Tag: Marianne Boesky

Robin F. Williams in ‘Xenia: Crossroads in Portrait Painting’ at Marianne Boesky Gallery

Enormous, reptilian eyes and rough-hewn features give Robin F. Williams’ female characters – named Siri and Alexa – a memorable boldness that runs contrary to the perky helpfulness of their digital namesakes.  Titled ‘Siri Defends Her Honor,’ this painting casts Apple’s assistant into the role of a mob boss’s wife as played by Uma Thurman in an iconic scene from ‘Pulp Fiction,’ examining constructed AI personalities via female roles in cinema.  (In ‘Xenia:  Crossroads in Portrait Painting’ at Marianne Boesky Gallery in Chelsea, on view through Feb 15th).

Robin F. Williams, Siri Defends Her Honor, oil and acrylic on canvas, 40 x 60 inches, 2019.

The Haas Brothers at Marianne Boesky Gallery

The Haas Brother’s zany show of comical, beaded sculpture at Chelsea’s Marianne Boesky Gallery announces the duo’s foray into the fine art world.  Having made a hit in the design community for the past decade with otherworldly furnishings, the twins collaborated on the new work with collaborators, Monkeybiz, to present an assortment of odd creatures and eccentric plant-life in a brilliantly painted, eye-popping setting.  (On view through Oct 26th).

Haas Brothers, Green Latifah, glass beads, wire, mixed fiber stuffing, 38 x 36 ½ x 30 ½ inches, 2019.

Gina Beavers in ‘Painting/Sculpture’ at Marianne Boesky Gallery

Gina Beavers’ acrylic and foam constructions feel delightfully excessive, their high relief suggesting an eagerness to be noticed.  Inspired by glossy social media images of food, makeup and more, the work both revels in and critiques consumption, a point Beavers emphasizes by packing five paintings onto one cube, currently on view at Marianne Boesky Gallery in Chelsea.  Here, thick brushes and lush lips conflate on-line makeup tutorials with the painter’s art, humorously questioning art’s role in selling product.  (On view in ‘Painting/Sculpture’ through August 9th).

Gina Beavers, Lips with Painter’s Lips, acrylic and foam on canvas on panel with wood frame, framed: 31 x 31 x 8 inches, 2019

Frank Stella at Marianne Boesky Gallery

Frank Stella’s latest abstract sculptures are as colorfully exuberant as ever, presenting viewers at Marianne Boesky Gallery with plenty to peruse.  Derived from digital processes, the twists and turns of shiny aluminum components take sculpture beyond the handmade.  (On view in Chelsea through June 22nd).

Frank Stella, Plan de la Tour Mirrored Relief, paint on aluminum, acrylic, 157 x 189 x 41 inches, 2018.

Andisheh Avini at Marianne Boesky Gallery

External architecture comes indoors at Marianne Boesky Gallery in Chelsea, where Iranian-American artist Andisheh Avini has installed two domed forms.  Born and raised in the US but inspired by his Iranian heritage, Avini provocatively arranges these two quasi-readymades (the domes are crafted and painted by hand) to suggest danger via their pointed spires, around which visitors are invited to step. (On view in Chelsea through April 6th).

Andisheh Avini, Untitled, acrylic, brass, foam, resin and wood, two works, each approx: 8 x 10 feet, 2019.