Wiener Silber Manufactur | ICFF NEW YORK | May 20 - 23

May 20 - 23, 2018
BOOTH 1347

The historic Viennese silversmith presents iconic 20th century and contemporary designs at the 2018 edition of ICFF: the luxury furniture fair. 
 

Otto Prutscher, Jug. Photo by Craig Dillon.

This May, Viennese silver manufacture, Wiener Silber Manufactur is pleased to exhibit a selection of masterpieces from their collection, on view at ICFF in New York from May 20 – 23, 2018.
 
From crafted cutlery to delicate contemporary objects, the presentation includes extraordinary designs dating back to the 20th century by Josef Hoffmann, Otto Prutscher, Oswald Haerdtl, as well as contemporary works by New York based designer, Ted Muehling. The manufacture represents notable designs by the Viennese avant-garde and founders of the Wiener Werkstätte. In line with the focus on 20th century silver, this year’s presentation is reminiscent of the Wiener Werkstätte: the table resembling the appearance and ambiance of the historic workshop.
 
Wiener Silber Manufactur will exhibit amongst “Wien Products,” a program for a select group of Viennese companies and cultural institutions. “Wien Products” will present exquisite craftsmanship and innovation design, “Made in Vienna,” including works by iconic glassware company, Lobmeyr and many more.

CHART Art Fair Appoints Nanna Hjortenberg as New Director

In light of the 2018 edition of CHART in August, the fair appoints a new director who lays out a vision for the fair with an expanded design section and site-specific installations.

Nanna Hjortenberg, new Director of CHART Photo credit: Amir Kuckovic.

April 25, 2018, Copenhagen - CHART ART FAIR announces Nanna Hjortenberg as the new Director. Currently the Business Development Director at Golden Days, Hjortenberg will begin her new role on 1 May 2018. The new director is pleased to share the fairs additional location for the 2018 edition, expanding the layout and focus for the exhibitors and fair guests.

CHART 2018 will take place from 31 August to 2 September at Kunsthal Charlottenborg and expands with a dedicated design section at Den Frie Centre for Contemporary Art, among one of the most  influential Danish art nouveau buildings.

"On behalf of the board I am very excited to welcome Nanna Hjortenberg as the new Director of CHART. With her strategic capabilities and great understanding of the cultural sector we strongly believe Hjortenberg is the right person to cement CHART’s position as the leading art fair, exhibition platform and cultural event in the Nordic region, and take it to the next level”. - Susanne Ottesen, Chairman of the Board

Hjortenberg was the Business Development Director at Golden Days, a non-profit cultural organisation that emits the knowledge, culture and history of Copenhagen through two annual festivals, Golden Days and Bloom. Within her role here, she has taken part in developing and launching Bloom, a new festival fusing art, music, and natural science. Previously, she served as Head of Exhibitions at the Danish Architecture Centre, responsible for national and international exhibitions, lectures and educational programming. Hjortenberg holds a Masters degree from Goldsmith College in London as well as a Master of Philosophy in Art History from University of Copenhagen. She has been active in art and culture for the past 10 years, presenting the first Zaha Hadid exhibition in Denmark (2013 DAC) and the Danish exhibitions at the Architecture Biennale in Venice (2008 and 2010). 

Read more on artnet, Hyperallergic and more. 

A R T Announces Representation of Wiener Silber Manufactur

A R T Communication + Brand Consultancy (Berlin | New York) is proud to announce its representation of the historic Viennese silversmith, Wiener Silber Manufactur. The manufacture inspired revolutionary tableware, becoming a classic in silver design and underscoring their passion for silver since 1882. The timeless objects and limited edition designs are crafted in a workshop in South Vienna.

Today, the Wiener Silber Manufactur produces masterpieces from their collection of 11,000 drawings, dating back to the 19th century. Memorably, the manufacture represents iconic designs by the Viennese avant-garde and founders of the Wiener Werkstätte. This archive includes works by Josef Hoffmann, Koloman Moser, Otto Prutscher and Oswald Haerdtl. Works such as, Prutscher’s Bonbonniere (1920) is an important piece in his oeuvre, emitting the bold tradition of the Wiener Werkstätte.

Continuing their long-standing tradition in supporting contemporary art and design, recent collaborations include: world-renowned architect Zaha Hadid, Austrian artist Erwin Wurm, recognized contemporary designer Ted Muehling, Tomás Alonso and many more. Zaha Hadid designed limited-edition custom vases, their swooping facades display the same wavelike fluidity of Hadid’s futuristic architecture. Read more here. 

