On the Horizon: Sherrie Levine, Dana Schutz

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The empires of major Chelsea gallerists continue to expand. On April 10th, Paula Cooper will open a third space in an unlikely location: London Terrace Towers, between 9th and 10th Aves with a show of work by Sherrie Levine. In addition to 192 Books and two spaces on 21st Street, the more intimate new venue (1,100 sq ft) will offer the gallery the option of complimenting exhibitions or offering a third show.

Speaking of gallerists who’ve made good, be sure to check out ‘The Art of the Deal’ at the Kantor/Feuer window between 25th and 26th Streets. An installation opens April 1st of artwork created by several well-known dealers before they traded in their ambitions as artists for successful careers as gallerists. Is this an April Fools joke?

Dana Schutz hasn’t shown many paintings in New York since her knock-out piece in PS1’s 2005 Greater New York exhibition, so anticipation is growing to see what she’ll unveil in her next solo show, due to open April 12th. Judge for yourself whether the painting in this intriguingly titled show, ‘Stand By Earth Man,’ is just eye candy or if Schutz is making a breakthrough contribution to figurative, expressionist painting.

For more information on Dana Schutz, visit Zach Feuer Gallery (LFL).

Hottest Show: Rirkrit Tiravanija, Gordon Matta-Clark

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This month, the exhibition mostly likely to get people talking earns its ‘hottest show’ tag by literally applying the heat to gallery visitors. As part of an installation, artist Rirkrit Tiravanija, his assistants, staff at David Zwirner Gallery, or volunteers are preparing daily vats of feisty Thai curry to which visitors can help themselves. Dealers, critics and art world luminaries have been spotted indulging in a spicy lunch at tables and chairs scattered around a plywood structure which replicates 303 Gallery’s space in Soho, where the piece was first exhibited in 1992. Tiravanija reveals his indebtedness to Gordon Matta-Clark’s precedent-setting café, ‘Food’ and his unconventional use of real estate by sharing the gallery space with a recreation of Matta-Clark’s ‘Open House,’ a sculpture made in a dumpster which coincidently occupied the same SoHo address as Tiravanija’s exhibition when it was created in 1972.

For more information, visit David Zwirner Gallery’s website.

Gordon Matta-Clark & Rirkrit Tiravanija at David Zwirner

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This month, the exhibition mostly likely to get people talking earns its 'hottest show' tag by literally applying the heat to gallery visitors. As part of an installation, daily vats of feisty Thai curry are prepared, to which visitors can help themselves. Dealers, critics and art world luminaries have been spotted indulging in a spicy lunch at tables and chairs scattered around a plywood structure which replicates 303 Gallery's space in Soho, where the piece was first exhibited in 1992. Tiravanija reveals his indebtedness to Gordon Matta-Clark's precedent-setting café, 'Food' and his unconventional use of real estate by sharing the gallery space with a recreation of Matta-Clark's 'Open House,' a sculpture made in a dumpster which coincidently occupied the same SoHo address as Tiravanija's exhibition when it was created in 1972.