L’œuvre organique de Morgane Tschiember à la galerie Richard Taittinger
Morgane Tschiember is back in New York with “I Poisoned Myself” at Richard Taittinger Gallery, 154 Ludlow Street on the Lower East Side. A solo exhibition mixing matter, physics, metaphysics and philosophy. Through a dozen works, the Breton artist aims…
HUNT SLONEM AT 70: BUNNIES (STILL) ON THE BRAIN
For more than five decades artist Hunt Slonem has been painting and reimagining his obsessions: butterflies, birds, bunnies, and portraits of Abraham Lincoln, whom he refers to as his Warhol Marilyn.
The Warhol reference is no fluke. Repetition plays a huge role in his work—and excess and extravagance define his life and art—both he and his brother Jeffrey were frequent habitués of Andy Warhol’s legendary Factory in the 1970s. But unlike Warhol, who famously declared his art to be a mass-produced commodity, Slonem does it all with his own two hands.
In addition to painting multiples of his signature motifs, he sculpts, makes prints, does watercolors, creates installations and collects antique furniture and historic homes—seven of them to be exact: four mansions and three plantations (perhaps too much “Gone with the Wind” as a child?). He even owns an armory.
If not for the pandemic, Slonem might be in Latvia, where he has a major exhibition, or Los Angeles, for the installation of his 700-square foot bunny mural—or perhaps he would be visiting one of his three mansions in Louisiana. Instead, he’s cheerfully working away in his Brooklyn studio, where not even Covid can rein in his childlike urge to pull yet another rabbit out of a hat.
Each morning, when he enters his 30,000 square-foot studio, he warms up by painting bunnies, his most consistent subject. Rendered in almost childlike contour lines, his happy, colorful rabbits feel as if they hopped right out of “Alice in Wonderland.”
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HUNT SLONEM’S NEW BOOK OFFERS A PEAK INSIDE THE 100-YEAR-OLD ARMORY WHERE THE ARTIST LIVES
“I don’t believe people choose buildings, I believe buildings choose people,” said Hunt Slonem of his latest project, a complete redesign of the Colonel Louis Watres Armory in Scranton, Pennsylvania. “I just fell in love with it.”
The acclaimed artist transformed the historic armory, which was built in 1900 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, into an artistic design mecca. The space is truly a work of art: from the vibrant, multicolored interiors to the collection of rare items decorated throughout, Slonem’s transformative touch has brought a new life to the 102,000-square-foot space.
The project is the subject of a book recently published by Assouline, featuring Slonem’s work with text by Sara Ruffin Costello. The book takes readers through the Armory room by room, highlighting Slonem’s eclectic work and sense of wonder. Take a peek inside the stunning book and see Slonem’s project up close here.
The Cut – The Artist Blending Pop Art and Indian Soap Operas
By: Bindu Bansinath August 28, 2019 For South Asian women “Fraaaandship?” is an inside joke, an unwanted solicitation, the sound of strange men creeping into your DMs. “Fraaaandship!” is also the title of Maria Qamar’s art installation at the Richard Taittinger…
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By: Jenna Ferrey August 28, 2019 Maria Qamar’s bright Pop-Art canvases have brough a splash of color to Richard Taittinger Gallery and New York City’s Lower East Side. Qamar’s exhibition FRAAAANDSHIP! explores some of the realities and challenges of gender,…
Artnet News – How Maria Qamar’s Feminist Desi Pop Art Went Viral on Instagram, Charmed Mindy Kaling, and Broke Into the New York Art World
By: Sarah Cascone August 22, 2019 The title of artist Maria Qamar’s first solo show, “Fraaaandship,” comes from a popular pickup line among South Asian men. The Canadian-Pakistani artist—who has become an Instagram sensation for her feminist-tinged, Pop art-influenced riffs…
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By: Zofeen Maqsood August 15, 2019 If you are a desi girl and have lived in the subcontinent growing up, then chances are that sometime in your life you must have gotten an offer for Fraaandship from a fellow desi guy…
Brown Girl Magazine – Hatecopy on Her Solo Exhibition, ‘FRAAAANDSHIP,’ and its Roaring Success
By: Sandeep Panesar August 13, 2019 Maria Qamar, aka Hatecopy, is hosting hundreds of guests all month long after she unveiled her latest collection titled ‘FRAAAANDSHIP,’ at the Richard Tattinger Gallery in New York City, on August 1,…
VICE – Maria Qamar Refuses to Keep Her Art a Secret Anymore
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Forbes – Desi-Pop Artist Maria Qamar Hosts First Solo Show And Shares Her Journey In The Business Of Art
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New York Times – Maria Qamar’s Bold Art Is Both Therapy and Weapon
By: Alisha Haridasani Gupta August 14, 2019 A 10-foot-tall inflatable red lota, a wall covered with balloons resembling bags of Maggi noodles, and a painting of an angry bindi-wearing woman declaring “Mera jism, mera hathyar!” These works of art at Maria Qamar’s exhibition, “Fraaaandship!,” at Richard…
Kulture Hub – Desi-Pop artist Maria Qamar is reclaiming art space for women of color
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Toronto Life – The Provocateur
