Contemporary Art: The Universe Of Jim Shaw @ New Museum, New York

 

(Drivebycuriosity) - Jim Shaw is amazing. The Los Angeles based artist created an universe of his own. His artwork is a lot of fun because he likes to entertain and to provoke. You can see this now @ New York`s New Museum which has a remarkable Jim Shaw retrospective, called: "The End is here" (newmuseum).

On three floors they present hundreds of paitings, drawings, sculptures and installations. You can explore there a huge variety of styles, ideas and techniques. Shaw´s artworks spreads from huge murals an tapestry, includings a lot of jokes about American culture, politics and religous cults - and there a lot sexual explicit drawings.

 Above this paragraph are some views on some of his room filling installations.

Above some of Shaw`s murals and tapestry that fill whole walls.

Above an expample of Shaw`s funny paintings.

He also likes to create illustrations for faked books.

The exhibition includes his collections of paintings he purchased at thrift shops.

I can  show here just some examples, as usal a very subjective selection. If you are in or near New York or will come here soon you might to hurry. The exhibition ends January 10, 2016.


Enjoy.