These “leaked” candid photos just in showing some of the work in progress from David Choe’s latest exhibit. “Character Assassination,” opens this Friday and runs through the last week of March at the FIFTY24SF Gallery in San Francisco. If you are on the left coast, this is one not to miss.
David Choe, Rosie, mixed media, 2010.
David Choe, Always Hungry, mixed media, 2010.
David Choe, Head Study, mixed media, 2010.
David Choe, Fat Ugly Girls, mixed media, 2010.
David Choe
Character Assassination
5 February – 24 March 2010
FIFTY24SF Gallery
San Francisco
“Incredible Me,” is an exhibition of selected photographs from Ivonne Thein’s series “Thirty-two kilos”. The show is up now and runs through the end of February at Galerie Voss in Duesseldorf.
Ivonne Thein, o.T. 04 (32kg), photograph, 2008.
Thein photographed healthy models in fashion scenarios and with the aid of digital manipulation was able to transform the images into these extremes. “Thirty-two kilos” was inspired by the artist’s fascination with the Pro-Ana movement. Pro-Ana refers to the belief by some that anorexia should be considered a lifestyle choice instead of a mental illness.
Ivonne Thein, o.T. 07 (32kg), photograph, 2008.
Identities in this imagery have been hidden by wigs and bandages in a venture to negotiate the humanity of her subjects. This objectification approaches the nucleus of the problem by displaying the absurdity of the goal. When the body becomes object criterions that sustain life cease to apply.
Ivonne Thein, o.T. 12 (32kg), photograph, 2008.
Ivonne Thein
Incredible Me
22 January – 27 February 2010
Galerie Voss
Duesseldorf, Germany
This just in from the David Lynch Foundation. Scroll down to watch the new video they put together for, “David Lynch: New Paintings,” an exhibition held during the last part of 2009 at the William Griffin Gallery in Santa Monica, California. The video contains segments of interviews with Laura Dern and Roger Corman among others. Lynch himself discusses the core foundation of the creative mind.
David Lynch, Change the Fuckin’ Channel Fuckface, mixed media, 2009.
David Lynch, I Burn Pinecone Throw in Your House, mixed media, 2009.
“Library of Dust,” a series of large scale photographs from 2005 by David Maisel is on view at the Von Lintel Gallery in NYC.
David Maisel, Library of Dust 103-566, c-print, 2005.
His subjects are the canned remains from the formerly named Oregon State Insane Asylum. The patients became part of this unusual collection because their ashes were never claimed by family or friends. In the mid 1970’s the canisters were placed in an underground depository which flooded repeatedly over the past several decades.
David Maisel, Library of Dust 1834, c-print, 2005.
The response of the copper containers to the water formed some astounding chemical reactions. Metaphorically, it is as though the inmates of the asylum, forgotten by loved ones have reasserted their individuality in an attempt to be once more remembered. The size of the prints amplifies the anomalies accomplishing a ghostly impression of portraiture.
David Maisel, Library of Dust 1470, c-print, 2005.
David Maisel
Library of Dust
21 January – 27 February 2010
Von Lintel Gallery
NYC
“Kopftheater” or “Theater of the Mind” is an exhibition of recent paintings by Stefanie Gutheil at the Mike Weiss Gallery. This is the first solo show in NYC for the artist.
Stefanie Gutheil, Labyrinth, oil and mixed media on canvas, 2009.
Since the fall of the Berlin Wall, Germany has undergone a cultural renaissance. The new found freedom has opened doors for the creative minded that in past have not even existed.
Stefanie Gutheil, Hasen, oil and mixed media on canvas, 2009.
Gutheil draws inspiration from this new spirit of independence. The people she sees and meets are all part of the world that she exaggerates to canvas. This volition extends beyond the content of the work into unusual choices in medium. Found textiles, aluminum foil and spray paint converge to advance the artist’s insubordinate views.
Stefanie Gutheil, Berg III, oil and mixed media on canvas, 2009.
Stefanie Gutheil
Kopftheater
14 January – 20 February 2010
Mike Weiss Gallery
NYC
An exhibition of paintings, drawings, photography, video and prints from Terry Rodgers is the current show at Aeroplastics Contemporary in Brussels. “Radical Continuity” runs through the end of February.
Terry Rodgers, The Palace of Automorphic Delights, oil on linen, 2009.
When confronted with the large scale paintings of Terry Rodgers, the viewer is struck with compositions that overwhelm the picture plane. Rodgers enlists people that he meets in public to pose for his photographic studies. The resulting images are used to formulate these lavish fabrications.
Terry Rodgers, The Sacrificial Penumbra, oil on linen, 2010.
Not unlike the 1958 classic horror film, “The Blob,” victims in this universe are ensnared in a domineering residue of commerce. The frivolous privilege illustrated recalls lessons from an earlier Empire. Instances when emotion is displayed in this world are often greeted with a severely passive eye.
Terry Rodgers, Falling from Grace, oil on linen, 2010.
Terry Rodgers
Radical Continuity
15 January – 27 February 2010
Aeroplastics Contemporary
Brussels, Belgium
“Meaning is Overrated”, a new show from Mark Jenkins opens tonight at the Carmichael Gallery of Contemporary Art. Jenkins is one of the heroes of the street that has been able to make the difficult transition from the outdoors into a gallery setting. The gallery has been kind enough to share with us this special sneak peek of works that you will be able to examine as part of the exhibit. The artist will be present for the opening so check with the gallery for details.
Mark Jenkins, Meaning is Overrated, Carmichael Gallery preview, 2010.
Mark Jenkins, Meaning is Overrated, Carmichael Gallery preview, 2010.
Mark Jenkins, Meaning is Overrated, Carmichael Gallery preview, 2010.
Mark Jenkins, Meaning is Overrated, Carmichael Gallery preview, 2010.
Mark Jenkins, Meaning is Overrated, Carmichael Gallery preview, 2010.
Mark Jenkins
Meaning is Overrated
21 January – 18 February 2010
Carmichael Gallery of Contemporary Art
West Hollywood, CA
“Youth Parade”, mixed media paintings by Michael Mararian is currently on view at the Corey Helford Gallery in Culver City. The show runs concurrent to a mini solo show from Miso in the loft.
Michael Mararian, Ancestry Breakdown, ink and acrylic on paper, 2009.
The exhibit marks Mararian’s second solo show with the gallery. The inclusion of acrylic in these recent paintings has unlocked a new level of richness that was not available to the previously displayed ink works. The antagonistic collisions of tonality and vibrant color builds a visual framework for the antithetical content.
Michael Mararian, Meat is Murder, ink and acrylic on paper, 2009.
The arresting imagery brims with harmonized innocence and critical rebellion. People that engage in extended cooing at the children of strangers in public will not be divided on these paintings. The west coast gallery visitor, however, will relish the juxtapositions and possible message that the acceptance of alternative cultures may conclude in individuals better prepared for the new realities of a hyper-media life.
Michael Mararian, Jonbennet Halloween Costume – Postmortem Masque #1, ink and acrylic on paper, 2009.
Michael Mararian
Youth Parade
16 January – 6 February 2010
Corey Helford Gallery
Culver City, CA
