The Set NYC

Art, My Art, New York Art, show and exhibition

Hi! Everyone,

After long time hiatus, I am getting ready to start my art work : )

The very first event I am going to participate is pop up shop at The Set NYC on February 15.

This is one of shows of New York Fashion week FW 2019. This show includes fashion, music, art and etc. It sounds really fun.

The objective of this show is helping end child trafficking. So we will have fun for good cause.

Date February 15, 6pm to 10pm.

address: 296 9th ave, near 28th street Chelsea Manhattan

RSVP https://www.thesetnyc.com/fashionweekfw2019

FB https://www.facebook.com/events/973736406145123/

I hope I can see you at the show : )

Damien Hirst, Colour Space Paintings

Art, New York Art, painting, show and exhibition

Gagosian is showing British art star, Damien Hirst’s Colour Space Paintings, the first exhibition of the series in the United States, following their presentation earlier this year at Houghton Hall in England.

It was kind of fun to see all polka dots paintings. I like large ones. But I can’t stop to think of color blind test!

Robert Gober: Tick Tock

Art, drawing, New York Art, show and exhibition

Robert Gober exhibition at Matthew Marks gallery. This show is a collection of rather small pieces. I love Gober’s sensitivity. Specially those drawings. Beautiful.

Untitled
2017
Graphite and colored pencil on Vellum
12 x 9 inches; 31 x 23 cm

Plaster Heart on Fabric
1988-2017
Plaster, alkyd on cotton, acrylic
14 3/4 x 13 1/4 x 3 3/4 inches; 38 x 34 x 10 cm

Untitled
2000-2001
Wood, paint, concrete, cast plastic, human hair
Overall approximately: 80 x 48 x 72 in; 203 x 122 x 183 cm

Above ground approximately: 32 x 48 x 48 in; 81 x 122 x 122 cm

Below ground approximately: 48 x 48 x 72; 122 x 122 x 183 cm

Jeff Koons at Gagoshian

Art, New York Art, painting, sculpture, show and exhibition

I went to see one of the most popular artists, Jaff Koons exhibition, Easyfun-Ethereal at Gagosian. It was fun to see his painting at gallery setting. I mean his art work’s earthiness and NY Chelsea gallery’s earthiness are matching together.

Jeff Koons
Bluepoles, 2000
Oil on canvas
120 × 168 inches (304.8 × 426.7 cm)
© Jeff Koons

EnterJeff Koons
Lips, 2000 (detail)
Oil on canvas
120 × 168 inches (304.8 × 426.7 cm)
© Jeff Koons

Enter Jeff Koons
Woman Reclining, 2010–14
Granite, live flowering plants
84 × 88 1/2 × 46 1/4 inches (213.4 × 224.8 × 117.5 cm)
Edition of 3 + 1 AP
© Jeff Koons

Photo by Tom Powel Imaging

Like Life: Sculpture, Color, and the Body (1300–Now)

Art, Museum, New York Art, show and exhibition

The Whistlers, Tip Toland, 2005

La Capresse des Colonies, Charles-Henri-Joseph Cordier, 1861. Images courtesy of the Met Breuer.

Action 105: An Israeli soldier points his gun at the Palestinian youth asked to strip down as he stands at a military checkpoint along the separation barrier at the entrance of Bethlehem, March 2006, Reza Aramesh

I really enjoyed Like Life: Sculpture, Color, and the Body (1300–Now), a exhibition at the Met Breuer. They juxtaposed old and contemporary master works. We usually see art works based on time. Art has been developed Renaissance to modern and present. But this exhibition shows the viewers that old and present art works are resembled each other regardless of time.

Banksy in NYC

Art, graffiti, New York Art

British graffiti artist Banksy is/was in New York City. Since he is a mysterious figure, I don’t know if he is still in NY.

I went to see this 14^th street one on Sunday March 18th. It was there. But on Tuesday, they already removed. A spokesperson for the company said that the clock has been placed in storage ahead of the building’s scheduled demolition.

I went to another one in Houston street. Big 70-foot-long mural. A Turkish-Kurdish artist, Zehra Doğan who was sentenced to prison is painted one of the part. Screen Shot 2018-03-21 at 6.30.20 PM

You like or dislike his art works, there are many Banksy’s works in NYC!

The Last Three

Art, New York Art, Outdoor sculpture

The Last Three by Gillie and Marc

There are only 3 Northern White Rhinos left on earth, and their horns are worth more than gold, ivory, diamonds or cocaine. We’ve poached these marvelous creatures to near extinction, and most people don’t even know about it.

Australian artists Gillie and Marc want to give the world a chance to say goodbye, and raise awareness through an interactive art installation unlike anyone has ever seen before – the world’s biggest rhino sculpture is unveiled in the heart of New York City on March 15, 2018.

While people were seeing The Last Three, they were talking about this white rhino.

It is too late to know but we still have time to save other rhinos.

This art work is very sad but great in terms of getting public awareness.

Kathe Burkhart show at Mary Boone gallery

Art, New York Art, protest, show and exhibition

I went to see Kathe Burkhart show at Mary Boone gallery. Though I missed Women’s march, I could make this feminist artist’s show.

In one word, I would say her work is bold. I love that straightforwardness. I also love the way she uses collage. I think the materials of the collage connects between visual image and reality of our life.

Blueballs: from the Liz Taylor Series, 2007

Get the Fuck Out: from the Liz Taylor Series, 2017

On Kawara at Guggenheim Museum

Art, Guggenheim Museum, Museum, New York Art, show and exhibition

I went to a very interesting show, On Kawara – Silence at Guggenheim Museum. Since On Kawara is a well-known Japanese artist, I know his work quite while. But I had never seen this volume of his work. This is the first full representation of Kawara’s output, beginning in 1964 and including every category of work, much of it produced during his travels across the globe: date paintings (the Today series); postcards (the I Got Up series); telegrams (the I Am Still Alive series); maps (the I Went series); lists of names (the I Met series); newspaper cuttings (the I Read series); the inventory of paintings (Journals); and calendars (One Hundred Years and One Million Years).
I think his work is performance art in funny way. We are not seeing when he is performing but seeing the record of his performance.

Art, New York Art, sculpture

I went to Chelsea to see a show opening, Mia Fonssagrives-Slow show, Robots at Kasher Potamkin a couple weeks ago. It was still in middle of cold winter but it was a pack of people inside the gallery. The show was fun and pleasant.

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