Contemporary Art: Iconophilia By Colleen Barry @ Half Gallery New York

 (Drivebycuriosity) - I am fascinated by art, classic and contemporary. But I get the impression that much of the presented art in galleries is mediocre - "just another Rothko .." - what explains that many art sellers are going otu of business. But there are exceptions that keep my love of contemporary art alive. At Half Gallery at Manhattan`s East Village I discovered a fascinated show with works by New York based artist Colleen Barry ( halfgallery).

 

The exhibition is called "Iconophilia". The press release explains: "The Protestant Reformation, the French Revolution, the demise of the Bamiyan Buddhas: all are examples of iconoclasm, the destruction of imagery with political or religious undertones. While Colleen Barry was doing research in this area, she thought to Google the opposite of the term and discovered its iconophilia, the worshiping of pictures".

 

I show her just some of my favorites, a very subjective selection as usual.

 

Enjoy!