th, 2010 - March 7th, 2010
Posted
3/7/10
Since 2005, the organizers of Volta have invited galleries to submit solo projects in an attempt to cater to an audience interested not only in purchasing, but also critical perspectives. Like any large exhibition, the ninety projects present the good and bad of current art trends, ranging from pure kitsch to conceptually and aesthetically engaging works. Save for a few big names, the fair consisted of mostly locally known artists and offered a great opportunity to view in-depth concepts... [more]
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Verge Highs and Lows
by Yaelle Amir
at The Dylan Hotel
March 4th, 2010 - March 14th, 2010
Posted
3/7/10
Verge Art Fair’s mission is to present emerging artists in the informal and accessible setting of hotel rooms. Taking over four floors of the Dylan Hotel on 41st Street, Verge reminds us the nature of art fairs prior to their restructuring and upgrade approximately five years ago. In comparison to the other surrounding fairs, Verge is easily overlooked—the poor lighting, narrow hallways and limited wall space no longer carry the charm this backdrop held in the past. That said, it... [more]
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Carmel
by Yaelle Amir
Posted
1/10/10
MoMA Presents: Amos Gitai’s CarmelJanuary 13 – 18, 2010Check website for screening schedule: http://moma.org/visit/calendar/films/1026#related_screenings
This week MoMA will be screening Carmel, a new film by Israeli filmmaker Amos Gitai. Gitai’s films are inherently political and self-reflective, as he continuously explores the complex Israeli identity and experience. In the words of Piers Handling: “Carmel feels like a cinematic poem. Its sequences and incidents, though they are all care... [more]
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Aura Fixation
by Yaelle Amir
Anna Von Mertens at Sara Meltzer Gallery
December 10th, 2009 - January 16th, 2010
Posted
1/10/10
For those who have followed the work of Anna Von Mertens in recent years, her new solo exhibition at Sara Meltzer Gallery will no doubt be a surprise. Since 2000, Von Mertens has translated scientific data such as star constellations, water currents and nuclear energy into stitch patterns and dyed fabrics. In her new body of work, she abandons the reliance on facts for a more abstract and subjective reading of history.
The series Portraits evolved in response to Walter Benjamin... [more]
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Man of the Year
by Yaelle Amir
Martin Wilner at Sperone Westwater
January 8th, 2010 - March 20th, 2010
Posted
1/10/10
Currently on view at Sperone Westwater Gallery are meticulous black ink drawings by Martin Wilner that recall various news segments from 2007 and 2008. The title of the exhibition, A Life in Days, captures the essence of Wilner’s practice in its reference to the Beatles’ song “A Day in the Life.” This song was the result of a writing collaboration, where Lennon contributed lyrics inspired by newspaper headlines, while McCartney provided verses recounting personal memories. In his ongoin... [more]
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Downtown Alliance
by Yaelle Amir
Posted
11/22/09
Re:ConstructionVarious locations in downtown ManhattanOrganized by Downtown Alliance, New York
Head downtown to see the ongoing transformation of mundane terrains into urban masterpieces. Downtown Alliance continues its Re:Construction initiative—commissioning New York artists to convert construction barriers like fences and temporary walls into colorful and playful artworks. Current projects on view are Nina Bovasso’s Botanizing on the Asphalt along Hudson River Park; C... [more]
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Modern-Day Hieroglyphs
by Yaelle Amir
Shannon Ebner at Wallspace Gallery
October 30th, 2009 - December 19th, 2009
Posted
11/22/09
Shannon Ebner’s new exhibition Invisible Language Workshop derives its name from MIT’s influential Visible Language Workshop, co-founded in 1975 by groundbreaking graphic designer Muriel Cooper. This facility researched the intersection between visual communication, graphics and artificial intelligence—leading the way to designing for a burgeoning computer culture. Ebner discovered the program’s practice while working on her recent monograph with graphic design team Dexter Siniste... [more]
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Eco-Action
by Yaelle Amir
Andrea Bowers at Andrew Kreps Gallery
October 24th, 2009 - December 5th, 2009
Posted
