Antony Gormley
AERIAL

30 April – 15 June 2024
White Cube New York
Coinciding with Frieze New York, White Cube presents ‘AERIAL’, an exhibition of new work by Antony Gormley which brings together two recent developments in the artist’s practice.

Due to the site-specific nature of ‘Aerial’ (2023), the installation from which the show takes its title, the gallery can only accommodate a limited number of visitors at a time. Advanced booking is advised.

Neil Jenney

Idealism Is Unavoidable

Gagosian 

NEW YORK, April 18, 2024—Gagosian is pleased to announce Idealism Is Unavoidable, an exhibition of Good Paintings by Neil Jenney.Balancing idealism and realism, Jenney’s landscape paintings are highly stylized and rendered with a careful attention to detail. Begun in 1971, the Good Paintings are differentiated from Jenney’s previous body of work, which he designated as Bad Paintings (1969–70) after curator Marcia Tucker’s 1978 New Museum exhibition “Bad” Painting, which included his work. Painted in acrylic in a loose, gestural style, the Bad Paintings represent relationships between people and things, while upending preconceptions of connoisseurship and “good taste.” The Good Paintings are instead exacting studies of nature in oil paint on wooden panels.Jenney’s Good Paintings impart the experience of observing the North American landscape at close range, in contrast with the expansive vistas of untamed wilderness typical of the historical Hudson River School. While describing the natural world, many of the works also remind us that the environment is never far removed from human intervention. Jenney’s handmade black wooden frames are integral to these works, which he regards as “painted sculpture.” Playing off the classical conception of a painting as a window into fictive space, the frames create an architectural foreground, asserting their status as physical objects. The works’ mediated nature is further emphasized by the inclusion of titles stenciled in uppercase serif lettering.

Art Brussels

Xavier Hufkens

25—28 April 2024

Brussels Expo, Hall 5 & 6 Booth 5C-33

Xavier Hufkens is delighted to announce participation in the 40th Edition of Art Brussels with works by Milton Avery, Michel François, Antony Gormley, Thomas Houseago, Esther Kläs, Sherrie Levine, Mark Manders, Allan McCollum, Walter Swennen, Danh Vō, and Cathy Wilkes.

Anselm Kiefer
Punctum

April 25–July 3, 2024
Gagosian, 976 Madison Avenue, New York

NEW YORK, April 17, 2024—Gagosian is pleased to announce Punctum, the first exhibition in the United States to center exclusively on Anselm Kiefer’s photography. Punctum will be on view at 976 Madison Avenue from April 25 through July 3, 2024.Photography has been an important but under-recognized aspect of Kiefer’s practice since 1968, when he began using his father’s 35mm camera. The medium underpins the evolution of the artist’s paintings and is a key component of his books. Punctum offers new perspectives on his exploration of materials and processes, and on the symbolic and expressive potentials of photography.

Joan Semmel
An Other View

Xavier Hufkens is pleased to present “An Other View,” the inaugural exhibition of American painter Joan Semmel (b. 1932) with the gallery. Spanning five decades, the exhibition showcases the major developments in the artist’s oeuvre. Featuring ten large-format oil paintings and two works on paper created between 1971 and 2018, the collection collectively attests to Semmel’s decades-long commitment to representing women, primarily through the medium of her own body.

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Marcin Rusak

Vas Florum:Resina Botanica

Carpenters Workshop Gallery

Tuesday, May 7 | 6 — 8PM
New York | 693 Fifth Ave

Carpenters Workshop Gallery presents Vas Florum: Resina Botanica, a solo exhibition by Marcin Rusak. The exhibition showcases a new body of work debuting at Carpenters Workshop Gallery New York.

Building on the artist’s first solo presentation at Carpenters Workshop Gallery Paris last year, Resina Botanica digs deeper into the evocative power of plants by representing memories of people, places and the feelings that emerge from those encounters. The pieces evoke whirlpools of water that invite the viewer to delve deep into the alchemy of materials, the elaborateness of the creative process, and the natural phenomena that inform them.

