Frieze art fair highlights
The young and the aged converge on Randall’s Island for Frieze Art Fair mania.
Ivan Seal, Carl Freedman Gallery (above 2 images)
These little paintings are my favorite for the second year in a row.
Unknown (above 2 images)
Unknown (above 2 images)
Raffi Kalenderian, Galeri Peter Kilchmann (above 2 images)
Borden Capalino, Ramiken Crucible Gallery (above 3 images)
Jonathan Meese
David Shrigley
Gardar Eide Einarsson
Graham Little, Alison Jacques Gallery (above 2 images)
Jim Lambie, “Metal Box,” 2013, Sadie Coles
Vic Muniz
Otto Muehl
Ricarda Roggan, Galerie Eigen + Art
Neo Rauch, Galerie Eigen + Art
C. Nicolai, Galerie Eigen + Art
Frieze Art Fair photography highlights
Katy Grannan, Salon 94
Ryan McGinley, team gallery inc.
Geert Goiris (A former Cheap & Plastique contributor!)
Richard Wentworth, Lisson Gallery
Thomas Ruff
Alec Soth
James Casabere
Other photography:
Cet obscur objet du désir
Many years ago I came across a lamp that screamed my name at a local Williamsburg thrift store, it was a LIP LAMP!!! For one who has been wearing too many layers of lipstick for years (and years and years!) this lamp seemed like a MUST HAVE. The shop was closing when I spotted the object of my desire and when I inquired abut it the worker said there was no price tag on the lamp and he would have to ask his boss for a sale price, he thought it would be no more than $75 bucks or so. I was told to come back the next day and he would have a price. So I did. At which time I learned that the owner of the shop decided NOT to sell it… I was heartbroken!!! I thought about the lip lamp often (I really did… I was in Love, L-U-V!) This was probably about 4 or 5 years ago… by 2013 dreams of owning the lovely lip lamp had almost completely faded from my memory.
However, this past Sunday, my desire to possess le lip lamp sprung to life again… thanks to the Frieze Art Fair. At the fair I came across a newer, shinier, mo’ red LIP LAMP! These light up lips were installed in a gallery booth, surrounded by very expensive contemporary art.
I couldn’t believe my eyes. Upon reading the label I realized the lip lamp was an editioned piece, first made in an edition of 25 in 1969 and now available again from a 2000 edition of 25. The lamp was created by an artist called Nicola L., from France. I inquired with the gallerist about the price of the lip lamp, and I was quite shocked to hear him utter the price tag, $16,000 dollars, cold hard cash. The luscious lip lamp WOULD NOT BE MINE once again.
I need to go back to my local thrift store to see if the slightly beat up 1969 edition is still kicking around somewhere in the back. I am not sure how much the older version would be worth but I imagine more than $75 buckeroos. Maybe once I explain to the shop owner
how it is fate that the Lip Lamp and I be united, at last, she will cut me a deal.
Oh, how I long for the glorious, plastique LIP LAMP again!
Allison Schulnik
I have been a fan of Allison Schulnik‘s paintings for a long time and just came across this amazing animation today while doing some stop motion animation research at work. Best creepy ghostlike creature interpretive dancing to Scott Walker I have ever seen!
Windish Michel Rites of Spring Fête tonight
Windish Michel ^^ Rites of Spring Fête
Friday, April 26, 2013, 7 – 10 PM
A Live fashion presentation with
Raul de Nieves
Alta Finn
Bunny Lampert
And a soundtrack provided by: DJ SSION and DJ Alix Brown
At Over the Eight
594 Union Ave., Brooklyn, NY
Facebook invite with more details here.
Cameron Michel and Vashti Windish
Check out their website here.
Check out more of Cameron’s collage work from a C & P studio visit from a couple of years ago here.
NYC 1993: Experimental Jet Set, Trash and No Star
Went to see the NYC 1993: Experimental Jet Set, Trash and No Star exhibit at the New Museum last weekend. Exhibition is up until 5/26/13. More info here.
My favorites artists from the show:
Lutz Bacher, Matthew Barney, John Currin, Cheryl Donegan, Robert Gober, Nan Goldin, Felix Gonzalez-Torres, Mike Kelley, Sean Landers, Sarah Lucas, Paul McCarthy, Cady Noland, Elizabeth Peyton, Charles Ray, Cindy Sherman, Wolfgang Tillmans, Gillian Wearing
Installation view
Installation view
Cady Noland, Gibbet, 1993-94.
John Currin, Girl in Bed, 1993.
John Currin, Girl in Bed, 1993.
Cheryl Donegan, Head, 1993.
Gillian Wearing, I’m Desperate, from “Signs that say what you want them to say and not signs that say what someone else wants you to say,” 1993.
Charles Ray, Family Romance, 1992-93.
Lutz Bacher, My Penis, 1993.
Jules de Balincourt
I am disappointed that I missed the Jules de Balincourt show at Salon 94.
Here are some of the works that were included in the exhibition:::
Philippe Cognée
Saw Philippe Cognée‘s paintings at the Armory Show this past month.
Here are a bunch to enjoy. See more on Galerie Daniel Templon’s website.
Hearing these men talk about painting in French is soothing.
Gert & Uwe Tobias
Saw Team Gallery‘s dual exhibitions of Gert & Uwe Tobias‘ work the other week and quite enjoyed. The shows are up until March 30th.
First 6 images from Wooster St. location, bottom 4 shots from Grand St. (all images from Team Gallery website).
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