The three galleries that caught our attention at The Armory Show this week all have one thing in common, a bold and highly playful use of colour. Whether showing groups of artists who clash in the just the right way, or curating solo shows of work by artists with a renowned love for all that is flashy, these galleries know how to shout above the crowd.
GRIMM’s artists have been selected eclectically; peering through Dustin Yellin’s vibrant glass sculptures, filled with repeated collages, Dana Lixenberg’s black and white portrait series, Imperial Courts can be seen. Nick Van Woert’s Among The Sierra Nevada Mountains — with an extensive list of materials that includes cat litter, concrete mix and Muscle Milk chocolate lean muscle protein powder — adds a further burst of colour.
In Ronald Feldman’s darkened booth, hangs Shih Chieh Huang’s latest creation. His use of mundane, household appliances is anything but everyday; looking not too dissimilar to a deep-sea creature from David Attenborough’s Planet Earth, T-26 is a kinetic, almost alien form. A process of deconstruction, re-scrambling and a re-construction can be witnessed through the combination of movement and light, essential to bringing the amalgamation, resembling a spider, octopus and angler fish, to life.
Galerie Guido W Baudach’s space is floored with large, bright pink tiles, that are laid in grid formation, creating a powerful effect with the gold-laden works of Swiss artist Yves Scherer, who is enjoying a solo show at the booth. A nude sculpture of Emma Watson sits at the centres of the booth, alongside a water tank sculpture laid on a fur rug (a pair of tracksuit legs and bright socks appearing from the water), and various wall hung works.
DANA LIXENBERG Wilteysha, 1993 Imperial Courts 1993-2015 Gelatine silver print 50 x 40 cm Edition of 5 + 1 APNICK VAN WOERT Among The Sierra Nevada Mountains, Albert Bierstadt 1868 2014 Kelsyus Deluxe Floating Lounger, Dove Deep Moisture Nourishing Body Wash, Gatorade G Series Frost Glacier Freeze, Fresh Step Cat Litter, Westpac Materials Hopper-Tex ceiling texture, Rapid Set Stucco Mix, Sakrete Blacktop Patch, Sakrete concrete mix, Muscle Milk chocolate lean muscle protein powder, Granite rock taken from the site of the Donner Party with Donner Party Keepsake Coin, Cat’s Pride 100% recycled paper cat litter, Sun triple clean laundry detergent, Nutrition53 Lean1 chocolate powder, Amazing silica crystal cat litter, Twinlab Vanilla Rush 100% whey fuel protein powder, Dove Men Care clean comfort 1/4 deodorant, Nature’s Own potassium cubes, Westpac Materials Fast Set Lite 5 setting compound, Tang Orange drink mix, Country Time Lemonade drink mix, Lake Tahoe stickers, Lake Tahoe hat with Lake Tahoe Star Wars parody T- Shirt with Beach ball, American Flag with pole, Chainsaw Bear sculpture, Mom’s shovel, old rusty beer cans, Lake Tahoe bike map with Lake Tahoe tourist map, White fence post, Rusty roadside post, Concrete rocks, Assorted aluminum beer and soda cans, Pine Cones 203.2 × 121.9 × 121.9 cm | 80 × 48 × 48 inchesDustin Yellin Untitled 2015 Glass, Collage, Acrylic Three pieces of size: 59 x 42.5 x 59 cm | 23.25 x 16.75 x 23.25 inchesGRIMM Gallery installation viewRonald Feldman, T-26, 2014, mixed media, 10 x 10 x 10 feet (when fully extended) Photo: Casey Dorobek. Courtesy of Ronald Feldman Fine Arts.Ronald Feldman, T-26, 2014, mixed media, 10 x 10 x 10 feet (when fully extended) Photo: Casey Dorobek. Courtesy of Ronald Feldman Fine Arts.
