~ART FAIR WEEK – in NYC: the insider’s . . short list !!
here’s your best, real shot . . .
at what’s best – in NYC this week !!
it’s the galleries, and not the fairs . . that are driving the baby, this year.
and, the 6 TOP PICKS, ARE !!
1 & 2. CANADA GALLERY has a double-header:
1. LUKE MURPHY rocks the main space . .
his luminous, at once both gestural & philosophic . . paintings look amazing, cascading along the west wall – in the two story double height gallery front room. and then, you walk through a computer keyboard ‘time’ tunnel – into the magical LED mini, wired light boxes in the back room. their animated flickers can’t be caught by an ordinary camera, one of the reasons why I’m saying: go see this, as a priority.
besides the creative acumen & digital world wit on display.
this show is an . . experience. you gotta be there.
LUKE MURPHY, ‘UNHAPPY USERS’, CANADA, 333 BROOME ST. FEB 20 – MARCH 20, 2016
more: info & exhibit photos
2. and then, in the new annex next door . . .
CANADA is showcasing a whole bunch of rockin’ newbie . . rollers.
called ‘ANTHEM of the SUN’ the show, which was organized by PALI KASHI, lives up to it’s title.
I went for Luke’s show, was amazed . . & then stepped next door, and promptly fell down the maddest, baddest Alice in Wonderland rabbit hole, ever.
and so will you !!
‘ANTHEM of the SUN’, ORGANIZED by PALI KASHI, CANADA, 333 BROOME ST. FEB 20 – MARCH 20, 2016
more: info & exhibit photos
3. while you are on Broome St, head next door for the young painter HEIDI HAHN’S solo show at JACK HANLEY GALLERY, where she’s rockin’ . . heartbreak !!
tell me . . about it !!
HEIDI HAHN – ‘BENT IDLE’, JACK HANLEY GALLERY, 327 BROOME ST. FEB 12 – MARCH 13, 2016
more: info & exhibit photos
4. for ‘BABY’ BLUE CHIP LOVERS, do NOT miss:
GREGORY CREWDSON & his ‘CATHEDRAL of the PINES’ . . at GAGOSIAN on W. 21st St in Chelsea.
Gregory, and his amazing band of merry pranksters, an almost cinematic, totally dedicated behind-the-scenes photo set crew – are rockin’ heartbreak, melancholy, and the . . ‘je ne sais quois’.
GREGORY CREWDSON, ‘CATHEDRAL of the PINES’, GAGOSIAN GALLERY, NYC . W 21st ST. JAN 28 – MARCH 12, 2016
more: info & exhibit photos
5. for best out-of-towner, pop-up . . .
and, maybe even also file, under: love that ‘baby’ blue chip art market – that’s why I’m here crew !!
BILL BRADY is doing a . . TOMOO GOKITA POP-UP !!
72 FRANKLIN ST – JOHNSON TRADING . . in TRIBECA.
FRI MARCH 4 / 6-8 PM, and . . TOMOO WILL BE THERE !!
TOMOO GOKITA PAINTING on PAPER,’Family’ – image via @billbrady
TOMOO puts cutting edge, radical, hyper-twisted ‘realism’, and . . of course, supreme black & white- all in the same, stunned . . breath.
6. and then, if you want to get real down & dirty, go see . . the real Bushwick & Brooklyn & street art – from the ground up . . only weekend hrs.
go see ‘CASH4SMELLS’ at the subversive / co-operative new storefront project, studio space & gallery – they call: DRESS SHOP !! 322 TROUTMAN ST, Brooklyn.
& where the works on the walls – can be had for $100 a pop.
CASH4SMELLS, DRESS SHOP – 322 TROUTMAN, BUSHWICK, BROOKLYN – up thru MARCH 12
PHOTO: @andro.nyc
more: info & photos – DressShop tumblr
ready, set, GO.