Monochromatic And Comic Elements Split My Gaze At Frieze New York

I stifled open laughter as I stopped to record a short video of a white faux fur poodle spinning at a fixed interval on a black and white merry-go-round, imagining how my rescue pugs, Athena and Fresa (both part poodle). ), would react.

Comic relief was especially welcome at last night's Frieze preview as we emerged from what TS Eliot described as the “cruelest month”. Scandinavian artist duo Elmgreen and Dragset take us out of the drudgery of cyclical seasonal life with their fantastic and hectic Social networks (white poodle) (2023), the highlight of the MASSIMODECARLO stand at Frieze New York.

While Eliot used his seminal poetic masterpiece of modernist poetry to navigate the aridity of life after World War I amid a clamor of literary, musical, historical, and popular cultural references, Elmgreen & Dragset subvert the daily with a playful critique of the contemporary. social and political norms.

Another sold out edition of Frieze New York at The Shed at Manhattan's hypermarket Hudson Yards is on view through May 5, offering a tasting of more than 60 galleries from 25 countries that takes over column-free galleries with 19-foot-high ceilings that raise from a base of more than 25,000 square feet. World-leading megagalleries are joined by 11 exhibitors in the Focus section showcasing individual presentations by emerging or underappreciated artists.

Pace presents an artist pair of sculptures by Arlene Shechet family members series with new paintings by Robert Mangold, ahead group of girls, a major solo debut of six new large-scale commissions by Shechet premiering at New York's Storm King Art Center this weekend. Works by Adam Pendleton, Tara Donovan and Huong Dodinh will be on view at Pace's Chelsea flagship during the fair.

Shechet's work goes beyond monochromatic to celebrate the essence of geometry, line, color and space in two- and three-dimensional media. However, its singular abstraction marries Mangold's unique pop of color to mix, divide and overlap the viewer's inquiry into the fusion of inner and outer worlds and the fragments that marry to form a whole.

Almost all of Shechet's works were sold at yesterday's preview, and one work remains on hold for a museum in the United States. Most of Mangold's paintings in the booth found buyers yesterday, including some of the artist's early collectors.

Perrotin also reported strong interest from collectors in the preview, including a solo presentation by Korean artist Lee Bae (which sold out today) ahead of his show at Perrotin's Lower East Side gallery in September, as well as artists who have simultaneous exhibitions in Perrotin. New York.

Enjoy the contest of gestural simplicity and textural complexity Issu du Feu, born from a painstaking process of sanding and polishing shards of charcoal, which reflect light to create a nuanced depth of blacks and grays. The Korean artist brush stroke The series, painted with diluted charcoal ink, present a complementary interpretation of the material, as the ink gestures demand a close look at the intricacies of the canvas.

Perrotin's stand also highlights artists with simultaneous or upcoming exhibitions at Perrotin New York, including: Vivian Greven's first US solo exhibition; Hans Hartung's participation in the historical show, The new school of Paris through its pioneering women (1945-1964), amplify unrecognized women gallery directors and critics who played a pivotal role in the postwar movement; and Johan Creten's New York opening in June.