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New York – Blinky Palermo: “Works 1973–1976” at David Zwirner Through April 11th, 2015

Monday, March 23rd, 2015

Blinky Palermo - David Zwirmer - Wooster Street (1975)
Blinky Palermo, Wooster Street (1975), all images via David Zwirner

In collaboration with the Palermo Archive, David Zwirner presents an exhibition of rarely displayed works by Blinky Palermo at its 537 West 20th Street gallery. The works on display in this exhibition were made by the artist from 1973 to 1976, and range from objects to paintings and large-scale drawings. Following two years after David Zwirner’s exhibition of Palermo’s works on paper from 1976–1977, this show further explores the artist’s short but influential career, which is largely associated with abstraction, Minimalism, and Conceptual Art, but also extends beyond these realms.  These pieces are being presented together for the first time since their installation in Heiner Friedrich, New York in 1974.

Blinky Palermo - David Zwirmer - Objekt mit Wasserwaage, Object with Spirit Level (1969-73)
Blinky Palermo, Objekt mit Wasserwage (Object with Spirit Level, 1969–1973) (more…)

AO On Site – New York: Daniel Buren’s ”Electricity..Fabric..Paint..Vinyl” at Bortolami Gallery and Petzel Gallery Through February 16th,2013

Monday, February 4th, 2013


Daniel Buren, “Electricity” at Petzel Gallery (Installation View) Photo by Elene Damenia

This January, Daniel Buren presents his third solo exhibition across two New York gallery venues; his work will be showcased at the Bortolami Gallery at 520 West Street and Petzel Gallery at 537 West 22nd Street. The galleries will simultaneously exhibit works from the series Electricity, Paper, Vinyl – WORKS IN SITU & SITUATED WORKS. Bortolami is showing Buren’s recent works from 2012, while pieces from 1968 – 2012 will be on view at Petzel through February 16th.


Daniel Buren, Projection, travail in situ (2012) at Petzel Gallery, Photo by Elene Damenia

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Daniel Buren’s Stripe Installations Return to New York City

Friday, January 11th, 2013

In connection with his two-gallery opening last night in Chelsea, French artist Daniel Buren has returned to the streets of New York, papering various buildings and walls with his trademark vertical stripes.  “Time makes all the difference,” Buren explains. “New York streets have changed in the past 40 years. We are not at all in the same city.”  Twitter users can follow the location of these installations by following the #burenstripes hashtag. The artist’s show opened last night at both Petzel Gallery and Bortolami Gallery. (more…)