Graffiti NYC: Group Show at Benrimon Contemporary

'Graffiti NYC'

Through August 10, 2010
Benrimon Contemporary
514 West 24th St, 2nd Fl, New York, NY

Inspired: Group Show at Steven Kasher Gallery

'Inspired'

Through August 13
Steven Kasher Gallery
521 West 23rd St.
New York, NY


The group show at Steven Kasher aptly titled 'Inspired', is a collection of contemporary photographs drawing inspiration from famous photographers such as Annie Lebovitz and Man Ray. The overall theme is one of rebellion and freedom, carefully curated by Beth DeWoody.

LUSH LIFE Whistle at Sue Scott Gallery

Lush Life

Through July 31, 2010

Sue Scott Gallery
1 Rivington Street
New York, NY

LUSH LIFE is an exhibition curated by Franklin Evans and Omar Lopez-Chahoud which takes place at nine Lower East Side (LES) galleries: Collette Blanchard Gallery, Eleven Rivington, Invisible-Exports, Lehmann Maupin, On Stellar Rays, Salon 94, Scaramouche, Sue Scott Gallery, and Y Gallery. The first chapter, Whistler is held at Sue Scott Gallery as one of nine chapters in a book. One artist was selected from each gallery to participate and then asked to recommend an artist not from one of the nine participating galleries (nine total recommendations). The curators then supplemented this base group of eighteen artists to complete nine exhibitions, ranging in size and drawing from a roster that includes: Alice O'Malley, Alisha Kerlin, Amy Longenecker-Brown, Carol Irving, Chakaia Booker, Christoph Draeger, Claudia Weber, Coco Fusco, Dana Frankfort, Dana Levy, Dani Leventhal, David Kramer, David Shapiro, Derrick Adams, Elisabeth Subrin, Erik Benson, Ezra Johnson, Gail Thacker, Gina Magid, Ishmael Randall Weeks, Jackie Gendel, Jackie Saccoccio, Jayson Keeling, Jessica Dickinson, Joanne Greenbaum, Jonathan VanDyke, Jose Lerma, Judi Werthein, Justen Ladda, Kai Schiemenz / Iris Fluegel, Karen Heagle, Karina Aguilera Skvirsky, LaToya Ruby Frazier, Leslie Hewitt, Manuel Acevedo, Mario Ybarra Jr., Matthew Weinstein, Melissa Gordon, Nanna Debois Buhl, Nicolas Di Genova, Nina Lola Bachhuber, Olivier Babin, Patrick Lee, Patty Chang, Paul Gabrielli, Paul Pagk, Paul Pfeiffer, Pedro Barbeito, Rashid Johnson, Robert Beck, Robert Lazzarini, Robert Melee, Robin Graubard, Rudy Shepherd, Scott Hug, Tim Davis, Tommy Hartung, Xaviera Simmons, Yashua Klos

Big Picture at Priska C. Juschka

Big Picture

Through August 6, 2010

Priska C. Juschka Fine Art
547 West 27th Street
New York, NY

Tom Sanford and Ryan Schneider (Schneider & Sanford) put together a shows that features large works (hence the name) from Kamrooz Aram, Colleen Asper, Paul Brainard, John Copeland, Holly Coulis, Justin Craun, Daniel Heidkamp, Wes Lang, Liz Markus, Eddie Martinez, Brian Montuori, Lisa Sanditz, Tom Sanford, Michael Williams, Jeremy Willis, Van Hanos, Aaron Johnson, Emily Noelle, Lambert, and Ryan Schneider.

Group Show at Postmasters Gallery

Wall paintings by Adam Cvijanovic, paintings atop by David Humphrey

Through August 6, 2010

Postmasters Gallery
459 West 19th Street
New York, NY

Not Quite Open for Business at The Hole NYC

Not Quite Open for Business

Through August 14, 2010

The Hole
104 greene street
New York, NY



Kathy Grayson and Meghan Coleman (former directors of Deitch) opened a new gallery whose first show, Not Quite Open for Business, features deliberately unfinished works from artists such as Rosson Crow, Todd James, and Barry McGee.

Homunculi group exhibition at CANADA

Homunculi: Matt Greene, Allison Schulnik, Ruby Neri and Matthew Ronay

Through July 11, 2010

Homunculi group exhibition

CANADA

55 Chrystie Street

New York, NY

The four artists featured in this group exhibition use primitive shapes and textural forms to distort conceptions of beauty and present a new sort of morbid tribal aesthetic.

Dead or Alive at Museum of Arts and Design

Dead or Alive

Through October 24, 2010

Museum of Arts and Design

2 Columbus Circle

New York NY

The exhibition features contemporary works created from natural materials into extraordinary sculptural forms that challenge viewers to question whether they are viewing manmade or organic objects.

Marked: A Show of Figure at Like a Spice Gallery

Marked: A Show of Figure

Like a Spice Gallery
224 Roebling Street, Brooklyn NY

Through August 8, 2010

The group show includes an incredible roster of artists working in a variety of mediums using the figure as a narrative, each with a distinctive visual style and form of story-telling. Marked includes the works of Jenny Morgan whose layers pieces are deeply evocative and bold portrayals of human existence.

Group Exhibition at Malborough Gallery

natural renditions

Through July 9, 2010

545 West 25th Street New York NY

The group exhibition natural renditions, curated by Diana Campbell and Eric Gleason, comprises of twenty-two artists who use a number of disparate materials, processes and techniques to create work that evokes organic forms and phenomena. The collaborative effort between Campbell and Gleason is one of the best of the year and a definite must see.

Make Yourself at Home at 7Eleven Gallery

Through June 6, 2010

169 10th Avenue, New York.

Make Yourself At Home is a new group exhibition presented by 7Eleven Gallery is a temporary space at 169 Tenth Avenue that showcases the work of young, emerging artists along with established contemporary artists.

The space is open to the public literally with no walls aligning the entrance evoking a sense of welcome and freedom to walk-through the space. Every medium of art can be found from painting and sculpture to mixed media and video art.

Furthermore, there is a gift shop with an array of smaller works, clothing, books and CDs and other not readily available merchandise for viewers to take home with them.