Hi again,

Yesterday I also went to Metro Pictures where they were showing a group of new works by David Maljkovic. I liked one of his films, "Retired Forms", which sort of felt like a strange sci-fi movie but it was actually shot in a memorial park for victims of WWII in Zagreb, Croatia. Apparently the monument that is featured in the film had become neglected in the 1990s. Here is an installation view for now (I'm going to try to find film stills).

David Maljkovic, "Retired Form", 2008, installation view


I stopped by the Charles Cowles Gallery where they were showing two of Edward Burtynsky's quarry photographs (see below). Jackie told us about these our meeting and they were both stunningly beautiful. Also more expensive, $16,500, but definitely worth checking out in person.

Edward Burtynsky, Iberia Quarries #7, Marbrito CO., Borba_Mouro, Portugal, 2006, digital chromogenic print

There was also one photograph by Henry Wessel in the show. I would suggest checking out some of his other photographs on the Charles Cowles Gallery website.


Henry Wessel, San Francisco, California, 1973

Sorry some of those photos got cut off but if you click on them they will show the whole image!

Thanks

Hi!

I am currently in New York and I spent the day in Chelsea checking out the galleries. I visited a lot of the galleries that Jackie mentioned at our meeting about ArtBasel Miami and some others that we've discussed. I am pretty exhausted though so just a warning about our trip in the spring! I'll be in New York until Sunday and I think I will spend another afternoon checking out galleries so let me know if you have any favorites that you would like me to check out.

First, I think we should definitely check out the David Nolan Gallery. I saw Sandra Vasquez de la Horra's drawings that Jackie told us about and I really liked them as well. The pencil drawings are on wax paper so the They are roughly between $2000 and $6000.



Sandra Vasquez de la Horra, Desnudos en la hierba, 2008, wax and pencil on paper


Also in their Project Room was a work in progress-sculpture by Mel Kendrick which was also really great.


Mel Kendrick, Study for a Monument, expanded polystyrene

Also on 29th Street was the Sean Kelly Gallery, which I hadn't come across in my research. It was a group exhibition of Iran do Espirito, Wolfgang Laib and Callum Innes. The space was beautiful and the curator really did an excellent job. It reminded me of how much I appreciate a well designed space and how much it can affect my experience. Ideally, I would like our program to be able to bring some of that to the Stamp, which often for me is not the most aesthetically pleasing environment. I'm becoming more and more interested in the idea of a site specific piece that really changes or creates a certain environment. Here are a few photos of the installation:






I also came across the Stephen Haller Gallery, which was another group exhibition but was intended to showcase a work from a wide variety of their artists. I was most interested in Johannes Girardoni who creates "structured paintings" and Linda Stojak.

Johannes Girardoni, Dripbox -Titanium White, 2007, beeswax, pigment, wood


Linda Stojak, Figure 50, 2008, oil on canvas

That is all for now! More to come tomorrow!

-Alison

Hello everybody!

I suppose I'll see you all soon, but I must confess I have had little time to visit or research galleries. I've got these few days before classes start rolling to really dive in now that I'm a quick trip away from DC and have plenty of time on my hands.

I'm hoping a prove a bit useful right now by sharing with you this map I found. (I'm going to be all over this the next couple of days.) Unfortunately, this site only seems to have Chelsea, though does point out a few more galleries in other neighborhoods (definitely not as thoroughly). It links to all of the websites from the list, as if the map itself wasn't useful enough.

Go HERE and have fun!

Touching Base

Hi everyone! Thought i would pop in and let you all know what I have been up to.

Due to insuficcient funds I won't be able to go up to New York this winter break.

I went to the Hirshhorn and saw their exhibit of the Panza Collection of minimalist and environmental art. I found it interesting that they decided not to include wall text but instead have that information in a pamphlet at the entry of the exhibit.

I also went to the American Indian museum for the first time. I have heard lots of mixed reviews about it but I thought it was a really nice museum that covered a huge amount of information.

In addition, I went to the National Gallery, East Wing to look at their contemporary art collection. Some really great stuff to see there but I don't think any of it would be appropriate for our collection. If you get a chance to go, I highly advise leaving a couple minutes to see the Anselm Kiefer, beautiful piece.

I am also reading two fantastic books on contemporary photography, "Image Makers, Image Takers" and "Photography as Contemporary Art." The former is a collection of interviews with some big names in contemporary photography including Thomas Demand and David LaChapelle, but even more exciting is the handful of interviews in the back of the book with gallerists, curators and photo editors. The other book is a more comprehensive look into a very long list of contemporary photographers and it also discussed some imporatant types of photgraphy such as deadpan and intimate photography.

I hope to hear what you all have been up to soon (especially if you go to the New York Galleries)!

Ophra