Claire Oliver -> Beth Cavener Stichter: On Tender Hooks

"Five Stars" "★★★★★"
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Review of Claire Oliver -> Beth Cavener Stichter: On Tender Hooks Art show:

This show was spot on! Wonderfully skilled artist Beth Cavener Sticher really stole my night's attention. Her sculpture is not plaster but actually hollowed out clay which shows her extream attention to detail. Aside from the OOOhs and AAAhs of her craftsmenship is her subject matter. A starving rabit or two gay goats and some equally charged sculptures "On Tender Hooks" is a wonderful confrontation of large issues that plaugh our would today. Its always a relife when an artist doesn't present the matter in a pretentious higher than thou manner, but instead takes the more subtle route. That's exactaly what Stichter does and then takes it to anouther level by not only documenting issues that go on forgotten but she recontextulizes them into a creative bizare yet powerful way. The artists emotion is ratiating from the peices, i mean how could it not if you spend so many hours and days working stroke by stroke on a peice of art. I highly recomend heading over to the Claire Oliver Gallery for a look! Even though there aren't many peices its still worth the trip!

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Jenkins Johnson Gallery -> Rene Lynch: Behind the Garden Gate

"Three Stars" "★★★"

Review of Jenkins Johnson Gallery -> Rene Lynch: Behind the Garden Gate:

Very nice. The Internet pics are enough for me...I'm not a fan of the whole coming of age/ loss of innocence theme. Nice show! Boring subject unless you are into this type of thing. The Paintings do set up a nice atmosphere. Some of the models were at the show. *whispers* The paintings make them look better than they do in real life. *end whisper*

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Cavin-Morris Gallery ->Lidia Syroka & Tim Rowan: Nomadic Bodies & Stone Ridge Alchemy

"★★★"

Review of Cavin-Morris Gallery ->Lidia Syroka & Tim Rowan: Nomadic Bodies & Stone Ridge Alchemy:

This show was confusing for me. The art was well crafted and had a great amount of depth and certainly accomplished it's purpose. But, (there's always a but) some how the pieces seemed commercial like maybe you could find the same stuff in a home furnishings store in Tribeca.I just couldn't shake this feeling like the artists created the sculptures and paintings with the intent on selling for income. I'm probably wrong about that, but you'll have to see for yourself. Maybe I've seen similarly themed work appear in so many "bohemian" garden magazines and on the walls of "raw" "artistic" lofts that I've become so jaded and brainwashed so that when somebody who lives on the upper east side says "I designed my house, its so bohemian" I just think of the kind of art work that is in this show. That's not to discredit the work. They way it was displayed in the gallery was also odd considering the gallery's "L" shape. Visit at your own risk or if you want some great art for your roof garden.

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Mary Ryan Gallery -> Yvonne Jacquette: The Complete Woodcuts: 1987-2009

"One Star"★"
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Review of Mary Ryan Gallery - Yvonne Jacquette: The Complete Woodcuts: 1987-2009:

This art show was a perfect example of how the use of wood in your art can have the complete opposite affect that the Megumi Nagai art show had. (which I reviewed yesterday) Yvonne Jacquette's employment of wood cuts transferred absolutely no emotion onto the paper. it looks like some of the prints were even mass produced as tourist post card. I was bored. Sorry not much to say about this one. The online pics have more life than the originals.


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Susan Inglett Gallery -> Hope Gangloff: Solo Art Show

"Two Stars" "★★"

Review of Susan Inglett Gallery - Hope Gangloff: Solo Art Show:

The paintings were great technically and Inglett's style was on point and uniform through out but the purpose of the work was way too self serving for me. The whole process of painting her subjects did not do anything to enhance them. Inglett might as well have taken a photograph and added some fancy filters in photo-shop and she would have gotten the same impact in her work. I feel like if Ignlett applied herself to a subject for a specific reason instead of casually then I think the out come would be wonderful. Just because somebody is a good painter doesn't mean they are a good artist. To expand on that idea, just because a painting looks good doesn't mean it should hang in a gallery. Art that has a message and purpose that can stand the test of time is what deserves exposure. The paintings looked like over-sized snapshots of somebody who sees something interesting to them and then uses their camera phone to upload it into their myspace. That's not to say I do not praise the time that it took for Inglett to paint these works and they are probably extremely meaning full to her and her group of friends, and that's the problem there is no broad application of this work. It feels like its not serious. The Internet photo's are just fine instead of going to the gallery.

