February 23, 2010

Whitney Biennial

I was at the press preview for the Whitney Biennial. This post is going to highlight some of the work on display at this important show of American artists.

Co-curator of this year's biennial, Francesco Bonami, welcoming visitors.


An installation by Robert Grosvenor

























Portraits by Storm Tharp























































Below are James Casebere's photopgraphs of tabletop models that he constructed from Styrofoam, plaster and cardboard
















An installation by Jennifer Jackson Hutchins

































A painting by George Condo


































































Photograph by Pae White























































































































































Paper folds by Tauba Auerbach





























































































In stark contrast to the above photographs, a fashionable visitor in a n ostrich feather coat




























































February 04, 2010

Damien Hirst at White Cube

Crows are the subject of Damien Hirst's latest exhibit at White Cube Hoxton Square in London. I was warned by gallery staff not to take any more pics after I took the one below. So this is the only image from that show.



The tryptich shows crows in the sky with blood splattered across their bodies.