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Marc Séguin New Works at Mike Weiss Gallery

March 24, 2011 by ArtJetSet

Marc Séguin is an ArtJetSet favorite, whose career we have watch since 2008.  His masterful grisaille technique combined with layering of think pigments and taxidermied animals is visually beautiful while emotionally challenging. For Séguin’s first solo show at the Mike Weiss Gallery titled Failures, he exhibited portraits of political figures and destroyed chruches. We have seen his earlier large scale works that depicted political and religious figures (click HERE and HERE to see the other ArtJetSet posts), and now we […]

Categories: New York - Chelsea, Uncategorized • Tags: Failures, Marc Séguin, Mike Weiss Gallery

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Art and E-Commerce: Gawker Artists Now Selling Limited Edition Prints

March 10, 2011 by ArtJetSet

Gawker Artists is an online community forum that promotes young artists and makes their work accessible by filling empty online ad space with art. Beyond the forum, Gawker Artists SHOP an online market place that offers products like iPhone cases and skins printed with unique art by represented Gawker Artists. Now Gawker Artists wants to fill your walls with art!   They have just launched and are now selling limited edition, signed and certified giclée prints by two of their featured […]

Categories: Uncategorized • Tags: Nicholas Bohac, Scott Listfield

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Independent Fair: Highlights and Favorites

March 6, 2011 by ArtJetSet

The Independent was one of the best New York fairs I attended.  As last year was the inaugural year, the fair was exciting and new but the aesthetics of the space and the building were left very raw and open concept. This year the Independent stepped up with some bigger named galleries, and redesigned booths that allowed for flowing spaces while simultaneously embracing the spectacular building and aura that is the former Dia:Chelsea. Obligatory neon and large large text based […]

Categories: Independent, Uncategorized • Tags: Alex Brown, David Salle, David Shrigley, Josephine Meckseper, Klause Weber, Michel François, Tom of Finland, Walead Beshty

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Pulse Fair: Highlights and Favorites

March 6, 2011 by ArtJetSet

This year’s Pulse Fair was held for the first time at the Metropolitan center. PINTA – the Latin American art fair was held here last year quite successfully since they assumed the entire ground floor space . The deep narrow booths at Pulse created claustrophobic narrow aisles that made this fair an awkward viewing experience. Really loved this amazing Packing tape on plexiglass technique by Mark Khaisman at Pentimenti, as well as this nice red square piece at Shshana Wayne. […]

Categories: Pulse, Uncategorized • Tags: Alex Prager, Damian Stamer, Greely Myatt, Jane Hambleton, Mario Muller, Mark Khaisman, Mark Schoening, Markus Linnenbrink, Markus Weggenmann, Rene Barge, Ryan Martin

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ADAA The Art Show: Highlights and Favorites

March 6, 2011 by ArtJetSet

The Art Dealer’s Association of America’s The Art Show brings together the best of museum quality art and galleries to the Park Avenue Armory. A considerably small fair, The Art Show invites blue chip galleries to present solo and two artists exhibitions or strategically curated booths. The interior of the fair was quite somber with a pallet of dark deep gray walls and carpeting, the quiet lull of the space was filled by some nice booths hosting the much expected […]

Categories: ADAA Fair, Uncategorized • Tags: Arnulf Rainer, David Opdyke, David Reed, Enoc Perez, James Welling, Jaume Plensa, Kiel Johnson, Robert Buck, Tom Friedman

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Fountain Fair: Highlights and Favorites

March 5, 2011 by ArtJetSet

The musical performance by Gordon Voidwell at Fountain Fair Opening Night reception party, set the perfect atmosphere for this alternative art fair. Much of the art, like the fair itself, has a crude alternative-pop street feel, especially resonated by its location at The Frying Pan at refurbished lightship that has been resurrected as an event space and bar. Liked the vitrine by Evo Love at Stash Gallery, massive installation by Greg Haberny that filled one full space with floor to […]

Categories: Fountain, Uncategorized • Tags: Fountain Fair, Greg Haberny, Jason Robert Bell

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Volta: Highlights and Favorites

March 4, 2011 by ArtJetSet

Volta is a fantastic show because the exhibitors present one single artist’s works. This year Volta offered a very innovative idea for their catalog – instead of a big heavy tome, visitors were given an empty folder and the information prospectus were available at each booth, granting the viewer the ability to personalize their catalog with the information of the art they liked. Following my current inclination towards big bright abstracted painting, my favorite booth was Pierre-François Ouellette.  Artist Dil […]

Categories: Volta • Tags: Dil Hildebrand, Jennie Ottinger, Jeremy Mora, Oana Farcas, Paul Nugent, Volta

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The Armory: Highlights and Favorites

March 4, 2011 by ArtJetSet

The most refreshing aspect of the fair season so far is big bright abstract paintings. I like the acid neon colours and the return to pure aesthetics of paint, textures, and lines. Loved Anselm Reyle at Michael Schultz, glitter painted by Armleder at Massimo De Carlo, Jason Martin’s pure pigment on metal at Lisson, and Katrina Grosse giant abstract painted sculpture. With Paul Kasmin Gallery’s entire space was a neon fenced off empty lot, The Armory Show brought forward neon […]

Categories: The Armory Show • Tags: Anselm Reyle, Anthony James, Armleder, Gimhongsok, Jason Martin, Jeppe Hein, Jurgen Drescher, Katrina Grosse, Larry Rivers, Marc Quinn, Massimo De Carlo, Michael Schultz, Nicholas Robinson, Ryan Gander, Sam Van Aken

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The Armory: Part I

March 4, 2011 by ArtJetSet

Armory Week New York has officially opened! Amongst the expected blue chip big name artworks and ironic money/value references: Obligatory Damien Hirst prints for sale on edition, a floor made of pennies at Untitled Gallery, and Reed Seifer dollar bill installation. This year’s The Armory Show had a strong current of overtly political works. With the socio-political upheavals seen around the world and in local media, seeing artists respond visually is not surprising. With performance piece at Kukje of an […]

Categories: The Armory Show • Tags: Damien Hirst, Lohner & Carlson, Reed Seifer, Rokni Haerizadeh, Tomas Espina

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