MATTHEW MARKS GALLERY
Art Basel Hong Kong 2024 | Booth 1C16
March 26 – 30
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Art Basel Hong Kong
26—30 March 2024
Xavier Hufkens
Booth 1C15. Convention & Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong
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.
Tony Cragg
New Sculptures
Thaddaeus Ropac
Opening tomorrow in Salzburg
Thursday, 21 March 2024, 6—8pm
21 March—11 May 2024
Salzburg Villa Kast
Focusing on his most recent bodies of work, this exhibition offers a view into the breadth of Tony Cragg’s latest formal developments. Defined by the British artist’s continuous investigation into the possibilities of a wide range of materials and his exploration of both the natural and the man-made worlds, his abstract sculptures manifest entirely unprecedented forms that nevertheless spark a sense of recognition and summon an emotional response.
The works on view range from intricate stainless steel sculptures from his recent Incidents to a range of softer organic forms, such as his latest Integers. These almost statuesque, polymorphic works appear geologically layered when constructed from plywood or heavy and turned in on themselves when cast in bronze. Juxtaposed with works whose pulsating forms extend outwards, this exhibition highlights how Cragg’s practice continues to answer anew what is possible in terms of form.
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JUDY CHICAGO
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.
More info: https://www.xavierhufkens.com/news/lynda-benglis-fuentes
PAINTED RAIN
Hauser & Wirth
West Hollywood
28 Feb – 4 May 2024
Los Angeles… Renowned for a pioneering approach to painting that synthesizes conceptual art, figuration, and abstraction, celebrated American artist Pat Steir will unveil a brand new body of work in her first Los Angeles solo exhibition in over 30 years. Opening on 28 February, ‘Painted Rain’ will fill Hauser & Wirth’s West Hollywood space with canvases that take as their origin point Steir’s recollections of her time in Los Angeles, particularly the ocean and sky she experienced while teaching at the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) in the 1970s.
CROSSING OVER
LOS ANGELES | 7070 SANTA MONICA BOULEVARD
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.
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
February 8–April 6, 2024
976 Madison Avenue, 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/
Only the Young: Korean Experimental Art of the 1960s and 1970s
Exhibition Dates: September 1, 2023, to January 7, 2024″Only the Young: Korean Experimental Art of the 1960s and 1970s” explores the groundbreaking and unconventional artworks produced during a period of significant transformation in South Korea. This artistic movement emerged in the aftermath of the Korean War, with young artists responding to the evolving socioeconomic and political landscape both domestically and globally.
This exhibition, hosted at the Guggenheim Museum, is the first of its kind in North America, dedicated to Korean Experimental art (known as “silheom misul”) and the visionary artists who paved the way for some of the most impactful avant-garde practices of the 20th century. Spanning three tower galleries and featuring around eighty artworks, the exhibition provides an exceptional opportunity to witness the creativity and diversity of this generation of Korean artists. Their common thread was not a singular aesthetic but a shared quest for innovation, ultimately leading to the coining of the term “Experimental art” by art historian Gim Mi-gyeong in the early 2000s.
These young artists, both individually and in collectives, broke away from tradition, pushing the boundaries of conventional painting and sculpture while embracing innovative and often provocative approaches to art creation. The exhibited works, encompassing various mediums such as performance, installation, photography, and video, reveal how Experimental artists grappled with pressing issues like individual identity in an era of rapid modernization and globalization, as well as personal autonomy within an increasingly authoritarian state. The exhibition tells the story of how these young Korean artists harnessed the power of art to confront and reenvision an ever-evolving present.
“Only the Young: Korean Experimental Art of the 1960s and 1970s” is a collaborative effort between the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York and the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Korea. Curated by Kyung An, Associate Curator of Asian Art at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and Foundation, New York, and Kang Soojung, Senior Curator at the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea, the exhibition initially premiered at the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea, on May 26, 2023, and concluded on July 16, 2023. Following its presentation at the Guggenheim, it will journey to the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles from February 11 to May 12, 2024.
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