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Plan Your Visit to the Venice Vernissage

This week in Venice, Pace Gallery invites you to explore previews of exhibitions and special projects involving eight of their artists.

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STANLEY WHITNEY

By the Love of Those Unloved

Gagosian-  980 Madison Avenue, New York
May 8–June 22, 2024
980 Madison Avenue, New York

NEW YORK, April 15, 2024—Gagosian is pleased to announce By the Love of Those Unloved, the gallery’s first exhibition of work by Stanley Whitney in New York. Featuring new paintings and works on paper, the exhibition is on view at 980 Madison Avenue from May 8 through June 22.A master colorist, Whitney takes an exploratory and lyrical approach to painting. Each of his canvases is structured as a loose grid of rectilinear blocks in three or four rows. Laying down one vivid color at a time, the artist establishes relationships between each area, its neighbors, and the composition as a whole, employing gestural brushwork to juxtapose hues applied with varied degrees of opacity.

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Thomas Nozkowski 

All the World in a Painting

On View Mar 8 – Apr 20, 2024 

540 West 25th Street New York

Journey back to the 1970s and 1980s, a hugely formative period in Thomas Nozkowski’s life and career in which he raised questions about subject matter, color, and form that would guide his practice for decades to come.

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Antony Gormley

Time Horizon

Thaddaeus Ropac

21 April—31 October 2024

Houghton Hall, Norfolk

Time Horizon, one of Antony Gormley’s most spectacular large-scale installations, will be shown across the grounds and through the house at Houghton Hall, the first time the work will be staged in the UK.

Featuring 100 life-size sculptures, the works are distributed across 300 acres of the park. The cast-iron figures, each standing at an average of 191cm, are installed at the same datum level to create a single horizontal plane across the landscape. Some works are embedded, allowing only a part of the head to be visible, while others are buried to the chest or knees according to the topography. Only occasionally do they stand on the existing surface. Around a quarter of the works are placed on concrete columns that vary from a few centimetres high to rising four meters off the ground.

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Alex Katz
Claire, Grass and Water

Fondazione Giorgio Cini, Venice, Italy

17 April—29 September 2024

Claire, Grass and Water is an exhibition of new works by Alex Katz. Curated by Luca Massimo Barbero.
Conceived as a site-specific intervention, it spans three major groupings of never-before-seen works made between 2021 and 2022 that represent three key facets of Katz’s practice, the boundaries of which continue to expand seven decades into his career. Large-scale, close-up depictions of inky-hued oceans and of grassland in tones of greens and yellows are brought together in the Sala Carnelutti, followed in the Piccolo Teatro by a group of paintings based on outfits by mid-century American fashion designer Claire McCardell. The exhibition follows the artist’s recent landmark retrospective at the Guggenheim New York.

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Maurizio Cattelan
Sunday

Curated by Francesco Bonami
Opening reception: Tuesday, April 30, 6–8pm
April 30–June 29, 2024
Gagosian, 522 West 21st Street, New York

NEW YORK, April 11, 2024—Gagosian is thrilled to announce Maurizio Cattelan’s first solo gallery exhibition in over two decades, debuting at 522 West 21st Street on April 30, 2024. Much like “America”—the functional solid gold toilet famously installed at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York in 2016—Cattelan’s latest project will once again challenge the contradictions within American society and culture, while also addressing a sensitive global issue.

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Anselm Kiefer

Fallen Angels

Palazzo Strozzi, Florence

Mar. 22–July 21

Palazzo Strozzi presents a major exhibition dedicated to one of the greatest masters of the 20th and 21st century art, Anselm Kiefer. The exhibition allows direct contact with the art of the German artist thorough new and historical works that engage in a profound dialogue with the Renaissance architecture of Palazzo Strozzi, including a new work especially created for the palace’s internal courtyard.

Curated by Arturo Galansino, General Director of the Fondazione Palazzo Strozzi, Anselm Kiefer. Fallen Angel is a journey that reflects on topics such as identity, history, and philosophy.

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teamLab

Borderless Jeddah

The First-Ever Middle East Location of the Record-Breaking Museum Comes to Jeddah Historic District, Saudi Arabia. Construction Underway for Completion

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, 3 April, 2024 – Art collective teamLab and the Saudi Ministry of Culture are moving forward with the construction of a major new museum in Jeddah Historic District, teamLab Borderless Jeddah. Exhibiting over 50 experiential artworks created by teamLab using digital technology, teamLab Borderless Jeddah will be the first-ever permanent teamLab Borderless museum to launch in the Middle East. The immense museum is making steady progress in development towards completion.
More info: https://www.teamlab.art/e/jeddah/

Georg Baselitz
A Confession of My Sins

10 April – 16 June 2024
White Cube Bermondsey

Georg Baselitz returns to White Cube Bermondsey for the first time in eight years with the solo exhibition ‘A Confession of My Sins’.

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MATTHEW MARKS GALLERY

Art Basel Hong Kong 2024 | Booth 1C16

March 26 – 30

Contact Jacqueline Tran for more information

Xavier Hufkens announces participation in this year’s edition of Art Basel Hong Kong, showcasing works by Milton Avery, Louise Bourgeois, Joe Bradley, George Condo, Thierry De Cordier, Tracey Emin, Giorgio Griffa, Nathanaëlle Herbelin, Thomas Houseago, Ulala Imai, Leon Kossoff, Sherrie Levine, Robert Mapplethorpe, and Cassi Namoda.

JUDY CHICAGO

REVELATIONS

At Serpentine North
23 May – 1 September 2024

Serpentine presents the first major interdisciplinary, immersive institutional exhibition in London of Judy Chicago. Focused on drawing, it will bring together new and little-seen works, preparatory studies alongside audio, visual and new technology materials.

For the first time, Serpentine and Thames & Hudson publish a manuscript Chicago penned in the early 1970s that provides the underlying vision of equality that shaped her career.

At Serpentine North
23 May – 1 September 2024

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Zhang Enli
A Traveller

Xavier Hufkens
15 March—11 May 2024
St-Georges

Zhang Enli’s second exhibition with the gallery, A Traveller, unveils a new series of gestural abstract portraits, marking the evolution of his oeuvre since 2019. Taking a journey into the complexities of the human psyche, the artist transcends the boundaries between figuration and abstraction, creating a unique visual language that links colour and form to memory and emotion.

Portraiture has been a central theme in Zhang Enli’s practice for over three decades. In the 1990s, for example, he created an extensive series of paintings based on the ordinary people and workers of Shanghai. The canvases have titles such as Butcher, Smoker and Dancer. While he later explored themes of nature, interiors, and objects, Zhang always considered these works as portraits. Following his interest in portraiture, his most recent works began to shift towards intuitive expressionism, which capture the ‘essence’ of his subjects beyond their representation. Rather than relying on direct observation, Zhang now harnesses the painterly medium to construct psychological landscapes in which the eye and mind can wander. Of the evolution from representation to abstraction, he says: ‘In the beginning, I worked from objects to lines. These lines were specific, like electrical cables and iron wires. But once they were depicted, I found them hard to define. It’s not easy to separate the abstract and the figurative. This has led me to where I am today. In my mind, the abstract and the figurative are not separate. Their boundaries are blurred.

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Lynda Benglis
Fuentes

Xavier Hufkens

7 March—29 June 2024
Jardines de Banca March, Madrid, Spain

The Banca March garden in Madrid, will host the installation of four monumental pieces by artist Lynda Benglis from March until June 2024. This is the first time that works by one of the most relevant American sculptors of the 20th and 21st centuries can be seen in Spain. In 1970, Life magazine proclaimed her heir to Jackson Pollock and in 2022 she was selected by The New York Times Style Magazine for its special edition The Greats. At 82 years old, after six decades of work, she is still active.

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Carpenters Workshop Gallery presents Crossing Over, by Italian artist Vincenzo De Cotiis. The exhibition offers a unique exploration of the urban environment as De Cotiis continues his investigation into the city as a place of contamination and a culture of displacement, serving as a lens through which we can contemplate the complexities of our urban surroundings.

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PERROTIN LOS ANGELES

Izumi Kato

Opening February 28, 2024

Perrotin is pleased to announce the inauguration of its Los Angeles gallery during Frieze Week with a solo exhibition dedicated to Izumi Kato. The inaugural exhibition, on view starting February 28, marks the Japan-born artist’s debut on the West Coast of the United States. The showcase will feature a survey of his recent artistic endeavors, emphasizing new developments in his paintings, drawings, and sculptures crafted from a diverse range of media, including wood, stone, soft vinyl, textile, plastic models, and cast aluminum.

Based between Tokyo and Hong Kong, Kato (b. 1969) is renowned for his distinctive use of natural materials such as wood and stone, coupled with techniques that involve finger-painting, hand-carving, stitching, and knotting—skills inspired by his background in fishing. His artistic prowess gained international recognition through his presentation at the Italian Pavilion during the 2007 Venice Biennale, curated by Robert Storr. Over the years, he has held solo exhibitions at esteemed institutions, including the Watari Museum of Contemporary Art in Japan (2022), SCAD Museum of Art in the USA (2021), Hara Museum in Japan (2019), Fundación Casa Wabi in Mexico (2019), and Red Brick Art Museum in China (2018). Kato’s works have also been featured in group exhibitions across various institutions, including national and major museums in Japan and the Centre Pompidou-Metz in France.

The opening of Perrotin’s Los Angeles gallery builds upon a decade of relationships and collaborations with artists and institutions initiated through its New York gallery since 2013. This new platform in Los Angeles represents Perrotin’s commitment to expanding its presence in the U.S., introducing its program on the West Coast, and facilitating the Los Angeles debut of several artists represented by and collaborating with the gallery.

More info: https://www.perrotin.com/exhibitions/izumi_kato/11002

Bernd & Hilla Becher

Paula Cooper Gallery:
534 W 21st Street
February 24 – March 30, 2024
Opening reception: February 23, 5:00–7:00 PM

During their almost fifty-year partnership beginning in 1959, Bernd and Hilla Becher pursued a project of systematically photographing industrial structures. Documenting previously commonplace edifices such as water towers, coal bunkers, blast furnaces and gravel plants—first in Germany and later across Europe and the United States—the Bechers challenged the perceived gap between fine-art and documentary photography. Following a major Becher retrospective at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, in 2022, this will be the gallery’s second exhibition focused on the Bechers. Encompassing thirty-one single prints and two sixteen-part typologies depicting a range of industrial forms, the exhibition underlines how the Becher’s objective style resonated with the serial approach of Minimal and Conceptual art.

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Fish Lamp Sculptures and Works on Paper by Frank Gehry
Ruminations

Gagosian

Opening reception: Thursday, February 8, 6–8pm
February 8–April 6, 2024
976 Madison Avenue, New York

 

