Tag Archives: Chelsea

Openings: Marcel Dzama – “Behind Every Curtain” @ David Zwirner

Posted on March 1, 2011 by AM Editor

We recently attended the absolutely packed opening of Marcel Dzama’s latest solo show at David Zwirner, entitled Behind Every Curtain. As promised, the exhibition featured Dzama’s signature watercolor works on paper and dioramas, but also included some amazing life-sized figurative … Continue reading →

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Preview: R. Crumb – “The Bible Illuminated: R. Crumb’s Book of Genesis” @ David Zwirner

Posted on March 2, 2010 by AM Editor

Opening March 4 at Chelsea’s David Zwirner is the latest exhibition of original art work from infamous cartoonist R. Crumb. For this show, Crumb will have drawings from his controversial comic version of the first book of the Old Testament, … Continue reading →

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Weekend Chelsea Art Walk, Part 2

Posted on February 28, 2010 by AM Editor

Continuing on with our walking tour of Chelsea (see part 1 from yesterday here), we stopped at Metro Pictures on 24th Street to see “Midnight Madness,” the latest show by painter Gary Simmons. Simmons’ “erasure” style – he uses oil … Continue reading →

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Weekend Chelsea Art Walk, Part 1

Posted on February 27, 2010 by AM Editor

New York City is currently digging out from yet another snowstorm. But last weekend, the weather in New York was beautiful, and luckily, we took advantage of the brief window of sun to spend the day strolling around Chelsea popping … Continue reading →

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Just Closed: Inka Essenhigh – “The Old New Age” @ 303 Gallery

Posted on February 26, 2010 by AM Editor

We were able to catch Inka Essenhigh’s latest show “The Old New Age” at 303 Gallery just before it closed last Saturday, and we were glad we did. Whereas the surrealist painter’s works had previously been abstract compositions with forms … Continue reading →

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Just Closed: Scott Daniel Ellison – “The Birthday Party” @ ClampArt

Posted on February 25, 2010 by AM Editor

While wandering around Chelsea, we happened upon “The Birthday Party,” a fun show at ClampArt by New York-based artist Scott Daniel Ellison. We were not familiar with Ellison’s work but were immediately intrigued by the groupings of small illustrative paintings … Continue reading →

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Openings: Stephanie Gutheil – “Kopftheater” @ Mike Weiss

Posted on January 29, 2010 by AM Editor

Mike Weiss Gallery in Chlesea recently opened an interesting show by young German artist Stefanie Gutheil. The exhibition is entitled “Kopftheater”, which translates to “Theater of the mind” and is a fitting description of the strange and imaginative worlds portrayed … Continue reading →

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Openings: Eddie Martinez @ ZieherSmith

Posted on January 22, 2010 by AM Editor

An exhibition of new work by Brooklyn-based artist Eddie Martinez recently opened at Chelsea’s ZieherSmith Gallery. From small works on paper to large mixed media canvases, Martinez paints with a expressive and energetic style, creating chaotic compositions often featuring cartoonish … Continue reading →

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Studio Visits: Tat Ito

Posted on November 6, 2009 by AM Editor

AM recently had the pleasure of visiting with Tat Ito at the Queens, NY, studio that he shares with his assistant Yuyu Yang. Readers may remember that we thought that Ito was one of the standout new artists included in … Continue reading →

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Weekend Chelsea gallery stroll

Posted on March 2, 2009 by AM Editor

Its been a while, but this weekend, AM was lucky to be able to take the day to stroll around Chelsea, popping into any and every gallery that looked interesting. Over the course of the afternoon, two shows stood out: … Continue reading →

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