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Susan Bee's "Doomed To Win: Paintings From The Early 1980s," Runs April 3 To 27 At A.I.R. Gallery (Brooklyn)

3/31/2014

Susan Bee's Doomed To Win: Paintings from the Early 1980s, runs April 3 to 27 At A.I.R. Gallery (111 Front St. #228, Brooklyn). The exhibit is from A.I.R. and Accola Griefen Gallery. The paintings are fom just a few years in the early 1980s, a transformative phase of the artist's career. The exhibit is curated by Kat Griefen.

Bee has often based her work on film stills. One of the interesting things about this exhibit is that it is a sort of prequel. The artist has been acclaimed for her more recent work. This is a look at where that work comes from.

Bee has been widely exhibited at galleries and museums all over the USA and her work has been reviewed in virtually every art publication that matters.

Martin Wickström's First NYC Solo Exhibit, "Perfume River," Opens At Mike Weiss Gallery, April 10, 2014

3/31/2014

Martin Wickström's First NYC Solo Exhibit, Perfume River, runs at Mike Weiss Gallery (520 W. 24 New York) April 10 to May 10, 2014. Wickström's work blends signage, figures, landscapes and various ecoutrements of the 1960s in various montages. The show features 12 oil paintings.

He references his travels (especially visits to Vietnam), found objects, audio and installation in his work. There is an almost documentary-feel to the pieces.

The artist currently lives and works in Stockholm. His work is featured in The Gothenburg Art Museum and the Malmö Museum.

Michael Dumontier And Neil Farber's “Nothing Is Better Than Nothing” Runs At Richard Heller Gallery (Santa Monica) April 12 To May 10, 2014

3/31/2014

Animals With Sharpies IV

Michael Dumontier and Neil Farber's Nothing Is Better Than Nothing runs at Richard Heller Gallery (2525 Michigan Ave. #B-5A, Santa Monica) April 12 To May 10, 2014. There will be a reception from 5 to 7 p.m., Saturday, April 12, 2014.

The two artists are from Canada and are founding members of Winnipeg's Royal Art Lodge. The group was featured in the traveling exhibit, The Royal Art Lodge: Ask the Dust. The exhibition premiered at The Drawing Center in New York City and was their best attended show ever.

Daniel Shea's "A Prairie", A Solo Exhibition, Runs April 5 To May 10, 2014 At Andrew Rafacz Gallery (Chicago)

3/31/2014

Daniel Shea's A Prairie runs April 5 to May 10, 2014 at Andrew Rafacz Gallery (835 W. Washington Blvd., Chicago). The exhibit features new photographs by Shea and there will be an artist's reception from 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday, April 5.

These pieces deal with the "potential of mythologizing an hitorical narrative." The images are of southern Illinois and are mostly taken from two books on Blisner, Illinois--a rust belt town undergoing the process of de-industrialization. The industry is gone. what appens next?

Shea is based in New York and received his MFA from University of Illinois at Chciago. He released his first book, Blisner Ill. during a long-term residency at Columbia College (Chicago). A follow-up book is coming in September, 2014.

Hugo Bastidas "Metamorphosis" Opens April 2, 2014 At Nohra Haime Gallery (New York)

3/25/2014

Hugo Bastidas Metamorphosis runs April 2 to May 10, 2014 At Nohra Haime Gallery (730 Fifth Ave., New York). There will be an opening 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, April 2.

The idea behind this exhibit is transformation and change through history. He often introduces fantastic or surreal elements into works based on historic (even recent history) events.

Bastidas, from Ecquador, moved to the USA in 1960 when he was 4. He has a BFA from Rutgers and an MFA from Hunter College. He was the recipient of a Fulbright Fellowship and a Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant.

Debra Baxter's "All I Ever Wanted" Opens March 27, 2014 At Platform Gallery (Seattle)

3/24/2014

Debra Baxter's All I Ever Wanted runs from March 27 to April 25, 2014 at Platform Gallery (114 Third Avenue South, Seattle). There is an artist reception from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday March 27.

The exhibit is a further examination of the body, vulnerability and power plays. She often juxtaposes carved rock with glass, crystals, metal and minerals. She received her MFA in sculpture from Bard College. The piece pictured here, Soft Landing, is her take on Albrecht Dürer's piece, Six Studies of Pillows from 1493. It takes some guts to riff on Dürer.

Some pieces will be included in the book and show, On Body and Soul: Contemporary Armor to Amulets by Suzanne Ramljak.The exhibit is supported by grants from 4Culture and Artist Trust.

Adah Rose Gallery (Kensington, Md.) Presents "An Allegory Of Algorithms And Aesthetics," Work By Jessica Drenk

3/24/2014

Adah Rose Gallery (3766 Howard Ave. Kensington, Md.) presents An Allegory Of Algorithms And Aesthetics, work by Jessica Drenk from April 11 to May 12, 2014. There will be an opening verinssage from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Saturday April 12. Music by The Blackberry Blonde.

We've written about (and videotaped) Drenk before. Her scupltures begin with simple materials and are informed by "systems of information." She often manipulates books, PVC pipes and other cultural items in her work. She hints at the "mortality" of these inanimate objects--they decay as surely as we do.

Drenk, from Montana and living in Florida, also makes work that is truly beautiful.

She is the recipient of the 2006 International Sculpture Center's Outstanding Student Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture Award. Her work has been show in Sculpture Magazine, Juxtapose, Philadelphia Magazine and many others.

"Not For All My Little Words," An Exhibit Curated By Tim Hawkinson, Runs March 30 To April 27, 2014 At Marc Straus (New York)

3/24/2014

Not For All My Little Words, an exhibit curated by Tim Hawkinson, runs March 30 to April 27, 2014 at Marc Straus (299 Grand St., New York). There will be an opening reception from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday, March 30.

This exhibit, as the name suggests, deals with the peskiest part of communication--choosing words that convene an intended meaning. This struggle is "often tantamount to shouting into a void." All the pieces shown here use words that are ambiguous. Are they commands? Are they humor? Are they just about spaghetti?

Work by 18 artists will be included.

Asya Geisberg Gallery Presents "Hard As You Can, Right At The Middle," Work By Julia Bland And Daniel Petraitis From April 3 To May 10, 2014

3/24/2014

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Asya Geisberg Gallery (537B West 23rd St., New York) presents Hard as You Can, Right at the Middle, work by Julia Bland and Daniel Petraitis. The exhibit run April 3 to May 10, 2014. There will be an opening reception from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, April 3.

Bland makes textile works on a large textile works. The one pictured is oil on canvas with silk, wool and linen yarn. Petraitis is a sculptor whos work recreates forms found in everyday life.

Easy Morning by Julia Bland

Waterhouse & Dodd (New York) Showing Kim Keever's "Abstractions," New Photographs April 2 to May 6, 2014

3/24/2014

Waterhouse & Dodd (958 Madison Ave., 3rd Fl.New York) is set to open Kim Kleever's Abstracts. The exhibit runs April 2 to May 6, 2014. There will be an opening reception from 6 to 8 p.m. with RSVP required.

The exhibit will feature limited edition photos by Kleever, a New York abstract photographer. These pieces were created by droping paint pigment into a 200 gallon tank of water.