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CBC – Why Maria Qamar turned her art into a guide for girls growing up in South Asian families
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The Star – They gave her bad advice. Toronto artist Maria Qamar turned it into a book: ‘Trust No Aunty’
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The Indian Express – Them becomes us: Maria Qamar’s Hatecopy spurs desi sarcasm in hilarious cartoons
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Harper’s BAZAAR – This Pop Artist Wants You to Stop Worrying About Your Looks
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BBC News – Desi beats: Giving Indian aunties a pop art twist
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CBS News – HateCopy, Babbuthepainter Show South Asian Struggle Through Collaborative Art
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Frieze Week Studio Celebration: Hunt Slonem + Vilebrequin
ARTnews kicked off Frieze Art Week in New York early in partnership with the Madison Avenue Business Improvement District and Vilebrequin to celebrate the third annual Madison Avenue Gallery Walk. ARTnews started the morning with a tour led by Editor-in-Chief Sarah Douglas highlighting several of the important shows on Madison Avenue this spring. Participants this year were able to enjoy exhibitions at nearly 50 galleries and attend presentations led by artists and curators throughout the day. Later in the afternoon, ARTnews closed this action-packed celebration of art by hosting a cocktail hour honoring the launch of Vilebrequin’s limited-edition collection with Hunt Slonem. Commenting on the project, Slonem said, “I was thrilled with the opportunity to partner with Vilebrequin and bring my work to life. The inspirations behind this collaboration were my animal imagery reemerging in the elements, and my turtles returning to water. Vilebrequin’s masterful techniques in craftsmanship have resulted in our swimwear capsule as wearable art to be treasured for years to come.”
Artnet News – From a $240,000 Plastic-Bag Bliss-Out to a $3,500 Surrealist Delight, Here Are 6 of the Best Artworks at the 2019 Armory Show
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New York Times – What to See in New York Art Galleries This Week – Pascale Marthine Tayou
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Paul Laster Curator Jérôme Sans did the talking at Richard Taittinger Gallery on the Lower East Side that same evening. The former director of Beijing’s Ullens Center for Contemporary Art provided a tour of Colorful Line (2 May–22 August 2018), a survey of new and earlier works…
Monory et la nuit américaine : de la photographie à la peinture
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Monory and the American night: From photography to painting
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Hunt Slonem on colour, living with 60 birds and never limiting your goals
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Jacques Monory
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What to See in New York Art Galleries This Week- January 24, 2018
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The Distant Blue of Jacques Monory
The Distant Blue of Jacques Monory In Landerneau, in Britanny (France), Pascale Le Thorel chose more than one hundred and fifty works by the painter-filmmaker Jacques Monory (born in 1924). His paintings, films, and writings suggest fictitious events of…
Jacques Monory: Painter of Blue Series
February 2015 “Jacques Monory: Painter of Blue Series” Translated from Philippe Piguet’s article for L’œil Forever with a hat, black sunglasses on the tip of his nose, and a leather vest, the most gentlemen of contemporary artists, Jacques Monory…
The Monory Blue
January 30th, 2015 The Monory Blue The French painter works on the stereotypes and banality of everyday life. At 90 years old, this is the first retrospective devoted to him. Jacques Villon, Marcel Duchamp’s brother, is thought to have…
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August 2004 Jacques Monory, set designer of a figurative crime Translated from Geneviève Breerette’s article for Le Monde. Having the allure of an elegant Hollywood gangster, the artist Jacques Monory presents a selection of works at the Salomon Foundation,…
Frances Goodman On Contemporary Art, Acrylic Nails, And Feminism
By Sarah Sickles Frances Goodman is one of my all-time favorite artists. There’s just something about her intense and unabashedly feminine artwork that leaves me feeling empowered and fuzzy inside. Frances has a new collection of work at Richard Taittinger Gallery, on…
HIBERNATING TATTOOS GUARDING THE SWEAT OF THE SUN TUGULDUR YONDONJAMT
An oversized sewn skeletal alligator hung at the entrance of the gallery. Inside, on the opposite wall, large intricate charcoal drawings of a mountain range expanded above the works into a jagged terrain constructed with metallic silver foil, drawing…
The Artist Hunt Slonem And His Fascination With Birds
The artist Hunt Slonem has been very prolific at creating paintings – in both small and large scale – devoted to nature, specifically to animals like rabbits and birds and butterflies. (He has also done multiple portraits of Abraham Lincoln, which he was once quoted as describing as his Marilyn Monroe in reference to Andy Warhol’s repetitive portrait of the actress). His works have graced museums and art exhibits and many well-appointed homes.