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Lehmann Maupin -> Teresita Fernandez: Solo Art Show

(this is not the actual installation pic, at the gallery theres some impressive additions to the walls)

"Five Stars" "★★★★★"

Review of Lehmann Maupin - Teresita Fernandez: Solo Art Show:

Sculpture at its best! I think this is the third great review I'm writing this week. Don't be fooled There are some less than amazing shows I went to I just didn't write the reviews yet. That said the show at Lehmann Maupin Gallery was wonderfully put together. The space, the art, and the feeling, the emotion, the craziness! (OK maybe I'm getting carried away) Honestly though for me this show was like an epic short film with a wonderful still movement to it. The absolute coolest think was that everything was made of graphite! I never knew the stuff inside a pencil could be so impressive. Fernandez has produced something elemental and raw as f she dipped her hand into the earths core and pulled out one of her thoughts. Set in the sparsely renovated Lehmann Maupin Gallery, the space compliments the work in a setting of plausible post WWIII setting. You should set some extra time in your tour to let this art show seep into your consciousness for a lovely exploratory journey. I enjoyed this Chelsea art show the most out of my tour on October 22nd. Must see!

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Ziehersmith Gallery -> Stephane Calais: Flowers for America art show

"Four Stars" "★★★★"

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Review of Ziehersmith Gallery -> Stephane Calais: Flowers for America art show:

This art show has tons of different types of work in it, even plants! It was almost four separate installations in one. In this sense it was a roller coaster ride! Very complex stuff here guys. I didn't get enough time at the show to really figure it all out. I definitely saw the juxtaposition of the portraits next to the flowers and that was enough for me. I felt like the show was a success because the artist really took into consideration of alot of different facts in the layout display and construction of the show. The one thing that didn't fit was the title "flowers for America."
I saw the floral aspect of the show, but I didn't see the America part. I was a shame because maybe that was why I had a hard time figuring the show out and ultimately took away from my viewing experience.

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Onishi gallery -> Megumi Nagai: Face

"Five Stars" "★★★★★"

Review for Onishi gallery -> Megumi Nagai: Face solo exhibit:

Really, Really, Really Good! Just like it says in the press release, Nagai's works come alive using wood pieces as a canvas for her intricate colorful etchings. Aside from the technically interesting process of Nagai's work, there is a deeply emotional as well as symbolic message embedded within the art. Nagai's launching point for her style of old feudal Japanese artwork is obvious but it doesn't over power the work with traditionalism, instead it enhances the beautiful aesthetics and also the dreamy surrealism surrounding her subjects. The images are so fantastic and full of narration that they seep into the back of your mind and stick there vines creeping up an old stone garden wall. Displayed in a less intimate setting the work may have been less impactful due to their small and concise scale, but since the Onishi gallery is small and extremely cute I was drawn into the work even more. These pieces would be a perfect compliment to a small studio apartment or artsy bathroom or den Or any room with moderately low ceilings. Surprisingly affordable for such a great caliber of work I think Nagai under values her creative process and could easily raise her pricing tenfold (but I'm not sure how well she is recognized in the art world.) This would be a great show for any body who likes great art! Must see these in person, their power don't get conveyed over the Internet.

