Artist Roxy Paine will be having his opening reception tonight at James Cohan Gallery called Dendroid Drawings and Maquettes, on view May 1 through May 30, 2009. The exhibition includes a scale model of Maelstrom as well as drawing studies from the artist’s well-known series of stainless steel Dendroid sculptures. This show runs concurrent to Roxy Paine on the Roof: Maelstrom, a site-specific installation at The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Roof Garden on view from April 28 through October 25, 2009
The reception will also host a signing of a publication of the artist’s first comprehensive monograph, ROXY PAINE, published by Prestel with a text by Eleanor Heartney and now available through the gallery. the 256-page volume includes 250 full-color illustrations. Normally priced at $75, the book will be available for the special launch price of only $50 per copy at tonight’