In celebration of his new book Birds, a catalogue raisonee of sorts with hundreds of avian subjects rendered in every combination possible, from solitary to flocks, from black and white to brilliant, vivid coloring, I caught up with the artist to discuss his love for birds and the best way to enjoy his art.
Two Different Artists Marvel at the Modern Means of Travel
At Richard Taittinger Gallery, painter Nirveda Alleck and sculptor Eric van Hove evoke the mechanics of the modern world. Read more here
Transilvania Reporter: Masters and Disciples: Exhibition by Nine Artists from Cluj, in New York. Richard Taittinger Gallery Presents The Wanderers: Contemporary Painting From Cluj
Richard Taittinger Gallery in New York earlier this month will host the works of nine artists painting school representative from Cluj, in an exhibition that will bring together several generations with different artistic approaches. Read more here
Artist Hunt Slonem’s Bold Fabrics for Lee Jofa
Just a glimpse of his Manhattan studio makes it clear: The painter Hunt Slonem—the creator of a new line of fabrics, wallpapers, and rugs for Lee Jofa’s Groundworks brand—is a devout maximalist. Pictured above with his parrot Perky and samples from the collection, Slonem shares the 30,000-square-foot loft with, among other things, a menagerie of live birds, loads of antique furniture, marble busts by the dozen, and, of course, masses of his lavishly colored animal paintings. “I’m really into the ‘more is more’ mode,” says the artist, who has fashioned similar environments at the historic houses he owns in Louisiana and upstate New York. “Bare white walls scare me!” he adds. Indeed, with his collection, available in mid-November, Slonem has provided an exuberant antidote to blank spaces.
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Wall Street International: The Wanderers 11 Jan — 19 Feb 2017 at the Richard Taittinger Gallery in New York, United States
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Gallery Gurls: Enter Frances Goodman’s Woman Cave of Feminist Delights
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HuffPost Arts & Culture: For Selene Wendt, Being a Curator Is About Making Meaning in and of the World
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Art Observed: AO On-Site – New York: 1:54 Contemporary African Art Fair, May 5th – 8th, 2016
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New York Times: Art Fairs to Check Out This Weekend in New York
1:54 Contemporary African Art Fair The furthest afield, 1:54 Contemporary African Art Fair is worth the schlep out to Pioneer Works in Red Hook. In its second New York edition, the fledgling fair offers a place for international collectors to…
True Africa: 5 must-see booths at 1:54 African art fair in NYC
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Observer: Weekend Edition: 10 Things to Do in New York’s Art World Before May 2
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Friday, April 29 Opening:Alexander Ponomarev at Richard Taittinger Gallery Water is the subject in Alexander Ponomarev’s latest show, “Stored in Ice,” at Richard Taittinger. Or rather, ice is. The exhibition, which features installations as well as drawings, examines the Russian…
Hi-Fructose: Frances Goodman’s Writhing Sculptures Consist of Fake Nails
Separately, each artificial nail used by South African artist Frances Goodman is a temporary, expendable object. But when the artist combines them into a single sculpture, she depicts living, “bodily forms” that defy their nature. “Some of the sculptures are…
Attractions Management: Antarctica to host floating Biennale in 2017
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TimesLIVE: Wedding Crash: The fabric of Dreams
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Observer: Swiss Officials Seize Modigliani, Artist Deported After Destroying Passport – and More
Swiss officials seized the Modigliani painting that the Panama Papers revealed belongs to the Nahmad family of art dealers. The Nazi-looted painting Seated Man with a Cane was seized by prosecutors following a raid on the Geneva freeport. Artist Oscar…
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Broad Strokes: Art Fix Friday: April 1, 2016
The New York Times charts the resurgence of women-only art shows, stating, “While some artists are ambivalent about being viewed through the lens of gender, the all-women’s group show, which fell out of favor in the ’80s and ’90s, is…
