Rob Pruitt – Holy Crap (2012), The Fireplace Project

Continuing in their six year mission to bring noteworthy contemporary art to the Hamptons, The Fireplace Project has opened its doors to New York gallerist and curator Michele Maccarone.   Focusing on a crop of New Yorkers, Maccarone has included works by Nate Lowman, Piotr Urlanski, Rob Pruitt and Dan Colen.  Titled “Holy Crap,” the show examines each artist’s practice of using scrap, detritus and trash in their work.

Dan Colen – Hard Day’s Night (2012), The Fireplace Project

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Terence Koh, my mother destroyed me and still the tea that is the hope of my ship (2012)

 
This summer, Chinese-Canadian artist Terence Koh brings his unique brand of sculptural performance to The Fireplace Project in the high-society woodlands of Easthampton. Koh’s “yes pleased” will run through August 12 and features the eerie and erotic minimalism that has shaped his career from its beginnings, when the artist moonlighted under the monicker asianpunkboy.

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