treasure hunt! your guide to the 2010 armory show

PICKS

March 4, 2010


At the Armory, one should neither idle nor arrive underdressed.  I can't help you with your wardrobe (the winter-to-spring shift is so awkward), but this image treasure hunt should get you out of there before you've realized that the art market has no mercy and that art can't love you back. 

 

P.S. Apologies for ignoring Pier 92!  

 

 

Your map.

The listings that follow go North to South, West to East.  

 

 

 

 

 

Pipilotti Rist’s glowing light box (it's a film still!)

at Hauser & Wirth

 

 

 

 

Raquib Shaw at White Cube

(Ignore everything else... especially the overrated Hirst that went for 4.6mil)


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Posted in ART on March 4, 2010 9:00pm by Madeline | 0 comments



DIY: How to become an art collector.

February 25, 2010


 

 

 

 

 

Ever walked into an art gallery and seen something you liked, something you thought would look just great hanging over your couch, but unfortunately you lacked the cash and cachet to start signing checks like Steven Cohen?

 

Well, say hello to my latest obsession, 20 x 200.com.

 


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Posted in ART on February 25, 2010 1:49pm by Madeline | 1 comment



Madeline's Art Picks + Naked people

PICKS

February 18, 2010


 

Celeste Boursier-Mougenot at Paula Cooper

 

 

Thursday, 6-8pm


Bill Jensen : New Work

There's something rugged about a painter who mixes his own paints and uses his own self-made tools, which might account for the intensity of his nature-scapes.

Cheim & Read, 547 West 25th Street between 10th and 11th avenues.

 

 

Friday, 6-8pm


Celeste Boursier-Mougenot

Vaccuum cleaners playing the harmonica.  Not my two favorite sounds, but let's hope they bring out the best in one another.

Paula Cooper Gallery, 465 W 23rd Street between 9th and 10th avenues.

 

The Technology Show

This self-described "show about glitches" makes technological annoyances look good.  Amen.

Gallatin Galleries, 715 Broadway at Washington Place

 

 

In other art news:

 


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Posted in ART on February 18, 2010 5:43pm by Madeline | 0 comments



Art Picks: A Week of Big Shots

PICKS

February 10, 2010


 

Seghal's 'Kiss' at the Guggenheim

 

 

If you're looking for a good reason to brave the storm tonight, Art for Haiti is it. The art auction offers works by the likes of Louise Bourgeois and Tom Otterness at a steal.  (You can also bid on the site.  Like online shopping, but for a good cause.) 

 

 

In defiance of weather conditions, this week's openings are HOT. Steamy, even.  

 

Here's your weekend forecast:

 

Thursday

 

Gert & Uwe Tobias

Come and See Before the Tourists Will Do - The Mystery of Transylvania

Team Gallery, 83 Grand street, between wooster & greene, 6pm

 

Thomas Ruff

David Zwirner, 525 W 19 street, 6-8pm

 

Diana Thater


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Posted in ART on February 10, 2010 5:13pm by Madeline | 0 comments



Catch it before it's gone! California Minimalism at Zwirner (... & Art Picks!)

February 4, 2010


 

Doug Wheeler's California Minimalism

 

 

The show Primary Atmospheres: Works from California 1960-1970 at David Zwirner is worth a look before it closes this Saturday, February 6th.

 

Differing from New York minimalism in its emphasis on perceptual experience, the work of West Coast minimalists is often characterized by gleaming, candy-colored surfaces (the so-called “finish fetish” aesthetic), or plays upon light and space. This makes for a show that is not only fun to look at, but also required reading for anyone interested in contemporary art --particularly the flashier kind.

 


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Posted in ART on February 4, 2010 11:00am by Madeline | 0 comments