A R T Announces Representation of CHART Art Fair

A R T Communication + Brand Consultancy will represent CHART as their global press agency.

August 31 - September 2, 2018

Kunsthal Charlottenborg and Den Frie Centre of Contemporary Art
Copenhagen, Denmark

CHART is an influential non-profit organisation that is committed to strengthening the role of the Nordic region within the international cultural scene. CHART consists of three pillars: the commercial ART FAIR and the foundation of CHART; CHART DESIGN, a new fair and exhibition platform dedicated to collectible design; and CHART SOCIAL, an ambitious non-profit programme exploring creative alliances between the fields of art, design, architecture, performance, music and gastronomy.

Since its successful launch in 2013, CHART has continued to attract thousands of visitors each year, welcoming around 19,000 people in 2017. 2018 will be the sixth edition of CHART and will continue to challenge the boundaries of the fair’s artistic content and scope. The expansion of CHART DESIGN, which for the first time will take place at its own historic venue, Den Frie Centre of Contemporary Art in Copenhagen is one of the most significant developments. 

Dallas Art Fair | Booth G1 | Paul Kasmin Gallery

William N. Copley, "The Cow-juice Cure," 1967, acrylic on linen, 45 x 58 inches, 114.3 x 147.3 cm. Courtesy of Paul Kasmin Gallery

April 12 – April 15, 2018

Fashion Industry Gallery, 1807 Ross Avenue, Dallas, TX 75201

Paul Kasmin Gallery is delighted to showcase a group exhibition at the 2018 edition of the Dallas Art Fair, including highlights such as William N Copley’s The Cow-juice Cure (1967,) Ian Davenport’s Blue, Red, Blue, (2017,) Bernar Venet’s 220.5° Arc x 13, (2010,) Joel Shapiro’s Untitled (Yellow), (2011,) and Jane Freilicher’s Back Yard, (2000-2001.)

Works by Tina Barney, Walton Ford, Robert Indiana, Lee Krasner, Claude Lalanne, Robert Motherwell, James Nares, Iván Navarro, Robert Polidori, Elliott Puckette, Bosco Sodi and Naama Tsabar will also be on view. 

Read more on Artsy, artnet, The Financial Times and more. 

Now On View | The Projective Drawing | Austrian Cultural Forum New York

Brett Littman, Executive Director of The Drawing Center, New York curates group exhibition with Austrian and international artists.

On view until May 13, 2018

Installation view of works by Brigitte Mahlknecht (left), Judith Saupper (center), William Cordova (right). Image Courtesy ACFNY/Luca Mercedes

Read more on ArtDaily, BOMB Magazine, Dream Idea Machine, The Architect's Newspaper, Wall Street International, Welt Kunst and more. 

Art Basel Hong Kong | Paul Kasmin Gallery | March 27

Ivan Navarro, Back to Square One, 2017. Courtesy of Paul Kasmin Gallery

Paul Kasmin Gallery is pleased to announce its upcoming participation in three sections of Art Basel Hong Kong, 2018. In addition to the main gallery booth in the core section of the fair, Paul Kasmin presents Iván Navarro in Encounters and Mark Ryden in the Kabinett section. Ryden, having designed the costumes and set for the American Ballet Theatre’s Whipped Cream (on view at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre March 22 - 25) will also present his new sculpture Quintessence 132 - Macro Dodecahedron off-site at Hong Kong’s PMQ in the Hollywood Garden (March 26 - April 5). An exhibition of Robert Indiana’s work, LOVE Long, is on view at the Asia Society, Hong Kong, throughout the fair’s duration and on until July 15.

Read more on Artsy, Artnet, Blouin Artinfo, Forbes, Il Sole 24 Ore and more.  

The Armory Show Closes with Critical Acclaim

Under the Direction of Nicole Berry, the Fair Received Accolades for Enhanced Layout and Curated Sections.

BFA Courtesy of The Armory Show

The Armory Show closed on Sunday, March 11 with outstanding and consistent sales ranging from four to seven figures throughout the week, and a robust turnout of collectors from across the United States. Exhibitors noted the significant presence of curators and museum patron groups during the fair, in addition to numerous institutional acquisitions.
 
The 2018 edition debuted a new layout, highlighted by the expanded Focus section and new Town Square on Pier 92. The fair’s improved layout, designed by Bade Stageberg Cox, as well as the decision to reduce the number of exhibitors, was positively received by collectors and exhibitors alike.
 
