NY galleries
Art in America, April, 2008
CHELSEA
Aperture Gallery
547 West 27th Street, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10001
Tel: 212.505.5555
Fax: 212.505.7527
Email: publicity@aperture.org
Website: www.aperture.org
Tuesday-Saturday: 10:00-6:00
March 7-May 17: Aperture presents two exhibitions, featuring two very different approaches to photography: "Ten Series," photographs by Matthew Sleeth, offers a view of the contemporary world structured around details of everyday life. Working in series, topics include: tagged trees, potted plants, fire extinguishers, and abandoned umbrellas. "In Almost Every Picture" is an idiosyncratic collection of found images from three volumes of the cult classic book series collected and edited by Erik Kessels, including "The Spanish Woman," featuring photographs taken by a husband of his wife during the years 1956-1968. Talk and Book Signing with Erik Kessels: Tuesday, May 13, 6:30.
Bowery Gallery
530 West 25th Street, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10001
Tel: 646.230.6655
Fax: 646.230.6655
Website: www.bowerygallery.org
Tuesday-Saturday: 11:00-6:00
March 25-April 19: Robert Jessel, recent work. April 22-May 17: Aaron Brooks, "Paintings: Figurative images exploring the dark margins of mind and metaphor."
DJT Fine Art
231 Tenth Ave at 24th Street, 10011
Tel: 212.367.0881
Fax: 212.367.0806
Website: www.DJTFineArt.com
Email: info@cobraart.com
Tuesday-Saturday: 10:00-6:00
Featuring unique works by 20th century modern and contemporary masters, including Alechinsky, Appel, Botero, Calder, Chagall, Corneille, Matisse, Miro, Picasso, Arman, Basquiat, Christo, Francis, Haring, Indiana, Lichtenstein, Rauschenberg, Rivers, Rosenquist, Schnabel, Warhol, and Wesselmann. (Featuring works in all mediums by Andy Warhol, Arman unique and multiple sculptures.)
Flomenhaft Gallery, LLC
547 W. 27th Street, Room 308
Tel: 212.268.4952 Fax: 212.268.4953
Website: www.flomenhaftgallery.com
Email: elly@flomenhaftgallery.com
Through April 26: Miriam Schapiro, Mini-Retrospective. Also featuring works by: Pierre Alechinsky, Emma Amos, Joan Barber, Romare Bearden, Beverly Buchanan, David Burliuk, Jean DuBuffet, Paul Brach, Neil Folberg, Gerlovin/Gerlovina, Mira Lehr, Jaune Quick-to-see Smith, Dina Recanati, Faith Ringgold, Roger Shimomura, Linda Stein, Carrie Mae Weems, and Fig Oy Wong.
Jason Rulnick Gallery
547 West 27th St., Suite 309, New York, NY 10001
Tel: 212.244.7071
Fax: 212.244.7072
Email: gallery@jasonrulnick.com
Website: www.jasonrulnick.com
By appointment
March 27-May 2: Alice Shaw, "Attractions," recent photographs with sophisticated humor from the California artist in her first solo New York exhibition.
May 15-31: Lisa Abbott Canfield. The gallery specializes in the work of Sol LeWitt, Yayoi Kusama, Donald Baechler, George Condo, and presents emerging and mid-career artists including Charles Gute, Rob Pruitt and Karin Davie. Please visit our frequently updated website and homepage on artnet.com for current information.
NOHO Gallery
530 West 25th Street, 4th Floor, New York, NY 1000]
Tel: 212.367.7063
Website: www.nohogallery.com
Tuesday-Saturday: 11:00-6:00,
Sundays by appointment
April 1-19: Virginia Davis, "Above, On, Below," woven canvas imagery. Opening reception: April 5, 3:00-6:00.
April 24-May 10: Polly Barton, "Woven Explorations," richly colored, exquisitely detailed abstract weavings using ikat technique. Sponsored by Gall Martin Gallery.
Viridian Artists
530 West 25th Street, New York, NY 10001
Tel: 212.414.4040
Email: info@viridianartists.com
Website: www.viridianartists.com
Tuesday-Saturday: 10:30-6:00
March 11-April 6: Susan Sills, "Life Size Cutouts from the 01d Masters."
Opening reception: March 15, 4:00-6:00pm. Poetry reading by Susan Thomas, author of "State of Blessed Gluttony": March 22, 4:00pm; interview of the artist by Cynthia Danzic, author of "100 New York Painters," March 29, 4:00pm.
April 8-May 3: Meredeth Turshen, Opening Reception: April 12, 3:00-6:00; Meet the Artist: April 17, 5:00-8:00; Poetry Reading: May 1, 5:00-8:00.
Viridian Artists is an artist-owned, professionally operated gallery that showcases a broad range of original and innovative work from the continental USA and around the world.
UPTOWN
Cheryl McGinnis Gallery
1287 Madison Avenue, Suite #1, New York, NY 10128
Tel: 212.722.1144
Email: CMGGallery@rcn.com
Website: www.cherylmcginnisgallery.com
Tuesday-Saturday: 10:00-5:00
February 22-April 5: "Touched by Women's Hands," Liang Ho, Emily Cheng, Lin Yon, Xin Song, Hilda Shen. The exhibit focuses on using age-old materials and objects found in nature. Their work is in contrast to male artists in China who usually have several assistants to help in the creation of their art.
EAST VILLAGE
FusionArts Museum
57 Stanton Street (between Forsyth and Eldridge Streets), New York, NY 10002
Tel: 212.995.5290 Fax: 212.995.5290
Website: www.artnet.com/fusionartsmuseum.html