Hyperallergic: South African Artist Nails It with Sculptures Made from Thousands of Press-Ons
When Taraji P. Henson, in the character of Cookie on the TV show Empire, stalks into a room, juts out one voluptuous hip, puts her hand on it, looks a rival directly in the eye and says “What’s up, boo…
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Colossal: Suspended Tree Sculptures Connect an Artist to His Cuban Roots
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Trendland: Hanging Tree Sculptures by Jorge Mayet
Cuban expatriate artist living and working in Mallorca, Spain, Jorge Mayet recreates with beautiful precision trees and root structures using papier-maché, paints, wires, and metals. Devoided of political connotation Mayet’s work is a reminiscence of his native Cuba as well…
Fashion Times: 5 Must-See Art Exhibitions in New York City
Richard Taittinger Gallery presents the first major solo exhibition of works by Frances Goodman. The South african artist explores the emotions surrounding woman’s pursuit to be seen as desirable, confident and powerful in “Rapaciously Yours.” The collection of work involves…
ODD: ‘RAPACIOUSLY YOURS’
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Times Live: Northern Exposure: SA art finds Manhattan groove
“All so f***ing African,” reads a text panel floating above the melee at the Armory Show, a ritzy art fair held every spring next to New York’s Hudson River. For a few days last week this provocative statement by Cape…
Covet Cult: “Rapaciously Yours” by Frances Goodman
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Neoillusion: RAPACIOUSLY YOURS :: Frances Goodman
O, Rapture! Capture me and take me away to the depths of your passion. Wrap me in your embrace, calmly sway me virulently, vigilantly and captivate my essence eternally. I am the curve at the edge of the circle, the…
GirlTalkHQ: South African Artist Explores Female Identities and Notions of Beauty With Her Unusual Sculptures
South African artist Frances Goodman is set to showcase an exhibition titled ‘Rapaciously Yours’ at the Richard Taittinger gallery in New York from February 26. Before we talk about her powerful artwork, we should point out that Frances will be…
The Creator’s Project: South African Artist Explores Feminism Through Intimate Sculptures
Artist Frances Goodman once spent hours at a time sitting in between naked women’s legs, adorning their vaginas with individual stones (a process also known as “vajazzling”). She was photographing the vajazzled areas for a new series. Unsurprisingly, she says…
ARTSY: Richard Taittinger Gallery: Ballet Mécanique
Modern-day living contains a machine-like rhythm: maximized efficiency with production-based values. A groundbreaking experimental film released in 1924 by French artist Fernand Léger, Ballet Mécanique, expressed concern for an increasingly automated society. Like this cinematic study of the dance between…
Happening: New artist representations #20
Simon Fujiwara is now represented by Andrea Rosen Gallery. The multidisciplinary artist had his first solo show at the gallery in 2013. In January 2016, Fujiwara will be exhibited at the Obayashi Foundation and at the Tokyo Opera City Art…
The Social NY: Nick Theobald’s Exhibit Arrives at Richard Taittinger Gallery
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Whitewall: Beeswax, Rope, Gold, and a Sea Spong: Nick Theobald at Richard Taittinger
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Richard Taittinger Gallery presents Nick Theobald’s solo exhibition, “WITH HONEY FROM THE ROCK.” Theobald’s canvases and sculptures are comprised of raw materials such as beeswax and natural fibers. The collection of works embody a sense of surrender, control, rhythm and…
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ARTSY: Richard Taittinger Gallery: WITH HONEY FROM THE ROCK
Like the bible verse suggesting that willful submission is rewarded by satisfaction, Theobald investigates the space between control and surrender in his intricate compositions that engage with unaltered beeswax. Read more here
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Opening: “Nick Theobald: With Honey from the Rock” at Richard Taittinger Gallery Using beeswax as his main medium, Nick Theobald makes vibrant monochromatic abstractions that look like minimalist paintings. He pours hot beeswax in vertical and horizontal patterns and dips…
Time Out New York: Nassos Daphnis
