ELI RIDGWAY - FABRIC8 - BACK TO THE PICTURE
QUEEN'S NAILS PROJECTS - WILL BROWN - CASSEL
03.17.12, Part I
(with assistance from Clare Coppel
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Eli Ridgway Gallery : Aubrey Learner - Circadian; Rebecca Goldfarb - Only ________.
Comment by AB: Abrey Learner broaches a variety of social issues and sensitive subjects via meticulous intricate drawings composed largely of butterflies, insects and other diminutive creatures. Not surprisingly, she has a BS in Biology (in addition to her MFA in painting). The upshot is unsettlingly satisfying. Seeing the art in person is recommended in order to appreciate the detail.
In the project space, Rebecca Goldfarb's meandering scratched photographs and string installation coalesces into a labyrinthine abstract continuity. If you have any questions, it's all arcanely explained in text and diagrams on one of the walls.
Art by Aubrey Learner at Eli Ridgway Gallery.
Insect art by Aubrey Learner closer.
Aubrey Learner and her art at Eli Ridgway Gallery.
Pinkie cam detail of art by Aubrey Learner in above image.
Art by Aubrey Learner at Eli Ridgway Gallery.
Aubrey Learner art.
Art by Aubrey Learner.
Rebecca Goldfarb and her art at Eli Ridgway Gallery.
Art/installation by Rebecca Goldfarb at Eli Ridgway Gallery.
Scratched photograph art by Rebecca Goldfarb in above image closer.
Turnout - Aubrey Learner & Rebecca Goldfarb art at Eli Ridgway Gallery.
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Fabric8 Gallery : Voyage Into A Parallel Universe - Ursula Xanthe Young.
Comment by AB: Ursula Xanthe Young's appaloosa ladies are off on yet another enchanting adventure.
Art by Ursula Xanthe Young at Fabric8 Gallery.
Ursula Xanthe Young art.
Art by Ursula Xanthe Young.
Ursula Xanthe Young art at Fabric8 Gallery.
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Back to the Picture : Caballeros.
Artists: Otto Aguilar, Jesse Aguirre, Juan R. Fuentes, Art Hazelwood, Juan Manuel, Fernando Martí, Emmanuel C. Montoya, Gustavo López Ochoa, Calixto Robles, Michael Roman, Pete Villaseñor, Rene Yañez, Rio Yañez.
Comment by AB: Art by dudes.
Art by Juan R. Fuentes at Back to the Picture.
Art by Jesse Aguirre (left).
Art by Juan R. Fuentes at Back to the Picture.
Art by Calixto Robles (left).
Art from Caballeros group show at Back to the Picture.
3D-glasses art at Back to the Picture.
Demographics - Caballeros group show at Back to the Picture.
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Queen's Nails Projects : Fiamma Montezemolo - Border Alchemies.
Comment by AB: Fiamma Montezemolo essays on borders, particularly the one between the United States and Mexico. The main gallery consists of hanging test tubes full of pulverized pieces of the border fence between those two countries. A video and light box installation round out the show.
Pulverized border fence installation by Fiamma Montezemolo.
Art by Fiamma Montezemolo at Queen's Nails Projects.
Video by Fiamma Montezemolo at Queen's Nails Projects.
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Will Brown Gallery : Untitled (Black Painting).
Review by Clare Coppel: Will Brown Gallery explores the hallowed "Black Painting" by tracing the space with the outlines of some of the most famous of black paintings of all time. In the booklet accompanying the show, each painting is identified and some of the original artists' statements are reprinted.
Comment by AB: The artists whose black paintings are traced in actual size include Kazimir Malevich, Robert Rauschenberg, Ad Reinhardt, Frank Stella, Richard Serra, Sean Scully, Glenn Ligon, Rashid Johnson and Wade Guyton.
Black Painting show at Will Brown Gallery (image c/o Clare Coppel).
Will Brown Gallery Black Painting show.
Black Painting show catalog at Will Brown (image c/o Clare Coppel).
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Cassel Gallery : RatBak@'Cha.
Artists: Fate, Steel, Robert Garcia.
Comment by AB: This invigorating three-fer is comprised of tricked out rats by Fate, appetizing burger art by Steel, and urban genre in paintings and fashion figurines by Robert Garcia.
Rodent art by Fate (MSK/AWR) at Cassel Gallery.
Art by Fate (MSK/AWR) at Cassel Gallery.
Mousetrap installation by Fate.
Burger art by Steel at Cassel Gallery.
Art by Steel (center) & Robert Garcia (left & right).
Art by Robert Garcia at Cassel Gallery.
Street sculpture at Cassel Gallery.
Overview - Fate, Steel & Robert Garcia art show at Cassel Gallery.
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