Author Archives: mauri
In Conversation: Ed Rubin Interviews Mary Hrbacek
The following conversation was conducted with Mary Hrbacek over the telephone, as well as via email by Edward Rubin on April 23, 2013. Edward Rubin: Why Trees? What is it that made you start painting trees? Give us a little history of what made you switch from painting rocks to painting portraits of trees. Mary […]
The Great Gatsby in 3D: As Reviewed by Tony Zaza
By Tony Zaza Neither an interpretation nor a translation of a literary work, but rather the basis for a deconstruction, The Great Gatsby rolls along feverishly like a bad memory. And so to entice you to pay attention to the pivotal point of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, director Baz Luhrmann sugar coats numerous […]
Paul McCarthy at Hauser & Wirth
Paul 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. Paul McCarthy Sculptures Hauser & Wirth 511 West 18th Street, NYC May 10 – June 1, 2013 Opening: May 10, 6 – 8 pm hauserwirth.com
Tom Shannon at Show Room
Employing hidden mechanisms, magnets, and motion in his sculptures, Tom Shannon explores the ways of the natural world. While underlining the fundamental conditions—gravity, weight, location, time—the works embody long study and share vast insight in a collection of deceptively simple motions. Tom Shannon: Nothing Show Room 170 Suffolk Street May 9 – June 9 Opening […]
Ten (Of the Many) Notes We Took at Frieze Art Fair:
1. Everything looks better in a tent. The natural light in that fair was amazing! 2. Large NYC Galleries are still killing it, but smaller international galleries are holding their own by showing insightful and poetic work. (Which is often easier to ship and just as fun to look at.) 3. Liam Gillick and Carl […]
To Sleep, Perchance To Dream by Anita Sto and Giorgio Savona
Thursday, May 23rd, 2013 independent curators Anita Sto and Giorgio Savona will present TO SLEEP, PERCHANCE TO DREAM, a preview of a work in progress by conceptual multimedia artist, Anita Sto and Professional Photographer Giorgio Savona. The exhibition will be held at Broadway Gallery, 473 Broadway, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10013. TO SLEEP, PERCHANCE […]
Ellsworth Kelly at Ninety with Matthew Marks Gallery
It’s pretty rare to have the opportunity to see the work of a living legend. There are very few artists who ever achieve this status, standing head and shoulders above the rest of us. If the measure of influence is equated to height, Ellworth Kelly is way up there. Turning 90 this year, this art […]
Art Fair Review: Pulse Does It With Class.
Ah, art fair season. What’s not to love, right? Sometimes art fairs take your money, pour an unbelievable amount of closely-hung work into your brain via your wandering eyeballs, and kick you in the ass as you exit. You are stuck on the sidewalk wondering whether you ever need to see a work of art […]
Wish Meme
Wish Meme is an art fair for those who want something fresh and different. Put on by The They Co. in collaboration with the New Museum and a whole slew of great curators, its a welcome change. Enough words though, here’s a recap featuring photos snapped by our photographer, Anna Carnochan. Feast your eyes.
