The New York Times profiles Edward Dolman, current head of Phillips, and his mission to turn the smaller auction house into a perennial competitor with Sotheby’s and Christie’s in the field of Contemporary Art. “The trouble is the old business model services all collecting categories, and that puts stress on the cost base of these companies,” Dolman says. “Christie’s and Sotheby’s are almost like institutions that are struggling to provide a broad range of services across tastes, age groups and art forms. This is difficult to sustain.” Read More »
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New York – Brendan Lynch: “Mountains Collection” at Howard St Through March 1st, 2015
February 19th, 2015
Brendan Lynch, Not Quite Spring (2015), via Art Observed
The Still House Group has always presented something of the enigmatic in their works and performances, lifting objects and materials directly from the quotidian landscapes of modernity and refashioning them as something of a compositional element, or a compositional subject in their own right. Take Brendan Lynch for example, the young painter whose work has embraced slurs and gobs of paint, concrete, and plastic water bottles as elements for surreal installations. A certain commodity element dominates Lynch’s work, blended in with a certain material fascination with surfaces and textures. Read More »
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London – Christian Marclay at White Cube Bermondsey Through April 12th, 2015
February 18th, 2015
Christian Marclay, Actions: Smak Squish Splsh (No 2) (2013), all images via White Cube
In his most recent solo exhibition at the White Cube Bermondsey space, Christian Marclay presents a number of new works exploring the connection between image and sound, performance and artifact. From static onomatopoeias screen printed on canvas, to words racing around a video projection, to live performances within the gallery, Marclay explores the role of sound in art from numerous perspectives and forms, particularly in how they translate from one medium to the next. Read More »
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Oxford – William Morris and Andy Warhol: “Love is Enough” Curated by Jeremy Deller at Modern Art Oxford Through March 8th, 2015
February 17th, 2015
Jeremy Deller (curator), “Love is Enough” installation view (2014). via Modern Art Oxford
In Love is Enough at Modern Art Oxford, artist Jeremy Deller brings together the work of William Morris and Andy Warhol, two renowned artists from vastly disparate eras who served as something of artistic icons of their respective generations. Drawing on a uniquely perceptive appreciation of both artists, Deller has created a seamless installation that shows a conversation across centuries over the accessibility of art and its purpose in countering the harshness of industrialism. Read More »
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New York – Ryder Ripps: “Ho” at Postmasters Through February 28th, 2015
February 16th, 2015
Ryder Ripps, Heater (2014), via Art Observed
If there’s one thing that can be said about Ryder Ripps, it’s that the artist loves context. Over the past few years, the artist has produced a number of timely and often razor-sharp critiques on the notions of authorship and production in the digital sphere, including his “WhoDat.Biz” troll of Kanye West, and his recent, controversial Ace Hotel performance piece, in which the artist hired a group of “sensual masseuses” to draw pictures for him to protest what he saw as an inequitable payment situation. Read More »
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New York – Ryan McNamara: “Gently Used” at Mary Boone Gallery Through February 28th, 2015
February 15th, 2015
Ryan McNamara, Performance Plaque (2014)
Ryan McNamara star has rapidly been on the rise in the past years, as his infamous performance commissions, among which are his breakthrough Performa 09 piece A Fag Could Do That and his McLaren Award-winning performance MEEM, which the artist brought to Miami Beach last December. Following the immense success of his recentresidency, McNamara is making his comeback to New York at Mary Boone Gallery’s Midtown location with an exhibition that delves into the tangible aspects of performance art, the remains of a performance (body parts, clothing, and materials), which are left behind following a piece. Read More »
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Los Angeles – Harmony Korine: “Raiders” at Gagosian Beverly Hills Through February 14th, 2015
February 14th, 2015
Harmony Korine, Fex Chex (2014), all images Courtesy Gagosian Gallery
Currently on view at Gagosian Beverly Hills is a group of new paintings by American film director, producer, screenwriter, author, and artist Harmony Korine. Although he is primarily working within the mediums of film and writing, Korine has recently begun publicly displaying his works, immense, swirling compositions composed in a variety of techniques and palettes.
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New York – Mamma Andersson: “Behind the Curtain” at David Zwirner Through February 14th, 2015
February 13th, 2015
Mamma Andersson, Behind the Curtain (Installation View)
Currently on view at David Zwirner is Behind the Curtain, a new body of work by one of the most recognized contemporary artists from Sweden, Mamma Andersson. The Stockholm-based artist has gained international acclaim in recent years with her solo shows in Aspen Museum of Art, Douglas Hyde Gallery in Dublin and a mid-career survey that travelled to Finland and UK after its Swedish premiere several years ago. Read More »
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AO Auction Recap – London: Phillips Contemporary and Post-War Evening Sale, February 12th, 2015
February 13th, 2015
Mark Bradford, Biting the Book (2013), via Phillips
Following a pair of major auctions the previous evenings, the Phillips Contemporary and Evening Sale in London has concluded the first Contemporary market week of the year, capping a 30-lot sale at the auction house’s new 30 Berkeley Square to the final result of £17.7 million, with only five of the works going unsold.
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AO Auction Recap – London: Christie’s Contemporary Evening Sale, February 11th, 2015
February 11th, 2015
Francis Bacon, Study for a Head (1955), via Christie’s
Another night of sales has come and gone in London, following the conclusion of Christie’s Contemporary Evening Sale, a somewhat textbook outing that saw the auction house forego a reliance on high-achieving works in favor of a series of strong selling works to reach a final tally of £117,142,500. Read More »
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