Gagosian presents ‘Ruminations,’ an exhibition of new sculptures and works on paper by Frank Gehry, opening at the gallery’s 976 Madison Avenue location on February 8, 2024. Ruminations features large-scale elaborations on objects from Gehry’s Fish Lamps sculpture series (1984–86 and 2012–), a Crocodile Lamp sculpture, and several works on paper that have not previously been seen in New York.
The sculptures, several of which will be visible from the street on Madison Avenue, are internally illuminated forms in copper and Formica; one copper fish is suspended from the ceiling of the gallery’s first room, in which Crocodile Lamp (2023) is also on view. Two further freestanding clusters are displayed on heavy, handmade wooden bases in the second space alongside another large hanging fish. While Gehry’s fish sculptures are self-contained works, the “perfect form” of the ancient creature that they emulate reappears throughout his architectural oeuvre, lending itself to the undulating profiles of buildings such as 2003’s Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles; Guggenheim Bilbao (1997); and Guggenheim Abu Dhabi (opening 2025). The leaflike scales on the copper fish represent a new motif inspired by a hike that Gehry took with his granddaughter.Gehry is celebrated for groundbreaking architectural designs in which he pursues a fascination with primal, natural forms, conveying his sense that postmodernist architecture limited itself by confining its points of reference to the discipline’s own history; looking further, he seeks to escape that sentimental tendency. He has also produced significant bodies of sculpture and furniture, from Easy Edges (1969–73) and Experimental Edges (1979–82)—chairs and tables made from corrugated cardboard—to bentwood furniture designed for Knoll (1989–92). The Fish Lamps series evolved from a 1983 commission from the Formica Corporation to make use of their ColorCore plastic laminate.

“NO ONE THING”

David Smith Late Sculptures

Exhibition at  Hauser & Wirth:

1 February – 13 April 2024

David Smith’s sculptures, whether big or small, figurative or abstract, are profoundly complete and attuned to your presence. They exude generosity and offer no dull perspectives. Regardless of how you approach them, they remain vigilant, never at rest. They demand your full attention and convey that this is the way to exist: vigilant.” — Frank O’Hara, 1964

David Smith (1906–1965), one of the most influential and innovative artists of the 20th century, reached the zenith of his experimentation and productivity in the last five years of his life. During this period, he elevated welding to new monumental heights, incorporated open space into his arrangement of planar forms, and enlivened sculptural surfaces with color combinations that defied conventional reasoning. These groundbreaking innovations not only defied norms but also solidified his legacy, leaving an indelible mark on generations of artists. “No One Thing: David Smith, Late Sculptures” showcases seven of the artist’s most pivotal sculptures from these final years.
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Hauser & Wirth:  542 W 22nd St, New York, NY 10011
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Barbara Kruger:

Thinking of You. I Mean Me. I Mean You.

Exhibition at Serpentine South Gallery

February 1st – March 17th, 2024 Admission: Free

Barbara Kruger, an American artist born in Newark, New Jersey, USA in 1945, is renowned for her impactful fusion of images and words. With a background as a graphic designer for magazines, Kruger has crafted an iconic visual language often drawing inspiration from advertising and various media aesthetics. Since the 1970s, her artworks have delved into intricate facets of power dynamics, gender, class, consumerism, and capitalism.

“Thinking of You. I Mean Me. I Mean You” at Serpentine South Gallery marks Kruger’s first solo institutional exhibition in London in more than two decades. The exhibition showcases a distinctive array of installations, accompanied by moving image pieces and multiple soundscapes. It also presents the UK premiere of “Untitled (No Comment)” (2020), an immersive three-channel video installation that explores contemporary online content creation and consumption. In this work, Kruger blends text, audio fragments, and an array of found images and memes, ranging from obscured selfies to animated cat photos.

Additionally, the exhibition includes recent video reinterpretations, referred to by the artist as “replays,” of several of Kruger’s iconic works from the 1980s, including “Untitled (I shop therefore I am)” (1987) and “Untitled (Your body is a battleground)” (1989). Over the decades, Kruger has presented her art in diverse settings and forms, such as on buildings, billboards, hoardings, buses, and skate parks. For this exhibition, she has adapted pieces that were recently exhibited in U.S. museums to specific locations within Serpentine, encompassing both indoor and outdoor spaces.

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Max Weber:

Art and Life Are Not Apart

The Schoelkopf Gallery proudly announces its exclusive worldwide representation of the Max Weber Foundation in New York City, and with great excitement, it presents its inaugural solo exhibition, showcasing the remarkable works of the renowned artist. Scheduled to run from January 19 to April 5, this exhibition promises to be a visual delight for those who appreciate the beauty and innovation of 20th-century American art.

Max Weber, a Polish-born American painter, occupies a prominent position in the history of modernist art. His journey through various art movements, including Cubism, Expressionism, and Fauvism, played a pivotal role in transforming the American art scene, reshaping its identity, and ushering in a new era of creativity and innovation.

The exhibition displays paintings as a captivating voyage through time, tracing the artistic evolution of Max Weber. Weber’s profound fascination with Cubism, a movement originating in Europe’s avant-garde circles, prompted him to embark on an exploration of form and structure. His unique reinterpretation of Cubism through an American perspective gave birth to a distinctive fusion of geometric shapes and abstracted forms. Visitors to the exhibition will have the opportunity to witness this remarkable transformation firsthand as they engage with Weber’s Cubist masterpieces adorning the gallery walls.

Location: Schoelkopf Gallery, 390 Broadway, 3rd floor, New York City.

Books

Exhibition at Paula Cooper Gallery 

521 W 21st Street | January 6 – February 10, 2024
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The Paula Cooper Gallery is currently hosting an exhibition titled “Books” at 521 W 21st Street from January 6 to February 10, 2024. This exhibition, recommended by Art Summit, explores the diverse ways contemporary artists interact with the concept of books.

The showcased works in this exhibition illustrate the various roles books play in contemporary art, serving as surfaces, structures, found objects, and sources of philosophical inspiration. Artists engage with books through reading, collecting, and creating them, and this involvement influences their creative thinking. The exhibition highlights how elements such as double-page spreads, fabric-bound volumes, and unique typefaces are integral components of these artistic works.

The exhibition features artworks that pay homage to book covers and internal pages through photography or print. It also presents books on shelves, offering insights into the personalities of their owners, while sculptures incorporate books as found objects, imbuing them with historical significance. Some works deconstruct books, isolating pages, covers, or individual illustrations to repurpose them as readymades. Additionally, the exhibition showcases how books serve as rich surfaces for drawing and painting, and artists reimagine the book’s familiar form using unexpected materials.

Notable artists featured in the exhibition include Terry Adkins, Carl Andre, John Baldessari, Jane Benson, Jonathan Borofsky, Carol Bove, Sophie Calle, Sarah Charlesworth, Bruce Conner, Rafael Domenench, Theaster Gates, Andreas Gursky, Candida Höfer, Douglas Huebler, Jill Magid, Claes Oldenburg, Laura Owens, Jorge Pardo, Stephen Prina, Studio K.O.S., R. H. Quaytman, Walid Raad, Lee Seung-taek, Dan Walsh, and Rachel Whiteread.

“Going Dark: Contemporary Art on the Fringes of Visibility”

from October 20th, 2023 to April 7th, 2024

The exhibition “Going Dark: Contemporary Art on the Fringes of Visibility” showcases artworks that depict figures partially obscured or hidden, placing them at the threshold of perceptibility. Within this artistic context, the phrase “going dark” signifies a deliberate strategy used by artists to visually conceal the human form, exploring a fundamental tension in modern society: the longing to be both seen and hidden from view.

Artists featured in the exhibition employ various formal techniques to achieve the concept of “going dark.” These approaches include literal methods of darkening through shadowplay, innovative materials and printing methods, as well as post-production

The exhibition “Going Dark: Contemporary Art on the Fringes of Visibility” showcases artworks that depict figures partially obscured or hidden, placing them at the threshold of perceptibility. Within this artistic context, the phrase “going dark” signifies a deliberate strategy used by artists to visually conceal the human form, exploring a fundamental tension in modern society: the longing to be both seen and hidden from view.

Artists featured in the exhibition employ various formal techniques to achieve the concept of “going dark.” These approaches include literal methods of darkening through shadowplay, innovative materials and printing methods, as well as post-production tools that blur or intensify imagery. Some of the more recent works on display incorporate digital technology, such as the use of chroma-key green or blue screens. These pieces seamlessly transition between representation and abstraction, with many artists skillfully manipulating color and light to obscure optical perception, thereby challenging the very nature of visual perception itself.