A Greek-American artist who showed with the iconic Leo Castello Gallery for nearly 40 years, Nassos Daphnis was best known for hard-edged canvases, painted in black, white, and primary colors. In 1985, at age 71, he started using digital graphics…
Elephant: Nassos Daphnis: Pixel Fields at Richard Taittinger Gallery
We have a pretty good idea of the ‘Post-Internet’ aesthetic by now, quick recognise the smoothed-out depiction of a reality that is ever so slightly ‘other’ — perhaps the colours pop a little too much or the movement is still…
Wallpaper*: Future Proof: Richard Taittinger Shows the Prescient Work of Nassos Daphnis
While the late 20th century artist Nassos Daphnis was celebrated in his day – by no less than the stellar dealer Leo Castelli, who feted him with a stunning 17 solo shows – his oeuvre has fallen into the shadows, so to…
Observer: 10 Things to Do in New York’s Art World Before September 18
Opening: “Nassos Daphnis: Pixel Fields” at Richard Taittinger Gallery A Greek-American artist who showed with the celebrated Leo Castelli Gallery for 30 years, Nassos Daphnis was known for his hard-edged abstractions. In the late-1980s he started using computer generated graphics…
China News: Germany holds Chinese art show
The Vocabulary of the Visible World displays paintings by 10 artists, who are widely recognized as representatives of Chinese contemporary art, such as Ding Yi, Yan Peiming and Zhang Xiaogang. Most of them were born in the 1950s and ’60s,…
Neoillusion: Nassos Daphnis Estate to be Represented by Richard Taittinger Gallery
Artnews broke the story of Richard Taittinger taking on the representation of Greek-American painter Nassos Daphnis on August 7th, but the story runs much deeper than the news shares. Speaking to Richard in the office of his six month old…
Artnet: Nassos Daphnis’ Vibrant Digital Landscapes Dazzle at Richard Taittinger
With the fall season just around the corner there’s a serious list of not-to-miss exhibitions. One is by the late painter Nassos Daphnis, who has a compelling solo show with Richard Taittinger Gallery in New York’s Lower East Side. Daphnis,…
Artprice: New York, the global capital of art… and the art market
New York’s attraction for the art world has no comparison anywhere in the world. The Western capital of art since the 1950s, the Big Apple remains a major magnet for all things cultural (it is home to approximately 100,000 artists),…
Announcing the representation of Nassos Daphnis
Richard Taittinger Gallery is pleased to announce the exclusive representation of the Estate of Nassos Daphnis (1914–2010). Daphnis was a Greek-born American painter and sculptor recognized for his mastery of geometric abstraction and his evolution into what became known as…
ArtNews: Richard Taittinger Gallery Now Reps Nassos Daphnis Estate, Plans Show
The Lower East Side’s Richard Taittinger Gallery announced that it now exclusively represents the estate of Nassos Daphnis (1914–2010). The late Greek-American painter and sculptor, whose work in color theory and geometric abstraction placed him in the hard-edge school, was…
Style: Your Weekend Activity Sorted: A Trip to the Richard Taittinger Gallery
Haluk Akakçe, a great artist and my dear friend, has an exhibition of new work, titled Come Midnight, on view at the Richard Taittinger Gallery in NYC. This is a very special event, indeed, as Akakçe has not had a…
ART QA: Artist Review: Haluk Akakçe
Sometimes, thinking of New York’s Chelsea gallery district brings to mind big-box shows, glamorous spectacle and a certain lack of subtlety. But on the other side of town, through June 21, the Richard Taittinger Gallery in the far less-assuming East…
VIDEO WORKS: 2000-2006
FILM SCREENING THURSDAY, JUNE 11 FIRST SHOWING 6:30PM SECOND SHOWING 7:30PM In honor of Haluk Akakçe‘s first exhibition in New York in nearly a decade, Richard Taittinger Gallery will host a private screening event with a selection of the artist’s…
Whitewall: Haluk Akakçe on Butterflies and the Spirit World
Haluk Akakçe is no art world newcomer. The Turkish contemporary artist has shown his eclectic works all over the world, and is still included in many international collections such as, Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid; Fondation Louis Vuitton, Paris; Hoffman Collection, Berlin. But…
Radikal: Haluk Akakçe’s Night Session
