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Monday, August 8, 2022
In August the party continues beyond Upstate Art Weekend, with a slew of interesting shows throughout the Hudson Valley region. On August 13th, I’ll be up in Hillsdale, NY (north of Millerton, west of Great Barrington) for the opening of “Guided by voices,” a group show at LABspace that includes work by me, Yura Adams, Lucy Mink, and Adrian Meraz. Please stop by from 1-5 to say hello!
Contributed by Sharon Butler / August is the laziest month in New York. Everyone takes a breath, some leave town, and others gear up for their September shows. That said, there is still plenty to see, usually in air-conditioned comfort. And, because gallerists are understandably loath to open new shows at the end of August, many existing ones get extended beyond announced closing dates.
Contributed by Mary Shah / Jamie Allen and I initially met as colleagues at Alexandre Gallery last fall, and we quickly became fans of each other’s paintings. We sat down recently to discuss her residency at New York Studio School (NYSS) DUMBO Studio that began in August 2021 and is culminating with a solo exhibition of paintings and works on paper at the residency program’s gallery.
Contributed by Jonathan Stevenson / While a degree of pandemic fatigue is understandable, there’s no denying that lockdown was an extraordinary fact of daily life whose ripple effects have far from dissipated. And insofar as it left artists with more time to think and work, it has yielded an abundance of resonant art. Jillian McDonald’s and Kate Teale’s drawings, now on view at Undercurrent Gallery in Dumbo, are sterling examples.
Contributed by Jonathan Stevenson / In “Sense of Place” at Greene Naftali Gallery, ten artists unflinchingly explore the nuances of transition, from epiphany to revolution, from getting lost to just moving on. The show is incisively curated and genuinely cohesive.
Contributed by Kari Adelaide / Dana Sherwood’s exhibition “Animal Appetites and Other Encounters in Wildness,” on view at the Florence Griswold Museum, embraces domesticity and wildness, method and chaos, human and animal, the ordinary and the magic. Captured in night-vision infrared, Sherwood’s work turns on her appreciation of nature and fantasy alike and her generosity towards the fauna we live with.
Contributed by David Carrier / In the charming traditional galleries of the Studio School, Shirley Kaneda displays six large, vertically-oriented acrylic paintings. Lisa Corinne Davis presents seven oil works of various sizes. Where Kaneda organizes her pictures with playful vertical stripes of high-pitched pale blue or pink, Davis’ pictures are based on grids, disrupted to form swelling nets that enclose but do not entirely capture her forms, which are underneath. These bodies of work thus reveal two distinctly different strategies for pictorial composition. In traditional terms, Kaneda is a painterly artist, a colorist, while Davis works like a draftsperson, in a linear style. Art-historically speaking, if Kaneda renders exquisitely refined images reminiscent of Juan Gris or Sophie Tauber-Arp, Davis maps the structure of the city grid in ways that recall Julia Mehretu.
Contributed by Frank Webster / The High Arctic has always fascinated me. Since falling in love with Barry Lopez’s classic Arctic Dreams some two decades ago, I have dreamed of visiting the far north. So I was very excited to receive word that I had been accepted for the Arctic Circle expedition. A couple of pandemic postponements later, I finally was able to go on the voyage in June of 2022.
Is summer my favorite season in the city? Emphatically, YES. A few galleries, having staked out space in the mountains or at the beach, are closed for the season. But plenty are open, and some are presenting exuberant group shows that defy the gloomy and anxious national mood. Highlights include “Painting As Is II” at Nathalie Karg, “ASKEW” at DC Moore, “Pattern and Recognition” at Sperone Westwater, “Early Summer” at Theodore, “Catechism” at Bridget Donahue, “Ink” at McKenzie Fine Art, and “Weeds and Spores” at Alexandre. I’m not sure precisely what to expect from “The Tale Their Terror Tells,” which opens at at Lyles & King on July 9, but it features a huge roster of artists and promises to be intriguing. On July 13, stop by the opening of “TANGO” at Jennifer Baahng Gallery at 790 Madison Avenue on the UES. I’ll have a couple paintings in the show. Then, the next day, on July 14, don’t miss the opening for “Psychedelic Landscape” at Eric Firestone. Should be lit.
Contributed by Sharon Butler / It’s the height of summer arts season in the Hudson Valley, and this is our most expansive Gallery Guide yet. On July 22-24, Upstate Art Weekend, featuring more than 100 exhibitions, extended gallery hours, and a slew of special events, adds a thick layer to the month’s already robust art programming. As a bonus, more than 50 artists will open their studios to the public. We are also pleased to see that SEPTEMBER Gallery will be reopening on July 23 at their new space in Kinderhook NY.
