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"Morph," An Exhibition Of Contemporary Ceramic Sculpture, Takes Place At Asya Geisberg Gallery (New York) June 22 To August 11, 2017

6/20/2017

Mauricio by Cristina Tufiño

Morph, an exhibition of contemporary ceramic sculpture, takes place at Asya Geisberg Gallery (537B West 23rd St., New York) June 22 To August 11, 2017. There will be an opening reception 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, June 22.

The show features work by: Kathy Butterly, Ling Chun, Future Retrieval, Valerie Hegarty, Cody Hoyt, Heidi Lau, Rebecca Morgan, Joakim Ojanen, Elise Siegel, Anthony Sonnenberg, Guðmundur Thoroddsen, and Cristina Tufiño. The photos look like there is some fantastic work in this group show.

This show is a cross section of artists working in this resurgent medium.

Watermelon Rinds with Teeth by Valerie Hegarty

Art All Ways Projects And Take Two Interactive Present Work By Lori Hyland At The E-3 Expo(Los Angeles Convention Center) June 13 To 15th

6/2/2017

Art All Ways Projects and Take Two Interactive present work by Lori Hyland at E-3 Expo (Los Angeles Convention Center) June 13 to 15th.

It is fitting that an forward looking artist like Hyland would have work shown at E-3, the Electronic Entertainment Expo. Her latest work are ruminations on words. These complex pieces are difficult to explore via photograph so this is an excellent opportunity for art lovers.

Superfine! Art Fair Runs May 4 To 6, 2017 In New York City During Frieze Week

4/30/2017

Superfine! Art Fair runs May 4 to 7, 2016 at 459 West 14th St., New York City (Meatpacking District). This is the fair's inaugural Frieze Week edition.

Superfine! The Fairest Fair was a highlight of Art Week in Miami. The funky, manageable fair with a range of artists who
some might call "outsiders" but who are really right in the middle of what contemporary art is all about. Or what it should be all about.

The NYC version will feature the Young Collectors' Ice Cream Social feat. DJ set (with live vocals) by Penguin Prison from 6 to 10 p.m. Friday May 5. There will, of course, be other happenings and you can find out about all of them HERE.

Check out our interview with Superfine! co-founder, Alex Mitow, HERE.

Gross McCleaf Gallery (Philadelphia) Presents Celia Reisman's "A Moment Noticed" May 3 To May 26, 2017

4/29/2017

Gross McCleaf Gallery (127 South 16th St., Philadelphia) presets Celia Reisman's A Moment Noticed from May 3 to May 26, 2017. There will be an opening reception from 5 to 7 p.m., Friday May 5.

FRidGe Art Fair,"Fifty Shades of FRidGe" New York Edition #5 Announces Two New Venues May 3 To 6, 2017

4/26/2017

FRidGe Art Fair, Fifty Shades of FRidGe, New York edition number five announces two new venues for the May 3 To 6, 2017 fair. Branded Saloon (603 Vanderbilt Ave., Brooklyn) and Little NU FRidGe (85 Smith St., Brooklyn).

The latter is a pop up show at the NU Hotel curated by Michelle Hill and Susanna Thornton. For those who were at Miami's Art Week this is similar to the "Mini Fridge" at the Betsy Hotel. The main venue is a country western club in the heart of Brooklyn (who KNEW there was such a thing!).

Expect fun, cutting edge artwork. Founder Eric Ginsberg's work will also be represented. He paints cats and dogs and proceeds from his work goes to BARC (Brooklyn Animal Rescue Coalition).

FRidGe asks for donations but if you are strapped? They turn no one away. Find out more HERE.

John Zurier's "Dust And Troubled Air" Runs At Anglim Gilbert Gallery (San Francisco) April 29 To June 10, 2017

4/25/2017

John Zurier's Dust And Troubled Air runs at Anglim Gilbert Gallery (1275 Minnesota St., San Francisco) April 29 to June 10, 2017. There will be a reception from 4 to 7 p.m., Saturday April 29.

Zurier lives and works in Berkeley (he holds a BFA and MFA from University of California, Berkeley). He is a past recipient of the Guggenheim Fellowship and participated in the 2002 Whitney Biennial, the 2019 California Biennial, the 2012 Sao Paulo Biennial and the 2008 Gwangju Biennial. This is his 11th solo exhibition.

La República Vista Por Sus Artistas (The Republic Through The Eyes Of Its Artists) From Pan American Art Projects (Miami) Opens May 6, 2017

4/25/2017

L'Ecuyer by Carlos Enriquez

La República vista por sus artistas (The Republic Through the eyes of its Artists) From Pan American Art Projects (274-A NE 67th St., Miami). The show runs May 6 to July 20, 2017. There will be a vernissage from 2 to 5 p.m., Saturday May 6th.

Artists include: Cundo Bermúdez, Fidelio Ponce, Amelia Peláez, Agustín Cárdenas, Roberto Diago, Wifredo Lam, Mario Carreño, Carlos Enríquez, José Sicre, Víctor Manuel García, José Bencomo Mena, Leopoldo Romañach, Domingo Ramos, Hugo Consuegra, Guido Llinas, Raúl Martínez, Lolo Soldevilla and Ángel Acosta León.

Mamma Andersson Showing New Woodcuts At Stephen Friedman Gallery (London) April 28 To May 27, 2017

4/13/2017

Mamma Andersson showing new woodcuts at Stephen Friedman Gallery (25 - 28 Old Burlington St., London) April 28 to May 27, 2017. This is the Swedish artist's fifth exhibit at the gallery. Andersson is also a painter and three large scale canvases are part of this exhibit.

Her work is hypnotic and filled with characters taken out of time and place but still with a line thrown back into the modern world. This is her first exhibit dedicated primarily to woodcuts.

She lives and works in Stockholm (with the odd working visit to Gotland).

SCAD Museum Of Art Presents The Unveiling of "Chaos Concepción" A Permanent, Monumental Sculpture By Jedd Novatt, Friday April 28, 2017

4/13/2017

SCAD Museum of Art presents the unveiling of Chaos Concepción a permanent, monumental sculpture by Jedd Novatt at
5:30 p.m., Friday, April 28, 2017. The unveiling takes place at the Alex Townsend Memorial Courtyard.

This unveiling takes place at the same time as an exhibition of monotypes by Novatt at Chaos Pacific, on exhibit until June 4.

Novatt has been working on his "Chaos" series for over ten years. Pieces have been installed at the Guggenheim in Bilbao and at the Pérez Art Museum in Miami (among others).

Entang Wiharso's Promising Land Runs April 9 To May 14, 2017 At Marc Straus (New York)

3/31/2017

Entang Wiharso's Promising Land Runs April 9 To May 14, 2017 At Marc Straus (299 Grand St., New York). There will be an opening reception from 6 to 8 p.m., Sunday, April 9.

Wiharso is one of Indonesia's top contemporary artists. He splits his time between Indonesia and Rhode Island (with his wife and partner, Christine Cocca and their kids). His work reflects this duality. The work often takes the form of frieze-like metal art. Both Eastern and Western images and motifs find their way into the work. He also does three dimensional pieces in graphite.