a visual collective outlet of inspiration
mister mcginley is taking over soho with two simultaneous shows at both team galleries. the animal show on grand is great, we recommend it even if there is not all the animal series. by pp.
art
BAUHAUS – ART AS LIFE
Erich Consemüller, Lis Beyer or Ise Gropius sitting on the B3 club chair by Marcel Breuer and wearing a mask by Oskar Schlemmer and dress fabric by Beyer, c.1927
on view at the barbican in the current show, bauhaus art as life. by pp.
HELMUT LANG SHOW IN NEW YORK
cult fashion designer turned great artist, helmut lang shows his new work in nyc. it feels pretty good that it is in a townhouse rather than another white cube gallery. 24 Washington Square North, New York. ok, this one looks like something else… by pp.
this is not your grandma’s knitting art show
conosco is a group exhibition that will showcase a diverse range of mediums such as photography, drawing, on-site installation, sculpture, performance and fashion, with each artist offering a very distinct style. artists include: william carrà, eric chakeen, lukasz lyszak, chad moore, vitor moreira, MRKA, carolina pimenta, alexandra velasco, armando veve, marie vic, jade yumang and yichen zhou. (above photos are consecutively by chad moore, jade yumang, carolina pimenta, eric chakeen and alexandra velasco) check out these blooming artists in conosco in may 6th through may 20 in reverse art space in 28 frost street, brooklyn. for more info go to conoscoproject.org or check out their blog conoscoproject.tumblr.com to see what each artist is all about. by ak
Grid(love)r – Dirk Bell
mistress
endisnear, workoutplan, and brutalismart. by dirk bell, showing at the new gallery in athens greece.
and an excerpt from marcus steinweg talk on the promise of consistency: art and philosophy. by kl
but seriously – taryn simon’s impressive ability to tell truly real stories
not only with her most recent project (the stories behind the bloodlines), but all variety of those in the past, taryn simon proves her absolutely impressive skills in defining and observing intriguing situations that take place in our world. by kl
dissection 101
to most, the dissection of a human cadaver may seem downright vile–an unnatural activity or an off-putting endeavor. however, to an anatomical dissector who also happens to be an innate artist and visionary, the human body and its attributes are flawless and paramount. these works, conceived by dr. frank scali (www.drfrankscali.com), propose and demonstrate what the inner workings of some infamous humans would look like. art, science, pop culture and history–an unspeakably succinct and powerful union indeed. by jr + sv
nobody said it would be
by geof oppenheimer from the armory show 2012 by dd
no glitch – new work by Kon Trubkovich
paintings made from hyper-analyzation of analogue digital image capturing to create in realism the non-programatic moments of such now primitive media. backwards my ass. cracked digital nostalgia, but they ARE strangely dreamy. and kon is at the marianne boesky gallery. by kl
AI WEIWEI – SO GOOD
cameras were shut down but still ai weiwei give these guys the finger! so good. here (btw, love the cat outfit) by pp.
invisible ink
french artist zev’s invisible installation that can only be seen in UV light in suite 112 of the new w paris opéra. by ak
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