My Global Hustle » Art Exhbitions

Murakami x Qatar (Doha) – ‘EGO’

!YG — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 21:52:17 +0000

Here is a behind the scene clip of Murakami prepping for his first solo show in the Middle East which opens in Doho on Feb. 9th. The exhibition entitled Ego will be opening @ the Museum of Islamic Art on February 9th. Check it out. – LOM (@youngglobal)

YG acquires Letha Wilson’s – “Light Leak” (12 of 12)

!YG — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 19:51:35 +0000

This afternoon I stopped by Toomer Labzda Gallery to pick up my first acquisition for 2012. The acquisition is a 11"x11"x1" photo entitled "Light Leak" by Letha Wilson. Letha is a mixed media artists from Colorado who graduated from Hunter's MFA program, attended Skowhagen in addition to having exhibited at the Bronx Museum, Socrates Sculpture Park, etc.

Letha's work is currently on exhibition at Toomer Labzda in L.E.S. and the Bemis Center in Omaha. Please get familiar with this young lady. -YG (@youngglobal)

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YG in Art in America

!YG — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 23:27:36 +0000

Check out some images from the opening of Blind Cut at Marlborough Chelsea last week. The exhibition featured almost 50 artists and was curated by Jonah Freeman. The opening definitely had a packed house. S/O to Paul Laster and the folks @ Art in America. Check out pics from the exhibition here. -YG (@youngglobal)

Opening Party- Queens International 2012: Three points make a triangle- Queens Museum of Art

!YG — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 06:04:05 +0000

S/O to my peeps Angel & Sharona who are in the exhibition. – YG (@youngglobal)

Field Projects Presents: Squeeze Machine – Curated by Jacob Rhodes,

!YG — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 06:00:57 +0000

Squeeze Machine
Curated by Jacob Rhodes

Dates: January 26th-February 5th
Opening: Thursday January 26th 6:00-8:00pm
526 W 26th Street, #807
NY, NY 10001
www.fieldprojectsgallery.com

Field Projects is pleased to present its second exhibition Squeeze Machine, curated by Jacob Rhodes, and featuring work by Leah Bailis, Pete Deevakul, Lucy Kim, Heidi Lau, Willie Wayne Smith, Emily Stoddart, Bill Thomas and Oliver Warden. Using Temple Grandin’s ‘hug machine’ as a key point of departure, Squeeze Machine considers artist investigations into collective anxiety.

Temple Grandin is an autistic livestock consultant, world renowned for her changes to the cattle industry. The idea for the hug machine was inspired by rancher's use of squeeze chutes when inoculating cattle. She realized that the confined pressure of the chute had a calming effect on the cow and created a similar model for her own use. The pressurized hug of the squeeze machine worked to calm her physical anxiety and aversion to being touched. Likewise, the works in this show are products of a process of tension and resolve. Through individual rituals, humor, personal narratives, virtual reality, and mechanical experimentation, the artists in Squeeze Machine produce the relief of Grandin’s mechanical hug.

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MoMA PS1 Presents: Henry Taylor (1/29 – 4/9/12)

!YG — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 05:07:25 +0000

On the 29th of January, the MoMA PS1 will present the work of LA Based painter Henry Taylor. I’ve had the pleasure of becoming familiar with his work over the past couple of weeks and I’m curious to see a comprehensive presentation of his artistic practice.

What makes Taylor truly pique my interest is the fact that he did not take a traditional route towards receiving art world acclaim and recognition. In fact, Henry Taylor worked in a state hospital of almost a decade before studying art later in his life. Taylor is proof that it is never too later to follow your passion and pursue endeavors that you will find challenging, fruitful and fulfilling.Check out more information about the exhibition here. -YG (@youngglobal)

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Contemporary Wing Presents: NEXT GENERATION (WASHINGTON, D.C.)

!YG — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 04:44:36 +0000

NEXT GENERATION is designed to complement the Corcoran Gallery of Art's exhibition of Mera and Don Rubell's brilliant collection,“30 Americans,” which is on display from October 1, 2011 to February 12, 2012.

For our exhibition, Contemporary Wing invited each artist represented in the "30 Americans" exhibition to identify one or two American artists working today that he or she believes is a critical "up and comer" of the next generation. This next generation of emerging artists are those whose work should be recognized and promoted in a wider national context. These artists may not be African American, but in the spirit of the Rubell’s collection, they will be American. The curatorial concept also allows for the possible and fortunate overlap in the “30 Americans” artists’ selections, and what dialogue develops around these choices. But, most importantly, the goal of the exhibit is to give exposure to those emerging artists that established artists see as having the potential to define the American art landscape in the next decade.

EXHIBITION INFORMATION

Artworld stars Rashid Johnson and Luis Gispert and Nas discuss Illmatic

!YG — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 05:15:24 +0000

GREY FULL A GROUP EXHIBITION CURATED BY GEOFFREY YOUNG

!YG — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 05:08:44 +0000

January 13 – February 11, 2012

Opening Reception:

Friday, January 13

6-8 pm

Damien Hirst – “The Complete Spot Paintings” @ Gagosian Gallery

!YG — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 04:48:05 +0000

Truly entertaining. -YG (@youngglobal)