Haluk Akakçe’s new exhibition opened at Richard Taittinger Gallery in New York. The crowd outside that gathered after midnight became a part of the opening that lasted until morning. Akakçe’s new works, herald an exciting direction in the artist’s pictorial…
Times Square Chronicles: Richard Taittinger Gallery Presents Fantastic New Show- Come Midnight
This weekend Richard Taittinger Gallery presented a special opening reception of Come Midnight, which is an exhibition of new multi-media work by Haluk Akakçe. Titled after the “Come Midnight” of transition between one day and the next, the exhibition opened…
W Mag: Stacy Engman Takes on Frieze New York
The stylish curator brings her signature take on art-meets-fashion to the annual contemporary art fair on Randall’s Island. See her mix Jeremy Scott with Haluk Akakçe, Emanuel Ungaro with Richard Prince. Stacy Engman at longtime friend Haluk Akakçe’s Come Midnight show…
Gallery Event: Come Midnight Opening Reception
Richard Taittinger Gallery presents Come Midnight, a solo exhibition of new work by Turkish artist Haluk Akakçe. In his first US presentation in nearly a decade, Akakçe uses the notion of transformation as a key to investigate the delicate balance…
OBSERVER / Culture: 8 Things to Do in New York’s Art World, Frieze Weekend Edition
Opening: Haluk Akakce at Richard Tattinger Gallery Finally, art openings convenient for night owls (more, please!) “Come Midnight” will showcase all new work, in several media, by the Turkish artist, and it will open at midnight on Friday and go…
Neoillusion: Heaven Carrier
O, Glory, take us higher! O, Love, save us from ourselves, cry, cry, the lonesome wolves in the hills above the small town of Krasnodar, Russia. Georgy Kuznetsov and Andrey Blokhin share this same spirit in their artist collective of…
Sotheby’s: Highlights From The Venice Biennale’s Iran Pavilion
VENICE – While many attend the Venice Biennale to savour the perspective of artists looking at the reflection of our collective reality, others seek an even deeper messaging relating to the dialogue between cultures, nations and civilizations. The stories are…
Untitled: Haluk Akakçe- Come Midnight at Richard Taittinger Gallery
Richard Tattinger Gallery Come Midnight 154 Ludlow Street, New York, NY May 16 – June 21 Opening Preview: May 15-16, 12 AM – 8 AM The Richard Taittinger Gallery will host a new solo exhibition called Come Midnight, which will…
Artnet: 6 Must-See New York Gallery Shows During Frieze New York
Haluk Akakçe at Richard Taittinger Gallery For his first major US exhibition in over a decade, pioneering video artist Haluk Akakçe is treating visitors to a peek into his creative process. The immersive opening will take place during the artist’s…
The National: Pavilions from Middle East nations tackle themes of war, displacement and identity at Venice Biennale
A drawing from three years ago by Iraqi artist Salam Atta Sabri is a one-page grid divided into dozens of smaller grids. In the boxes, there are faces, with tyes looking forward, and familiar landmarks, facades of buildings. The pictures…
GOOD Magazine: From Russia, With Facebook
With all of Russia’s recent bad press, its nascent modern art scene frequently gets overlooked. One of the most popular forces spearheading the cultural push is the Recycle Group, a Russian arts collective founded by sculptor Andrey Blokhin and his creative partner Georgy…
AMA: Come Midnight at Richard Taittinger Gallery
From 16 May until 21 June 2015, Richard Taittinger Gallery in New York is hosting the exhibition “Come Midnight”, displaying the works of Turkish artist Haluk Akakçe, whom the gallery recently started representing. The artist, who will be holding his…
Avenue: New Kids on the Block
Richard Taittinger’s gallery at Stanton and Ludlow opened in this past spring, and while it may be the newest on the Lower East Side, its owner is already an expert at knowing how to sell better than many dealers who…
Russia!: See Recycle Group Show in New York
Russian art lovers and collectors who live in the US have very few chances to see contemporary Russian art, because Russian contemporary art scene follows the rest of the economy in becoming more self-contained. Also, recent depreciation of the ruble made it…
Examiner: Heaven Carrier
Recycle Group, Heaven Carrier Richard Taittinger Gallery, NYC | April 3 – May 3, 2015 This is Russian artist collective, Recycle Group’s first solo exhibition in the United States. ‘They work with repurposed electrical equipment and industrial material to express…
