There are three big art shows in town this week. These are basically shows with a large number of art galleries exhibiting in a convention-style space, with each gallery having its own exhibition space. The purpose, of course, is to sell art. But going is a fascinating experience, as you walk from booth to booth, never knowing what to expect. There is a lot of high end schmoozing going on, as dealers cultivate their customers. I saw the show in the Park Avenue Armory, and I saw many things that I liked, some by people I had heard of, and others I had never heard of. For the most part, the aesthetic is about things that rich people would want to buy and hang on their walls, which is not necessarily a bad thing.
A few things that caught my eye, mostly captured via my phone camera.
A stunning Schoenberg painting, entitled "Vision", painted in 1923:
Very entertaining repainting of New York Times front pages by Fred Tomaselli:
Three dimensional works created by Kelly Heaton out bits and pieces of circuitry:
(detail)
A recreation of the facade of a famous building near the Gare Montparnasse:
(detail):
A clay model of a mixed-up game board (even the cards are made of clay)
And much more...including drawings by Klimt and Schiele, and a lot of interesting American modernists from the 1930's.
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