NY Arts Picks: It’s Still Cold, But the Museums Are Hot

mauri — Tue, 18 Mar 2014 18:46:22 +0000

Maybe we shouldn’t be surprised, but it seems there are a large number of New York City museum shows worth getting out to see right now. In the wake of all the fuss and action of Armory Fair week, a number of hot shows have gained attention both due to exhibiting the most impressive art names and through presenting surprisingly exciting exhibitions. Usually there are a couple museum shows here or there that look promising, but at this point in time it seems every major museum is boasting something important.

Maybe it’s just that the sun is shining and there is the lingering promise of warmer weather that makes us want to leave the apartment, but it definitely helps that there are so many museum shows to go see. Here’s a list of the best shows we think are worth your valuable time:

A new work by Jasper Johns.

Jasper Johns: Regrets
March 15th–September 1st, 2014.
MoMA
11 W 53rd St.
New York City
moma.org

A work by Sterling Ruby

The Whitney Biennial
March 7th – May 25th, 2014.
The Whitney Museum of American Art
945 Madison Avenue
New York City
whitney.org

A futurist work by Fortunato Depero.

Italian Futurism, 1909–1944: Reconstructing the Universe
February 21st-September 1st, 2014.
The Guggenheim
1071 5th Ave.
New York City
guggenheim.org

A work by Xu Bing.

Ink Art: Past as Present in Contemporary China
December 11th, 2013–April 6th, 2014
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
1000 5th Avenue
New York City
metmuseum.org

A work by Pawel Althamer.

Pawel Althamer: The Neighbors
February 12th – April 13th, 2014.
The New Museum
235 Bowery
New York City
newmuseum.org

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Summer of Photography at Carolina Nitsch Project Room

mauri — Thu, 18 Jul 2013 08:00:46 +0000

Summer of Photography at Carolina Nitsch Project Room hosts a conglomeration of images depicting the idiosyncratic, sexualized, and commodified America of the 20^th and beginning of the 21^st centuries. It features photographs by iconic, world-renown artists such as Ed Ruscha, Cindy Sherman and William Eggleston. An assortment of white frames in varying dimensions is masterfully arranged within a small space plastered with an aquamarine blue hue. The inconsistent size of the images grants each photograph even prominence, as none overpowers the room, but rather each harmoniously and rhythmically balances the other. This peak-trough orchestration mimics the movements of the ocean, diffusing an atmosphere of curiosity and exploration across the space. The photographs encompassed are optically as vivid as is their visual content; bright colors complement images of the deranged physicality and peculiar beauty that is the authentic American experience. Specifically, sexuality is emphasized as both a suggested and literal vehicle to strip the nation down to her elements- elements that are both intentionally and ironically manipulated into patterns via symmetry and repetition. Hereby, even the eccentric, queer subject becomes a commodity. As such, this beautifully curated selection represents a set of artists whom are mutually iconoclasts and leaders; burners and authors; rebels and, well, conventionalists.

by: Arianne Milhem

Summer of Photography
July 12 -September 21, 2013
Carolina Nitsch Contemporary Art
534 W 22nd St. NYC
carolinanitsch.com

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Summer of Photography at Carolina Nitsch Project Room