(Drivebycuriosity) - New York`s Lower East Side was once the slum of the
metropolis, filled with sweat shops; now the neighborhood is one of the
fanciest districts of the metropolis and a symbol for gentrification. A
legion of bars, pubs & restaurants and flocks of drunk college kids
gave LES the image of a party mile.
But the LES also has an artsy and attractive side: More than one hundred
art galleries choose to be in this area - thanks to more affordable rents. In the recent years LES became a
contender to Chelsea where usually the big classy art dealers reside. Richard Taittinger Gallery, owned and founded by a heir of the French Champagne empire Taittinger (at 154 Ludlow St. taittinger), belongs to the ambitious LES galleries.
The gallery, which specializes in the works of mid-career artists,
occupies 5,000-square-foot 154 in a space formerly used by the music
venue the Living Room (bloomberg). The Wall Street Journal praises the 20-foot-high ceilings which allow Taittinger to present large-scale museum-quality
works (wsj).
Last week I saw there an exhibition with works by the Cameroonian artist Pascale Marthine Tayou, a very eclectic combination of sculptures, installations, drawings and videos (exhibition). I
display here my favorites, a very subjective
selection as usual. Let the images speak for themselves.
To be continued
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