HAINES - FRAENKEL - GREGORY LIND
THE MAGAZINE
01.04.18
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Haines Gallery : Proving Ground - David Maisel; Running Rabbits - Taha Heydari
Comment by AB: In the front gallery, Taha Heydari imagines what news and current events might look like on completely dysfunctional flat panel screens. But he leaves enough clues to speculate on the narratives. In the rear galery, David Maisel gets access to a classified military site and shares the results with us. Good show on both counts.
Pixilated painting by Taha Heydari at Haines Gallery.
Art by Taha Heydari.
Pinkie cam detail of art in above image.
Taha Heydari and his art at Haines Gallery.
Ambiguous current events imagery - art by Taha Heydari.
Working area at a classified military site - David Maisel photograph.
Structures used for target practice - David Maisel photography.
Workings of a classified military site - photograph by David Maisel.
David Maisel interacts with the fan base at Haines Gallery.
Aerial photography by David Maisel.
David Maisel and Taha Heydari two-person art show at Haines Gallery.
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Fraenkel Gallery : Art & Vinyl - Artists & The Record Album from Picasso to the Present
Artists: Josef Albers, Tauba Auerbach, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Joseph Beuys, Sophie Calle, Jean Dubuffet, Marlene Dumas, Yves Klein, Barbara Kruger, Sol LeWitt, Chris Ofili, Ed Ruscha, Cindy Sherman, Andy Warhol, Richard Hamilton, Christian Marclay, Gerhard Richter, more. Curated by Antoine de Beaupré.
Comment by AB: If you love music and you love art, this show's all about the marriage between the two. I love a good collection no matter what it is, and this is a good collection. You know why I love a good collection? Because it always teaches me things I never knew. The better it is, the more I learn. Yes yes and yes.
Vintage record album cover art by Andy Warhol at Fraenkel Gallery.
L-R, album cover art by Julian Schnabel and Christopher Wool.
L-R, album cover art by Robert Frank and Keith Haring.
Record album art by Kaws.
L-R, album cover art by Andy Warhol and Allan Kaprow.
L-R, record album art by Damien Hirst and Peter Doig.
L-R, album cover art by Franz Klein and Salvador Dali.
Jean Dubuffet album cover art.
Record album art by Harry Bertoia.
Album cover art by Jean Michel Basquiat.
L-R, record album art by Thomas Ruff and Raymond Pettibon.
Installation view - art meets music at Fraenkel Gallery.
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Gregory Lind Gallery : Anne McGuire - Square Spirals
Comment by AB: Watercolors composed of myriad gridded squares, each hand-colored and so minuscule, you can hardly believe the colors stay within the lines. Completing these was a heroic endeavor indeed. Definitely worth marveling at in person.
Finely gridded watercolor - art by Anne McGuire at Gregory Lind Gallery.
Pinkie cam detail of art in above image.
Amazingly detailed watercolor - art by Anne McGuire.
Pinkie cam detail of painstakingly detailed art in above image.
One more mind-bogglingly intricate artwork by Anne McGuire.
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The Magazine : Bob Mizer Film Night
Comment by AB: For decades, this store has been a go-to source for vintage magazines and periodicals, but tonight it's vintage films by prolific filmmaker and photographer Bob Mizer. Titles include "Doc Faggerty's Strange Experiment," "Escape in Drag," and "Devil & The Sissy." Below are a couple of stills from Doc Faggerty, best described as science fiction with a wrestling match.
Vintage Bob Mizer science fiction wrestling film still at The Magazine.
One more vintage Bob Mizer science fiction wrestling film still.
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