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by Zak Kitnick April 8, 2011
David Scanavino, Untitled (New York Post February 7 - March 27th, 2011), 2011. Via Marianne Boesky
The Void is Not Empty – Jesse Chapman and David Scanavino
Marianne Boesky GalleryBlended and reconstituted, abstracted and reopened,
Scanavino’s work retains some qualities of the original newspaper.
It has four corners and it’s a papery taupe,
but it’s paper without content, ink without image;
it’s handmade paper.
Specific to a publication and a date or a length of time,
they feel like a timely update on On Kawara’s date paintings
and the clippings that accompany them.
Rachel Whiteread, Half Dozen, 2010. Via Luhring Augustine
Long Eyes – Rachel Whiteread
Luhring AugustineTo the right Whiteread does a kind of Banks Violette black resin Panel.
To the back Whiteread does Johns’ Ballantine cans.
To the back right, as she does, Nauman.Gary Hill, of surf, death, tropes & tableaux: The Psychedelic Gedankenexperiment, 2011. Via Gladstone
of surf, death, tropes & tableaux: The Psychedelic Gedankenexperiment Gary Hill
Gladstone Gallery3D glasses (especially cheap ones) don’t make things three dimensional,
nor do they make them look three dimensional;
they function more like lab goggles in this experiment.
Hill employs video better than anybody.
The use of color, flowers, and self in concert with the surf, death and tableaux of the title conjure an unlikely Ashley Bickerton.Ashley Bickerton, The Preparation with Green Sky, 2007. Via Hungry Hyaena
Paintings, 1958-1968 – Kenneth Noland
Mitchell-Innes & NashThere was a time when artists were soldiers and pilots before they were artists.
Seen through this war lens, Noland’s concentric circles are sights and the Red/Orange/Yellow chevron is a V for victory.
If these are now logos for consumer products,
here we let them remain symbols.Kenneth Noland, installation view, 2011. Via Mitchell Innes-Nash
John Chamberlain
Paula Cooper GallerySome works (like the 1963 monochrome Marilyn Monroe) are quite sexy
while other works (like the 1990 polychrome Fuccimanooli) recall neighborhood park rehabilitation and beautification projects.
All as seen from Chamberlain’s hospitable oversized urethane foam couch.
The only thing missing was an example of “carved, twisted and tied” foam sculptures to bridge the gap.Elaine Cameron-Weir, Torso of a Young Woman, 2011. Via Kathleen Cullen
Correspondence – Holt Quentel and Elaine Cameron-Weir
Kathleen Cullen Fine ArtsCorrespondence is the right word.
Called ‘Conference Call,’ Carol Bove would have been a likely third.
Torso of a Young Woman speaks softly and “real clear like.”
Folkert de Jong, Operation Harmony, installation view, 2011. via James Cohan
Operation Harmony – Folkert de Jong
James Cohan GalleryWhat are these about?
They are about something.
The material?
Tim Rollins & K.O.S., installation view, 2011. Via All Art News
Tim Rollins and K.O.S.
Lehmann MaupinHow exactly do these happen?
Starting now, sheet music is to be avoided.
Rope imagery is also to be avoided.