Now in its 24th year, this year’s edition featured 198 galleries from 31 countries, with 66new exhibitors, including several who have returned after years of absence, includingGalerie Eigen + Art (Berlin), Gagosian (New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, London, Paris, Rome, Athens, Geneva, Hong Kong), Perrotin (New York, Paris, Hong Kong, Seoul, Tokyo), Regen Projects (Los Angeles) and Van Doren Waxter (New York).
 
Four galleries that previously participated in Presents, graduated to Galleries, the fair’s main section: espaivisor (Valencia), Daniel Faria Gallery (Toronto), Mariane Ibrahim Gallery (Seattle) and Nicodim Gallery (Los Angeles).

Read more on Aesthetica Magazine, Avenir Magazine, Berliner Zeitung, Cool Hunting, DAMN Magazine, Design Boom, Elephant Magazine, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Harper's Bazaar, Il Sole 24 Ore, Les Echos, Le Figaro, Le Journal des Arts, L'Officiel, Metal Magazine, Monopol Magazin, Monocle, Mr. Porter, Telegraph, The Cut, The Guardian and more.

JR Unveils Monumental Installation | The Armory Show

Image credit: JR, SO CLOSE, 2018. Co-Presented by Artsy and Deitch Projects. Photo: Teddy Wolff for The Armory Show

On the exterior of Pier 94, the internationally renowned artist and Academy Award nominee, JR, will debut a monumental new work, transforming archival Ellis Island photographs into a large-scale installation.

Presented in partnership with Artsy and Jeffrey Deitch, SO CLOSE (2018) is the marquee feature of the fair’s Platform section, curated by Jen Mergel, who has selected fifteen site-responsive works sited around Pier 92 & 94 under the theme, The Contingent.

Read more on Berliner Zeitung, Der Spiegel, Designboom Greenpeace, The New York Times, Metal Magazine, Monopol and more. 

Now On View | Paul Kasmin Gallery

Installation photo by Diego Flores, Courtesy of Paul Kasmin Gallery. Alex Katz, CHANCE, 2016, porcelain enamel on shaped steel (double-sided figures) mounted on a polished stainless steel base, 78 1/2 x 142 x 21 inches, 199.4 x 360.7 x 53.3 cm, Edition 6. Art © Alex Katz/Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY.

ALEX KATZ: CUT OUTS

March 8 – April 14, 2018 at 515 West 27th Street

Paul Kasmin Gallery is pleased to announce a solo exhibition of “Cut Outs” sculpture editioned by Alex Katz. “Cut Outs” demonstrates the artist’s ongoing investigation into the properties of visual perception and the brilliance of surface as represented and rendered in the human figure. Since the 1950s, this dedication to figurative realism—informed by the scale and power of Abstract Expressionism and utilizing the graphic language of advertising that anticipated Pop—has marked Katz as one of the most inventive and technically achieved artists of the twentieth and twenty-first century. 

Read more on ArtDaily, Artnet, Dream Idea Machine, WeltKunst and more. 

Installation view Courtesy Christopher Stach. Robert Polidori, Fra Angelico / Opus Operantus, Courtesy Paul Kasmin Gallery. Copyright the artist.

ROBERT POLIDORI: FRA ANGELICO / OPUS OPERANTUS

March 8 – April 14, 2018 at 297 Tenth Avenue

Paul Kasmin Gallery is pleased to announce the debut presentation of a selection of Robert Polidori’s large-scale color photographs of the frescoes of Fra Angelico (1395-1455) contained in the Dominican priory of San Marco in Florence. In the canon of art history, these works, executed in the birthplace of the Renaissance, give us a full sense of the period’s renewed commitment to the life of the spirit. Polidori visited the Convento di San Marco numerous times over the course of 2010 to capture the solemnity and sheer force of the frescoes and their reflection, through the depiction of the life of Christ, of the universal condition of mankind. 

Read more on An0ther Magazine, Artnet and more. 

Installation View Courtesy Diego Flores. Saint Clair Cemin: Oedipus, Courtesy the artist and Paul Kasmin Gallery.

SAINT CLAIR CEMIN: OEDIPUS

March 8 – April 14, 2018 at 293 Tenth Avenue

Paul Kasmin Gallery is pleased to present an exhibition of new sculptures by Brazilian artist Saint Clair Cemin. This will be Cemin’s fourth solo exhibition at the gallery. Oedipus takes on the renowned and influential Greek tragedy in order to interrogate the commanding force that human action can impose over what we perceive to be ‘destiny.’ Furthering the artist’s investigation into the symbolism of ancient mythology, the exhibition presents a new, twenty-part work alongside three sculptures that act as monuments to the power of language and family.

