Second Solo Exhibition of Works by Tim Rollins and K.O.S at Lehmann Maupin Gallery

NEW YORK, N.Y.- Lehmann Maupin Gallery presents its second solo exhibition of works by Tim Rollins and K.O.S., on view from March 24 through April 30, 2011. The exhibition continues the artists’ extensive practice of challenging notions of art through deep engagement with literary and historical texts. Tim Rollins and K.O.S. features new works that critically investigate Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (after Mark Twain, 1885), The Great Gatsby (after F. Scott Fitzgerald, 1925), and The Rise and Fall of the [...]

MOCA Cleveland Winter Exhibition Features Teresita Fernández Sculptural Installations

CLEVELAND, OH.- The Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland opened its winter exhibition on Friday, Jan. 28, 2011, featuring the work of Teresita Fernández, internationally known for immersive installations and evocative large-scale sculptures that address space, light and perception. Also on view are a video installation, Javier Téllez, Letter on the Blind for the Use of Those Who See, and a new body of small-scale assemblages by Cleveland artist Lorri Ott. All three exhibitions will run through May 8, 2011. Teresita [...]

Five in Istanbul: A Selection of Artists from Lehmann Maupin Gallery Exhibit at Borusan Müzik Evi

ISTANBUL.- Lehmann Maupin present Five in Istanbul: A Selection of Artists from Lehmann Maupin Gallery, on view at Borusan Müzik Evi in Istanbul, Turkey, 27 October – 20 November 2010. Five in Istanbul, Lehmann Maupin’s debut exhibition in Turkey, curated by Isabella Icoz, features works by a selection of Lehmann Maupin’s internationally acclaimed artists including Hernan Bas, Teresita Fernández, Tracey Emin, Tony Oursler, and Jennifer Steinkamp.  The Miami-based artist Hernan Bas explores the codes of dandyism and its subculture as a means [...]

New Works by Jennifer Steinkamp at Lehmann Maupin

NEW YORK, NY.- Lehmann Maupin presents an exhibition of new works by Jennifer Steinkamp, on view through 23 October 2010. The Los Angeles based artist is known for her projected installations utilizing 3-dimensional computer animation. Steinkamp’s works interact between the actual space and illusionistic space resulting in environments where the lines between viewer and object blur. In her new series, Premature, Steinkamp will continue to employ large-scale projections and new media technology to create illusionistic environments. Jennifer Steinkamp, Premature, 2010. [...]

Lehmann Maupin Exhibition Represents Chapter Four of Lush Life

NEW YORK, NY.- Lehmann Maupin presents LUSH LIFE, an exhibition curated by Franklin Evans and Omar Lopez-Chahoud and inspired by Richard Price’s 2008 novel of the same title. LUSH LIFE includes 60 artists, and nine Lower East Side galleries, including Lehmann Maupin. Each gallery features a sub-exhibition reflecting the idea of one of the nine chapters in the novel. Evans and Lopez-Chahoud selected one artist from each gallery and solicited additional artist recommendations from each of them to participate in [...]

Thematic Exhibition Featuring Works by Six Artists at Lehmann Maupin Gallery

NEW YORK, NY.- Lehmann Maupin Gallery, New York presents Touched, a thematic exhibition featuring works by Noriko Ambe, Klara Kristalova, Brett Lund, Maria Nepomuceno, Angel Otero, and Allison Schulnik, on view at 540 West 26th Street from June 24 – August 13, 2010. Touched presents a variety of abstract and representational, hand-crafted works—ranging from painting, ceramics and sculpture to fiber art and works with paper—that have been laboriously manipulated. The juxtaposition between artworks that have each been crafted in entirely [...]

Economy Could Take Toll on Commissioned US Artwork

NEW YORK (REUTERS).- Economic woes have pinched the pockets of wealthy art patrons, but artists who rely on those commissions say they are surviving, albeit with more specialized works and smaller payoffs. In a time of tight budgets, commissioning a work of art for commercial or corporate spaces like Rockefeller Center must dovetail with a company’s marketing strategy and promote its public image, not just soothe charitable urges. “They’re still doing it, but the commissions are smaller. There’s no question,” [...]

Lee Bul’s Utopian Modernity on View at Lehmann Maupin

NEW YORK, NY.- Lehmann Maupin presents an exhibition of new works by Lee Bul, on view at 201 Chrystie Street, through 19 June 2010. Lee will present an installation of sculptures, along with related drawings and marquettes that expand upon her continuing engagement with the fractured tropes and narratives of utopian modernity. By turns strikingly elegant and obsessively intricate, the sculptural works in this exhibition delve into metaphysical and poetic concepts of architectural environments, evoking invented and imaginary landscapes that [...]

Celebrated Artist Nari Ward’s Opens First Solo Exhibition at Lehmann Maupin

NEW YORK, NY.- Lehmann Maupin presents LIVESupport, celebrated artist Nari Ward’s first solo exhibition at the gallery, on view 25 February – 17 April, 2010. In this new body of work consisting of sculptures, works on paper, and video, Ward articulates a dialogue surrounding the idea of support – physical, spiritual, social, and judicial – while introducing contemplation of everyday objects. Employing varying forms of the silhouette, Ward expands on the two-dimensional form, creating three-dimensional and also transparent incarnations to [...]

ART HK 10 Presents the Strongest Ever Line-Up for an Art Fair in Asia

HONG KONG.- Back for its third year, ART HK 10 – Hong Kong International Art Fair will take place from 27 – 30 May 2010 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC). Sponsored by Deutsche Bank, ART HK 10 is delighted to present the strongest exhibitor line-up for an art fair in Asia to date, affirming its position as the leading art fair in Asia. This year, ART HK 10 will welcome over 140 galleries from 27 countries. [...]