Bad At Sports is a collective based in Chicago, New York and San Francisco that, among other things, host a weekly podcast about contemporary art. For Don’t Piss on Me and Tell Me It’s Raining at apexart they will continue to “document their art world from the inside, with a little help from their friends.”
Marlene Dumas is back in New York with a show at David Zwirner.
Marlene Dumas
Against the Wall
David Zwirner
533 West 19th Street
March 18 – April 24
Jean Larson will be hosting an open studio to share and discuss her new series Colors of Iceland.
March 25-26th
4:00 – 8:00 PM
180 Claremont Aveune, #22
Claremont and W. 124th Street
Ryan McGinley’s show opens Thursday at team (gallery, inc.). Expect chaos.
Ryan McGinley
Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
team (gallery, inc.)
83 Grand Street
March 18 – April 17
I’m happy that the MoMA has allowed Marina Abramovic to stage her exhibit in her terms, with pieces and performances that create strong feelings of uncomfortableness followed by release. By allowing her to truly be present, this retrospective is among the most daring and significant in recent memory.
Spring is in the air as The Madison Square Park Conservancy announces EVENT HORIZON, Antony Gormley’s public art exhibition of thirty-one life-size body forms. It remains to be seen if the rooftop art will cause a panic.
Olafur Eliasson is back in the city, this time with a show at Tanya Bonakdar Gallery that “continues his exploration of and experimentation with modes of perception and the experience of space and time.”
Olafur Eliasson
Tanya Bonakdar Gallery
521 West 21st Street
February 11 – March 20
Bill Jensen’s show at Cheim & Read further explores his process and “the depth of his content, from ethereal, washy forms, to dense, physically worked surfaces of color and texture.” As a result he achieves a sense of silent chaos.
Douglas Witmer, a painter known for his “uniquely distilled sensibility related to his paintings’ surface and color,” has a very nice show at Blank Space in Chelsea.
Douglas Witmer
RING THE BELLS ANEW
Blank Space
511 West 25th Street
March 4 – March 27
Iannis Xenakis’s show at The Drawing Center explores “the fundamental role of drawing in the work of this Greek avant-garde composer.” Relatively unkown, this traveling exhibition should help introduce his work to the world.