Ellen Von Unwerth: Staley wise gallery

my favorite 2 pics from the show, i’ll spare you the rihanna picture

you can rest assure to always see yesterday’s news on TS. yes, this was a few nights ago and yes, we’re always behind schedule posting the shit. but please forgive us, as we all hold secondary jobs as glorified busboys.  by dd

domplatz

this is my favorite period of richter, the blurred photo paintings and portraits, but this is not one of my favorites in the batch and thank god. this one sold on tuesday for 37 million, that’s ten times the price it sold for just 15 years ago at 3.5. don bryant, founder of napa valley’s bryant family vineyard is the new happy owner. i’m sure he really gets ‘art’ just like his wines. pay him a visit. by dd

PAUL MCCARTHY SCULPTURES

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the current exhibition at hauser & wirth on 18th is a must see! you can’t imagine the beauty that these daunting oversized dreamy nightmares hold until you are dwarfed by them. “mccarthy unleashes debauchery and desire with extreme technical daring, charting a territory where our fundamental impulses collide with our most cherished myths and hypocritical societal norms.” seen here in his interpretation of his schneewittchen (snow white) theme. you can read more here, but to see in the flesh, go to 511 west 18th street, until june 1st.  by kl

DO IT – UNTITLED BY MARNINA ABRAMOVIC

marina abramovic_untitled 2012_do itparticipate. that’s the theme of the day. if it’s not in your life, with this little beauty you can participate in art too.

catalogue edition – embroidered apron, wooden box, and instructions: please dress yourself in the apron, open the book, and begin to realize the artist’s instruction of your choice. you can buy it from independent curators international for $5k.
by kl

the dreamers: nazi love


painting by stanley borack, born january 23, 1927 in brooklyn, new york, to jewish immigrants from austria. this is one of his more intriguing pieces amongst the many western cover arts for pulp fiction. “i always loved a good western movie. the old west was a classical era in american history, with its unique clothing, colorful indian costumes, and wagon trains. who doesn’t like to look at a handsome horse in movement?” more on stan the man. by xy