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Ramis Barquet Chelsea Gallery-> Rashaad Newsome: Standards solo exhibit

"Five Stars" "★★★★★"

Review of Ramis Barquet Chelsea Gallery-> Rashaad Newsome: Standards solo exhibit:

Rashaad Newsome is just a fantastic artist who is producing fine and well thought out work that is socially and politically relevant. The press release offers some wonderful insight to the deeper meaning of Newsome's work. Both the art and the video definitely accomplished what they set out to do. And like a cherry on the top of a sundae, there was a killer coat of arms in the back room of the gallery through a set of silver (or possibly platinum) gates which changed the common usage of the gallery space from an exhibit place into a mysterious landscape in which you are a guest and you should feel privileged to get access. The symbolic magnitude of this show is way to echoing and far reaching for me to cover in this short review. The general feel for the show is not about emotion or even trying to evoke any kind of reaction. It was educational and a clear personal formulation of idea's. I was impressed that it didn't come across at in an arrogant or posh manner but instead the work was well grounded in the real world. I just realized this review is really vague...so to cut my confusing rambling short: I liked the show and I think you will too.

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Winston Wachter Fine Art Inc -> Andreas Kocks:Current Events

"Three Stars" "★★★"

Review of Winston Wacher Fine Art Inc-> Andreas Kocks:Current Events:

The Winston Wachter Gallery was not on my agenda Thursday night when I started my weekly gallery tour of Chelsea, but as always there were some more galleries that I didn't know about that had their doors open with a huge crowd of socialites doing what they do best (socializing). When I walked in I was greeted with a huge peice of graphite covered paper on the gallery wall cut out into an intiguing design. The whole galler was covered in graphite paper feathers and splaters and goo and blood. The title "Current Events" made tied the whole art show together. Kocks made full use of the Winston Wachter's interesting roomy layout and was a sucsess! The only thing thatwas lacking was a deeper emotional conection with the viewer which wasn't comunicated through the work. This coulb be that the work was an not an emotional reaction to the work but rather a conceptual one leaving a tad sense of being forced. The show was still sucessful and I would love to have Kocks set up some work in my condo! (I would be soooo cool!)Gotta see this one. NOTE: The pic above is not from the exhibit.

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The Reviews Are In! Visited Twelve Gallery Receptions on Oct.15th!

With some good and bad there are some MUST SEEs in Chelsea

Wow. October the 15Th was a rainy and cold evening, but that didn't stop art aware New Yorkers from flocking to Chelsea for fall gallery openings, free booze and (sometimes) intellectual conversations. After some intense observations, deep feelings, and eye opening realizations (OK I might be dramatizing this a bit) the reviews have been written! Browse through the blog archive of check out the recent posts list on the left sidebar. Then get out to Chelsea, there are some shows that you'll regret missing if you don't make it there before Nov 14Th which is when most of them close. Happy gallery-going!

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Gana Art New York -> Shigeru Uchida: Vague Hazy Transparent Wavering

"Five Stars" "★★★★★"

Review of Vague Hazy Transparent Wavering:

The Gana Art center really out did themselves with this high profile show of Shigeru Uchida. Uchida is one of the designers today with lots of high profile grants and awards who has been producing for over 30 years! This exhibit was incredible and multi-faceted. For one thing, the attendees at this show were much more interesting than the other receptions that evening, some even wearing traditional feudal Japanese outfits. When I walked in I was greeted with somebodies lovely perfume (typically I don't notice perfume) and it was very pleasant. In a way the pleasant sweetness of the perfume foreshadowed the exhibit.

One of the first things you see when you enter is the large wooden trees (pictured above) and there is a small description on the left wall about some traditional Japanese concepts which set the tone of the lens that you will view the rest of the installation with. It's hard to describe the show really, you'll just have to see it for yourself! Any self respecting art connoisseur cannot miss this opportunity to see Uchida's contemporary works! The first floor also had pools of water which were lit from the bottom casting out a mystical wavering light onto the walls. Also littered throughout the show were these little white creature like benches (also above). On the second floor were some intricate shelving designs that looked like they came right out of a photo sequence. In the same room there was watery light projected onto the floor with more white creatures. Overall Uchida really created an amazing atmosphere that captured some of the essence of Japanese culture and also provided a great sense of tranquility with multi layered meaning. This is a MUST MUST MUST MUST SEE! Enjoy the show!

