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March 10, 2005
Top 5 Exhibitions I Would See If I Could Afford Airfare ...
1. Thomas Demand, at MoMA
Organized by Roxana Marcoci, Assistant Curator, Department of Photography. While there was a time (not too long ago) when I HATED big, color, German photography, I have to admit that I have grown to really like Demand’s work. Kind of seductive and sad, too. Saw "Clearing" last year at 303 and had to rethink my grumpiness towards the Germans.
2. Ellen Gallagher: DeLuxe, at The Whitney
I saw her last show at Gagosian and it was a knockout. So intricate and kind of hypnotic. Serialization, variation and kind of fun with all those wonderful repros of women from Jet and Sepia (but with yellow hair). I spent long moments looking at the individual faces. After about an hour I realized that a part of me was hoping to spot a picture of my mom.
3. Uta Barth: nowhere near, …and of time, white blind (bright red), 1999-2002,
Site Santa Fe Organized by SITE Santa Fe. Quiet pictures about light and looking/seeing. Have liked Barth's photos for a long time but have mostly seen them in reproduction.
4. African Queen, Studio Museum in Harlem
Organized by the Studio Museum in Harlem Curatorial Team; Rashida Bumbray, Ali Evans, Sandra D. Jackson and Christine Y. Kim. As stated on the SMH website, “With works by twenty contemporary artists working in painting, sculpture, photography and mixed media, African Queen will present numerous images and notions of blackness as defined through the influence of women”. Right. Whatever.
Kind of vague. Granted, shows at the Studio Museum are mixed, but with work by Dawood Bey, Mark Bradford, Chakaia Booker, Rico Gaston, Wangechi Mutu, Kori Newkirk, Tracey Rose, Lorna Simpson, Malick Sidibe, Carrie Mae Weems and my friend Deborah Willis, this would qualify as a must see (if I had the cash).
5. Turner, Whistler and Monet, Tate Britain
Love Monet. Love Whistler. Turner is overwhelming! Amazing painters and beautiful landscapes. Plus, I think it's cool to see paintings of a city when you are in that city - all 3 did such great paintings of London.
Posted by lk at March 10, 2005 03:38 PM
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Maybe we could just drive. The Troy Lee is a real road trippin machine. London still might be a little tricky tho.
Posted by: butter gun at March 11, 2005 10:29 AM
Sounds like fun, a real family affair - hope it's not too cold. If you see MoMA and Studio Museum let me know. I like the Folk Art Museum too but I have not been in a while.
Posted by: lk at March 10, 2005 09:48 PM
I'm off to NY in two weeks. Yahoo! Visit mom, dad, bro, baby, sisinlaw. And look at art. I usually get sucked into the American Wing at the Met Museum--but I'm going to try hard to go to the Frick this time. Also MOMA, and looks like the the Studio Museum will be good as well. I like the Folk Art Museum too. Oh my god, I can't wait.
Posted by: elizabeth at March 10, 2005 09:06 PM