Contemporary Art: Do You Like Pink Polar Bears?

(Drivebycuriosity) - Do you like pink polar bears? You could spot some if you visit gallery Perrotin  on Manhattan`s Lower East Side. On their third floor you could find an exhibition with work by Paola Pipe (Born in 1971 in Milan, Italy, Lives and works in Anchorage, USA), called "We are the  Baby Gang" (through June 8, 2019 perrotin ).

The press release explains: "Seventy baby polar bears frolic, play, fight, nap, and explore the top floor of Perrotin New York. Instead of fur, the bears have sprouted florescent feathers. The polar ice caps are melting. In order to survive a changing climate, they have needed to adapt. They occupy a space between fantasy and reality—frozen in their stances, yet with the impression that they could spring to life at any moment".

The press release also says: "When laying out a tableau of Pivi’s bears for exhibition, placement is painstakingly considered. Social hierarchies and relationships are established in order to create a snapshot of authentic interaction. In putting together We are the baby gang, Pivi envisioned her baby bears as a landscape—a densely populated gallery where viewers could be enveloped by these creatures. They were conceived of as a pack. Each bear has an active name,"

                       

Are there males and females?

Maybe they are all non-binary.

And the gallery has more attractions. On the second floor I saw this wonderful blue room by Claude Rutault (claude). The first floor show abstracts by John Henderson. I blogged about this exhibition already (driveby).

To be continued