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Sputnik Gallery -> Oleg Videnin: The Journey Home

"Four Stars" "★★★★"

Review of The Sputnik Gallery's exhibit:

This was a very small reception in a small gallery. This show is not of small importance it is of great importance on so many levels. The show consisted of portraits of people living in rural Russia and the portraits were a small selection from Oleg's first book. These are just great portraits! Even though the selection was of mostly younger children Each portrait is very intriguing and accomplishes what they set out to do. There is a certain closeness that we can see in the photographs that breaks through to the viewer. Aside from the great portrait aspect of this exhibit is the interesting implications of the world a large. They ask questions like "What is Russia?" and things of that sort. The most fascinating thing about the work is that they looked very similar to many American rural portraits especially reminding me of some shots from the great depression and the dust bowl. There could be some very interesting commentary and symbolism going on. Oleg's book is probably really good. I enjoyed the show thoroughly and I recommend it.

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DANESE -> Andy Harper: Recent Paintings and Works on Paper

"Five Stars" "★★★★★"

Review of Andy Haper's recent paintings and works:

The DANESE gallery is super impressive with super tall open ceilings and huge oak exposed rafters and a skylight! Also the gallery has lots of floor space. If you walk into this gallery and there is mediocre or sub-par art on its walls the space will totally overpower it.

This was not the case with Harper's recent paintings! The gallery has a perfect mix of scale and grandeur that complimented Harpers paintings perfectly which were large and extremely detailed. He featured colorful intricate leafy patterns in exquisite detail that covered the whole canvass leaving no empty space or white space. Beautifully reminiscent of royal medieval tapestries, the paintings made a grand and kingly impression. These would be equally fantastic sitting in a museum, or in the lobby of a high end doctors office, or in the den of a Soho condo. This kind of presence for paintings is hard to get in today's art world. My guess is that Harper put so much dedication to detailing his patterns that the time and dedication of the artist somehow got infused into the paintings themselves. (a very new age theory, even for me, but you'll know what I mean when you see them) Fantastic work! Another MUST SEE! You can preview Andy Harper's paintings but you should see the show in person!

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Marlborough Chelsea -> Steven Charles: The Upstairs Room

"Five Stars" "★★★★★"

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Review of Marlborough Chelsea: Steven Charles's The Upstairs Room:

Wow! Open up your eye's for this juicy and amazing show! This was by far the best show I saw on Oct 15th when visiting receptions in Chelsea. The Internet pics definitely do not give Charles credit for the complexities of his work. He uses enamel in all of his work, dipping paining and splattering making some parts of the frame 3D; actually popping out of the canvass. Furthermore, he does not limit himself to the canvas including old shoes and miniature trees in his pieces. There was even an actual pop-up book enameled to the painting in one of the pieces! That's not including the three contemporary monolithic sculptures that were presented. Not only is the enamel layered, so is his works meanings. "The Upstairs Room" really touches on a range of themes from religion to sex! Combine intensely enamel graphics, a plethora of topics, some awesome colors and an old sneaker with some empty cleaning containers and you get whats in "the upstairs room". These works seem to reflect on persons perceptions of the world or rather they reflect that persons reflections of his or her perception of the world and whatever else is on their mind. This show could set a new trend for expressionism with a twist! Each piece has an almost visceral impact on the viewer forcing them to take in these snapshots and depictions due to the totally unique presentations. All of the work has no kind of contrived feeling, but rather its all very natural and organic feeling. I would guess that Charles is a very genuine person in real life (didn't get to meet him unfortunately).

If you go see one show this fall THIS IS IT! MUST SEE!