Read more on ArtDaily, Blouin Artinfo, Financial Times: How to Spend It and more. 

Paul Kasmin Gallery | The Armory Show | Booth 922

Photo by Diego Flores Courtesy Paul Kasmin Gallery.

March 8 – 11, 2018
Piers 92 & 94, 711 12th Avenue 55th Street

Paul Kasmin Gallery returns to The Armory Show with a group presentation that includes Roxy Paine, Bernar Venet and Bosco Sodi.

Read more in Aesthetica, Artnet, Artnews, Artsy, Avenir Magazine, Die Welt, Les Echos, Surface Magazine and more. 

ADAA: The Art Show | Paul Kasmin Gallery | Jane Freilicher

February 28 – March 4, 2018

Gala Preview: Tuesday, February 27, 2018
Park Avenue Armory, Park Avenue at 67th Street, New York City

Paul Kasmin Gallery presents an intimate selection of female nudes by the late New York School painter, Jane Freilicher, whose estate the gallery now represents. This will be the first time her nudes, mostly from the 1960s, will be shown exclusively; many of which have never been exhibited. The hallmarks of her pictures — clarity, purity and an unpretentious beauty — are perhaps most succinctly rendered in these works.

This presentation at The Art Show will serve as a prelude to "50s New York," Freilicher's first exhibition at the gallery, opening April 18, 2018.

About Jane Freilicher
Over a six-decade career, Freilicher quietly painted in direct contrast to the heroic and gestured angst of Abstract Expressionism, the industrial starkness of Minimalism, and the broad sweeping cacophony of Pop. She painted in the same spirit and dedication as Bonnard and Matisse: a subtle and unrelenting observation of domestic life. John Ashbery in a 1975 review described Freilicher with “obviously she paints what she sees, but it happens that she sees a lot."

Read more on Artnet, Artnews, The New York Times and more.

Jane Freilicher, Asleep, 1966, oil on linen, 28 3/4 x 23 7/8 inches. Courtesy of the estate of Jane Freilicher and Paul Kasmin Gallery.

Opening in April | Paul Kasmin Gallery

Barry Flanagan: The Hare is Metaphor

515 West 27th Street
April 19 – June 9, 2018

Opening Reception: Thursday, April 19, 2018 from 6 – 8 pm

Paul Kasmin Gallery is pleased to announce an exhibition of sculpture by Barry Flanagan. The presentation, on view between April - June, 2018, will bring together a selection of the artist’s iconic bronze hares from the 1980s - 1990s alongside his lesser-known works made with rope, sand, cloth, stone, ceramics and light as a sculptural component (largely from the 1960s - 70s). A series of small paper collages, drawings, prints and film will also be included.

The exhibition, curated by Dr Jo Melvin, offers new insights into the interconnectedness of seemingly distinct periods of Flanagan’s 40-year career, demonstrating an ongoing experimentation with materials and their properties and a symbiosis between abstraction and figuration. It challenges the supposition that Flanagan’s later works represent a marked shift in the artist’s approach to art-making. Rather, they represent the distillation of Flanagan’s decades-long fascination with ontology, movement and the physicality of the various materials with which he worked.

Barry Flanagan, Untitled, 1979, hessian, plaster and acrylic, 35 3/8 x 29 1/2 inches, 90 x 75 cm. © (1979) Barry Flanagan. Courtesy of Waddington Galleries. Barry Flanagan, "Juggler," 1994, bronze, 87 1/2 x 37 3/4 x 26 1/2 inches, 222.3 x 95.9 x 67.3 cm. Edition of 8 + 3 APs (#2/8.) © (1994) Barry Flanagan. Courtesy of Waddington Galleries.

Elliott Puckette: New Paintings

297 Tenth Avenue
April 19 – June 9, 2018

Opening Reception: Thursday, April 19, 2018 from 6 – 8 pm

Paul Kasmin Gallery is pleased to announce an exhibition of new paintings by Elliott Puckette, her eighth solo exhibition at the gallery. With this body of work, the artist challenges herself to push her use of line by first translating it into three dimensions, making ephemeral sculptures out of wire.
 
The wire forms are the springboards for the paintings. Made quickly, and deliberately without excessive control, their unpredictable form nods to the automatism of late Abstract Expressionism. Puckette documents the silhouettes of the layered, criss-crossing maquettes by etching into a picture plane prepared with gesso and kaolin and washed with ink. This labor-intensive process is a method by which to slow the line: to subtract it from the painting rather than introduce it as an addition, and the translation of the wire sculpture into painting foregrounds the line’s dynamic potential.

