July 11th, 2022
Michael Williams, Frogs 9 (2022), via Eva Presenhuber
Over the course of his work, painter Michael Williams has developed a suite of interconnected paintings out of a drawing, not uncommonly focused on a human figure or surrogate. In the case of Frogs 1 – 9, the source is Untitled (Frog) (2019–2020): a small sheet given over to a greying man-cum-jester, hollowed nostrils shaped like an electrical outlet and mouth agape, forming an unlikely heart as he pinches a small frog. Here, at Eva Presenhuber’s Vienna exhibition space, this image becomes the ground for a series of interventions and reinventions of the image, spanning both drawing and painting.
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July 8th, 2022
Ajay Kurian, Tiresias (2022), via 47 Canal
On view this month at 47 Canal, Brooklyn-based artist Ajay Kurian has produced a body of work that delves into the constructions of personality and place that underscore conceptions and understandings of home. Installing a body of works that concentrate on concepts of denial and assimilation, generational trauma and dislocation, the work on view this month takes a long route through the symbolisms and abstractions that underscore a conception of the body and self.
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July 7th, 2022
Fischli Weiss, Untitled (Paris/Air France) (1998), via Eva Presenhuber
On view this month at Galerie Eva Presenhuber presents Airports and Cars, the gallery’s fourth exhibition by Peter Fischli and the late David Weiss. Fischli Weiss began the Airports series in 1987 and continued it for 25 years, a project that saw them repeatedly photograph and document the various scenes and landscapes of international airports, focusing on tarmacs and loading zones—the abstract-opaque logistical space, which passengers predominantly glimpse through panes of glass and see themselves detached from. Read More »
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July 5th, 2022
Karin Sander, What You See is Not What You Get (22 Exhibitions) (Installation View), via Esther Schipper
On view at Esther Schipper in Berlin, artist Karin Sander presents an enigmatic and unique installation under the title “What You See is Not What You Get” (22 Exhibitions). Combining a body of work to explore intriguing questions of space and presence, the artist presents bodies of work curated and then withheld from the public.
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July 1st, 2022
Valentin Carron, Child and Dog (2022), via David Kordansky Gallery
This month at David Kordansky’s Los Angeles gallery space, artist Valentin Carron presentss Barking Panting Sighs Heavenly, an exhibition of new sculptural works that continues the artist’s exploration of sculpture as a mode of representation, not only of the body and figure, but equally of relations and understandings of social and cultural construction. Read More »
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June 28th, 2022
Sam Gilliam at Mnuchin, via Art Observed
Artist Sam Gilliam, known for his work in abstraction and for his ground-breaking experimentations in freeing the canvas from the confines of the stretcher, has passed away at the age of 88. Rising to prominence in the late 1960’s from his early work as a school teacher, the artist was known for his dynamic and expressive works, which combined lyrical strokes and painterly movements with three-dimensional arrangements of cloth, which the artist titled “Drapes.” Read More »
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June 21st, 2022
Alex Israel, Sunset Coast Drive (2022), via Greene Naftali
On view this month at Greene Naftali, the gallery plays host to Sunset Coast Drive, its second solo show presenting the works of Alex Israel. An outing that looks to deepen the artist’s ongoing ongoing engagement with the culture and aesthetics of his native Los Angeles, it mines the sparkling optimism exported by its entertainment industry, while presenting imagery subject to close scrutiny. Read More »
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June 18th, 2022
Veit Laurent Kurz at Weiss Falk, all images via Art Observed
Returning to its recently transplanted site in another hall of the Messe Basel, the Liste Art Fair makes its voice felt on the landscape and layout of Basel Art Week this season with another edition of its event showcasing works by a range of galleries presenting the latest and newest voices in contemporary art. Running in conjunction with the Art Basel fair just a few minutes away in another hall of the expansive exhibition center, Liste welcomes 82 galleries, each centering on younger artists, new concepts and exploratory work. For gallerists, participating at LISTE, the fair is an opportunity to network globally and present their program to professionals and art lovers that gather in Basel during this important week on the international art calendar.
Tomas Diaz Cedeño at Peana
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June 16th, 2022
Folkert de Jong at Sofie van de Velde
Marking it’s return to its usual spot in early summer, the 2022 edition of Art Basel has opened its doors for its early hours, preparing for a public opening this weekend with an expansive offering of works from European galleries and those further afield. Open once again at the Messe Basel, the fair continues its reputation as a flagship for the international fair brand, with over 200 leading galleries and more than 4,000 artists from five continents. Emphasizing it’s place as a central force in the run of events and fairs worldwide, Basel’s return to form is a tentpole in a run of reopenings in the wake of the Covid-19 shutdowns.
David Hammons at Xavier Hufkens
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June 14th, 2022
Anna-Sophie Berger, Lady Wealth (2022), via JTT
On view this month at New York’s JTT Gallery, artist Anna-Sophie Berger presents a selection of new works that draw on bodies, space and perception to create striking visual and psychological effects. Using a fusion of everyday materials posed in unique new permutations, her body of work is a striking and potent investigation of how these items construct a shared reality, or perhaps just the sense of one. Read More »
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