W Magazine Online– Plugged in: Russian art collective Recycle Group lands its first New York Solo Show
When it comes to the Internet Age, you might say that the Russian artists Georgy Kuznetsov and Andrey Blokhin, the duo behind Recycle Group, are skeptics. Their multimedia installations, which often involve a combination of kinetic sculptures and videos, draw…
My Modern Met: Miniaturized Landscapes by Jorge Mayet Appear to Float in Mid-Air
Artist Jorge Mayet sculpts miniature landscapes that look like they’re islands floating in an infinite abyss. The small works, which appear against white gallery walls, create the illusion that they’ve splintered from the ground. Their roots and soil are exposed…
Art Week: Heaven Carrier Opening Reception at Richard Taittinger Gallery
Richard Taittinger Gallery is pleased to present Heaven Carrier, an exhibition of new work by artist collective, Recycle Group. Comprised of Andrey Blokhin (b. 1987) and Georgy Kuznetsov (b. 1985), Recycle Group works with repurposed electrical equipment and industrial material…
Visual News: Tiny Worlds Float on Gallery Walls. Sculptures by Cuban Artist Jorge Mayet
Cuban artist Jorge Mayet is creating his own miniature worlds. Attached to white walls, many of his sculptures seem to float in the sky, their bottom sides revealing raw soil and roots as if they have ripped free from all…
The National: Cuban artist Jorge Mayet has first gallery exhibition in Dubai
Without even a single glimpse of his work, Jorge Mayet’s story is compelling. The artist, a Cuban exile living in Mallorca, Spain, has a photographic memory that allows him to paint photorealistic landscapes based on scenery seen years ago. He…
Arshake: Recycle Group Connectivity
Recycle Group is a duo made up of Andrey Blokhin (1987, Krasnodar, Russia) and Georgy Kuznetsov (1985, Stavropol, Russia). They both studied at the Art Academy in Krasnodar and, before that, Georgy studied in Stavropol, also in Southern Russia. Blokhin and…
Calvert Journal: Site unknown- Recycle Art Group unravel the mysteries of the internet
It’s a pretty great honour for any artist to have their work exhibited outside of their home country. It’s an even greater honour when it’s a Russian art collective. Recycle Art Group, then, are in a pretty laudable position given that the collective currently…
Gazelli Art House: Last Space Remaining | Works by Sergio Calderon & Recycle Art Group
Between 27th September and 24th November 2013 Gazelli Art House will show Last Space Remaining. The exhibition of new works by Spanish designer and artist Sergio Calderon and Russian artist collective Recycle Art Group, will examine the notions of fantasy and reality through…
The Collector Tribune: Paradise Network at Multimedia Art Museum Moscow
An exhibition by duo of Russian artists known as ‘Recycle’ Art Group, is heralding Facebook as a new social network religion, RT reports. The winners of 2010 Kandinsky prize and participants of the Venice Biennale, Andrey Blokhin and Georgy Kuznetsov aka Recycle,…
Observer: Frances Goodman’s ‘Touched’ Dazzles the Nether Regions (NSFW)
During her brief stay in New York, South African artist Frances Goodman put an ad in the Village Voice for female models, then adorned their pubic areas with rhinestones spelling out the phrase “I Do.” (This practice, for the uninformed,…
Huffington Post: Frances Goodman’s ‘Vajazzling Series’ Comes To (Art) Amalgamated (NSFW, PHOTOS)
Even if you are not familiar with the trend of vajazzling, you can probably imagine what it entails. Normally, we wouldn’t think of the ostentatious pastime as the pinnacle of feminism — you are, after all, doing to your vagina…
Hyperallergic: From Car Hoods to Vajazzling
It’s the first Frieze Art Fair in New York and everyone took an excited and speculative deep breathe in anticipation of what is expected to be the next best thing. Not so for South African artist Frances Goodman who is…
Los Angeles Times: Reviving the French contemporary art scene
PARIS —When Théo Mercier talks about his work — sculptures with tribal masks sticking out their tongues or flora sprouting around fleshy pink, bulbous posteriors — he does it with a straight face. His sculpture, “The Loner,” is “a kind…
The Wall Street Journal: Iran: A Defiant Self-Portrait
A new exhibit offers a sweeping survey of works by Iranian artists As Iran seethes from protests over its disputed presidential election, a new museum exhibit in New York explores an aspect of Iranian culture that’s just as rebellious: its…