Elliott Puckette, "A Love Letter," 2018, gesso, kaolin and ink on dibond, 72 x 180 inches, 182.9 x 457.2 cm. Courtesy of the artist and Paul Kasmin Gallery. Photo by Diego Flores.

Jane Freilicher: 50's New York

293 Tenth Avenue
April 18 – June 9, 2018

Opening Reception: Wednesday, April 18, 2018 from 6 – 8 pm

Paul Kasmin Gallery is pleased to announce its debut exhibition of paintings by Jane Freilicher (1924 - 2014), whose estate the gallery now represents. The presentation is the first to focus on Freilicher’s paintings from the 1950s; a body of work that critic Fairfield Porter termed “traditional and radical.” It will include early still lifes, portraits nd the studio views that elucidate her characteristically deft balance of interior and exterior. Hailing from the 1950s and painted within various studios in lower Manhattan, the works are evocative of a downtown milieu that has since come to represent the period’s golden age of spirited, improvisational artistic freedom. They  articulate Freilicher’s enduring influence: her steadfast observation and intuitive realism are detectable within the work of a number of painters working today.

Jane Freilicher, Still Life (Persian carpet), 1955, oil on linen, 40 x 36 inches, 101.6 x 91.4 cm. Courtesy the estate of Jane Freilicher and Paul Kasmin Gallery.

Zona Maco | Paul Kasmin Gallery | Booth E217

February 7 – 11, 2018

Centro Citibanamex, Hall D, AV. Conscripto 311
Lomas de Sotelo, CDMX, 11200

Paul Kasmin Gallery is pleased to return to Zona Maco in Mexico City, presenting a booth with works by William N. Copley, Max Ernst, François-Xavier Lalanne, Robert Motherwell, Iván Navarro, Roxy Paine, Robert Polidori, Jackson Pollock, Mark Ryden, Bosco Sodi, Naama Tsabar and Bernar Venet.

Read more on Artnet, Crónica, The Art Newspaper and more. 

Saint Clair Cemin, Soma, 2017, stainless steel, 28 x, 40 x 40 inches, 71.1 x 101.6 x 101.6 cm, Edition of 3 + 1 AP. Photo: Diego Flores. Courtesy the artist and Paul Kasmin Gallery

Opening March 8 | Robert Polidori: Fra Angelico / Opus Operantis | Paul Kasmin Gallery

297 Tenth Avenue
March 8 – April 14, 2018

Opening Reception: Thursday, March 8, 2018 from 6 – 8 pm

Paul Kasmin Gallery is pleased to announce the debut presentation of a selection of Robert Polidori’s large-scale color photographs of the frescoes of Fra Angelico (1395-1455) contained in the Dominican priory of San Marco in Florence. 

In the canon of art history, these works, executed in the birthplace of the Renaissance, give us a full sense of the period’s renewed commitment to the life of the spirit. Polidori visited the Convento di San Marco several times over the course of 2010 to capture the solemnity and sheer force of the frescoes and their reflection, through the depiction of the life of Christ, of the universal condition of mankind.
 

Robert Polidori, "The Mocking of Christ, Fra Angelico, San Marco Monastery Museum, Florence, Italy," 2010, aqueous inkjet on natural fiber paper mounted to dibond, 54 x 44 inches, 137.2 x 111.8 cm, Edition of 5 + 2 APs. Courtesy Paul Kasmin Gallery. Copyright the artist.

Opening March 8 | Saint Clair Cemin: Oedipus | Paul Kasmin Gallery

March 8 – April 14, 2018
293 Tenth Avenue
Opening Reception: Thursday, March 8, 2018 from 6 – 8 pm

Paul Kasmin Gallery is pleased to present an exhibition of new sculpture by Brazilian artist Saint Clair Cemin. This will be Cemin’s fourth solo exhibition at the gallery. Oedipus takes on the renowned and influential Greek tragedy in order to interrogate the commanding force that human action can impose over what we perceive to be ‘destiny.’ Furthering the artist’s investigation into the symbolism of ancient mythology, the exhibition presents a new, twenty-part work alongside three sculptures that act as monuments to the power of language and family. 

Saint Clair Cemin, “Sphynx”, 2017, wire steel armature + plasterline to be cast in bronze
18 x 16 x 12 inches, 45.7 x 40.6 x 30.5 cm. Courtesy the artist and Paul Kasmin Gallery.