We've compiled a list of museum shows and gallery exhibitions that we do not want to miss, nor do you.
1. Urs Fischer at Gavin Brown, 10/22/2011 - 11/12/2011
http://gavinbrown.biz/home/exhibitions/2011/UF-CM.html
We loved his solo show at New Museum (see post below), and we heard that the spirit of this show is as generous as that of his 2007 outing at Brown, where he ripped out the floor of the shop, and invited you to walk around in that cavernous hole, like an adventurer, and called it You.
2. "Identity" at Artists Space, 10/30/2011 - 12/18/2011, Opening Reception: 10/29/2011
http://www.artistsspace.org/
Embroidered Caps believes that people are catching on… The new exhibition opening at the Artists Space, “Identity”, organized by (genius collaborative team) Dexter Sinister with research assistance from Robert Snowden, is a natural continuation from our own discussion of graphic design, self-branding, and self-promotion. “Identity” departs from the individual and looks at the institutions involvement with this convoluted practice.
3. Maurizio Cattelan: All at Guggenheim, 11/4/2011 - 1/22/2012
http://www.guggenheim.org/new-york/exhibitions/upcoming/maurizio-cattelan-all
Maurizio Cattelan retrospective! More than 130 works since 1980! Okay, we get his jokes: meteors falling on popes, genuflecting Hitlers, sheet covered elephants, etc. But can we digest the vast number of punchlines Cattelan has to deliver during this retrospective? Especially, considering that all works will be suspended from the ceiling, leaving the gallery floor virtually empty. Or will we just get a bad case of vertigo and a neck ache. Rumor has it that this will be the great pranksters last hoorah.. que drum fill. Despite out qualms with Cattelan's practice, we really are excited about this show and deem it a compulsory visit.
4. Jason Loebs, "A Cigarette End" at ESSEX STREET, 10/30/2011 - 12/18/2011
http://essexstreet.biz/
ESSEX STREET is new to the block in the LES district of art galleries. We visited their (first) last show and were impressed with the conversation level this director, Maxwell Graham, could uphold. Tested positive for art interested informant. So we are keeping this space on our radar.
5. Matthew Brannon: Gentelman's Relish at Casey Kaplan Gallery, 10/27/2011 - 12/17/2011
http://www.caseykaplangallery.com/index.html
Matthew Brannon had us at our first peek of his "Misused Pronouns" series. Sleek, sophisticate, and slightly geeky; Brannon makes apt use of nostalgia and allegory in his graphic design posters and installations, appropriating 60's advertising, symbolic product aesthetics, and slogan-y phrases.
6. Jimmie Durham at The Artists Institute, 8/24/2011 - 1/15/2012
http://www.theartistsinstitute.org/main.html?id=21
Often times we visit an exhibition and leave without seeing or thinking about all the works included. Going and seeing is an overwhelming process that usual ends in compromising our perception of an artist and their work. The Artists Institute hopes to breech this problematic experience by giving 1 artwork the longevity of discourse it deserves throughout an entire season. Featured now is Jimmie Durham's, Stone Removed, a drawing from 2002. Talks, readings, and other related events are scheduled as needed, in an organic, associative procedure. To see the next event scheduled view the link above and be sure to download the pdf attached.
Today, we should be thinking about
the artist Jimmie Durham (b. 1940,
Washington, Arkansas).
7. Simon Denny at Friedrich Petzel, 11/10/2011 - 12/22/2011
http://www.petzel.com/exhibitions/2011-11-10_simon-denny/
We know and love Denny's work from our time spent working on his show, Cruise Line, at NAK. We're so excited to see what will come of this artist's New York debut.
http://neueraachenerkunstverein.de/projekte/2011/Simon%20Denny/index.php
Expect intelligent, commercial packaged, post-modern sculpture at it's best!
8. Carsten Höller: Experience at the New Museum, through 12/15/2012
Giant mushrooms, super slides, anti-gravity floating pool, hallucinogenic light shows, this exhibition has been described by Roberta Smith of the NYTimes as: relational aesthetics at its most aggressive and stuntlike — “Jackass” for the museum.
We recommend you read this first: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/28/arts/design/carsten-holler-experience-at-the-new-museum-review.html
That should be enough to consider through the month of November. Check back later for more on our What's Potentially Good list.
*and if you happen to have 75$ to donate (congratulations). Cory Arcangel, Jacob Ciocci, Shana Moulton, Conrad Ventur, green screens, hors d'oeuvres, drinks, and complimentary tote bags! all to help sustain the existence of Triple Canopy during this benefit event:
http://canopycanopycanopy.com/programs/46
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