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Marlborough Chelsea -> Red Grooms: Dancing

"Two Stars""★★"
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Review of Marlborough Chelsea's Red Grooms:Dancing show:

This show was not up to par for me coming from Marlborough. The sculptures were very straight forward, so straight forward in fact that they lost their personality and intimacy. Furthermore the craftsmanship of the pieces didn't lend to the art's overall meaning. The fact that they were made in this way was pointless; they could have been carved out of marble and the meaning would bee the same. Marble would have looked nicer and it would have been more impressive as well as immortalized the subjects, while this cardboard looking construction will crumble the first chance it gets. The show had an additional video installation of some dance groups work from the 80's and 90's that Red Grooms assisted with painting the background. That was interesting even though i looked like it took place on the set of an avant guard Sesame Street. Worth a quick look if you are in passing. The video below is more entertaining....

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Doosan Gallery -> Moo Kwon Han: Discoverer

"Four Stars" "★★★★"
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Review of Discoverer by Moo Kwon Han:

Doosan Gallery In NYC pretty recenly opened and is geard twords emerging artists. Han is definatly an emerging artist! Deeply philisophical Han's work consists of two video instalations in Discoverer that are very interesting and thought provolking. The reception was crowded with a pretty young crowed that was alive with chattering. The first video features a man who is also the narrator superimposed onto diferent landscapes representing the diferent landscapes of life as well as the varied landscapes of philosophy. Very witty and subtle at the same time discussing serious topics in a very light and casual way. I am looking forward to Han's furture shows! If you are looking for some art that will gain value as time goes on THIS IS IT! both in context of the artist's work and of the social subconsious. I recomend veiwing this exibite especially since you can't see it online.

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Lennon Weinberg Inc. -> Group Show: Before Again

"Four Stars" "★★★★"

Review of Before Again:

Very well attended, this show's reception was a sucess! What a wonderful snap shot at contemporary abstract painting! W see here a very vairied group of work centered perfectly around the theme of abstract! I don't know where to start...all the work was good and relevent to the show. going from painting to painting was like changing the channel from Showtime to HBO to Cinemax etc. you got all of the premium channels and they were all playing something entertaining and engrossing. This is a must see, plan our some extra time to take in each peice since the work is varied. (you have to watch a movie for a few minutes to figuer oout what it's about) I leaft the show with a very full and satisfied pallet of abstract thoughts. I recomend seeing this show!

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Jeff Baily Gallery -> Jim Gaylord: Based on True Events

"Three Stars" "★★★"

Review of Jim Gaylord's solo show:

Jim Gaylord must be very popular; his show was packed so I didn't get the best look at this body of work, but from what I could tell it disappointed in a few different ways. I'm all for fractured collage type paintings, but Gaylord fractured this set of work one or two steps to far. So far, in fact that they lost their sense of narrative and became bits of different paintings that look like bits of different paintings that fell on top of each other in a totally chaotic meaningless way. I don't see transformation in this work only compilation. If maybe he would merge 2 frames at once the viewer could get more out of each painting, but it felt like 25 frames at once! There's definitely potential there though, you should decide for your self and see the images at this online art gallery. You don't have to see the works in person; they look better online.

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MCKENZIE Fine Art Inc. -> David Mann: Solo Show

"Four Stars""★★★★"

Review of David Mann's solo show:

When I had got to the Reception I was wondering why there were so few people there, and being disappointed with some of the other galleries near by I was wondering if this one would be any better. To my pleasant surprise David Mann did a great job! His process must be pretty unique because the paintings looked like biology photography straight out of a medical text book. I figure he drips diluted paint on the canvass and then stretches it onto a board. Fantastic results I must say, I would keep an eye on Mann. I could not find one imperfection with the paintings, if only I had a larger credit line I would have been carrying one home that night! Each piece really draws in the viewer as a window to another realm. In this way the paintings are both exploratory and invasively looking inward. Each canvass also captured a tranquil sense of movement. You should definitely see this show!

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Kips Gallery -> HAESSLE: Solo show

"Two Stars" "★★"

Review of HAESSLE solo show:

This show was very small consisting of four or five pieces which were of average scale. I was immediately struck by the works resemblances to Pollocks work except a lot more simplified and lacking the same emotions. Almost interesting are these slashes of colors and weaving strokes. If the paintings were of a grand scale of 10 ft X 10 ft or 20 ft X 20 ft the work would then take on a much different meaning both for the viewer and the artist. (but then there would be more problems with storage if nobody buys it!) In sum: cramped and medium effort work. Despite this the reception was fairly full. If you are in the same building looking at another gallery it's worth a few minutes to swing through, but not more then a few minutes.

