A little Fall 2017 NYC Art Guide...
Here is my action plan for the Fall. Hope it sparks a couple of ideas for your weekends.
Jacob El Hanani, October 2 - November 17 El Hanani has spent his life drawing meticulous, but formless works. He stresses the importance of time, noting in an interview that the average viewer spends 3 seconds in front of a piece, a reminder that there is much to see in abstract drawings.
Richard Serra, November 4 - December 18 I can’t think of a single person who doesn’t like Richard Serra’s monumental sculptures. Definitely looking forward to this.
Mystical Symbolism: The Salon de la Rose+Croix in Paris, 1892 - 1897, through October 4 Probably the strangest exhibit on the lineup. In this age of automated everything, a belief in the uncontrollable forces of the occult is fascinating.
Sky Pape, September 7 - October 10 Full disclosure, Sky Pape was the subject of an AndFreedomFor interview, but that only serves to prove my admiration for her fastidious works.
Sara Berman’s Closet, through November 26 The way women dress is a topic too laden with cultural significance to go into here. Nevertheless, clothing remains a key and deeply personal form of self-expression. In this exhibit, the Met presents the passion of a woman who saw her closet as an object of art in and of itself.
Taking Pictures: Camera Phone Conversations Between Artists, through December 17 As the art world struggles to redefine itself in a time where images are produced and reproduced at frequencies previously unseen, this show experiments with a new but fundamental medium - camera phones. Equipped with the same technology as you and I, do artists view the world so differently?
Modernism on the Ganges: Raghubir Singh Photographs, October 11 - January 2, 2018 Raghubir Singh’s photographs of India portray the hustle bustle we’ve all come to associate with the country, but also the quiet meditative moments staring out your car window, emptiness.
Louise Bourgeois: An Unfolding Portrait, September 24 - January 28, 2018 I sometimes think that the creative process, the subject of this exhibition, is as interesting as the work it creates. Where did Louise Bourgeois’ ideas come from? How did she settle on a medium? What did her first attempts look like? The MOMA is in a great position to explore these questions, being the holder of one of the best collections of Bourgeois’ work anywhere.
David Scher, October 14 - November 19 I’m looking forward to seeing David Scher’s art in person. His works on paper resemble modern Hieronymus Bosch ink drawings, full of small and frightening details.
Helio Oticica: To Organize Delirium, through October 1 This retrospective of Helio Oiticica’s work includes photos, paintings and even walk-in installations, spanning the 70s and 80s when the artist lived in New York. Closely tied to the music of the culture from which he came, the Whitney has created an accompanying playlist of Tropicalia. Thumbs up.
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