Tag: Paula Cooper Gallery

Justin Matherly at Paula Cooper Gallery

Known for cast concrete sculptures that relate to ancient literary or historical characters, often propped up on walkers, New York artist Justin Matherly was inspired by the Turkish archeological site of Nemrud Dagi to create these huge stelae (actually three sculptures end-to-end).  Accompanying monoprints featuring the site bring to mind Smithson’s site and non-site as Matherly forges a mental connection between us and a distance place and time. (At Paula Cooper Gallery’s 521 W. 21st Street location through April 27th).  

Justin Matherly, Handbook of inner culture for external barbarians (we nah beg no friend), concrete and ambulatory equipment, 2013.

Carl Andre at Paula Cooper Gallery

Carl Andre, Redoubt, 100 Western Red Cedar timbers, 1977.
Carl Andre, Redoubt, 100 Western Red Cedar timbers, 1977.

Four parallel rows of twenty-five Western Red Cedar timbers extend out from the walls of Chelsea’s Paula Cooper Gallery in Carl Andre’s 1977 piece ‘Redoubt.’  As much as it suggests a stronghold, the piece also recalls architectural ruins on the order of Roman ruins near Hadrian’s Wall. (through Dec 15th).

Paul Pfeiffer at Paula Cooper Gallery

Paul Pfeiffer, 100 Point Game, digital video transferred to 16mm film, 2012.
Paul Pfeiffer, 100 Point Game, digital video transferred to 16mm film, 2012.

Paul Pfeiffer continues to manipulate footage of sporting events in his latest solo show at Chelsea’s Paula Cooper Gallery; though he makes welcome forays into new areas, the show’s most entertaining piece collages footage of basketball games from the 50s through the 90s, only with the players and ball digitally removed.  What’s left are bright lights and a ghostly, swishing net as Pfeiffer turns a popular game into a magic act. (Through October 13th).