Friday, March 19th, 2010
Alexander Kostinskyi
Alexander Kostinskyi is a photographer hailing from Kyiv, Ukraine. His work is chilly, sparse and sometimes a bit strange. Some of his images give me the heebie-jeebies while others make me smile, all while retaining his natural untouched style.
Check out Alexander’s flickr, and hit the jump to see more.
Thursday, March 18th, 2010
Hans Hemmert
German artist Hans Hemmert takes the squeaky goodness of balloons and covers everyday scenes in latex wonder. I can’t imagine many things more fun than romping around in a big yellow balloon.
I especially enjoyed his balloon-people, which you can see after the jump along with a video showing the works in motion.
Thursday, March 18th, 2010
Ryan McGinley – Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
In his third solo show at Team Gallery in New York, Ryan McGinley continues his exploration of youth. Known for capturing spectacular and adventuresome moments, McGinley shifts his focus in “Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere” to stark, intimate portraits. Photographed in his New York studio over 2 years, the hand-picked subjects are shown bare in black and white portraits.
“Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere” opens tonight in New York and runs through April 17th.
Tuesday, March 16th, 2010
Jeff Bark
Jeff Bark’s prismatic gems are dark, enigmatic, sticky sweet photographs of ethereal beauty.
Sunday, March 14th, 2010
Roe Ethridge
Stylish, slick, and sexy photographs from artist Roe Ethridge. I was recently introduced to his work by a friend and his subtle and somewhat nonchalant images immediately captured my attention. I found this quote in a self-written press release for a recent show of Roe’s at Andrew Kreps Gallery, and I think he gets it right on the money here.
“One of the reasons I’ve been so interested in this kind of displaced, broad scope approach is an effort to embrace the arbitrariness of the image and image making. For me serendipity and intention are both necessary. Another reason for the wild style is the dread of conclusiveness. The dread of finitude. This work is against death and finality. No, that’s too hyperbolic, let’s say it’s about working in the service of the image and getting my kicks too.”
Friday, March 12th, 2010
Kimiko Yoshida
Since Japanese photographer Kimiko Yoshida “fled [her] homeland to escape the mortifying servitude and humiliating fate of Japanese women, she seeks to take a feminist stance in protest against contemporary cliches of seduction” and the general stereotyped portrayal of women-hood. Her self portraits transform and that to her is the ultimate value of work.
Friday, March 12th, 2010
Kim Gordon – Performing/Guzzling
If there is one band that I associate with the art world it would have to be Sonic Youth. Over the last 30 years the band has collaborated with such blue chip artists such as Mike Kelley, John Cage, Yoko Ono, and Christian Marclay. So it’s no surprise that Kim Gordon, one of Sonic Youth’s founding members has just released a book of paintings and photographs with Rizzoli Books and Nieves Titled “Performing/Guzzling.”
Performing/Guzzling functions more as a hard bound artist journal than a monograph filled with page after page of Gordon’s ghost like watercolors, text paintings, lyrics/poetry, and photography. The watercolor works are by far the most accomplished, inspired by on-stage performances where the faces in the audience become a dreamy and ethereal blur of color.
The first printing of the book will be in a limited edition of 3,000 copies, with each containing a signed print by Kim Gordon. Performing/Guzzling is a must have book for both artist book enthusiasts and Sonic Youth fans alike!
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