![@miandn put some older work in conversation and the show looks great. Before I looked at the dates, I thought the artists were turning in a more minimal direction. #informalgettogether
ARLENE SHECHET
Tell All, 2021
Glazed ceramic and painted steel
62 1/2 by 21 by 16 inches
KELTIE FERRIS
HER*CU*LES, 2016
Oil and acrylic on canvas
110 by 80 inches
JESSICA STOCKHOLDER
Lack [JS 173], 1992
Westphalian basket, linen yarn, acrylic paint, metal cable and tree section with bark on edges
72 by 66 by 64 inches
JOANNE GREENBAUM
Fountain Sculpture, 2003
Oil on canvas
119 1/2 by 99 1/2 inches](https://twocoatsofpaint.com/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed-pro/img/placeholder.png)
@miandn put some older work in conversation and the show looks great. Before I looked at the dates, I thought the artists were turning in a more minimal direction. #informalgettogether
ARLENE SHECHET
Tell All, 2021
Glazed ceramic and painted steel
62 1/2 by 21 by 16 inches
KELTIE FERRIS
HER*CU*LES, 2016
Oil and acrylic on canvas
110 by 80 inches
JESSICA STOCKHOLDER
Lack [JS 173], 1992
Westphalian basket, linen yarn, acrylic paint, metal cable and tree section with bark on edges
72 by 66 by 64 inches
JOANNE GREENBAUM
Fountain Sculpture, 2003
Oil on canvas
119 1/2 by 99 1/2 inches
Latest post, link in profile / Hudson Valley Selected Gallery Guide: August, 2022 / Contributed by @sharon_butler / In August the party continues beyond Upstate Art Weekend with a slew of interesting shows throughout the Hudson Valley region. On August 13th, I’ll be up in Hillsdale, NY (located east of Hudson, north of Millerton, west of Great Barrington), for the opening of “Guided by voices,” a group show at LABspace that includes work by me, Yura Adams, Lucy Mink, and Adrian Meraz. Please save the date to stop by from 1-5 and say hello! Link to “latest posts” in profile for the complete listings.
Image: tANJA gRUNERT: Susan Jennings, Blue Dot Jangle Dance, 2022, acrylic, found object, tape, glue, wire, and various bells, 18 x 18 inches
#hudsonvalleyart #galleryguide
Get over to @archiespress on E. 10th St to see “Brutes” @giovannigfnyc kinetic new edition of letterpress prints. Brawling, fighting, drunken, brutalizing. Six prints, each in an edition of 50. Even the show announcement is beautifully printed.
#letterpress #printmaking #archiespress #giovannigarciafenech #eastvillage #brutes
Latest post, link in profile / NYC Selected Gallery Guide: August, 2022 / contributed by @sharon_butler / August is the laziest month in New York. Everyone takes a breath, some leave town, and others gear up for their September shows. That said, there is still plenty to see, usually in air-conditioned comfort. And, because gallerists are understandably loath to open new shows at the end of August, many existing ones get extended beyond announced closing dates. On Friday, “Sunset” opens at @underdonk in Bushwick. A big group show focused on endings seems like the perfect way to kick off the end of summer. “Jung Lovers,” another expansive Brooklyn group show, is still on view at @soloway348 in Williamsburg. On the Lower East Side, see “Crucible” at @spencerbrownstonegallery through August 30. @dueyart curated “Offsight” at @james_fuentes_llc, and I hope it’s extended past its announced August 12 closing date. In Chelsea, “Why I Make Art by Brian Alfred” at @miles.mcenery.gallery includes work by my old colleague Carl Ostendarp and other favorites. “Informal Get Together,” at @miandn, brings together painting and sculpture by @keltieferris, @joannegreenbaumart @arleneshechet and @jessicastockholder. For a taste of Baltimore, check out “Charm City” at @asyageisberggallery, where @casecarolyn has curated a show of material-driven abstract work by artists with a connection to the city. On the Upper East Side, “Tango,” a beautifully curated and installed exhibition featuring unusual art pairings is on view at @jenniferbaahnggallery through August 17 and Hannah Black and Sophie Friedman-Pappas open at @meredithrosengallery on August 10. Link to full listing in profile.
#nycartgallery #painting #nycgalleryguide #chelseagalleries #brooklyngalleries #lesgalleries #uesgalleries #tribecagalleries
Latest post, link in profile / A conversation with Jamie Allen / Contributed by Mary Shah / Jamie Allen and I initially met as colleagues at Alexandre Gallery last fall, and we quickly became fans of each other’s paintings. We sat down recently to discuss her residency at New York Studio School (NYSS) DUMBO Studio that began in August 2021 and is culminating this month with a solo exhibition of paintings and works on paper at the residency program’s gallery. Link in profile.
#abstractpainting #jamieallen #maryshah #nyss #artindumbo #artistsresidency
