Ingrid Cincala-Gilbert of Cincala Art is an art consultancy based in New York. The blog page represents a selection of noteworthy shows that may be of interest to collectors and artists.
Studio Image, Ethan Cook Studio, Greenpoint, Brooklyn
Photo Credit: Cincala Art Advisory
Organized by the lovely Mikkel Grønnebæk from V1 Gallery in Copenhagen, Ethan Cook's Greenpoint studio visit got to the heart of the matter of Cook's exploration of how surface, material and labor combine, and the recognition of error.
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Exhibition Image, Ethan Cook: Problem In Chair Not In Computer. American Contemporary, New York
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Artist Ethan Cook's exhibition at American Contemporary invites the viewer to explore, through, sculpture and painterly manifestations, the meaning and pleasure that can be found through the discovery of error. The show runs through April 12.
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Exhibition Image, David Altmejd: Juices, Andrea Rosen Gallery, New York
Photo Credit: Cincala Art Advisory
Canadian-born David Aldmejd's latest crystalline solo exhibition is an exploration of layering, ambiguity and transparency that is presented through three separate spaces at Andrea Rosen. While Aldmejd's work seems to invite contemplation of individual pieces, it finds its ultimate meaning in the greater, complex, glorified whole.
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Exhibition Image, Daniel Rich, Systematic Anarchy, Peter Blum Gallery, New York
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Daniel Rich's dense, colorful paintings currently on display at Peter Blum Gallery take a highly constructivist approach to a commentary on our built environment, and on the implied politics and power that go along with it. The show is on view until March 15th.
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Exhibition Image, Michelangelo Pistoletto: The Minus Objects 1965-1966, Luhring Augustine, Bushwick
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Luhring Augustine's unitary space in Bushwick provides the perfect context for a series of ostensibly unrelated works by Italian artist Michelangelo Pistoletto, who was one of the key players in the important Arte Povera movement. While many will be familiar with Pistoletto's mirror paintings, in which the viewer becomes, willing or unwilling, a direct participant in the work, this exhibition showcases the uniqueness and inventiveness of mostly sculptural work that demonstrates Pistoletto's broader range and spirit. The exhibition runs through May 11.
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Exhibition Image, Ileana Sonnabend: Ambassador for the New, MoMA, New York
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The late gallerist and collector Ileana Sonnabend's influence and eye are showcased at MoMA through an impressive mix of what were, especially at the time, groundbreaking works. Central to the exhibition curated by Ann Temkin and Claire Lehmann is Robert Rauschenberg’s Combine painting Canyon (1959), recently gifted to the museum by the Sonnabend family. But Canyon is far from the only standout at the show, and the celebrity and importance of each particular work end up putting the focus rightfully on Sonnabend herself.
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Exhibition Image, Thomas Struth, Marian Goodman Gallery, New York
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Marian Goodman presents an exhibition of photographer Thomas Struth's new work, which investigates in high-resolution the process of creation (imagination to reality) but also the technology of reproduction. The exhibition at her West 57th street gallery ends on February 22nd.
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Exhibition Image, Emil Lukas, Sperone Westwater, New York
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Pittsburgh-born artist Emil Lukas brings a beautiful exhibition of paintings to Sperone Westwater. While Lukas' rigorous, almost mathematical "Thread" compositions present a controlled vision, his "Larvae" paintings provide a more organic, chance-driven counterpoint. The works are united, however, in their demanding a second look, inviting the viewer to think not just about beauty but also about the process of making. The show, which opened January 9th, runs though February 22nd.
Exhibition Image, If This is Left, What About Right?, Kate Werble Gallery, New York
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The latest group show at Kate Werble Gallery If This is Left, What About Right? showcases some inventive work from artists Ross Iannatti, Eric Mack and Jesse Wine. The works are cohesive and yet independent, and each carries with it an aspect of document or imprint, which hints at the connection to a greater context. The show runs through February 15th.
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Exhibition Image, Iran do Espirito Santo, Playground, Central Park, New York
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Curated by Nicholas Baume, Brazilian artist Iran do Espirito Santo's Playground is a curious puzzle perched midway between an expression of building and one of decay. In the end it's purity of finish and its very public nature betray the fact that this is a very deliberate, very stable work. The work is a Public Art Fund exhibition and will be in place until February 16th.
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Post-war and Contemporary Galleries under construction at the new Whitney Museum, New York
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Whitney Artist Council Members were afforded a sneak peak of Renzo Piano's new Whitney Museum, which sits in downtown Manhattan between the Hudson and the High Line. While there's clearly much work to be done before the opening in 2015, the spaces are taking shape and both the galleries and public areas promise to inject new energy into both the institution and the neighborhood (and brilliant, transparent views of city and river) .
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Exhibition Image, Postcards from The Edge: Benefit in Support of Visual AIDS, Luhring Augustine, New York
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The ever-popular (and 16th) Postcards From the Edge benefit in support of Visual AIDS was recently held at Luhring Augustine's Chelsea location. Beginning with a preview party on January 24th, the event lasted until Sunday January 26th. The benefit helps enable the Visual AIDS organization to produce AIDS-focused contemporary art programs and provide assistance to artists living with HIV/AIDS.
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Exhibition Image, Christopher Wool, Guggenheim Museum, New York
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Curated by the Guggenheim’s Katherine Brinson, Chicago-born Christopher Wool’s photographs, silk-screens, digital prints and paintings are brilliant examples from an artist able to move effortlessly between the worlds of abstract expressionism, conceptualism, ready-made, and street art. Wool's work invites the viewer to contemplate the (often many-layered) process of making—the “how”—as the path to understanding the deeper meaning of the work. For those wanting to catch the show for the first time, or again before it closes, the last day is January 22.
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Sarah Michelson (b. 1964), 4, at the Whitney Museum of American Art, January 2014. Photo Credit Copyright Paula Court.
Sarah Michelson's 4, performed at the Whitney, extends her previous Devotion series to blend dance, performance art, music and spoken word. The work invites the audience to contemplate the relationship between four dancers in space. The final of eight performances is Sunday, February 2nd.
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Exhibition Image, César, Luxembourg & Dayan, New York
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Luxembourg & Dayan has presented a strong historical survey of the work of César Baldaccini, an important French artist and founding member of the Nouveaux Réalistes group. The Luxembourg & Dayan show is the first US solo exhibition devoted to César in more than 50 years. The exhibition includes sculpture from César's Human Imprint, Compression and Expansion series, among other works, and is notable for its striking yet seemingly effortless experimentation with material, technology, form and color. The show closes January 18th, 2014.
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Exhibition Image, Isa Genzken: Retrospective, MoMA, New York
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This ambitious retrospective at MoMA throws a spotlight on the stunning, surprising work of Isa Genzken. The exhibition covers more than 40 years of her career, and includes assemblage sculpture, paintings, collages, drawings and film. The exhibition runs through March 10, 2014.
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Installation view, Richard Aldrich "A Day in the Life," 2013
Images courtesy Bortolami Gallery, New York
Brooklyn-based Richard Aldrich's second part of a three-part show, A Day in the Life, opened today at Bortolami, a show that is to be bookended between two exhibitions of his Forget Your Dreams, All You Need is Love show, the first part of which just closed. Aldrich in this show juxtaposes works against one another--sometimes two paintings next to each other, sometimes a combination of painting and sculpture, implying or seeking a conversation. The final piece of the show will close December 21.
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Exhibition Image, Brancusi in New York 1913-2013, Paul Kasmin Gallery, New York
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Injected into the grittiness of Manhattan’s West 27th Street is Paul Kasmin’s exhibition focused on five gleaming, polished works from the Brancusi Estate collection. The show marks 100 years since Brancusi’s debut at the Armory Show in 1913, and the artist’s influence on contemporary sculptors is hard to overlook. The show ends January 11th.
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Exhibition Image, Richard Serra: New Sculpture, Gagosian Gallery, New York
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Richard Serra's Inside Out, part of the New Sculpture exhibition split between both Gagosian Chelsea locations, continues the artist's impressive body of work. Inside Out, a single curved corten steel work simultaneously exists as both object and space. While there may be nothing particularly surprising in this work for followers of Serra's career, it nevertheless does not fail to impress.
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Exhibition Image, Cyprien Gaillard: "Today Diggers, Tomorrow Dickens," Gladstone Gallery, New York
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Cyprien Gaillard's show at Gladstone is notable for the powerful first-floor exhibition of excavator machine parts, "diggers," whose points of attachment to their former machinery have been filled by polished onyx dowels. Gaillard's work finds an easy silence beneath Gladstone's minimalist ceiling.
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