Thursday, January 18, 2018

Contemporary Art: 25th Anniversary @ David Zwirner New York


 

(Drivebycuriosity) -  David Zwirner belongs to the global art gallery empires ( davidzwirner). The  art dealer has 2 spaces in New York`s Chelsea district (519, 525 & 533 West 19th Street & 537 West 20th Street). Now they are celebrating heir 25th anniversary. On this occasion, the gallery presents a special exhibition celebrating the artists who have shaped the gallery’s program since its founding in 1993.



I enjoyed the show and I liked the displayed variety of ideas & styles. I present here my favorites from the exhibition, a very subjective selection as usual. Not all art work was tagged but I could recognize most of the artists.


Above this paragraph a painting by the German artist Neo Rauch, who easily can be identified because of his idiosyncratic style. DZ had a Neo Rauch exhibition in 2014 (here my report)



Above a work by Lisa Yuskavage who also has an unique style. DZ had a Yuskavage show in 2015 (driveby ).


I believe this bird was created by Jeff Koons who is also represented by David Zwirner. New York`s Whitney Museum had a large Koons retrospective in 2014 (here my report).


I think the painting above is by the late German artist Sigmar Polke.

Above two portraits by Marlene Dumas.


This abstract is painted by Oscar Murillo.


Above a work by Lucas Arruda. They had to saw a crack into the wall for this.



                          Riots In London


Above a fascinating photography by Stan Douglas. It looks like Hamburg after the G20 riots, but the photo is a staged image of riots in London in 2011: "Douglas acquired footage from Sky News and selected frames he wanted to recreate. Then he took a helicopter over the exact locations and spent four months digitally rendering the resulting images in a process that included making rudimentary 3D models of all the people in the scene so that they would cast shadows, and superimposing historical buildings in place of the newly built shop fronts" ( theguardian).


Above photographs by William Eggleston & Thomas Ruff.



 

Stay tuned.





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