February 2008
13 posts
Cai Guo Qiang: I Want to Believe
Feb 22 - May 28 2008 Guggenheim Museum Probably the second-most glamorous opening I’ve been to yet this year, with by far the most theatrical and crowd-pleasing art. My companion and I had to wait in line briefly in below-freezing temperatures before entering, because the massive parking-garage-turned-museum was already at capacity after being open for only 30 minutes. Totally worth...
TWO: BFA Thesis Exhibition
NYU Tisch Gulf + Western galleries, 721 Broadway 8th floor Feb 21 - March 15 2008 pictured: work of Monique Jaques My entourage and I had a delightful time mingling with the fresh faces and diligent artists in this group show for the NYU Photography and Imaging program. Lots of interesting, mainly documentary work on view, including the well-received work of Monique Jaques. Her work focuses...
John Chamberlain - Recent Work
Feb 14 - March 15 2008 Pace WIldenstein 32 E 57th St The scale of the sculptures in this stark white gallery cube is very playful. The work looks a lot like cut-up aluminum soda cans splashed with nail polish. But in a good way! I really enjoyed this show, and was smiling like a kid at a carnival throughout. I always like to observe people looking at art, and people were really...
Cindy Stockton Moore, Christopher Rose, Yunsook...
“Flock” by Cindy Stockton Moore Feb 2 - 28 2008 P.S. 122, 150 First Ave A very pleasant opening with lots of people I know took place on an unusually warm night in February. Most were casually overdressed for the weather and sweated a little in the smallish space. The paintings in the show were hung rather low on the wall and had the effect of dwarfing the attendees...
