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| Debora Delmar Corp., Upward Mobility at Modern Art Oxford |
Does everything seem really, really, busy at the moment? For
me yes, I feel like I am pinging and ponging this way and that and looking back
at a week I just see a giant blur. I keep getting a blank space in my head when someone asks me what I did over the weekend and I know it was lot but it seems like just too much of an effort to recall.
London is different then New York when it comes to seeing
things as spaces are spread out and it takes longer to get to them. Instead of
going to the Lower East Side and bopping around and being able to see five
shows in under an hour, in London you see one show a night maybe two if you plan
it right. This is a constant source of grouchy murmurings on my end but it does
change the viewing experience. You stay longer, you end up talking and meeting
people you vaguely know and it feels less frantic overall. Private views (what
they call openings) are more like mini parties then the stateside equivalent.
They last longer and there is firm resolution to stay because frankly it took
you over an hour and two busses to get there so damn right you are going to
stay for a clip. While this is not a pace I enjoy overall, it does force you to
tamp down that auto feeling of ‘must find escape route’ at art events. London
is a stay-a-while type of place and no matter what, there’s always a pub, after
party, dinner or drinks that follows so it’s not all that bad.
Below is a list to help me plan out my upcoming art week and
if any of these interest you, swing by and say hi.
Isa Genzken Geldbilder at Hauser & Wirth
[Wednesday]
One of my top five art babe crushes that I am excited to see
what is new in that bag of tricks of hers. It will probably be massively
crowded but hopefully it will have moments of sightlines to this new work. Her
retrospective at MoMA was good but poorly installed. Let’s see how they manage it in a gallery
context (fingers crossed it’s not a visual pile up).
Columbidae, Essex/Olivares, Mélanie Matranga, Barbara T. Smith and
Dena Yago curated by Laura McLean-Ferris at Cell Project Space [Thursday]
I always end up at the shows at Cell Project Space and only
a few times have I been impressed. It has a certain curatorial vibe, which
leans towards cool technology mixed with short and fast exhibition schedules.
But I keep going because I know that it may just be possible that something will
hit that “yes” button in my art brain. This is a group show with a denser vibe
so let’s see if buttons will be pushed or not.
Serpentine Cinema:
Rachel Rose and Anna Zett at Hackney Picturehouse [Thursday]
This is a double billing of videos by Anna Zett and Rachel
Rose. They both seem smart and their films seem curious. There will apparently
be animated dinosaurs, a violent hail storm and the Palisades. I doubt I will
be disappointed.
Debora Delmar Corp., Upward Mobility at Modern Art Oxford
(Private Preview) [Friday]
My girl and so proud of her! A whole museum full of DD
amazing, its going to be so sic!
Chloe Seibert, Chloe Seibert Who’s He at Interstate
Projects (NYC) [Friday]
Lil bit of a fudge here but gotta rep my crew. If you happen
to be in NYC then this is a MUST see show. Trust me, you will not be
disappointed.
Open Studios at Open
School East [Saturday]
This is an amazing example of how things can be different if
there is some will and a way. This is a free art school which supports and connects
artists outside of the MFA, go into debt model. They will have an open studio
for their participating fellows. Not sure what to expect but I’m sure it will
be varied and diverse.
