ARTE: Calendar JAN 2010

Written by MJP on January 3, 2010

Ok so I have decided to post a monthly calendar of Art openings/closings and events...this month is a work in progress but here are a couple things to start with.  Promise to add more international shows soon.  As I hear about things happening in the month I will add them so always check!

LOS ANGELES

Maya Schindler 'The Two Body Problem' Jan 2- 30

Maya is a Brooklyn based artist.  The poster like cut outs seem somewhat ethereal to me.  Her work displays a obvious message.  This is Maya's first solo exhibition at this gallery. The image to the right is from the show.

Steve Turner Contemporary

6026 Wilshire Blvd LA CA 90036  p.323.931.3721

Weds-Sat 11-6

www.SteveTurnerContemporary.com

Shizu Saldamando: There is a place... Jan 2- 30

Shizu is a LA based artist.  She draws in colored pencil her friends doing what they do.  Only their is no back ground to where ever they are.  Her work is worth viewing.

Steve Turner Contemporary

6026 Wilshire Blvd LA CA 90036  p.323.931.3721

Weds-Sat 11-6

www.SteveTurnerContemporary.com

Charles Burchfield: Heat Waves in a Swamp    closing Jan 3

This is Charles first major exhibition in nearly 20 years and his first on the west coast.  Go check out his impressive water colors.

Hammer Museum at UCLA

10899 Wilshire Blvd  LA CA 90024   p. 310.443.7000

Tues Weds Fri 11-7  Thurs 11-9  Sun 11-5

http://hammer.ucla.edu/exhibitions/detail/exhibition_id/165

Jeff Koons closes Jan 9

The new paintings of celebrated contemporary pop artist Jeff Koons closes at Gagosian Gallery Beverly Hills soon.  This is a must see show for anyone.  I completely love Jeff's new stuff and it was well overdue.

Gagosian Gallery

456 North Camden Drive  Beverly Hills 90210   p.310.271.9400

Tues-Sat 10-5:30

http://www.gagosian.com/exhibitions/2009-11-14_jeff-koons/

Jered Sprecher            Jan 9-Feb 13

Jered received the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship last year, which is no easy task.  If your a Jasper Johns/Joan Miro kind of art lover than you would enjoy this show.  Not saying his work is like either of those but I am saying they randomly come to mind instantly (even just for seconds) when I view his stuff.

Kinkead Gallery

6029 Washington Blvd Culver City 90232  p.310.838.7474

Tues-Sat 11-6

http://www.kinkeadcontemporary.com/artists/jered-sprecher/

The Last Plastics Show      Jan 9-Feb 13

This show is a re-creation of the 1971 CalArts show of the same name.  Hmm this could get interesting...I'll be at this opening.

Group Show at Cardwell Jimmerson Gallery

8568 Washington Blvd Culver City 90232   p.310.815.1100

Tues-Sat 11-6

http://www.cardwelljimmerson.com/

Lift Off: The Art of Airships  Jan 9-Feb 1 LA DOW

This show is the artist take on airships (literally water vessels taking flight) with original work and art concepts in paintings and sculpture.

Group Show at Nuclues Art Gallery

210 E Main St  Alhambra 91801  p.626.458.7477

Mon-Thurs 12-9  Fri-Sun 11-10

http://www.gallerynucleus.com/gallery/exhibition/218

LA DOWNTOWN ART WALK    Jan 14

http://downtownartwalk.com/

Aaron Young: The Right Way to do Wrong     Jan 15-Feb 27

Aaron loves working with tires and light, this show is no different.  He likes the art of reckless artists, which is why he gravitates towards skaters, bikers and other (rebels).  This is his first solo show in LA

Gagosian Gallery Beverly Hills

456 North Camden Drive  Beverly Hills 90210   p.310.271.9400

Tues-Sat 10-5:30

http://www.gagosian.com/exhibitions/2010-01-15_aaron-young/

Noah Davis: Forgotten Works  Jan 16-Feb 20

Noah is back for his second solo show at the gallery with new work.  Excited to see what he has to bring.  The gallery has not posted images of the new work yet so guess we gotta wait.  But here is a video i'm pretty sure his film maker brother did.

Roberts and Tilton Gallery

5801 Washington Blvd Culver City 90232  p.323.549.0223

Tues-Sat 11-6

http://www.robertsandtilton.com/currentexhibition/

NEW YORK

Phillip Taaffe Works on Paper          Jan 16-Feb 20

Beautiful, Vibrant. Colorful. Peep it.

Gagosian Gallery

555 West 24th St NY NY 10011 p.212.741.1111

Tues-Sat 10-6

http://www.gagosian.com/exhibitions/2010-01-16_philip-taaffe/

Rip it Ip and Start Again

My first art job was at this non profit.  They're known for the quarky little art shows like this and 'Night of a 1000 Drawings'  I love artist space for staying around for as long as they have (well over 25 years) and for always pushing it with their somehow forward thinking.  Plus they really are Team Artist, hence the name Artist Space! (PS go to their website and play with the triangle)

Artist Space

38 Greene St 3rd Floor   NY NY 10013   p.212.226.3970

www.artistspace.org

Damien Hirst: End of an Era      Jan 30-Mar 6

Damien's show is most accurately titled.  He may not becoming to the end of an era with his career and relevance in the art world but the art generation he came from and was a student of is evolving fast...very fast.

Gagosian Gallery

980 Madison Ave NY NY 10075  p.212.744.2313

http://www.gagosian.com/exhibitions/2010-01-30_damien-hirst/#

LONDON

Pop Life: Art in a Material World   closing Jan 17

The usual suspects starring Warhol, Koons, Hirst and featuring Murakima just to name a few.  This show has all the elite pop artists you can think of.

Tate Modern

Bankside London SE1 9TG  p.020.7887.8888

Sun-Thurs 10-6  Fri-Sat 10-10

http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/exhibitions/poplife/default.shtm

Dexter Dalwood    Jan 23-May 2

Dexter is a British painter.  The Tate Collection has put together a traveling exhibition of his work over the past 10 years.  If I read correctly accompanying this traveling exhibition is a selection of art chosen by Dexter with the starting point being 1971.

Tate Collection

London UK

http://www.tate.org.uk/stives/exhibitions/dexterdalwood/default.shtm

ATHENS

Pablo Picasso: Prints     Jan 28-April 10

Its Picasso...and I will save my personal opinions.

Gagosian Gallery

3 Merlin St

Athens GREECE p.30.210.40.215

http://www.gagosian.com/exhibitions/2010-01-28_pablo-picasso/