Leo Villareal Exhibit

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architectural projection

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Four Projects at Haunch of Venison

Four Projects

Through August 8, 2010

Haunch of Venison
1230 Avenue of the Americas
New York NY


Four Projects, a group exhibition at Haunch of Venison features four separate projects by artists Doug Argue, Bill Fontana, Alexandra Grant, and Les Rogers. Each individual project is located in separate areas within the space in which the physical layout of the gallery lends itself to separate, self-contained installations.

Bernardi Roig :: The Light Exercises Series

"If I had only one word with which to characterize the work of Bernardi Roig, it would be obsession. The artist is obsessed with death and immortality with aesthetics and eroticism, and with the "idee fixe" that the thinking man must reclaim his forfeited ability to relate to one another on an intimate level. He realizes that to truly communicate, we need a dialogue of more than the spoken word. Roig speaks to the viewer through his solitary man; the human body and its symbols, reflecting on the meaning of life itself. He forces us to confront our desires: the human concepts of progress and social change, which remain unfulfilled. With these illusive, undefined objectives the artist invites a dialogue on the multiple identities of contemporary man, seen in the light of art and philosophy. Each individual work of art explores its own deep philosophical question but, in its entirety, can be approached as a sequence comprising one story, that of "The Man of The Fire Eyes." The fire in Roig's sculpture burns deep within the mind of the subject. This man knows what he has lost and, still possessing the memory of culture and intellectual curiosity, clings to the hope its recovery. Our memories are often clouded with emotional baggage; each viewer brings his own experiences to these works and thus changes them forever. Roig's works of art are open to personal interpretation and non verbal communication; it is this, the artist's realm of unwritten poetry, which lingers in our mind's eye long after the works are out of view. For Roig, desire is the only thing that keeps death at arms length. It is this tangible proof that we are here, struggling to achieve higher consciousness, that defies the vacuum of meaning that exists in a large part of present day art..." - Claire Oliver

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openings this week

New Works by Olafur Eliasson
Feb 11 - March 20, 2010
Tanya Bonakdar Gallery

Opening Reception on Thursday, Feb 11, 6-8pm

Tanya Bonakdar Gallery is very pleased to present an exhibition of new works by the Danish-Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson (B. 1967). Eliasson's sixth solo show at the gallery continues his exploration of and experimentation with modes of perception and the experience of space and time. Focusing on movement, color, and light - and the interplay between the three phenomena - the exhibition involves the viewer in a collaborative creative process.

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El Anatsui
Feb 10 - March 13, 2010
Jack Shainman Gallery

Opening Reception on Wednesday, Feb 10, 6-8pm

Jack Shainman Gallery is pleased to present an exhibition of large-scale sculptures by internationally acclaimed artist El Anatsui. Several monumental wall sculptures made from thousands of discarded bottle tops, will be on view. Anatsui transforms simple materials into large shimmering forms by assembling elements into vibrant patterns with a unique visual impact. An astute observer, he composes his sculptures with meticulous orchestration, masterfully managing material and color.

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Theresa Chong: New Work
Feb 12- March 13, 2010
Danese Gallery

Opening Reception on Thursday, Feb 11, 6-8pm

Chong’s pencil and gouache drawings revel in detail and the exploration of line, form and gesture. Abstract images – minute squared punctuations seamed together by skeins of delicate lines – cluster upon the rich surface of the paper in a haze of plotted points. These purposeful and intricate markings, quietly articulated in gray on off-white rice paper, or with crisp whites on hand-dyed indigo Japanese paper, appear at once ordered and spontaneous. Connecting one geometric dot to the next, Chong infuses the work with a sense of lyrical rhythm, expanse and calm, tranquility in movement, improvisation. This intimation of music is in part derived from Chong’s accomplishments as a cellist and also her admiration for the work of John Cage.

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Emilio Perez: Breakfast by the Light of the Moon
Feb 11-March 13, 2010
Galerie Lelong

Opening Reception on Thursday, Feb 11, 6-8pm

In Breakfast by the Light of the Moon, Emilio Perez shifts towards a more elusive approach and darker palette than seen in his previous abstract paintings while still maintaining his signature practice—juxtaposing freeform movement with meticulous, measured actions. Breakfast by the Light of the Moon is Perez's second solo exhibition at Galerie Lelong and will open to the public on Thursday, February 11 from 6 to 8 pm. The artist will be present.

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Vague Hazy Transparent Wavering

A solo exhibition of designs and furniture by Shigeru Uchida, a Japanese architect and designer of furniture and interiors. Gana Art showing through Nov 14

More images of Jaume Plensa's work

Statues representing 7 continents, Nice, France.
Breathing (June, 2009)
The Crown Fountain in Chicago’s Millennium park is one of Jaume’s most famous works. More info on this piece go here.


El Alma del Ebro, Zaragoza, Spain
Jaume Plensa

Beam of Light

This is me at the Margulies Collection in Miami

Anthony McCall is a British-born American Avant-Garde video artist who after taking a 20 year break returned with a new dynamic 'solid light' series, using digital projectors (rather than 16mm film as he did in 1970s). Anthony lives and works in NYC.