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Seeking Engagement NSA, A group Exhibit, Opens February 6, 2014 At Lyons Wier Gallery (New York)

1/31/2014

Ol Dirty Bastard by Jeff Muhs

Seeking Engagement NSA, group Exhibit, runs February 6 to 22, 2014 At Lyons Wier Gallery (542 West 24th St., New York). There will be a reception from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday, February 6, 2014.

The exhibit features eight artists from East End (Long Island) and was curated by Beth McNeil. Artists include;Jack Ceglic, Tom Dash, Tapp Francke, Julia Greffenius, Jeff Muhs, Nika Nesgoda, Darius Yektai and Gavin Zeigler.

All these artists' work is a investigation of personal identity. How they see themselves is often shown in the work. Sometimes this is reflective, other times critical.

But it isn't all about THEM, visitors are encouraged to leave personal responses to the exhibit which will be shared via social media.

Peep Show #1, by Gavin Zeigler

Three Graces by Darius Yektai

Above And Below The Surface: Eight Artists Opens At John Berggruen Gallery (San Francisco), February 6, 2014

1/31/2014

João Goulart [Rio] by Sarah Morris

Above and Below the Surface: Eight Artists at John Berggruen Gallery (228 Grant Ave., San Francisco) from February 6 to March 15, 2014. As the title suggests eight artists are featured in the exhibit. These include;Tauba Auerbach, McArthur Binion, Troy Brauntuch,
Thomas Eggerer, Charline von Heyl, Suzanne McClelland, Sarah Morris and Josh Tonsfeldt.

There will be a reception fro 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, February 6, 2014.

You can find out more about each of the artists at the website (linked above).

Lisa Stefanelli And René Treviño Solo Exhibits Opening At Pentimenti Gallery (Philadelphia) February 6, 2014

1/30/2014

Lisa Stefanelli's The High Road and René Treviño's Centrifuge runs from February 7 to March 22, 2014 at Pentimenti Gallery (145 North Second St., Philadelphia). There will be a reception from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Friday, February 7.

Stefanelli's show includes paintings, photos and installation work. This is the artist's first with Pentimenti. Her paintings come from a process using automotive paint and enamel (and you thought fingerpaint was messy). She also works in photography--she manipulates what he sees outside her window.

Treviño's Centrifuge deas with celestial bodies and astrology. The forms here are mandala-like. The work (often istaken for prints) is actually hand painted acrylic on mylar. The meticulousness is astounding.

Tenago by René Treviño

Rainbow Dash by Lisa Stefanelli

Enrique Martínez Celaya's "A Wasted Journey, A Half-Finished Blaze" Opens February 2, 2014 At Galleri Andersson/Sandstrom (Umeå, Sweden)

1/30/2014

Enrique Martínez Celaya's A Wasted Journey, A Half-Finished Blaze runs from February 2 to March 7, 2014 at Galleri Andersson/Sandstrom (Aktrisgränd. 6, S-903 64 , Umeå, Sweden).

There will be a reception with the artist from 11 am to 2 pm (11:00-14:00) Sunday, February 2. At 11:30 U.S. Ambassador to Sweden, Mark Brzezinski inaugurates the exhibit. Celaya is a Cuba-American artist. Born in Cuba he lived as a child in Spain and Puerto Rico before moving to the USA to study...Physics. He has a B.S. in Physics from Cornell and did doctoral work on the subject too. His work always has a strong philosophical element behind the aesthetic beauty. More on the artist and his work HERE.

There is also a free bus ride from Vasaplan in Umeå (across from the entrance to Folkets Hus). The bus leaves at a ll am and returns at 1 pm (13:00).

NanHai Art (Millbrae, CA) Present "Sublimity," A Solo Exhibition By Hou Beiren From February 22 to Marcch 29, 2014

1/29/2014

NanHai Art (520 Broadway, Millbrae, CA) present Sublimity, a solo exhibition of recent works by Hou Beiren from February 22 to March 29, 2014. There will be a reception from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, February 22.

