January | 2011 | Art.Jet.Set

VIP Online Art Fair

January 27, 2011 by ArtJetSet

VIP, the fist Online Art Fair, opened at 8am EST, January 22, 2011. Hosting 137 booths, VIP was divided into four exhibition halls – Premier Large and Premier Medium for leading galleries, Focus presenting 23 galleries each showing only 8 works by single artists, and Emerging presenting works created within the last 2 years by emerging artists. The fair was highly criticized for the tech glitches, like the chat function not working, and the slow server due to overwhelming traffic. […]

Categories: Art and E-commerce, Art Fairs • Tags: Brendan Fowler, Limoncello Gallery, VIP Online Art fair

Charles LeDray at the Whitney

January 25, 2011 by ArtJetSet

Charles LeDray installation titled workworkworkworkwork recreates a thrift store sorting facility and sales floor at a shrunken scale. The awkward perspective sets the viewer above the ceiling. This all encompassing eerie field of view makes the objects seem not like children or doll clothes but a sad real life Gulliver’s Travels. The remarkable part is that each piece of clothing is meticulously hand sewn, and each artifact from the garment bags to the hangers are all hand crafted.

Categories: Museum • Tags: Charles LeDray, Whitney Museum

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Exhibition A towards an E-Commerce Art World

January 24, 2011 by ArtJetSet

Exhibition A is a members only limited released editioned work of contemporary artists. Prints are purchased on-line and delivered stamped and signed with a Certificate of Authenticity. Founded by Bill Powers, owner of the Half Gallery and Rx Arts (a non-profit that places art in hospitals) his wife and fashion designer Cynthia Rowely, Exhibition A seems to be selling a for profit extention of what they used to offer as fundraising fodder for Rx Art. Many galleries and e-commerce inititatives […]

Categories: Art and E-commerce • Tags: E-Commerce, Exhibition A

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En-Garde II: omg at Ronald Feldman

January 20, 2011 by ArtJetSet

A show featuring predominantly video, film, and sound installation, En-Garde II: omg at Ronald Feldman Gallery, brings a challenging group show of artists who question and challenge the status quo. The exhibition includes the video A Fire in My Belly, by David Wojnarowicz, that had been recently censored by the Smithsonian and created much uproar in the conversation around censorship and religious iconography in the museum space. oh my god, by Sam Van Aken is a wall of stereo speakers […]

Categories: New York - Lower East Side, New York - SOHO • Tags: David Wojnarowicz, Ronald Feldman, Ronald Feldman Gallery, Sam Van Aken

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Sharon Stone in Abuja at Location One

January 19, 2011 by ArtJetSet

Location One is an independent non-profit space dedicated to exhibitions, performance, and artists residency programs meant to encourage experimentation and dialogue around social and political discourse. Sharon Stone in Abuja combines video, photo, and installation in a discussion around Nollywood – Nigeria’s growing film industry. The space is engaging and inviting, pushing a comfort and familiarity with photos by Pieter Hugo, an inviting salon installation by Mickalene Thomas, and video piece by Zina Saro-Wiwa, British-Nigerian film-maker and founder of AfricaLab.

Categories: New York - Lower East Side, New York - SOHO • Tags: Location One, Mickalene Thomas, Pieter Hugo, Zina Saro-Wiwa

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Reprise at Aicon Gallery

January 16, 2011 by ArtJetSet

Exhibiting uniquely artists from the Indian Subcontinent, the Aicon Gallery brings forward strong visual aesthetics underlined by socio-political thematics in the current show Reprise. The show presents an extensive range of themes, textures, subject matter. Gorgeous painting made with paint and tea bags and urban landscaped created on a reflective surface shot by paint. The sculptural works of Debanjan Roy, Ruby Chishti, and G.R. Iranna resonnate issues of the human condition in India extending from gender, class and social political […]

Categories: New York - SOHO • Tags: Aicon Gallery, Debanjan Roy, G.R. Iranna, Ruby Chishti

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Monthly Archives: January 2011

VIP Online Art Fair

Charles LeDray at the Whitney

Exhibition A towards an E-Commerce Art World

En-Garde II: omg at Ronald Feldman

Sharon Stone in Abuja at Location One

Reprise at Aicon Gallery