some highlights from chelsea, this past weekend:
(Wolfgang Tillmans, Installation View, Andrea Rosen Gallery, NY, ©Wolfgang Tillmans, Photo by Jeremy Lawson)
Wolfgang Tillmans, January 30–March 13, Andrea Rosen Gallery, 525 W. 24th St.
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(Superflex, FloodedMcDonald’s, 2009, Film (RED 16:9) 21 minutes, loop, sound, Courtesy of Peter Blum Chelsea)
Superflex: Flooded McDonald’s, January 22–March 20, Peter Blum, 526 W. 29th St.
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(Jeffrey Vallance, Coral in the Shape of Connie Chung, 2006, mixed media, 13.25×11.5×5.25 inches, Courtesy of Tanya Bonakdar)
Jeffrey Vallance: Relics and Reliquaries, January 9–February 6, Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, 521 W. 21st St., 1st fl.
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(Mark Dion, Travels of William Bartram–Reconsidered (cabinet), 2008, Wood cabinet, glass jars, cotton batting, found objects, Courtesy of Tanya Bonakdar Gallery)
Mark Dion: Travels of William Bartram–Reconsidered, January 6–February 6, Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, 521 W. 21st St., 2nd fl.
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(Marlo Pascual, Installation view at Casey Kaplan, 2009, Courtesy of Casey Kaplan)
Marlo Pascual, January 7–February 13, Casey Kaplan, 525 W. 21st St.
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Markus Shinwald, Margot, 2009, oil on canvas, 17.91 x 13.39 in, Courtesy of Yvon Lambert
Markus Shinwald, January 14–Feb 20, Yvon Lambert NY, 550 W. 21st St.
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(Gavin Turk, Mappa Del Mundo, 2008, Wool, silk tapestry and metallic thread tapestry, 3.13 x 2m)
Demons, Yarns and Tales: Tapestries by Contemporary Artists, January 8–February 13, James Cohan Gallery, 533 W. 26th St.
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(Nadia Khawaja, Installation view at Thomas Erben Gallery, 2009, Courtesy of Thomas Erben Gallery)
New Art from Pakistan, January 7–February 20, Thomas Erben, 526 W. 26th St.
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Also, there is a really great show at the Sheila Johnson Design Center at Parsons, The Storyteller… plan to spend a bit of time with this exhibition, it’s documentation and video heavy… January 29–April 9.
–Persis Singh
