Tag: installation art

Andra Ursuta at Ramiken Crucible

Andra Ursuta, installation at Ramiken Crucible, 2012.
Andra Ursuta, installation at Ramiken Crucible, 2012.

Smashed gallery windows and a wall plowed down by a shiny cart set a restive mood for Andra Ursuta’s  latest solo show at Ramiken Crucible on the Lower East Side.  Totemic female torsos crafted from a mix of concrete and manure and marble statues of a Romanian gypsy woman awaiting deportation from France are weighed down and beautified by jewelry made from coins.  Partly informed by a story of Romanian witches casting a curse on their government, the show’s female characters stubbornly resist tidy concepts of national identity. (Through October 21st.)

Jonah Freeman & Justin Lowe at Marlborough Gallery Chelsea

Jonah Freeman & Justin Lowe, Stray Light Grey installation view at Marlborough Gallery Chelsea, 2012.
Jonah Freeman & Justin Lowe, Stray Light Grey installation view at Marlborough Gallery Chelsea, 2012.

Jonah Freeman and Justin Lowe’s latest feat of installation art takes visitors through a series of rooms, transporting us into both strange and familiar worlds.  This show is the talk of the town, art-wise, and is a stop on this Saturday afternoon’s Chelsea Gallery Tour, 2-4pm.  For more info, see the scheduled tours page.  (At Chelsea’s Marlborough Gallery through Oct 27th).

Leonardo Drew at Sikkema Jenkins & Co.

Leonardo Drew, Number 155, wood, 2012.
Leonardo Drew, Number 155, wood, 2012.

The new art season officially roared to life again this week with dozens of major shows opening in the last few nights.  Leonardo Drew’s installation at Chelsea’s Sikkema Jenkins & Co is one of the outstanding offerings thanks to a huge, gallery-filling installation composed of rough lengths of burnt wood as well as more tidy but no less ambitious wall relief sculptures.  (Through October 12th.)

Christian Marclay’s ‘The Clock’ opens at Lincoln Center Today

Christian Marclay, 'The Clock,' still from single channel video, 2010.
Christian Marclay, ‘The Clock,’ still from single channel video, 2010.

Christian Marclay’s 24 hour video installation ‘The Clock’ – praised as one of the standout artworks of the past decade – opened today at Lincoln Center as part of the Lincoln Center Festival. Composed of thousands of film clips featuring timepieces, and synched with real time, it entertains while making viewers eerily aware of the time they’re spending watching it.  Arrive early – lines snaked down the block to view it in Feb ’11, so check out the Festival’s twitter ‘line update.’ Watch a few minutes of ‘The Clock’ here. (Runs through Aug 1st).