Leon Kossoff, Cherry Tree, Early January, 2004. Oil on board, 56 x 48-1/4 inches. Courtesy of Mitchell-Innes & Nash
May 5 to June 18, 2011
534 West 26th Street, between 10th and 11th avenues
New York City, 212 744 7400
I'm sorry to say I was within walking distance of this show and yet missed it while visiting NYC back in May. Actually, I'm crushed. I identify with this on so many levels. More images via the gallery site.
5.13. 11 Blogger was down. My post was lost. I've recreated it from the last saved draft. Lesson learned. Note: Links to spaces are still there, but invisible. (?) Blogger is still having issues.
New York was fantastic. I stayed at an apartment in Williamsburg. I made french press coffee and logged a 3-mile run every morning. I mapped out an itinerary, but got distracted. I missed a few shows I wanted to see, and took in a few that I didn't know about. The opening was wonderful. I met a small slew of great people at the opening and continued meeting a small slew of people over the weekend. I also hooked up with a couple of folks I had been wanting to meet in person. The show was curated by Mery Lynn McCorkle and Luisa Caldwell. Two of my recent watercolors are in the show:
"There is a Tree Outside My Window," 2011. watercolor and gouache on paper
"Let Me Go Home," 2011. watercolor and gouache on paper
Shaky-cam video of the opening.
Roland Reiss
Marilla Palmer
Mery Lynn McCorkel
Luisa Caldwell
Norma Markley
David Kramer
Rebecca Graves
Everything's Coming up Roses. WG News + Art, Williamsburg, 50 – 52 Dobbin Street / Brooklyn, NY 11222 Gallery Hours: May 7 – May 28: Open Saturdays 12-4 or by appointment: (917) 304-6213 / (917) 656-6048 / (706) 528-2306 /
Part II.
The rest of the trip, backtracking a little. Thursday: MoMA in the afternoon/evening. I stared at this for a while. It's a beautiful watercolor in person.
George Grosz (American, 1893-1959. Born and died in Germany)
Liam Gillick, "The State Itself Becomes a Super Whatnot”
Adam Horovitz DJ in the sculpture garden that evening. Everyone was taking his picture.
I shazamed most of the playlist, but had to sign up for the full version in the process, so missed a few. It was worth the app fee.
Friday: Various elevations. Mostly Chelsea. I wanted to stick with seeing painting shows, but it didn't work out that way.
I ran the Williamsburg Bridge. I didn't see the ped entrance so I ran the bike entrance up. One false step and a cyclist would have flattened me without thinking twice. On the other side I discovered the pedway. Much safer.
Fell in love with the High Line. This is kind of a nice photograph for an iPhone, yes? I think so.
Went to Bushwick and met Gwendolyn Skaggs of Sugar. Had a wonderful discussion with Gwendolyn about the various intersections of art and life. The art world is small. It helps when you move around the country I suppose, but the six degrees of separation thing is like 2 degrees max in the art world. I've been interested in the idea of domestic exhibition spaces since I began working with small paintings. (More on that later.) It was a great visit. The current show is "Working Together" with Peter Fagundo and Doug Young.
Then up the street to Regina Rex.
Forrest Myers, still from Two Million Colors and Their Opposite, 1981/2011
@Regina Rex
I don't know who did the sofa out of springs, but it was surprisingly comfortable place to watch the vid.
Guerra Paint. It's not just a paint store, it's an experience. My micro order arrive today. This is what I will be spending all my money on:
Sunday:
Met Sharon Butler of Two Coats at her studio, who after an all too brief studio visit whisked us away to the East Village. Sharon was a most excellent gallery guide and all-around great person to hang with on a Sunday afternoon. More great conversations about the various intersections of art and life. We also started a conversation on abstraction, but I don't think we finished it.
