May 17, 2009
This past week, Mel Bochner’s paintings have been making their rounds on the blogs that I follow. I didn’t recognize his name, but the style was strangely familiar. After some Googling, I realised that it’s because he had a bunch of work at the Armory Show at the Two Palms gallery. I searched for him on my own site but didn’t find, so here’s the late addition of Mel Bochner to my armory posts. In my googling I also found a really nice armory wrap-up on Art Observed, that was similar to mine, but more complete.

This past week, Mel Bochner’s paintings have been making their rounds on the blogs that I follow. I didn’t recognize his name, but the style was strangely familiar. After some Googling, I realised that it’s because he had a bunch of work at the Armory Show at the Two Palms gallery. I searched for him on my own site but didn’t find, so here’s the late addition of Mel Bochner to my armory posts.

In my googling I also found a really nice armory wrap-up on Art Observed, that was similar to mine, but more complete.

Mar 11, 2009
Best of The Armory 2009 Title: Soundsuits (Series)Artists: Nick CaveMedium: Sculpture I know I said the Armory posts were over, but I forgot one absolute favorite: Nick Cave’s fabulous soundsuits!! The best part of seeing these was overhearing the art snobs behind me discussing the “subtleties of the work” and which one was “the most understated yet complex.” I wanted to turn around and shout, “DON’T YOU GET IT!? IT’S JUST HAPPY ARTWORK FOR DANCING IN! EITHER SMILE OR GO BE ANNOYING SOMEWHERE ELSE!!” Apparently the three on display at the fair (including the one above) were sold by Sunday. I posted a video about these a few weeks ago. They’re ridiculous, whimsical, and so so fun. Chicago artist Nick Cave creates full body suits out of objects that make noise when they move — things like sticks, bells, and garbage bag ties. He calls these garments Sound Suits and he puts on performances in which he and all sorts of “non-artists” dance in the suits. Cave considers the Sound Suits a second layer of skin — and as an African-American man, his work often deals with themes of skin and race. (PRX) More information on Nick Cave at Jack Shainman Gallery.

Best of The Armory 2009

Title: Soundsuits (Series)
Artists: Nick Cave
Medium: Sculpture

I know I said the Armory posts were over, but I forgot one absolute favorite: Nick Cave’s fabulous soundsuits!! The best part of seeing these was overhearing the art snobs behind me discussing the “subtleties of the work” and which one was “the most understated yet complex.” I wanted to turn around and shout, “DON’T YOU GET IT!? IT’S JUST HAPPY ARTWORK FOR DANCING IN! EITHER SMILE OR GO BE ANNOYING SOMEWHERE ELSE!!” Apparently the three on display at the fair (including the one above) were sold by Sunday. I posted a video about these a few weeks ago. They’re ridiculous, whimsical, and so so fun.

Chicago artist Nick Cave creates full body suits out of objects that make noise when they move — things like sticks, bells, and garbage bag ties. He calls these garments Sound Suits and he puts on performances in which he and all sorts of “non-artists” dance in the suits. Cave considers the Sound Suits a second layer of skin — and as an African-American man, his work often deals with themes of skin and race. (PRX)

More information on Nick Cave at Jack Shainman Gallery.

Mar 10, 2009

Best of The Armory 2009

And this concludes the barrage of Armory posts! Unfortunately, I ended up getting a terrible cold and couldn’t go to any other shows. But, there’s always next year! Here’s a linked index of all my documented favorites from The Armory 2009, in no particular, order than how they were posted:

Title Artist Medium
Armory Apothecary Christine Hill Interactive
Big Bambú Mike & Doug Starn Installation
Reality Show Ivan Navarro Sculpture
Amos Coal Power Plant… Mitch Epstein Photography
[Didn’t catch the title] Alyson Shotz Sculpture
Blow Up Rafael Lozano-Hemmer Video
Flag Leo Villareal LED Light
The Shapes Project Allan McCollum Monoprints
Untitled El Anatsui Installation
[Didn’t catch the title] Anish Kapoor Sculpture
288 Corban Walker Sculpture
Untitled Tara Donovan Sculpture
Separating Light From Darkness Spencer Finch Sculpture
Le Scare de Christophe Colomb Kolkoz Sculpture
London (Garrick) John Riddy Photography
[Didn’t catch it] (Broken Busts) [Didn’t catch it] Installation
Monument John Coplans Photography
Cuadrilateros Elias Crespin Sculpture
Untitled —1980 Deborah Butterfield Sculpture
[Didn’t catch it] (Blue Water) [Didn’t catch it] Painting
Soundsuits (Series) Nick Cave Sculpture
Mar 10, 2009
Who Made This? Title: ?Artists:  ?Medium: Painting I photographed the wrong label for this massive, blue piece, which took up a whole wall. I didn’t catch the gallery either. The photo obviously doesn’t do it justice, it’s awesome in person.

Who Made This?

Title: ?
Artists:  ?
Medium: Painting

I photographed the wrong label for this massive, blue piece, which took up a whole wall. I didn’t catch the gallery either. The photo obviously doesn’t do it justice, it’s awesome in person.

Mar 10, 2009
Best of The Armory 2009 Title: Untitled — 1980Artists: Deborah ButterfieldMedium: Sculpture I had the amazing privilege to work hands-on for two weeks with Deborah Butterfield and her husband John Buck at Oxbow. They are two of the nicest, most inspiring people I’ve ever met. My favorite story is how they traded all the work they had ever done to one guy for his property in Hawaii, where they built a studio. How liberating!! It’s always a pleasure to see their work, and I do see it everywhere! More information on Deborah Butterfield.

Best of The Armory 2009

Title: Untitled — 1980
Artists: Deborah Butterfield
Medium: Sculpture

I had the amazing privilege to work hands-on for two weeks with Deborah Butterfield and her husband John Buck at Oxbow. They are two of the nicest, most inspiring people I’ve ever met. My favorite story is how they traded all the work they had ever done to one guy for his property in Hawaii, where they built a studio. How liberating!!

It’s always a pleasure to see their work, and I do see it everywhere!

More information on Deborah Butterfield.

Mar 10, 2009
Best of The Armory 2009 Title: CuadrilaterosArtists: Elias CrespinMedium: Kinetic Sculpture I liked the way this looked so I walked up to it and noticed it very subtly moved. Strings supporting the “grid” are pulled up and down to form some really interesting shadow compositions. More information on Elias Crespin.

Best of The Armory 2009

Title: Cuadrilateros
Artists: Elias Crespin
Medium: Kinetic Sculpture

I liked the way this looked so I walked up to it and noticed it very subtly moved. Strings supporting the “grid” are pulled up and down to form some really interesting shadow compositions.

More information on Elias Crespin.

Mar 10, 2009
Best of The Armory 2009 Title: MonumentArtists: John CoplansMedium: Photography Really big, really bold studies of the aging body. Unfortunately my pictures were too angled so I had to grab this from the Tate website, but it has terrible contrast. More information on John Coplans.

Best of The Armory 2009

Title: Monument
Artists: John Coplans
Medium: Photography

Really big, really bold studies of the aging body. Unfortunately my pictures were too angled so I had to grab this from the Tate website, but it has terrible contrast.

More information on John Coplans.

Mar 10, 2009
Who Made This? Title: ?Artists:  ?Medium: Installation Sculpture This installation in Italian “Studio La Citta” is excellent, but I only hastily snappd a photo and forgot to grab the artists name. Anyone? More information on Studio La Citta at Frith Street Gallery.

Who Made This?

Title: ?
Artists:  ?
Medium: Installation Sculpture

This installation in Italian “Studio La Citta” is excellent, but I only hastily snappd a photo and forgot to grab the artists name. Anyone?

More information on Studio La Citta at Frith Street Gallery.

Mar 10, 2009
If Pier 94 is a proportional letter T, this is most of the stem. Yes, it’s that big. And then there’s Pier 92.

If Pier 94 is a proportional letter T, this is most of the stem. Yes, it’s that big. And then there’s Pier 92.

Mar 10, 2009
The rickety stairs between Pier 94 and 92 gave a great sweeping view of what is maybe just 1/10 of the show.

The rickety stairs between Pier 94 and 92 gave a great sweeping view of what is maybe just 1/10 of the show.

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