The exhibit featurs 25 paintings created by the 97 year old painter between 2010-13. Beiren uses both Chinese and Western traditions in his work--Chinese brushwork and Western Abstract Expressionism. The title of the exhibit refers to the ultimate standard by which Chinese masterpieces are judged. A work is ranked by how it reveals the innate spirit beneath physical form. Present material realism isn not part of acknowledging a work to be a "masterpiece" in this tradition.

Beirne was born in Liaoning, China and was educated in Japan. He currently lives and works in Los Altos, California.

Lalla Essaydi And Heather McGill Shown By Miller Yezerski Gallery (Boston) At Pulse Miami 2013

1/29/2014

Lalla Essaydi and Heather McGill's work was shown by Miller Yezerski Gallery (Boston) At Pulse Miami 2013.

Essaydi is from Morocco but now lives in the USA. You can see her work in collections including the Art Institute of Chicago, Williams College Museum of Art, the Fries Museum (Netherlands) and the Kodak Museum of Art. Her work uses calligraphy mixed with representations of the female body. She works in photography, film/video, painting and installation. Find out and see more at lallaessaydi.com.

McGill has lived and worked outside of Detroit for the past ten years or so. She is best known as a sculptor but she also creates works on paper. Her sculpture takes some direction from the city. She learned to paint at a collision shop in the city which is sort of a fantastic artistic apprenticeship. For more head to
heathermcgill.com.

Art Basel Hong Kong Announces Galleries For May 15-18, 2014 Event

1/28/2014

The second edition of Art Basel Hong Kong (May 15-19, 2014) has announced the list of participating galleries. You can see a list of HERE.

The event takes pace at the Hong Kong Convention Center and includes 245 galleries from 39 countries/ territories. More than half the exhibitors have spaces in Asia. Twenty-four galleries have spaces in Hong Kong. There will also be a film section curated by Li Zhenhua.

Carrie Mae Weems Exhibit Opens March 19, 2014 At Gallery Paule Anglim

1/28/2014

Carrie Mae Weems third solo exhibit at Gallery Paule Anglim (14 Geary St., San Francisco) opens March 19 and runs until April 19, 2014.

Weems is both behind and in front of the camera in her work. She is a tangible force in these pieces. She uses historical sites, costumes and objects to reference social history (putting this in simple terms). Her work is magnificent and is truly art that makes you think--about issues such as race, gender, justice.

Weems, recipient of a MacArthur Foundation "Genius Grant," has been a teacher and exhibiting photographer for over 30 years. There is a retrospective at the Guggenheim now until May 14, 2014.

"Fútbol: The Beautiful Game" Runs From February 2 To July 20, 2014 At LACMA (Los Angeles)

1/28/2014

Thank You For The Game

by Nery Gabriel Lemus

Fútbol: The Beautiful Game runs from February 2 to July 20, 2014 at LACMA (5905 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles).

The exhibit features work by a massive collection of artists--from Andy Warhol to Adel Abdessed and many, many more. The exhibit is a celebration of soccer/fútbol in advance of the 2014 World Cup. Artists involved work in photography, video, sculpture and painting.

For more info go HERE.

Garis & Hahn Present "Dream Battles" By Zefrey Throwell From February 28 to March 29, 2014

1/28/2014

Garis & Hahn (263 Bowery St., New York) present Dream Battles by Zefrey Throwell fro February 28 to March 29, 2014. There will be an opening reception from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday February 28. This is the artists first solo show with the gallery.

In this new work we see duels between infamous and/or iconic personalities of the past century (Oscar Wilde vs. John Wayne, for instance). Some of the battles are less whimsical. The series was inspired by recent visit by the artist to Auschwitz/Birkenau. In part these pieces were his way of healing a personal crisis of faith--he took the horrors and put them in opposition to other figures of a less sinister variety.

Scores are tallied for these "battles" at the bottom of the paintings.

Throwell is from Oregon and currently lives and works in New York City.