I was woozy with a bad cold today, but the one show that really cut through the fog of my brain was Joyce Pensato at Friedrich Petzel Gallery. Look for James to write more about the show soon.

I added this to my flickr feed a couple of weeks ago, but now it’s getting some comments so I thought I should post it here too. Visit ArtCal for the minimal info that was provided by the gallery. I love the fact that no one asked us to sign a legal release before entering the space! Click here if the slideshow above doesn’t work for you.

I Surround Myself With The Stuff I Like, 2007
acrylic, ink, found earring on paper
30 × 22.25 inches

Free Advice, 2007
acrylic, silicone and assemblage on paper
30 × 22.25 inches

detail of Free Advice, 2007

I’ve been following Andrew’s work for a long time, and l loved these assemblage / sculptural paintings he’s showing in the project space at Derek Eller. This is the last week of the show, so go brave the cold.

Andrew also runs a gallery in the front window of his studio in Greenpoint, called Arts Tropical.

 

 

 

I’m going to start posting some images by me, or the artists/galleries of work I liked in Miami. First up: some of my photos of Bank‘s booth at Pulse Miami, which consisted entirely of Bari Ziperstein‘s work. It was more like a gallery show than a typical “hey we’ve got stuff for sale” presentation so popular at such events. Here is a paragraph from her statement that relates to this work:

My current work continues this investigation of America’s consumer society and its material surplus and waste. Over the past year, I have created a series of small collages that deconstruct idealized domestic scenes that were culled from home décor magazines from the 1950s through the present, including the popular commercial publications Better Homes & Gardens and Architectural Digest. I transform posh interiors into absurd but highly structured environments by laying in paper cut-outs of stark white architectural beams that protrude, contort and escape out of everyday functional objects, such as chairs, tables, chandeliers and dishware. These works on paper function as studies for sculptural interventions on a grand scale.

Bonus photo of Bari and a slightly sunburned James: