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February 29th, 2012 12:52 PM |
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February 27th, 2012 06:22 PM |
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BRANDON VARGAS
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© Michelle Litvin
LE CABINET DE CURIOSITIES
SURPRISE OF THE UNEXPECTED
“In my mind, nothing is incompatible … it becomes about the surprise of the unexpected.” says Thierry Despont in regards to his fantastic exhibit Le Cabinet De Curiosities.
Located on the second floor of the former New York Mercantile Exchange, Despont's cabinet is a journey for the senses that must not be missed. Curated with antiques from Steinitz Gallery in Paris and artists from Marlborough Gallery, Despont's personal quest to document a dream world has come to reality.
Known mostly for his sumptuous interior and architectural work, Despont, also represented by Marlborough, is an established painter and sculptor. His massive paintings of planets hail strongly in the Astronomers Room while his whimsical sculptures, made of found objects incorporating antique elements, are placed throughout the exhibit creeping, leaping, lurking, and hanging from all corners leading you in and out of Despont's extravagant imaginary world.
On view till Wednesday February 29th Le Cabinet De Curiosities is something no one should miss. Do yourself a favor and just go!
Thierry Despont, Le Cabinet De Curiosities, 6 Harrison Street
2nd Floor, 11 a.m - 5 p.m.
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February 24th, 2012 04:02 PM |
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© Antony Crook
PRIMA DONNA
A LOVE SONG TO OPERA
This Saturday marks the final night of New York City Opera's Prima Donna at the Bam Howard Gilman Opera House in Brooklyn. Written by singer-songwriter, Rufus Wainwright, and directed by Tim Albery, Prima Donna is “a meditation on the fine line between fame and failure” depicting the grueling yet engrossing emotional trek of facing fear of a haunted past, finding and losing love, and meeting rejection and abandonment, all to discover the true value of relationships.
The Prima Donna herself is played by Melody Moore, “a rising star … who received accolades for her performance in last season’s Séance on a Wet Afternoon.” Set in 1970's Paris and preformed in French, Prima Donna promises no shortage of emotion and drama, with strong vocal performances, and stylishly beautiful shifting backdrops.
Final Performance, Saturday, February 25th, 7:30 p.m. at BAM
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February 6th, 2012 01:54 PM |
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February 1st, 2012 03:43 PM |
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© Damien Hirst / Science Ltd, 2012 Photography Prudence Cuming Associates
SPOT PAINTINGS
1986–2011
Damien Hirst, the perennial bad boy, who may be best known for his diamond studded platinum human skull For the Love of God (2007) has decided to take over yet again. This time it's worldwide, and simultaneous. Hirst will exhibit over three hundred of his signature dot series paintings for the exhibition The Complete Spot Paintings 1986-2011. The international exhibition will host works in Gagosian's spaces in New York, London, Paris, Los Angeles, Rome, Athens, Geneva, and Hong Kong and includes the very first dot painting from 1986 all the way to the last, made in 2011, comprised of over 25,781 unique colors. If you think it sounds repetitive, take a closer look at the variety, format and scale spanning the past decade and a half. Hirst certainly gets his mileage from a deceptively simply form.
© Damien Hirst / Science Ltd, 2012 Photography Prudence Cuming Associates
For more information on this international exhibit visit the Gagosian Gallery website.
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