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Betty Cuningham Gallery -> Abby Leigh: Solo show

Above: Ikea clocks.

"One Star" "★"

Review of the Betty Cuningham Gallery show:

Minimalism is great! This show is not. Leigh did not make any innovation's in this work. It might look good in your bathroom or as an Ikea clock design but I can't imagine this work impacting the art world down the line. The show went link this: Circle then circle then circle then another circle after another circle...and so on and so forth. If you like circles then by all means visit the show you have a month! It always makes me sad when an artist names a boring show something like the sleeper's eye because its as if they doom their work to put people to sleep! I got little or no benefits from this art. Not Recommended.

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AC Institute -> Deborah Johnson: In Star Orbit

Installation pic.
My rendition of the installation.
(I could possible be being a bit harsh)
"NO STARS"

AC Institute Exhibits In A Star Orbit

Review of AC Institutes's exhibit:

This show was...um...how should i put this...not up to par. The room, about 100 sq ft was dark and had these three "planets" and a little bench for you to sit on. Unfortunately the materials and the atmosphere reminded me of cheap 80's prom night decorations. I couldn't manage to spend too much time there, I felt that uncomfortable adolescence awkwardness that is associated with ugly 80's Glam decorations. Maybe if the music was louder?...no...better to go back to the drawing board. Do not waste your time on this one.

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MoMa -> In & Out of Amsterdam: Travels in Conceptual Art, 1960–1976

"Five Stars" "★★★★★"

This exhibition examines approximately seventy-five works by artists of different nationalities relating to travel and the city of Amsterdam, which was the nexus of intense art activities in the 1960s and 1970s, when artists converged there from all over the world. Hanne Darboven, Gilbert & George, Sol LeWitt, Charlotte Posenenske, Allen Ruppersberg, and Lawrence Weiner, among others, spent considerable amounts of time in Amsterdam and often produced works in direct relation to the city.

from the Moma website.

I absolutly loved this show! It's highly intimate, thought provolking has art from a ton of artists! Its presentation is equaly intimate allowing each piece its own livelyhood. You leave with a clear feeling of what effect amsterdam has on artists(its warm and fuzzy!). Included is work from all sorts of artists, from old slowmotion 8mm Film projectors to graphic presentations on maps of amsterdamn. I felt like I was transported there for a blink of an eye. Much of the work is also some of the more earlyer work of the artists before they became more established. So there is a fresh and exploritory feel to much of the art. Whoever curtated this show was spot on! Hurry and go on Friday after 5:30 when you get in for free! Get your whistle wet on the exibit website!

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MoMa -> Ron Arad: No Discipline

Three Stars "★★★"

Moma did a great job at hyping this exhibit up! They had a great big ad campaign and everything! Unfortunately for all those who got exited, the show was...lacking. The New York Magazine but it best in their super grid. "It looked like a glorified dive bar in a washed up Vegas hotel"(or something like that) Not to discount Ron Arad and his designs, It was a curation disaster. Half of the items on exhibit are 20 feet above your head in this grid like structure. Now how am i supposed to be fascinated by some intricately designed sculpture If I'm, looking at it from a distance. Moma's Ron Arad exhibit is best viewed virtually. Some of the "cool" factor is lost in its virtual presentation but the great wall of "No Discipline" does a good job of killing the experience. The pieces themselves up close and personal were very interesting.
Arad does a great job at taking everyday functionality to an extreme which plays into his title of no discipline. he doesn't stick to the convention of for example straight lines or standard furniture structures. A MUST SEE FOR DESIGNERS! That goes without saying. I especially enjoyed the use of reflective surfaces in the exhibit. So you should go if you like shiny stuff!

• 'rtw' storage-wheel for hidden, 2000

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