Located within the iconic rotunda of the Guggenheim Museum, “Going Dark” features over 100 artworks created by a group of 28 artists. The majority of these artists are of Black descent, and over half of them are women. While most of the exhibited works originate from the 1980s to the present, a curated selection dates back to the 1960s and 1970s, created by three renowned artists—David Hammons, Faith Ringgold, and Charles White. This inclusion underscores the role of Conceptual art in those decades, which laid the foundation for contemporary artists who now explore the boundaries of visibility.

“Going Dark: Contemporary Art on the Fringes of Visibility” is curated by Ashley James, Associate Curator of Contemporary Art, in collaboration with Faith Hunter, Curatorial Assistant.

October 20th, 2023 to April 7th, 2024
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“Retinal Hysteria”: A Must-See Exhibition Curated by Robert Storr at Venus Over Manhattan

New York, NY – November 18, 2023 – Venus Over Manhattan proudly presents “Retinal Hysteria,” an extraordinary two-venue exhibition curated by the renowned artist, critic, and curator, Robert Storr. This groundbreaking show is set to captivate art enthusiasts and challenge conventional artistic norms, running until January 13, 2024.

Robert Storr is a distinguished figure in the art world, known for his multifaceted career as an artist, critic, and curator. With a profound educational background and an impressive portfolio, he has left an indelible mark on the contemporary art scene. From his tenure as a curator at the Museum of Modern Art to his role as Dean of the Yale University School of Art, Robert Storr’s contributions to the art world are immeasurable.

“Retinal Hysteria” is an exquisite exhibition that boasts a lineup of over forty artists, including George Condo, Dana Schultz, Paul McCarthy, Kara Walker, Jim Nutt, Louise Bourgeois, Ashley Bickerton, and more. Drawing inspiration from the groundbreaking 2001–2002 exhibition, “Eye Infection,” presented at the Stedelijk Museum, Robert Storr curates a thought-provoking collection that challenges established artistic standards.

The artists featured in “Retinal Hysteria” share a maverick sensibility that explores the unsightly aspects of contemporary life, pushing the boundaries of art with meticulous craftsmanship and audacious vulgarity. Their distinct linguistic style is frequently misunderstood as mere jest or anti-intellectualism. Storr’s curation revisits these central concerns and expands upon them in the present tense, reflecting a world he perceives as “coming apart at its seams.”

Key works from artists like R. Crumb, Jim Nutt, and Peter Saul, who were part of “Eye Infection,” are joined by a diverse array of historical and contemporary artists who are committed to creating art that delivers “disorienting intensity.” Most of the artworks on display have never been seen by the public before, with many specifically crafted for this exhibition.

“Hysteria,” defined as “ungovernable emotional excess,” takes center stage in “Retinal Hysteria.” Robert Storr delves into how it affects vision, particularly in the traumatic conditions that we are currently experiencing. Disorienting intensity serves as the primary criterion for artwork selection, transcending traditional mediums or styles. This exhibition disregards stylistic labels, encompassing Funk, Imagism, Underground Comix, and more, all united by the expressive imperatives characteristic of “Retinal Hysteria.”

In the words of Robert Storr, “Welcome to rooms full-to-overflowing with images that vibrate with panic, uncontrollable anger, out-of-control laughter, orgasmic release, and the sheer vertigo of living in a state of hypersensitivity to the disparate stimuli of ‘Retinal Hysteria’s’ modern masters, ‘a world gone nuts!'”

Exhibition Dates: November 16, 2023 – January 13, 2024

Location: Venus Over Manhattan, 39 Great Jones Street & 55 Great Jones Street, New York, NY 1001
https://www.venusovermanhattan.com/

SOLOMON R. GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM

Only the Young: Korean Experimental Art of the 1960s and 1970s

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