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New York – Darren Bader at Andrew Kreps Gallery Through June 21st, 2014

Saturday, June 14th, 2014


Darren Bader at Andrew Kreps (Installation View), all images courtesy Andrew Kreps Gallery

Working at the intersection of installation, sculpture, and writing, Darren Bader’s newest exhibition at the Andrew Kreps Gallery forces viewers to question authorship as well as the relationships between creator, viewer, and object. The gallery describes the exhibition as being made up of three shows, distinct but occupying the same space: a show on the walls, Photographs I Like; a show on the floor, To Have and to Hold; and a show on a piece of paper at the front desk.

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New York – AO On Site: Dia Art Foundation’s Fall Night, Monday, November 12th, 2012

Wednesday, November 14th, 2012


Gallerist Barbara Gladstone and Cindy Rachofsky

November 12th marked Dia Art Foundation’s Fall Gala. The annual event raises funds for Dia’s ongoing projects, such as its current relocation to Chelsea, after a few years’ hiatus.  Co-chair Nathalie de Gunzburg
 was in attendance with her husband Charles and daughter Laura. Other art world attendees included: Robert Longo,Rirkrit TiravanijaBrice Marden, Marty Marguiles, Barbara GladstoneJim CohanDavid MaupinAndrew KrepsGavin BrownArne GlimcherGlenn LigonFred WilsonKara Walker, and Lawrence Wiener.


Artist Glenn Ligon

All photos by C. Daleli for ArtObserved

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