Exhibitions – Page 29

July 15, 2024September 22, 2024, by Claire Haik

Art Spiel Picks: Philly Exhibitions in July 2024

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*Wind Challenge III* at Fleisher Art Memorial, partial installation view, Alexis Granwell (left) and Brynn Hurlstone (right)

There are many thought-provoking shows in Philadelphia this July. Beginning at Fleisher Art Memorial, three innovative Philadelphia sculptors combine materials in unexpected ways to reflect on intimacy, vulnerability, and natural phenomena. At the Fabric Workshop in center city, artist John Jarboe brings her cabaret aesthetic to create a stunning immersive experience titled Rose Garden following her life and gender journey. In Kensington, at Peep Projects Todd Stong’s delicate drawings and wall-sized multi-panel monotype reflect on the complexities of history, contemporary life, and what the artist terms queer cultural production.

July 12, 2024July 12, 2024, by Tara Keny

Justin Natividad: Sweet Heat

A painting of a person's torso

Description automatically generated — Justin Natividad, *Match Point*, 2024

In Justin Natividad’s current exhibition Sweet Heat, carefully cropped studies of the male form serve as a pretext for the artist’s meticulous observations of light and shadow. More specifically, how they play across the delicate, vulnerable corners of the body in the peak of summer. Observed through a nostalgic lens for the golden hours of summer, sunlight bounces off the smooth surfaces of a pectoral muscle, a protruding rib, a collarbone, and ricochets across the figure towards the viewer.

July 10, 2024July 10, 2024, by Claudia Gottridge

Snubbing the Earth: Matías Duville’s Vertices of Time at Barro Gallery New York.

*Caída del peñón, 2024, Acrylic and polyurethane on wood, 15 67/100 × 20 7/25 in*

In a recent conversation at Barro Gallery in New York, the Sue and Eugene Mercy assistant curator Ana Torok (MoMA, prints and drawings), likened Matías Duville’s artistic process to “throwing a lance” at the canvas. Indeed, Duville is not kind to his materials. His artistic oeuvre is replete with scratched metal and burned wood. For his paper works, charcoal is inflicted, not applied. When I had the good fortune to speak with the artist about his current exhibition at Barro Gallery, Vertices of Time, I asked what kinds of materials he had used for his paintings. One material stuck out as particularly harsh: “heat gun.”

July 6, 2024July 7, 2024, by Riad Miah

Hesse Flatow East- Reverse Cascade

Reverse Cascade, Hesse Flatow, Installation View- Curated by Kirsten Deirup

As the season of exhibitions at commercial galleries winds down, the need for enriching visual engagement becomes more demanding over the thick heat of the summer months. Out of the way for viewers and gallery dwellers, there are some noteworthy exhibitions that take place outside the boroughs of New York City that are worth noting and can easily be missed if you were not looking or aware. A good point of example is Hesse Flatow East. Karen Hess-Flatow has launched a unique exhibition at their Amagansett space, nestled on the east end of Long Island in the Hamptons, a location that adds to its allure.

July 3, 2024July 3, 2024, by Art Spiel

All Tomorrow’s Parties: M. David & Co. at Art Cake

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A room with art on the wall

Description automatically generated — Installation view

Lou Reed’s song All Tomorrow’s Parties, featured on the Velvet Underground & Nico’s debut studio album, was allegedly inspired by the musician’s observation of Andy Warhol’s ‘Factory,’ an epicenter where camp, craze, and creativity flowed in abundance. With a tangible sense of energetic exploration, M. David & Co.’s mega-scale group show at Art Cake echoes this creative exchange by articulating the dynamic intergenerational connections between emerging and established artists across media.

July 2, 2024July 1, 2024, by susan Moon

Passing through Thin Places with Sun Young Kang

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A person standing behind a curtain

Description automatically generated — Sun Young Kang, *Memories, Veiled* installation view

If I could only choose one word to describe Sun Young Kang’s works, it would be inversion. Inversions are defined as the state of being reversed in position, changed to the contrary, or turned upside down, inside out, or inward. Experiencing Kang’s work does just that – it changes me to the contrary, beckons me to reorient from the inside out, and turns my receptors inward.

June 29, 2024June 29, 2024, by Etty Yaniv

Art Spiel Picks: Chelsea Exhibitions for July 2024

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Crossings, partial Installation view at Kasmin, photo by Etty Yaniv

Chelsea has multiple exciting shows this summer, ranging from large group shows to solo retrospectives. We will highlight three shows with different curatorial premises. The Swimmer, a large-scale group show sprawling over the 9th and 10th floors of the FLAG Art Foundation, centers around the narrative of John Cheever’s short story from 1964, presenting works that dig into its themes and imagery. Another impressive large-scale group show surveys the increasing presence of weaving, textiles, and embroidery in contemporary art, featuring an international and intergenerational group of artists whose works push the boundaries of these traditional mediums. Lastly, at Pretzel, there is a beautifully curated retrospective of Malcolm Morley, offering a glimpse into the fascinating work of the late artist (1931–2018).

June 25, 2024June 20, 2024, by Art Spiel

Linda Kamille Schmidt: Fiber Space at Garvey/Simon

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Linda Kamille Schmidt’s exhibition Fiber Space opens at Garvey|Simon Gallery on June 27, 2024. This is her first solo show with Garvey|Simon and her third in Manhattan. It showcases her semi-transparent fabric collages, ranging from large installations to smaller, intimate pieces.

June 20, 2024June 19, 2024, by Anna Shukeylo

Nexus, Echoes, and Connections – Stefano Caimi, Rachel Frank, Gayoung Jun, Kirstin Lamb at SARAHCROWN Gallery

Nexus, Echoes, and Connections, Installation Shot 2, Courtesy SARAHCROWN NY

The second-floor Sarah Crown Gallery in Tribeca features a group exhibition with work by Stefano Caimi, Rachel Frank, Gayoung Jun, and Kirstin Lamb. The show immediately draws viewers in as 3 drawings by Gayoung Jun grasp the eye with striking blue tones and dual circular shapes that seem to be moving in the optical illusion. The work is only made more impressive upon closer inspection as the eye reveals the minor flaws of the hand.

June 19, 2024June 19, 2024, by Anna Shukeylo

Anna’s Art Picks: Must-See Tribeca Exhibitions in June 2024

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A room with paintings on the wall

Description automatically generated — Francesca Mollett , GRIMM Gallery

London-based artist Francesca Mollett is now on view at the GRIMM gallery in a new solo exhibition titled Corso. In this second solo show at the gallery, Mollett presents more daring monumental canvases with bold colors, a contrast to the artist’s previous work. The work mirrors the subtlety of Vuillard and semi-recognizable abstraction, but the artist’s maturity and confidence make this a must-see in Tribeca. The show runs through June 22nd.