This week in Art Weekly we are traveling to Rome, Vienna, Los Angeles and of course home sweet home NYC for this week’s top opening picks. See you at the gallery!
Maya Lin — “Here and There” New York, NY
Maya Lin is always expanding her relationship with natural and geographic forms and in this exhibition of brand new work she will touch upon important issues such as climate change, deforestation, rising currents and many more. Her subtle use of color and shape is always delicate and tasteful and I leave feeling refreshed. As the designer of the Vietnam Memorial in Washington DC, her architectural skills are usually also reflected in the majority of her work. Fantastic.
April 26 — June 22, 2013
Opening Reception: Thursday, April 25 6-8pm
Blinky Palermo “Works on Paper 1976-1977” — New York, New York
If there is anything that makes me remember why I love contemporary art, it is those moments when prolific artitsts with epic and long careers return to a show that is simply their drawings and first works on paper. Bringing himself back to his orgins, the work that Blinky Palermo created over the course of one year in the 70’s will be on display for two months at David Zwirner and I am confident it will be quite the treat. As the picture shows and the exhibition will reflect, sometimes a simple drawing of a minimal image can create a very memorable artistic moment.
April 25 — June 29, 2013
Opening reception: Thursday, April 25, 6 – 8 PM
Steven Claydon — “Total Social Objects” — Los Angeles, CA
David Kordansky Gallery definitely has its own unique style in that many exhibitions are a display of objects carefully placed together around a common theme. This very conceptual and imagistic turn of artistic phrase is extremely engaging and creates a puzzle of sorts. How do these objects relate? What is the common thread? And, in this process we engage deeply with the art, the artist, and the artistic process. This is one of my favorite galleries in the country and they never dissapoint. To our Los Angeles readers: Enjoy!
April 27, 2013 — June 22, 2013
Opening Reception: Saturday April 27, 6-9pm
Luigi Ghirri — “Pensari Per Imagini” — Rome, Italy
The first ever Art Weekly post touched on the interesting fact that Rome only recently opened two contemporary art museums. The first, MACRO, we spoke of a bit ago now the second MAXXI National Museum of XXI Century Arts is now also coming into its own! Luigi Ghirri has a very simple style but always consistenly brings a fresh perspective to the table. Thankfully this show opens this evening and lasts through October so there will plenty of time to enjoy. Look out for a feature on his work our site very soon!
MAXXI National Museum of XXI Century Arts
April 24 – October 27 2013
Opening: Wednesday, April 24 2013
Ingo Nussbaumer — “Ingo Nussbaumer” — Vienna, Austria
Ingo Nussbaumer has a talent for creatively bending the concept of geometry to fit his own artistic vision. His use of angles is remarkable and, as an ex-student of Advanced Geometry myself, even when looking at the picture above I cannot even count the number of different angles in the image. Can you? Amazing!
April 25 – June 15, 2013
Opening Reception: Thursday, Apr 25th 7 – 9pm
