New York’s Harris Lieberman Gallery, which has operated in the city for 7 years has closed, after finishing its last show on June 15th. “We had a great seven years,” said co-founder Jessie Washburne-Harris, “but we decided it was time to make a change”  Ms. Washburne-Harris will join Metro Pictures as a director beginning July 15th. (more…)

Josh Tonsfeldt, Untitled (2011), via Harris Lieberman

Bodies and their attendant messes, the connection between the artist and the viewer, and the complicated processes of making and looking at art are all covered in this wide-ranging exhibition which was organized by West Street Gallery but is hosted by Harris Lieberman in Chelsea. The press release tells us that the show was was inspired by William Wegman‘s videos from the 1970s, four of which play in a loop on a television in the installation. One of these, Milk/Floor (1970-78), shows the artist dribbling milk from his mouth and his iconic dog lapping it up, setting the tone for the show by poking fun at the often absurd relationship between the artist (dribbling the milk) and the public (lapping it up). The rest of the works further probe this moment of connection.

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