The expression ‘A New York Minute’ refers to the speed that New Yorkers
react to stimuli, with impatience, immediacy and a savvy energy. The drama and
speed of the expression is presented in a clock created by artist Chris
Johanson, the lead image of the new exhibition which will open at Garage Center
for Contemporary Culture in Moscow in April 2011. New York Minute has been
curated by Kathy Grayson, Director of The Hole, in collaboration with
exhibition designer Rafael de Cárdenas, Founder of Architecture at Large. The
exhibition is being held under the auspices of the Bilateral Presidential
Commission.
New York Minute features over fifty artists who live
in and around New York City, providing an overview of the most exciting new
tendencies coming out of the city and its extended networks. Together, they
capture the drama, danger and speed of New York, showing a rapid and
resourceful response to current cultural events and issues specific to their
generation and to the city. As the exhibition curator, Kathy Grayson comments,
“All these artists have exhibited together, partied together, dated each other,
studied together or painted together with less than two levels of removal from
each other. This exhibition truly represents a cross-section of an expanded
artist community.”
New York Minute is articulated into three main
thematic arenas: Street Punks, Wild Figuration and New Abstraction.
Street Punks uses the dark energy of the streets to make
frank, confrontational punk projects. Working with collage, photography, music
or sculpture, the artists create gritty artworks inspired by the danger and
lawlessness of the city. Artists include Dash Snow, Terence Koh, Nate Lowman,
Gardar Eide Einarsson, Lizzi Bougatsos and Aurel Schmidt.
Wild Figuration is colourful and ‘pop’ with works that radiate
an interconnectivity and communal attitude echoed by how they often organise
into collectives and groups. Artists include Chris Johanson, Jim Drain, assume
vivid astro focus, Dearraindrop, Takeshi Murata, Allison Schulnik and Jules de
Balincourt.
The third major tendency explored within the exhibition is New
Abstraction. Whether updating New York School abstraction with the
energy of the streets (such as Dan Colen or Sterling Ruby), or revitalising
outmoded conceptual approaches to abstraction with current digital-era concerns
(such as Xylor Jane and Ara Peterson), the new abstract is urgent and
immediate.
As one of the key artworks in the exhibition, American architect and designer
Rafael de Cárdenas will design an Artist Shop space in his signature aesthetic
of bold lines, color and contrast to present the zines, stickers, t-shirts,
jewellery and books the group of artists has produced.
Artists include
Joe Grillo; Cory Arcangel; assume vivid astro focus; Tim Barber;
Aaron Bondaroff; Lizzi Bougatsos; Joe Bradley; Mat Brinkman; Dan Colen; Cody
Critcheloe; Rosson Crow; Jules de Balincourt; Dearraindrop; Jim Drain; Gardar
Eide Einarsson; Martha Friedman; Ry Fyan; Tomoo Gokita; Patrick Griffin; Evan
Gruzis; Xylor Jane; Chris Johanson; Ben Jones; Terence Koh; Andrew Kuo; Robert
Lazzarini; Hanna Liden; Nate Lowman; Brendan Lynch; Eddie Martinez; Barry
McGee; Ryan McGinley; Keegan McHargue; Taylor McKimens; Takeshi Murata; Ara
Peterson; Kembra Pfahler; Steve Powers; Sterling Ruby; Kenny Scharf; Aurel
Schmidt; Allison Schulnik; David B. Sherry; Dash Snow; Francine Spiegel;
Spencer Sweeney; ThreeASFOUR; Kon Trubkovitch; Alan Vega; Banks Violette;
Jaimie Warren; Michael Williams.
Dear guests of Garage Center for Contemporary Culture!
Please be aware that the New York Minute exhibition is not suitable for kids
under 16.