11/22/09
In the continuous discussion on the effectiveness of activist art, Andrea Bowers provides a strong case in its favor. In her current exhibition, Mercy Mercy Me she focuses on nonviolent acts of dissent that raise awareness to the direct consequences of climate change and manmade environmental disasters. Although she references activists from Nigeria to California, she appears to have been primarily inspired by her visit to Northern Alaska in August, where she spent time at Arctic Village ... [more]
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Fight the Pasta
by Yaelle Amir
Posted
7/24/09
Ten Thousand Meals Than Ever YetA performance by Bryan ZanisnikThursday, August 6, 6 – 8 PM
P.P.O.W. Gallery
511 West 25th Street, Room 301
New York, NY 10001
www.ppowgallery.com/exhibitions.php
This Thursday, August 6th, the artist Bryan
Zanisnik will showcase his latest “still performance,” Ten Thousand Meals
Than Ever Yet, during the opening of the
exhibition Young Curators, New Ideas II at P.P.O.W Gallery. Continuing
the tradition of collaborating with his parents, Zanisni... [more]
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Stereo Types
by Yaelle Amir
Michael Paul Britto, Carlos Sandoval de Leon, Diane Wah at Cindy Rucker Gallery
July 17th, 2009 - August 15th, 2009
Posted
7/24/09
The summer exhibition on view
at Number 35 introduces the work of three fairly unknown New York artists in a
thought provoking arrangement. The
joining of Michael Paul Britto, Carlos Sandoval de Leon, and Diane Wah’s
oeuvres generates a reciprocal dialogue that ultimately serves to strengthen
the individual projects.
Wah’s black and white
photographs present close up views of seductive women and men in intimate
settings. The sexual tension that... [more]
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What Do You Mean?
by Yaelle Amir
Mathew Cerletty, Shannon Ebner, Brendan Fowler, Karl Holmqvist, Christopher Knowles, Dave McKenzie, Emily Roysdon, Discoteca Flaming Star, CODY TREPTE at Eleven Rivington (Rivington Street)
July 9th, 2009 - August 14th, 2009
Posted
7/24/09
Character Generator,
a group exhibition curated by The Kitchen’s Matthew Lyons, is a straightforward
overview of connotations that text-based artworks may evoke. Employing language
as raw substance, the included works play off deliberate omissions, unusual
juxtapositions, and systematic restructuring.
Several of the participating artists create within the gap that
forms when words are removed. Shannon
Ebner’s untitled black and white pho... [more]
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High Line
by Yaelle Amir
Posted
6/14/09
The High LinePark entrance at Gansevoort and Washington StreetsSpencer Finch project at Chelsea Market Passage (10th Avenue between 15th and 16th Streets)Open 7:00AM to 10:00PM daily
The High Line – a railroad overpass built in the 1930s to allow the non-disruptive transport of goods within Manhattan – runs through three neighbourhoods: the Meatpacking District, West Chelsea, and Hell’s Kitchen. Since it was last utilized in 1980, it has been the center of much public debate with many calling for its dem... [more]
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Un-silenced Library
by Yaelle Amir
Dannielle Tegeder at Priska C. Juschka Fine Art
May 21st, 2009 - July 31st, 2009
Posted
6/14/09
In the works of Arrangements to Ward off Accidents, Dannielle Tegeder adds a musical context to her traditional representations of modernist forms. The exhibition is divided into two seemingly co-dependent parts—a room of small drawings accompanied by a soundtrack, which serves as a conceptual foundation for the large drawings and mobile sculptures on view in the main space.
The Library of Abstract Sound (2009) is comprised of 115 framed drawings with simple geometric arrangements that c... [more]
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Material Nature
by Yaelle Amir
Christian Maychack at Jeff Bailey Gallery
May 27th, 2009 - June 27th, 2009
Posted
6/14/09
In his current exhibition, Host, Christian Maychack has propelled his sculptural oeuvre forward by way of a return to the essence of materiality. While his previous works evolved from existing matter such as a 2x4 or wooden bench, here he positions delicate found tree branches at the epicenter of the seven sculptures on view. When observed from a distance, these works appear quite raw and haphazard; it is only upon a closer examination that we recognize the subtle polish... [more]
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